– Arizona State and Grand Canyon to play within the Jerry Colangelo Basic on December 6 at PHX Enviornment –
PHOENIX – Place Sports activities, in partnership with the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame, has unveiled the matchups for this yr’s Jerry Colangelo Basic, that includes Arizona State and Grand Canyon in a doubleheader set for Saturday, December 6, at PHX Enviornment.
2025 Jerry Colangelo Basic Matchups
Saturday, December 6 | PHX Enviornment
“It’s all the time particular to have the Jerry Colangelo Basic return to Phoenix, a metropolis that has meant a lot to me personally and professionally,” stated Jerry Colangelo, Chairman of the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame. “Bringing Grand Canyon and Arizona State again to this stage not solely celebrates the native basketball group but in addition permits followers to see nice school matchups in a constructing the place I’ve been lucky to expertise so many nice reminiscences. It’s a significant occasion for the Valley and one I’m proud to have my identify on.”
Arizona State and Grand Canyon return to the Jerry Colangelo Basic after delivering a high-energy matchup in final yr’s Corridor of Fame Sequence occasion at PHX Enviornment. The sport showcased the fervour of each fan bases, who introduced a spirited, back-and-forth ambiance that elevated the expertise for all in attendance.
“The Jerry Colangelo Basic continues to be a signature occasion within the Valley’s basketball calendar, and we’re honored to hold on that custom,” stated Melissa Meacham-Grossman, President of Place Sports activities. “Bringing collectively Arizona State, Grand Canyon, and two robust Large 12 packages in Oklahoma and Oklahoma State creates a dynamic doubleheader that celebrates Jerry Colangelo’s lasting impression on the sport and town.”
Followers can join presale info now at HOFSeries.com. Additional particulars relating to ticketing, recreation instances, broadcast protection, and media credentials for the occasion can be shared at a later date.
The Corridor of Fame Sequence, owned and operated by Valley-based Place Sports activities, is a premier assortment of multi-game, singular occasions that function high collegiate basketball packages in high-profile non-conference matchups performed each domestically and overseas. Previous stops have included the next cities: Baltimore (2024), Charlotte (2023), Las Vegas (2023-24), New York (2024), Phoenix (2023-24), San Antonio (2023), and Toronto (2023).
For extra Corridor of Fame Sequence info and updates, please go to HOFSeries.com or observe @HOFSeries on all social platforms.
Jerry Colangelo Basic Data
Arizona State vs. Oklahoma Sequence Historical past
The Solar Devils and Sooners will meet for the primary time since 1983, with the all-time sequence tied at one win apiece. Oklahoma received the newest matchup on December 10, 1983, in Norman (89-76), whereas Arizona State received the inaugural assembly on December 20, 1963, as a part of the Solar Satan Basic (127-95). The 127 factors stay probably the most ever scored in opposition to Oklahoma in program historical past.
Quotes from Head Coaches:
“We sit up for enjoying downtown once more for an awesome occasion in a implausible NBA enviornment. Final yr’s occasion was top notch, and we sit up for enjoying in it once more this yr in opposition to an all the time good Oklahoma program.”
Bobby Hurley | Arizona State
“We’re thrilled to play Arizona State within the Jerry Colangelo Basic this yr. This affords us one other top-notch non-conference matchup, and our gamers and followers are excited to compete within the electrical ambiance of an NBA enviornment.”
Porter Moser | Oklahoma
Grand Canyon vs. Oklahoma State Sequence Historical past
The colleges are assembly for the primary time.
Quotes from Head Coaches:
“One in every of our highlights on the calendar each season is the chance to play in downtown Phoenix, and we’re excited to return this season. The expertise of enjoying in an NBA venue is unbelievable. We’re excited to play in opposition to a program we respect like Oklahoma State and produce our college students and followers downtown for the day. Tying all of it collectively and enjoying in an occasion with Mr. Colangelo’s namesake and involvement provides an additional layer of significance for our program and college. We are able to’t watch for December.”
Bryce Drew | Grand Canyon
“Jerry Colangelo has made an enduring impression on the sport at each degree, and it’s an honor to participate in an occasion that bears his identify. This can be a nice alternative for our guys to compete in an NBA enviornment and problem themselves in opposition to a robust non-conference opponent. We’re trying ahead to a high-level recreation in entrance of an awesome crowd.”
Steve Lutz | Oklahoma State
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About Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame
Situated in Springfield, Massachusetts, town the place basketball was born, the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame is an unbiased nonprofit 501(c)(3) group devoted to selling, preserving, and celebrating the sport of basketball at each degree—women and men, newbie {and professional} gamers, coaches, and contributors—each domestically and internationally. The Corridor of Fame museum is dwelling to greater than 475 inductees and over 40,000 sq. ft of basketball historical past. Practically 200,000 individuals go to the Corridor of Fame museum annually to be taught in regards to the recreation, expertise the interactive reveals, and check their expertise on the Jerry Colangelo “Courtroom of Desires.” Greatest identified for its annual marquee Enshrinement Ceremony honoring the sport’s elite, the Corridor of Fame additionally operates over 70 highschool and collegiate competitions yearly all through the nation and overseas. For extra info on the Basketball Corridor of Fame group, its museum, and occasions, go to hoophall.com and observe @hoophallU.
