Oregon to Host Detroit in ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon

The game will be shown live on ESPNU at 8:00 p.m. PST.

For the first time ever, Oregon has been selected to take part in ESPN's College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon on Nov. 17-18. Photo Courtesy: goducks.com

(EUGENE, Ore. ) - For the first time ever, Oregon has been selected to take part in ESPN's College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon on Nov. 17-18.

The annual event is a 24-hour marathon of continuous live basketball games broadcast on the ESPN family of networks.

The Ducks’ Tip-Off Marathon appearance will come in their opening game of the Legends Classic versus Detroit on Monday, Nov. 17 at Matthew Knight Arena.

The game will be shown live on ESPNU at 8:00 p.m. PST. Detroit returns four players who started at least 12 games last season for a team that went 13-19.

Oregon will also host a second Legends Classic game later the same week before heading to the Barclays Center along with Michigan, Villanova and Virginia Commonwealth for the Championship rounds Nov. 24-25.

In addition to the Tip-Off Marathon game, the home slate includes games against Arizona, UCLA, Washington, Oregon State and Mississippi, among others, at Matthew Knight Arena.

Source: goducks.com