University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies, Texas to Compete in 2023 Jimmy V Women’s Classic on ABC
8/22/2023 10:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
STORRS, Conn. – The UConn women's basketball team will face Texas in the 2023 Jimmy V Women's Classic on Sunday Dec. 3, as announced Tuesday by ESPN Events. The game will air on ABC at 3 p.m. ET from Austin, Texas.
This is UConn's 14th Jimmy V appearance. UConn is 10-0 all-time vs. Texas. UConn's game at Notre Dame last season was the first-ever Jimmy V Classic game to air on ABC. UConn is 10-3 all-time in the Jimmy V event.
The Jimmy V Classic, named for legendary college basketball coach Jim Valvano – who was inducted in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in August, annually raises money and awareness for the V Foundation for Cancer Research. The women's event debuted in 2002, while the men's classic began in 1995. Both events are part of ESPN's V Week initiative, which utilizes platforms to talk to sports fans about the importance of cancer research. To date, ESPN has helped raise nearly $200 million dollars for the V Foundation. In 2022, V Week helped raise a record breaking $14.4 million dollars which was a 32 percent increase over 2020 fundraising.
