– Headlined by Maryland and New Head Coach Buzz Williams, the Occasion Highlights 4 Baltimore-Space Applications –
PHOENIX – Place Sports activities, in partnership with the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame, introduced the sector for the 2025 Corridor of Fame Collection Baltimore on the CFG Financial institution Enviornment on Monday, November 3. This marks the Corridor of Fame’s return to Appeal Metropolis following final yr’s profitable debut occasion.
The Baltimore doubleheader will characteristic compelling native matchups that commemorate the area’s wealthy basketball heritage. Headlining the evening, Maryland will face Coppin State—positioned 30 and three miles from CFG Financial institution Enviornment, respectively—whereas Towson takes on Loyola Maryland, located simply 10 and 6 miles away. These regional matchups promise an electrical environment and a can’t-miss evening of school basketball.
“Returning to Baltimore for a second yr demonstrates the rising pleasure across the Corridor of Fame Collection and the area’s ardour for school basketball,” mentioned Melissa Meacham-Grossman, President of Place Sports activities. “With Maryland headlining alongside revered native applications like Coppin State, Towson, and Loyola, this occasion highlights the unimaginable basketball custom in and round Baltimore. It’s an honor to accomplice with the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame to deliver these matchups again to the world-class CFG Financial institution Enviornment.”
Followers can join presale info now at HOFSeries.com. Additional particulars concerning ticketing, recreation time, broadcast protection, and media credentials for the occasion will likely be shared at a later date.
The Corridor of Fame Collection, owned and operated by Place Sports activities, is a premier assortment of multi-game, singular occasions that characteristic high collegiate basketball applications in high-profile non-conference matchups performed each domestically and overseas. Previous stops have included the next cities: Baltimore (2024), Charlotte (2023), Las Vegas (2023-24), New York (2024), Phoenix (2023-24), San Antonio (2023), and Toronto (2023).
For extra Corridor of Fame Collection info and updates, please go to HOFSeries.com or comply with @HOFSeries on all social platforms.
Maryland vs. Coppin State Collection Historical past
Maryland holds a 2-1 edge within the all-time sequence, with all three matchups happening at Faculty Park. The Eagles earned a 70-53 victory within the first assembly on December 12, 1989, with present Coppin State head coach Larry Stewart starring as a ahead on that Eagles group. The Terrapins then posted a 95-79 win on November 25, 2022, and a 75-53 victory within the final assembly on December 28, 2023.
Quotes from Head Coaches:
“The Corridor of Fame Collection will likely be an incredible solution to open the upcoming season, and it will be particular for the passionate basketball followers of Baltimore. I imagine the final time the College of Maryland Males’s Basketball group performed in Baltimore was 2018, so will probably be a great alternative to get the Terps again in a metropolis with such nice basketball historical past.”
Buzz Williams | Maryland
“It’s an important alternative for our program and establishment to be part of this HOF Collection Baltimore to kick off the season. I’m excited for our guys and our followers as we get to play in opposition to a top-tier program like Maryland, who welcomes new Head Coach Buzz Williams proper out of the gate. I am anticipating CFG Enviornment to be offered out with each of our faculties’ fan bases within the constructing together with the nice sports activities followers within the Metropolis of Baltimore.”
Larry Stewart | Coppin State
Towson vs. Loyola Maryland Collection Historical past
The Greyhounds and Tigers are assembly for the primary time since 2018. Towson has gained the final 4 matchups, together with an 85-69 win on November 25, 2018, however Loyola leads the all-time sequence 44-31. The Greyhounds’ final win was on November 26, 2012 (65-53). The applications first met on December 12, 1934, with Loyola successful the primary 20 matchups.
Quotes from Head Coaches:
“We’re excited to tip off the season on the newly renovated CFG Enviornment versus a Loyola program that’s on the rise beneath Coach Loeffler. I wish to thank the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame for together with us on this showcase of basketball applications from Maryland. It’s at all times a problem but in addition thrilling to play the opposite native applications, and this recreation will likely be no completely different. We hope to see the Towson trustworthy at CFG as we start the 25-26 season!”
Pat Skerry | Towson
“We’re excited to be taking part in at an important venue in our dwelling metropolis in an occasion that brings native groups and followers collectively. These video games ought to present a enjoyable surroundings for all basketball followers within the Appeal Metropolis.”
Josh Loeffler | Loyola Maryland
Corridor of Fame Collection Baltimore Historical past
2024:
Penn State (86), Virginia Tech (64)
Virginia (70), Villanova (60)
About Place Sports activities
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About Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame
Situated in Springfield, Massachusetts, the town the place basketball was born, the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame is an unbiased nonprofit 501(c)(3) group devoted to selling, preserving, and celebrating the sport of basketball at each degree—women and men, beginner {and professional} gamers, coaches, and contributors—each domestically and internationally. The Corridor of Fame museum is dwelling to greater than 475 inductees and over 40,000 sq. ft of basketball historical past. Almost 200,000 folks go to the Corridor of Fame museum annually to study concerning the recreation, expertise the interactive displays, and check their abilities on the Jerry Colangelo “Court docket of Goals.” Greatest identified for its annual marquee Enshrinement Ceremony honoring the sport’s elite, the Corridor of Fame additionally operates over 70 highschool and collegiate competitions yearly all through the nation and overseas. For extra info on the Basketball Corridor of Fame group, its museum, and occasions, go to hoophall.com and comply with @hoophallU.
