Old Spice Classic, Harlem Globetrotters at Walt Disney World Thanksgiving Weekend

As we bid goodbye to college football’s regular season for another year, Disney has some terrific hoops action to move us on to the next big thing:  college basketball!

Some of the most-beloved names in college basketball will be playing in the Fifth Annual Old Spice Classic, which begins on Thanksgiving Day, and runs through Sunday, November 28th. 

Teams participating in this year’s pre-season tournament, one of the nation’s biggest, include Notre Dame, Boston College, Cal, Georgia, Temple, Texas A&M, Wisconsin, and Manhattan. 

If hoops and hijinks are more your style, be sure to catch the Harlem Globetrotters on Saturday, November 27, when they play games at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Games take place on each of the four days at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World, in the HP Field House.  The schedule will be as follows:

Today, Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 25th:  

Boston College vs. Texas A&M –  Noon
Wisconsin vs. Manhattan – 2pm
Georgia vs. Notre Dame – 7pm
Temple vs. California – 9pm

Friday, November 26th

Game 5 –  Noon
Game 6 – 2:30pm
Game 7 – 5:00pm
Game 8 – 7:30pm

The Harlem Globetrotters
Saturday, November 27th

Game 1 – 2pm
Game 2 – 7pm

Sunday, November 28th

Game 9 – 11am
Game 10 – 1pm
Game 11 – 4:30pm
Championship – 7pm

The games will be nationally televised.  Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com or at the sports complex’s box office.

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