UConn and Texas to Play in 2016 Jimmy V Women's Classic This December

By: May. 18, 2016
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The University of Connecticut and the University of Texas will play in the 2016 Jimmy V Women's Classic presented by Corona and hosted by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Sunday, Dec. 4. The annual event, in its 15th year, will be televised from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Although both teams have competed against each other in the regular and post season, this will be the first time that UConn and Texas face off in the Jimmy V Women's Classic. This is the second time Texas will appear in the annual event, while UConn will be playing for the sixth consecutive year and eighth time overall.

Highlights:

  • UConn is 7-0 all-time against Texas, including four wins in the NCAA Women's Championship
  • Texas has appeared in this event once prior to 2016, defeating NC State in 2003
  • UConn's record in Jimmy V Women's Classic is 6-2 with the Huskies winning five straight and falling twice to North Carolina in 2004 and 2005
  • UConn has won 11 NCAA Women's National Championships (1995, 2000, '02, '03, '04, '09, '10, '13, '14, '15, '16), while Texas captured the title in 1986
  • The Huskies are ranked No. 4 and the Longhorns are No. 6 in the com way-too-early preseason top 25 poll

The early-season event is part of ESPN's Jimmy V Week for Cancer Research, which is held yearly in early December, across all domestic ESPN platforms to drive awareness of and donations to The V Foundation for Cancer Research. In 2015, Jimmy V Week raised a record $3.2 million, bringing the nine-year total of contributions to more than $13.7 million. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will be a first-time host of the 2016 Jimmy V Women's Classic.

ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, owns and operates the Jimmy V Men's and Women's Classics. The men's event will be played on Tuesday, Dec. 6, from NYC's famed Madison Square Garden and feature Arizona State, Duke, Florida and Purdue.

Tickets go on sale Friday, Sept. 9, at 10 a.m. and prices range from $15-$115. Tickets to the women's event are available for purchase at the Mohegan Sun Arena Box Office and Ticketmaster Outlets by phone at (866) 858-0008 and online at www.ticketmaster.com.



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