It was previously announced that the California Golden Bears will play in 2019’s Empire Classic Benefiting Wounded Warriors Project along with the Georgetown Hoyas, the Texas Longhorns, and the Duke Blue Devils; the tournament will span November 21 and 22 (with regional games against Cal Baptist and Prairie View A&M).
Yesterday, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports tweeted that—according to some more-mysterious-than-Mysterio sources—the first-round games have been set and the Golden Bears will face off against the elite Blue Devils.
Sources: Duke will play Cal and Georgetown will face Texas in the first round of the 2019 Empire Classic at Madison Square Garden.