SAN FRANCISCO — Al Attles, the Golden State Warriors’ 83-year-old legend, was a toddler the last time a neutral-site college basketball game was held within the city limits of San Francisco.
Now, just months after Attles’ induction into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame, the Warriors have added to his legacy by creating the Al Attles Classic, a college basketball quadruple-header set for the Chase Center on Saturday.
When Stanford (10-1) tips off against San Diego (6-7) at noon, it will mark the first neutral-site match-up in the city since the 1939 NCAA tournament West Regionals were played at the California Coliseum on Treasure Island.