Last year, the Eagles were faced with a conundrum. Florida was balking at fulfilling their end of the home-and-home arrangement the two schools made. The solution was the BB&T Classic, a local basketball tournament that, at its best, features all of the local Washington-area college teams. Florida agreed to play AU there, at the Verizon Center, instead of at Bender Arena.
The Eagles are not going to participate in this year's Classic, however. The tournament has downsized this year to just four teams for the first time since 2009. Six teams participated in 2005-2007, and again in 2010. AU has only participated twice, last year (67-48 L, Florida) and in 2005 (75-35 L, George Mason).
This year the BB&T Classic will be held on December 4 at the Verizon Center. The two games are Maryland vs. Notre Dame and George Washington vs. Virginia Commonwealth. More info here.
