Miami Lakes, Fla. (www.orangebowl.org) – Tickets are now on sale for the 2023 AutoNation Orange Bowl Basketball Classic on Saturday, December 9 at the Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla. The doubleheader will feature the Florida State Seminoles versus the South Florida Bulls and the Florida Gators versus the Richmond Spiders. Tipoff for the first game is tentatively scheduled for 1:30 p.m. The order of games and broadcast details will be announced at a later date.

 

Fans can purchase tickets at orangebowl.org/basketball or by contacting the Orange Bowl ticket office at (305) 341-4701 or tickets@orangebowl.org.

 

The Classic, which is the only Division I basketball played in Broward County, will welcome fans and families during the holiday season with exciting basketball and holiday entertainment throughout the day. Fans are welcome to arrive at the arena 30 minutes before tipoff to enjoy the Pregame Party on the Plaza, featuring a live DJ, holiday photo ops, train rides for the kids, dance performances, arts and craft stations, fun family games and more.

 

The Florida State Seminoles and the South Florida Bulls will meet each other in the AutoNation Orange Bowl Basketball Classic for the third time, with the Seminoles coming out victorious in 2014 and 2019. Florida State has appeared in 12 Orange Bowl Basketball Classic games, owning a 9-3 record, while South Florida attempts for its first win in four appearances in the Classic. This will be the 35th time these programs face off since their first meeting in 1973. 

 

In a rematch of the 2009 Orange Bowl Basketball Classic, the Florida Gators and the Richmond Spiders will face off for the sixth time in program history. The Gators, who lead the series 3-2, will be making their 23rd appearance in the Classic with a record of 18-4, but first under second-year head coach Todd Golden. The Spiders, who won that 2009 meeting 56-53, have 27 wins over power-conference opponents under head coach Chris Mooney.

 

The AutoNation Orange Bowl Basketball Classic is supported by title sponsor AutoNation and associate sponsors Achilles Tires, Amazon, Amerant, Amerant Bank Arena, American Airlines, Dunkin’, Miami Herald, Toyota and Visit Lauderdale.

 

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About Orange Bowl 

Orange Bowl is a 404-member, primarily-volunteer non-profit sports organization that promotes and serves the South Florida community. With its primary mission since being created in 1935 to bring tourism to South Florida through an annual football game and events, it has also maintained a legacy of charitable contributions and community outreach. Orange Bowl’s community outreach is embodied by the four pillars of its Orange Bowl Cares program: Youth Sports, Education, Community Engagement and Legacy Programs. Orange Bowl features a year-round schedule of events culminating with the 2023 Capital One Orange Bowl on Dec. 30. For more information on the 2023 Orange Bowl events, including promotional inquiries and volunteer opportunities through the Ambassador Program, log on to orangebowl.org or follow @OrangeBowl on social media.

 

About Amerant Bank Arena

Florida’s premier sports and entertainment venue, Amerant Bank Arena is Florida’s largest indoor arena and the second largest sports and entertainment venue in South Florida. Home of the NHL’s Florida Panthers, the state-of-the-art Amerant Bank Arena continues to host hundreds of major concerts, events, and performance acts each year, which have included the likes of Elton John, Harry Styles, Beyonce, Lizzo, WWE, Billboard Latin Music Awards and more. Located in Sunrise, Florida across from the Sawgrass Mills Mall, which attracts upwards of 30 million visitors annually, the Broward County-owned Amerant Bank Arena is one of the top-ranked venues of its kind in the world, servicing Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe and Palm Beach Counties and beyond. For more information about Amerant Bank Arena and upcoming events, games, and concerts, visit AmerantBankArena.com and follow @AmerantBankArena on Facebook and Instagram and @AmerantArena on X.