COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Tournament organizers revealed the bracket for the 2016 DirecTV Wooden Legacy, owned and operated by ESPN Events, on Thursday with Texas A&M slated to open the event against CSUN (Cal State University-Northridge) during a Thanksgiving (Nov. 24) afternoon matchup at 1 p.m. (CT).
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The Texas A&M-CSUN contest will be aired on ESPN3 with the victor moving on to face the winner of the New Mexico-Virginia Tech match-up in the event's second round. On the opposing side of the event's bracket, Dayton will take on Nebraska while Portland and UCLA face off.
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The first two days of the event, Nov. 24-25, will take place at Titan Gym in Fullerton, Calif., before the venue shifts to the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., for the tournament's concluding day on Nov. 27.
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The Aggies made a splash on the national scene during the Thanksgiving weekend last season, turning heads by defeating a pair of NCAA Tournament teams in Texas and No. 10 Gonzaga to reach the title game of the Battle4Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas. During the event's championship tilt, Texas A&M dropped a hard-fought contest to Syracuse, which would go on to make a run to the Final Four during March Madness.
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Under sixth-year head coach Billy Kennedy, Texas A&M enters the fall looking to build on last season's breakout 2015-16 campaign that saw the Aggies set a school record for wins (28), capture a share of the SEC Championship and advance to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament before finishing the year ranked No. 12 in the final USA Today/Coaches Poll.
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DIRECTV WOODEN LEGACY SCHEDULE
Thursday, November 24 (Titan Gym – Fullerton, Calif.)
Game 1 - Texas A&M vs. CSUN – 1 p.m. (CT) – ESPN3
Game 2 - New Mexico vs. Virginia Tech – 3:30 p.m. (CT) – ESPN
Game 3 - Dayton vs. Nebraska – 7:30 p.m. (CT) – ESPNU
Game 4 - Portland vs. UCLA – 10 p.m. (CT) – ESPN2
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Friday, November 25 (Titan Gym – Fullerton, Calif.)
Game 5 - Texas A&M/CSUN loser vs. New Mexico/Virginia Tech loser – 2 p.m. (CT) – ESPNU
Game 6 - Texas A&M/CSUN winner vs. New Mexico/Virginia Tech winner – 4:30 p.m. (CT) – ESPN2
Game 7 - Dayton/Nebraska loser vs. Portland/UCLA loser – 8:30 p.m. (CT) – ESPN3
Game 8 - Dayton/Nebraska winner vs. Portland/UCLA winner – 11 p.m. (CT) – ESPN2
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Sunday, November 27 (Honda Center - Anaheim, Calif.)
Game 9 - Gm #5 and Gm #7 winners – 1 p.m. (CT) – ESPNU
Game 10 - Gm #6 and Gm #8 losers – 3 p. m. (CT) – ESPNU
Game 11 - Championship - Gm #6 and Gm #8 winners – 7:30 p. m. (CT) – ESPN
Game 12 - Gm #5 and Gm #7 losers – 10 p.m. (CT) – ESPNU
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The Texas A&M-CSUN contest will be aired on ESPN3 with the victor moving on to face the winner of the New Mexico-Virginia Tech match-up in the event's second round. On the opposing side of the event's bracket, Dayton will take on Nebraska while Portland and UCLA face off.
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The first two days of the event, Nov. 24-25, will take place at Titan Gym in Fullerton, Calif., before the venue shifts to the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., for the tournament's concluding day on Nov. 27.
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The Aggies made a splash on the national scene during the Thanksgiving weekend last season, turning heads by defeating a pair of NCAA Tournament teams in Texas and No. 10 Gonzaga to reach the title game of the Battle4Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas. During the event's championship tilt, Texas A&M dropped a hard-fought contest to Syracuse, which would go on to make a run to the Final Four during March Madness.
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Under sixth-year head coach Billy Kennedy, Texas A&M enters the fall looking to build on last season's breakout 2015-16 campaign that saw the Aggies set a school record for wins (28), capture a share of the SEC Championship and advance to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament before finishing the year ranked No. 12 in the final USA Today/Coaches Poll.
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DIRECTV WOODEN LEGACY SCHEDULE
Thursday, November 24 (Titan Gym – Fullerton, Calif.)
Game 1 - Texas A&M vs. CSUN – 1 p.m. (CT) – ESPN3
Game 2 - New Mexico vs. Virginia Tech – 3:30 p.m. (CT) – ESPN
Game 3 - Dayton vs. Nebraska – 7:30 p.m. (CT) – ESPNU
Game 4 - Portland vs. UCLA – 10 p.m. (CT) – ESPN2
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Friday, November 25 (Titan Gym – Fullerton, Calif.)
Game 5 - Texas A&M/CSUN loser vs. New Mexico/Virginia Tech loser – 2 p.m. (CT) – ESPNU
Game 6 - Texas A&M/CSUN winner vs. New Mexico/Virginia Tech winner – 4:30 p.m. (CT) – ESPN2
Game 7 - Dayton/Nebraska loser vs. Portland/UCLA loser – 8:30 p.m. (CT) – ESPN3
Game 8 - Dayton/Nebraska winner vs. Portland/UCLA winner – 11 p.m. (CT) – ESPN2
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Sunday, November 27 (Honda Center - Anaheim, Calif.)
Game 9 - Gm #5 and Gm #7 winners – 1 p.m. (CT) – ESPNU
Game 10 - Gm #6 and Gm #8 losers – 3 p. m. (CT) – ESPNU
Game 11 - Championship - Gm #6 and Gm #8 winners – 7:30 p. m. (CT) – ESPN
Game 12 - Gm #5 and Gm #7 losers – 10 p.m. (CT) – ESPNU