Providence, R.I.--After opening the season with four home games, the Providence College men's basketball team will embark on its first road trip to play in the Anaheim Classic in California.

The second annual event runs from November 27 through November 30 and includes eight teams--PC, Arizona State University, Baylor University, Cal State Fullerton University, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, St. Mary's College, the University of Texas-El Paso, and Wake Forest University.

PC will play its first-round game against Baylor in the fourth game of the tournament on Thanksgiving night (November 27). The game will tip off at 11:30 p.m. Eastern Time and will be televised nationally on ESPN2.

If the Friars win, they will face the winner of Game 3 between Arizona State and Charlotte, tipping off at 12:30 a.m. EST on Saturday, November 29. Otherwise, they will be assigned to the consolation round and play at 10 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 28.

All teams play their third and final game of the tournament on Sunday, November 30, and all games will be televised on either ESPN2 or ESPNU.

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