Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Draws Connecticut in Empire Classic
8/14/2023 12:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Texas, Louisville to Play in Opposing Semifinal
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana men's basketball team will open the Empire Classic benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project presented by Continental Tire with a semifinal matchup against defending national champion Connecticut at 1 p.m. ET on Nov. 19 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Indiana and UConn have met 10 total times, including the last two in New York. The Huskies hold the series edge at 6-4. IU won the last matchup by a score of 57-54 on Dec. 10, 2019 in the Jimmy V Classic.
The championship game of the event will be played at approximately 7 p.m. ET on Nov. 20, while the third-place game will be played at 4:30 p.m. ET. Television designations will be determined at a later date.
Indiana will be making its second appearance in the Empire Classic. IU defeated Washington, 102-84, in the opening round of the 2013 Empire Classic before falling to UConn, 59-58, in the title game.
The series of games will mark a homecoming for Indiana head coach Mike Woodson, who was the head coach of the New York Knicks from 2012-14. Woodson was drafted 12th overall in the 1980 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks and played with the franchise from 1980-81. He also served two stints as an assistant coach with the Knicks from 2011-12 and 2020-21.
UConn, the 2023 national champion, will be making the program's fifth appearance in the event. Texas, a 2023 Elite Eight participant, will be making its seventh appearance in the Empire Classic, the most of any program. Louisville, guided by former New York Knicks assistant coach Kenny Payne, will be making its debut in the tournament.
Nov. 19 – Semifinals
1 p.m. ET – UConn vs. Indiana
3 p.m. ET – Texas vs. Louisville
Nov. 20
4:30 p.m. ET – Third-Place Game
7 p.m. ET – Championship Game
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Indiana and UConn have met 10 total times, including the last two in New York. The Huskies hold the series edge at 6-4. IU won the last matchup by a score of 57-54 on Dec. 10, 2019 in the Jimmy V Classic.
The championship game of the event will be played at approximately 7 p.m. ET on Nov. 20, while the third-place game will be played at 4:30 p.m. ET. Television designations will be determined at a later date.
Indiana will be making its second appearance in the Empire Classic. IU defeated Washington, 102-84, in the opening round of the 2013 Empire Classic before falling to UConn, 59-58, in the title game.
The series of games will mark a homecoming for Indiana head coach Mike Woodson, who was the head coach of the New York Knicks from 2012-14. Woodson was drafted 12th overall in the 1980 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks and played with the franchise from 1980-81. He also served two stints as an assistant coach with the Knicks from 2011-12 and 2020-21.
UConn, the 2023 national champion, will be making the program's fifth appearance in the event. Texas, a 2023 Elite Eight participant, will be making its seventh appearance in the Empire Classic, the most of any program. Louisville, guided by former New York Knicks assistant coach Kenny Payne, will be making its debut in the tournament.
Nov. 19 – Semifinals
1 p.m. ET – UConn vs. Indiana
3 p.m. ET – Texas vs. Louisville
Nov. 20
4:30 p.m. ET – Third-Place Game
7 p.m. ET – Championship Game
@IndianaMBB
For all the latest on Indiana University men's basketball, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaMBB on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#GoIU
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