Nighthawks Scheduled to Compete in 2024 Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic
DAHLONEGA – The University of North Georgia men's basketball team will open the 2024-25 season by competing in the 2024 Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic, as announced by Small College Basketball last week. The Hall of Fame Classic, which began in Evansville, Ind. in 2016, returns to Lakeland, Fla. and Florida Southern after the 2023 edition of the event was held there last season.
While the Nighthawks traveled to Florida Southern for a multi-team event last year, the FSC Moc Classic, this will be their first team competing in the SCB Hall of Fame Classic.
The 2024 event returns to Lakeland, Fla. and the Jenkins Fieldhouse on the campus of FSC. This year's event will take place on Nov. 2-3 as Small College Basketball continues its partnerships with Polk County Tourism and Sports Marketing and Visit Central Florida.
Joining UNG in the event are three other teams who advanced to the Elite Eight last season including Gannon and the two National Championship participants Nova Southeastern and Minnesota State.
The rest of the field comprises St. Thomas Aquinas, Lake Superior State, Point Loma Nazarene, Carson-Newman, Fort Lewis and host Florida Southern.
The Nighthawks open the season with an 8 p.m. tip against St. Thomas Aquinas on Saturday. They follow with a showdown against the reigning National Champions in Minnesota State at 8 p.m. on Sunday.
Saturday, Nov. 2
11 a.m. – Carson-Newman vs. Lake Superior State
1:15 p.m. – Fort Lewis vs. Point Loma Nazarene
3:30 p.m. – Nova Southeastern vs. Gannon
5:45 p.m. – Florida Southern vs. Minnesota State
8 p.m. – North Georgia vs. STAC
11 a.m. – Fort Lewis vs. Carson-Newman
1:15 a.m. – Lake Superior State vs. Gannon
3:30 p.m. – Nova Southeastern vs. STAC
5:45 p.m. – Florida Southern vs. Point Loma Nazarene
8 p.m. – Minnesota State vs. North Georgia
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