Texas Legends to host inaugural college classic in Frisco in 2026
Frisco's Comerica Center will stage a four-day college basketball showcase Dec. 18-21, 2026, with Nevada and San Francisco already signed on.
The Texas Legends will bring a four-day college basketball showcase to Comerica Center in Frisco, tying the inaugural Texas Legends College Classic to Kia and the American Heart Association. The event is scheduled for Dec. 18-21, 2026, at the arena at 2601 Avenue of the Stars, a venue already central to the Legends’ home calendar.
The move gives Frisco another winter sports weekend that can feed nearby hotels, restaurants and retail spots while reinforcing the city’s place on the North Texas events map. The Legends are the NBA G League affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks, and Comerica Center is already booked around the team’s regular schedule, including 50 games in the 2025-26 season with 24 home games, 24 road games and two neutral-site games.
The new classic follows the first-ever Legends Showcase, staged Dec. 7, 2024, at Comerica Center with Air Force and Stony Brook. Comerica Center described that debut as the start of an annual tradition, and the 2026 classic expands the idea from a single game into a four-day event built to draw multiple schools and traveling fan bases.
By July 21, 2026, two programs had publicly committed to the field: the University of Nevada and the University of San Francisco. Nevada Athletics and San Francisco Athletics each announced they would compete in the inaugural classic, giving the event an early lineup and a clearer profile for fans and sponsors.
The charitable connection also reaches beyond the court. The American Heart Association’s Texas affiliate has been promoting its 2026 Heart Walk campaign and Collin County Heart Ball efforts across North Texas. A July Instagram post from American Heart Texas named Malcolm Farmer of the Texas Legends and his wife, Carey Blair Farmer, as co-chairs of the 2026 Collin County Heart Ball, linking the new basketball event to the organization’s local fundraising calendar.
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