FAMU, FGCU men's basketball team to play in Las Vegas

Rattlers going West for 2013 Las Vegas Classic with FGCU, Radford and Sacred Heart.

TALLAHASSEE, Florida  -- The FGCU men’s basketball team will play in the 2013 Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic, scheduled for Dec. 22-23 at Orleans Arena.

As part of the tournament, the Eagles head to American Athletic Conference (formerly the BIG EAST) member USF on Dec. 17 before going to SEC foe Mississippi State on Dec. 19. FGCU will then go west to Las Vegas where it will play two games against a field of FAMU, Radford and Sacred Heart. The Green and Blue’s first round matchup on Dec. 22 with one of the three opponents will be announced at a later date with the winners and losers from the two contests meeting the next day.

“We are very excited to be part of the Las Vegas Classic,” said Dooley, who was named FGCU head coach on April 17 after 10 seasons as an assistant at Kansas. “It’s a great opportunity for our team to play tough road games against good programs in USF and Mississippi State, as well as a pair of neutral site games in a great venue out west.”

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