LA JOLLA, Calif. – Defending Big West champion UC San Diego will return to Henderson, Nev. take part in the Jack Jones Classic at Lee's Family Forum in December. The Tritons will play Tulane at 8:30 p.m. on December 13 as part of a four-game event at the venue. Lee's Family Forum also hosts The Big West Basketball Championships in March.
 
Other scheduled games that day are Akron vs. Murray State (1 p.m.), Santa Clara vs. Arizona State (3:30 p.m.), and UNLV vs. Tennessee State (6 p.m.).
 
Tickets for the Jack Jones Classic will go on sale on Friday, Aug. 15.
 
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After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 39 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.