CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Virginia Tech men’s basketball team will play in the 2016 DirecTV Wooden Legacy tournament next Thanksgiving weekend, in Orange County, California. Tech joins an impressive eight-team field for the annual event.

The tournament will be played Nov. 24-27, 2016. The first two rounds will be played at Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Gym with the final day of play on November 27 at the Honda Center, home of the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks.

Joining Tech in the field are UCLA (Pac-12), Cal State Northridge (Big West), Dayton (Atlantic 10), Nebraska (Big Ten), New Mexico (Mountain West), Portland (West Coast) and Texas A&M (Southeastern).

ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, owns and operates the DirecTV Wooden Classic and other early-season basketball events worldwide beginning in November and running through the Christmas holiday.

The Wooden Legacy is an all bracket-format tournament featuring 12 games over three days. The teams compete once per day, advancing with a victory. The two remaining undefeated teams will face off in a championship game on the final day.

More information on the event will be released at a later time.

Tickets are still available for the 2015-16 season and can be purchased at hokietickets.com. Fans can choose between season tickets, individual games and mini plan options to see the Hokies in Cassell Colise

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