Tickets Available for 2014 Jimmy V Classic
October 15, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Tickets, priced at $85 each, may be purchased through the UofL ticket office by calling 502-852-5151. The men's doubleheader, televised on ESPN, has ticket prices range from $15-$275 available through the Madison Square Garden Box Office, Ticketmaster charge by phone at (866) 858-0008 and online at www.ticketmaster.com and www.thegarden.com.
In addition, tickets to the 13th annual Jimmy V Women's Basketball Classic presented by Corona, featuring Connecticut at Notre Dame, will be available for purchase through Ticketmaster on Thursday, Oct. 23.
The Classics will showcase top college basketball programs on ESPN during the eighth-annual Jimmy V Week, an initiative taking place Dec. 3-9 across multiple ESPN platforms and programs featuring special content to help raise funds for cancer research. In seven years, Jimmy V Week has generated $8,246,000 in total contributions for The V Foundation for Cancer Research, including a record-setting number of $1,827,000 in 2013.
The Illinois-Villanova series dates back to 1938 with the two teams meeting six total times, each winning three. Villanova has captured the last two meetings, most recently a 66-63 victory in the 1988 NCAA Championship quarterfinal round. Villanova will play in its third Jimmy V Classic, losing the previous two games: 67-58 to Texas in 2008 and 81-71 to Missouri in 2011. Illinois faced Providence in the 2003 Jimmy V Classic, falling 70-51.
In the second game of the evening, Louisville trails Indiana 10-6 in their previous meetings, but won the last matchup 95-76 in 2003. Indiana has won its previous two Jimmy V Classic games, defeating North Carolina 82-73 in 1999 and Pittsburgh 64-54 in 2009. Louisville, making its Atlantic Coast Conference debut next season, will play in its second Jimmy V Classic after falling to Arizona 72-65 in 2006.
The 2014 Jimmy V Women's Basketball Classic will showcase a rematch of the 2014 National Championship, as defending national champion Connecticut takes on Notre Dame at 3:15 p.m. on ESPN. The 13th annual women's game will be played in Norte Dame, Ind., at Purcell Pavilion. Tickets for the Jimmy V Women's Basketball Classic will go on sale Thursday, Oct. 23 at http://www.und.com/tickets/nd-tickets.html or by calling (574) 631-7356. For additional information, please visit http://jimmyvclassic.com/.
Before the 2013-2014 season the Huskies and Fighting Irish have faced-off four times in each of the last three years when combining regular-season games with postseason contests, and on average played 2.3 times annually during the 18-year series. Connecticut leads the all-time series 31-11. To date, Connecticut has won nine NCAA Women's National Championships including last year and Notre Dame captured the 2001 national title.
About The V Foundation for Cancer Research
The V Foundation for Cancer Research was founded in 1993 by ESPN and the late Jim Valvano, legendary North Carolina State basketball coach and ESPN commentator. Since 1993, The Foundation has raised more than $130 million to fund cancer research grants nationwide. It awards 100 percent of all direct cash donations and net proceeds of events directly to cancer research and related programs. Administrative and fundraising expenses are paid by the Foundation's endowment. The Foundation awards grants through a competitive awards process strictly supervised by a Scientific Advisory Committee. For more information on The V Foundation or to make a donation, please visit www.jimmyv.org.
