An'Juan Wilderness and the 49ers will face Arizona State in the first round of the Anaheim Classic.

Aug. 6, 2008

Anaheim, Ca. - ESPN Regional Television, Inc. (ERT), a subsidiary of ESPN, has announced the schedule of matchups for the 2008 Anaheim Classic, to be held on Thanksgiving weekend at the Anaheim Convention Center, adjacent to Disneyland. The second-year event will include 12 games in three days, and will be broadcast on ESPN2 and ESPNU.

The 49ers will face Arizona State in the first round (Thurs., Nov. 27, 9 pm eastern, ESPNU). The winner will advance to Friday's semifinal at 9:30 PT (12:30 a.m. - Saturday, ET) to face either Baylor or Providence on ESPN2.

The 2008 Anaheim Classic field includes eight teams: Arizona State, Baylor, Cal State Fullerton, Charlotte, Providence, St. Mary's, UTEP and Wake Forest. Six of the eight teams earned post-season berths in 2007-08, with Baylor, Cal State Fullerton and St. Mary's selected to the NCAA Tournament, Arizona State and Charlotte playing in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT), and UTEP invited to the inaugural College Basketball Invitational (CBI).

At the Anaheim Classic, each team will compete in one game per day, advancing through a bracket-tournament format. In the first round of action, Thursday, Nov. 27, St. Mary's of the WCC will take on UTEP of C-USA; Wake Forest of the ACC will face Cal State Fullerton of the Big West; Arizona State of the PAC-10 and Charlotte of the Atlantic Ten will square off; while Providence of the BIG EAST will close out the competition for the day by taking on Baylor of the Big XII.

"We're pleased to have such a competitive field and outstanding pairings in our second season of the Anaheim Classic," said Pete Derzis, senior vice president and general manager, ESPN Regional Television.

The two teams that remain undefeated throughout the tournament will face off in a championship match Sunday, Nov. 30 at 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT on ESPN2. Complete matchups and bracket are listed below.

The Big West Conference will serve as the host for the Anaheim Classic at the 7,800-seat Anaheim Convention Center, which has served the conference for the past eight years as the site of its postseason tournament.

Tickets to the 2008 Anaheim Classic will go on sale Monday, Aug. 18 at www.Ticketmaster.com or by calling 714-704-2000. Packages include all 12 games for $75 or single session tickets for $15. Special travel package information can be found by going to www.GETTRAVEL.com.

Additional information can be found on the Anaheim Classic Web site at, www.anaheimclassic.com. For more information on Disneyland Resort, visit www.disneyland.com.

ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU Tournament Schedule
(Home team listed second; Cal State Fullerton will be home team in each of its games)

Date	Time (ET/PT)	Game	Network
Thu., Nov. 27	2 p.m. / 11 a.m.	St. Mary's vs. UTEP (Game 1)	ESPNU 
	4:30 p.m. / 1:30 p.m.	Wake Forest vs. CS-Fullerton (Game 2)	ESPN2 
	9 p.m. / 6 p.m.	Arizona State vs. Charlotte (Game 3)	ESPNU 
	11:30 p.m. / 8:30 p.m.	Providence vs. Baylor (Game 4)	ESPN2 

Fri., Nov. 28	3:30 p.m. / 12:30 p.m.	Game #5 (Game 1 vs. Game 2 winners)	ESPNU

	6 p.m. / 3 p.m.	Game #6 (Game 1 vs. Game 2 losers)	ESPNU

	10 p.m. / 7 p.m.	Game #7 (Game 3 vs. Game 4 losers)	ESPNU

	*12:30 a.m. / 9:30 p.m.	Game #8 (Game 3 vs. Game 4 winners)	ESPN2

	(Note: Game 8 begins at 12:30 am ET on Sat., Nov. 30 / 9:30 p.m. PT on Fri., Nov. 29)

Sun., Nov. 30	3 p.m. / Noon	Game #9 (7th/8th Place)	ESPNU

	5:30 p.m. / 2:30 p.m.	Game #10 (4th/6th Place)	ESPNU

	8 p.m. / 5 p.m.	Game #11 (3rd/5th Place)	ESPNU

	10:30 p.m. / 7:30 p.m.	Game #12 (Champion/2nd Place)	ESPN2