LSU women’s basketball season opener vs. Colorado in Las Vegas to air on TNT

RELEASE: WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY SPORTS

Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, in association with Position Sports and the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, today announced that the 2023-24 college basketball season will tip off on its networks and platforms with the exclusive presentation of the 2023 Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas on Monday, Nov. 6, from T-Mobile Arena.

Coverage will span TNT and truTV throughout the day, with pregame at 1:30 p.m. ET on truTV for the afternoon games and 7 p.m. on TNT for the evening games, setting the stage for a quadruple-header of men’s and women’s college basketball opening day action. All studio and live game coverage will be available to stream via the B/R Sports Add-On tier on Max. Bleacher Report will also have extensive coverage of the day’s thrilling action across its social, digital and mobile platforms.

All eyes will be on TNT at 7:30 p.m. as the 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball National Champion LSU Tigers and unanimous first-team All-American Angel Reese begin their title defense against the Colorado Buffaloes, who earned a berth in last year’s Sweet 16.

Later at 10 p.m. on TNT, the USC Trojans men’s basketball team — featuring one of the nation’s top backcourts with all-conference guard Boogie Ellis and #1 recruit Isaiah Collier — will open their season against Nae’Qwan Tomlin and the Kansas State Wildcats, hoping to build on their 2022-23 season, which culminated with an Elite 8 appearance.

Earlier in the day, the action will begin with a match-up of likely top 20 ranked teams entering the season as the USC Trojans women’s basketball team and top recruit JuJu Watkins face Cotie McMahon and the Ohio State Buckeyes on truTV at 2 p.m.At 4:30 p.m. on truTV, five-star recruit Kwame Evans and the Oregon Ducks men’s basketball team will face Justin Hill and the Georgia Bulldogs, in only the second meeting ever between the two teams.

For more information or to purchase tickets to attend the 2023 Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas, please visit hofseries.com.

About Warner Bros. Discovery Sports
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports is a global leader in the delivery of premium sports content. The WBD Sports U.S. portfolio includes expansive, multi-platform partnerships with the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, National Hockey League and United States Soccer Federation. WBD Sports also includes TNT Sports in Europe and the Republic of Ireland – including the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UFC, WWE and more – and much-loved brands Eurosport, Global Cycling Network (GCN), Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN), Golf Digest, as well as multi-sport programming and content on discovery+ and Discovery’s free-to-air TV networks. Owned and operated platforms are highlighted by Bleacher Report, the #1 digital destination for young sports fans, along with House of Highlights, HighlightHER and a full suite of digital and social portfolio brands. Additionally, WBD Sports co-manages NBA Digital – comprised of NBA TV, NBA.com, NBA LEAGUE Pass, the NBA App and NBAGLEAGUE.com – as well as NCAA.com and NCAA March Madness Live.

About the Hall of Fame Series
The Hall of Fame Series, which is owned and operated by Position Sports, is a collection of multi-game, singular events that will showcase several of the top collegiate basketball teams in exciting non-conference matchups played both domestically and abroad. In March 2023, the premium event production and brand marketing firm and the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame reached an exclusive 10-year agreement to create the elite college basketball events, which will take place in Las Vegas (November 6), Charlotte (November 10), Toronto (December 9), San Antonio (December 16), and Phoenix (December 20). To learn more, visit hofseries.com or follow @hofseries on Instagram and X (formally Twitter).

About Position Sports
Position Sports, established in 2005, is a premium event production and brand marketing firm that specializes in event operations, activation development, media relations, and digital engagement. Over the years, Position Sports has worked with many of the world’s leading brands, including Nike, Jordan Brand, Red Bull, the Basketball Hall of Fame, ESPN Events, USA Basketball, Upper Deck, MLB, and T-Mobile in nearly every major U.S. city and on a global scale. Position Sports provides clients with the expanded strategic direction needed to succeed in the sports marketing arena, also known as Positioning. To learn more, visit positionsports.com or follow @positionsports on Twitter and Instagram.

About Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the city where basketball was born, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting, preserving, and celebrating the game of basketball at every level — men and women, amateur and professional players, coaches, and contributors — both domestically and internationally. The Hall of Fame museum is home to more than 400 inductees and over 40,000 square feet of basketball history. Nearly 200,000 people visit the Hall of Fame museum each year to learn about the game, experience the interactive exhibits, and test their skills on the Jerry Colangelo “Court of Dreams.” Best known for its annual marquee Enshrinement Ceremony honoring the game’s elite, the Hall of Fame also operates over 70 high school and collegiate competitions annually throughout the country and abroad. For more information on the Basketball Hall of Fame organization, its museum, and events, visit hoophall.com, follow @hoophall or call 1-877-4HOOPLA.