DIRECTV and ESPN announced an agreement to continue the broadcast satellite service provider's title sponsorship of the 2014 DIRECTV Wooden Legacy.  The DIRECTV Wooden Legacy college basketball tournament will be played at Titan Gym and Honda Center over Thanksgiving weekend on Thursday, Friday and Sunday, Nov. 27, 28 and 30.

"We are thrilled to have DIRECTV return as the title sponsor for the college basketball tournament honoring the legacy of Coach John Wooden," said Pete Derzis, senior vice president and GM, ESPN Regional Television.  "DIRECTV's commitment to excellence embodies everything that Coach Wooden stood for and we look forward to working with them to provide a great experience for the student-athletes in the 2014 event."

The bracket for the 2014 DIRECTV Wooden Legacy was released in August. The eight schools competing in the tournament will be Long Beach State, Princeton, San Diego, San Jose State, UTEP, Washington, Western Michigan and Xavier.   

The opening two rounds of the DIRECTV Wooden Legacy will be played at Titan Gym on the campus of Cal State Fullerton on Thursday and Friday.  The DIRECTV Wooden Legacy then moves to Honda Center with four placement contests, featuring the championship game, on Sunday.

Five of the eight teams in the 2014 DIRECTV Wooden Legacy competed in the postseason last March. Western Michigan and Xavier earned berths in the NCAA Championships, while Princeton and UTEP participated in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) and San Diego reached the quarterfinals of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT).

Additional information can be found on the event web site at www.TheWoodenLegacy.com

2014 DIRECTV Wooden Legacy  (Schedule subject to change)

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ESPN Events
ESPN Events, a subsidiary of ESPN, owns and operates a large portfolio of collegiate sporting events worldwide. The roster includes two Labor Day weekend college football games; 11 college bowl games and eight college basketball events, which accounts for approximately 200 hours of programming, reaches almost 64 million viewers and attracts over a half a million attendees each year. With satellite offices in Boca Raton, Boise, Birmingham, Dallas-Fort Worth, Albuquerque, St. Petersburg and Las Vegas, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as providing unique experiences for teams and fans.

ESPN Events also manages the Big 12 Corporate Partner Program.

Collegiate Basketball

Armed Forces Classic (U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen, PR); Gildan Charleston Classic (South Carolina); Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu); DIRECTV Wooden Legacy (Orange County, Calif.); Jimmy V Men's & Women's Basketball Classics Presented by Corona Extra (New York City & South Bend, Ind.); Orlando Classic (Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla.); Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan, PR) and State Farm Champions Classic (Indianapolis)

Collegiate Football
AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl (Houston); AdvoCare Texas Kickoff (Houston); Birmingham Bowl (Alabama); BITCOIN St. Petersburg Bowl (Florida); Boca Raton Bowl (Florida); Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise); Gildan New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque); Hawai'i Bowl (Honolulu); Heart of Dallas Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth); Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth); MEAC/SWAC Challenge presented by Disney (Orlando, Fla.); Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.); Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl (Nevada) and The Home Depot College Football Awards (Orlando, Fla.)

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