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San Diego State will play in inaugural Bill Walton Classic on Nov. 7

April 23, 2026

By Associated Press via ESPN: San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher has not quite seven months to order tie-dyed jerseys or warmup gear before his Aztecs play in the inaugural Bill Walton Classic.

It would be only fitting, since the doubleheader on Nov. 7 is sure to be a mashup of the things Walton loved the most: basketball, the Grateful Dead and his hometown.

“We’ll have to get on board with (Nike) Jordan and see what they’ll do for a one-off special game. I’d love to wear something tie-dyed for that game,” Dutcher said after a news conference Wednesday in the gym at suburban Helix High, where Walton starred nearly 60 years ago at the beginning of a hoops journey that took him to UCLA, the NBA and then into broadcasting.

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