BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Find Local//findlocal.community//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:339f725d-3bf2-4172-bebd-13368689fc2a@findlocal.community DTSTAMP:20261026T060444Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261206T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261206T150000 SUMMARY:MGM Springfield Basketball Hall Of Fame Classic 2026 DESCRIPTION:MGM Springfield Basketball Hall of Fame Classic 2026 The MGM Springfield Basketball Hall of Fame Classic returns to the MassMutual Ce nter on Sunday\, December 6\, 2026\, bringing an exciting college basket ball doubleheader to the Birthplace of Basketball. Matchups 🏀 UMass vs. Wake Forest 🏀 Brown vs. Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) Th is year’s event reunites UMass and Wake Forest for the first time since 1996\, when future Hall of Famer Tim Duncan led the Demon Deacons agains t the Minutemen. Fans can also look forward to a regional rivalry matchu p between Brown and CCSU as both programs make the trip to downtown Spri ngfield. Hosted in partnership with the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame \, Explore Western Mass\, and the Springfield Business Improvement Distr ict\, the MGM Springfield Basketball Hall of Fame Classic has become a f avorite annual tradition for basketball fans across New England. Event I nformation Location: MassMutual Center Arena Date: Sunday\, December 6\, 2026 Tickets On Sale: Friday\, September 4\, 2026 Additional game times and broadcast details will be announced at a later date. For more infor mation on the Basketball Hall of Fame\, visit Hoophall.com. UMass vs. Wa ke Forest Series History The Minutemen and Demon Deacons have split the two previous matchups. The teams last met 30 years ago\, with Wake Fores t winning 71-47 at home on December 14\, 1996 - a game led by future Hal l of Famer Tim Duncan. Quotes from Head Coaches: “Once again\, we are ex tremely excited about participating in a Hall of Fame event in Springfie ld\, Massachusetts. Competing against Wake Forest\, a great member of th e ACC\, will be something that will empower our team to grow and give us great visibility.” - Frank Martin | UMass “Our program is looking forwa rd to the opportunity to play against UMass in the 2026 Basketball Hall of Fame Classic in Springfield\, which celebrates college basketball in the birthplace of this sport. Led by coach Frank Martin\, UMass is a tra dition-rich program and we look forward to the challenge of playing agai nst them on December 6.” - Steve Forbes | Wake Forest CCSU vs. Brown Ser ies History The Bears lead the Blue Devils in their all-time series\, 7- 3\, winning seven of the last nine matchups. The teams last met three ye ars ago\, with Brown winning 59-51 on the road on November 29\, 2022. Qu otes from Head Coaches: "The Basketball Hall of Fame does a great job pu tting together these events. Playing at the MassMutual Center will be a positive experience for our program and will be an opportunity to play a strong early-season opponent at a neutral site." - Patrick Sellers | CC SU “We are excited to participate in the Basketball Hall of Fame Classic in December at the Mass Mutual Center. It will be a great opportunity f or our program to compete in the city of Springfield\, the birthplace of basketball\, against a really strong\, tradition-rich program in Centra l Connecticut.” - Mike Martin | Brown\n\nTickets: https://massmutualcent er.evenue.net/event/MMC26/AR120626?RSRC=VENweb&RDAT=EventPage\n\nhttps:/ /findlocal.community/event/339f725d-3bf2-4172-bebd-13368689fc2a LOCATION:MassMutual Center\, 1277 Main St.\, Springfield\, MA 01103 URL:https://findlocal.community/event/339f725d-3bf2-4172-bebd-13368689fc2 a STATUS:CONFIRMED SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR