Ohio State will open the 2009-2010 men's basketball season by playing host to first- and second-round games in the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer, according to the Daily News-Record of Harrisonburg, Va.
The newspaper reported that James Madison, located in Harrisonburg, is likely to play the Buckeyes in the season opener in Value City Arena.
Regardless of whether Ohio State wins or loses the first two games, it will play two more games in the tournament the following week in Madison Square Garden in New York.
Tournament dates, sites and teams have not been announced.
