Men headline 4-team field for 2023 Legends Classic

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Auburn basketball headlines 4-team field for 2023 Legends Classic

Updated: Dec. 07, 2022, 10:21 a.m.|Published: Dec. 07, 2022, 10:19 a.m.

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Bruce Pearl during the game between George Mason University and the #15 Auburn Tigers at Neville Arena in Auburn, AL on Wednesday, Oct 26, 2022. Zach Bland/Auburn TigersZach Bland/Auburn Tigers

Auburn is returning to Brooklyn, N.Y., next season.

Bruce Pearl’s team will compete in the 2023 Legends Classic in Brooklyn as part of a four-team field. Auburn headlines a group that includes Oklahoma State, Notre Dame and St. Bonaventure. The event will take place Nov. 16-17, 2023, at Barclays Center, home of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets.

It will be Auburn’s first trip back to Brooklyn since it won the Legends Classic during the 2019-20 season. That year, the Tigers defeated New Mexico and then Richmond to take home the event title.

Notre Dame and Oklahoma have also competed in the Legends Classic in previous years. Notre Dame won it in 2016, while Oklahoma State won the consolation game in 2017. This will mark St. Bonaventure’s first appearance in the nonconference showcase.

Tickets and schedule for the two-day event will be announced at a later date. The 2023 Legends Classic will mark the 17th annual iteration of the showcase, which began in 2007.

Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.

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Nice lineup of schools. And who would have ever thought you'd see an article saying Auburn Basketball headlines the field!!