MOBILE, Ala. ? University of South Alabama Director of Athletics Joe Gottfried announced Wednesday that times have been set for the USA Basketball Classic Thanksgiving weekend.

The tournament, which will take place Friday and Saturday after the holiday, will feature the Jaguars playing host to Maine, Tulane and UC Davis.

The schedule for the opening day of the event on Nov. 28 will have Tulane and UC Davis playing at 5 p.m., with USA facing Maine a half-hour after the conclusion of the first contest.  The consolation game will tip-off at 5 p.m. on Nov. 29, with the championship contest set to take place 30 minutes after the end of that match-up.

The cost for single-day tickets for the tournament is $12 for seats in the lower bowl and $7 for upper bowl seats at the Mitchell Center.

A holiday tournament ticket package ? which includes both days of the USA Basketball Classic as well as the Coors Classic on Nov. 26, in which the Jags will take on Arkansas and former head coach John Pelphrey ? is also available.   The cost for all five games is $39 for lower bowl tickets and $25 for upper bowl seats with the package.

For more information about South Alabama athletics, check back with www.usajaguars.com.  Season tickets for all Jaguar athletic events can be purchased by calling (251) 461-1USA (1872).

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