ERIE, Pa. - The 34th Annual Gary Miller Classic field is set with four teams ready to battle for the tournament title November 24-25 at the Hammermill Center. Gary Miller Court will host the event for the second consecutive season after the Hammermill Center floor was dedicated last year in honor of classic sponsor Gary Miller.NCAA Division II East Region finalist St. Rose (N.Y.) and Northern Michigan kick off the semifinals on Friday, November 24 at 5:30 p.m. The second semifinal features an Atlantic Region match-up between Gannon and West Virginia Wesleyan at 7:30 p.m. The consolation and championship games are slated for Saturday, November 25 at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., respectively."As a long time Golden Knight basketball fan, I am thrilled to be associated with the Gary Miller Classic," said Miller. "This year's line-up is as exciting as I can remember. The field includes an important in-region game, old GLIAC foe and NCAA Sweet Sixteen program. We expect to have two great nights of basketball. Let's Go Knights!"Webcasts for all four games are tentatively scheduled to air live on the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Network at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/gannon with live gameday statistics available for every game at http://www.sidearmstats.com/gannon/mbball . Jet Radio 1400 will carry both Gannon games live with a live audio stream available at http://www.wergfm.com . Sean Amicucci will once again provide the play-by-play."We are extremely appreciative of Gary's continued support of this long-standing tournament that affords us the opportunity to bring in teams from around the country," said Gannon Director of Athletics. "It is always a terrific way to begin another exciting season of Gannon basketball."St. Rose returns 11 letterwinners and two starters from last year's team that finished 26-8 overall. Also nicknamed the Golden Knights, the squad advanced to the Northeast-10 Conference semifinals and NCAA Division II East Region title game. The program has qualified for the NCAA Tournament 13 times during its 26-year NCAA tenure.West Virginia Wesleyan graduated only two of 15 players on last year's squad and returns four starters. Former Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) foe Northern Michigan also graduated only two players and brings back all five starters from a year ago.Gannon will attempt to win its sixth Gary Miller Classic title in the last 12 years and 12th in the last 19. The Golden Knights had won six consecutive titles prior to the 2005 edition, the longest streak in the last 27 years of the classic's current format.The home team has won 17 Gary Miller Classic titles and is 46-14 in tournament play. The Gary Miller Classic began in 1984 with a single-game format. Gannon defeated Franklin 101-64 in the season-opening event played at the Erie Civic Center. The Golden Knights proceeded to knock off Penn State Behrend 80-62 in the 1985 classic, before the event began to move towards its current format.The Gary Miller Classic changed to a two-game affair in 1986 when Mercyhurst defeated Thiel 111-75 and Gannon defeated Penn State Behrend 72-54. It became a two-day, four-team event beginning in 1987 and has remained in the same format ever since.The complete 2017-18 men's basketball schedule is expected to be officially released soon.