Las Vegas Classic

The Las Vegas Classic is an eight-team college basketball tournament held in December at Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. Continental Tire is the current sponsor of the tournament. Each team will play four games in the Classic – the first two at on-campus sites and the final two rounds at the Orleans Arena.

Las Vegas Classic
SportCollege basketball
Founded2011
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States
Venue(s)Orleans Arena
Most recent
champion(s)
Drake Bulldogs (1st title)
Cal State Northridge (1st title)
TV partner(s)Fox Sports 1

2018

  Third Round
December 22
    Championship Round
December 23
FS1
                 
  Drake 66  
  New Mexico State 63    
      Drake 110(2OT)
      San Diego 103
  San Diego 82    
  Washington State 75   3rd Place Game
 
New Mexico State 75
  Washington State 72
  Third Round
December 22
    Championship Round
December 23
                 
  SIU Edwardsville 79  
  Cal State Northridge 85    
      Cal State Northridge 81
      Rider 80
  Northern Colorado 67    
  Rider 74   3rd Place Game
 
SIU Edwardsville 82
  Northern Colorado 72

2017

Four schools: Duquesne, Nevada, San Francisco, and Southern Illinois would play in Las Vegas.

The opening round was played December 15, 17 and 19.

It was announced that the games that would take place at Orleans Arena would not be a tournament, but merely two games against two teams.

Orleans Arena bracket

  December 22
FS2
    December 22
FS1
                 
      Southern Illinois 64
    San Francisco 65       Nevada 86
    Duquesne 67  
  December 23
FS1
    December 23
FS1
                 
      San Francisco 66
    Southern Illinois 74       Nevada 64
    Duquesne 64  

Visitors Bracket

  Semifinals
December 22
    Championship
December 23
                 
    Lamar 68  
    UC Davis 77    
        UC Davis 62
        Radford 72
    North Carolina A&T 60    
    Radford 66   Consolation
December 23
 
  Lamar 70
    North Carolina A&T 74

2016

  Third Round
December 22
    Championship Round
December 23
Fox Sports 1
                 
  DePaul 58  
  Wyoming 72    
      Wyoming 92
      23 USC 94
  23 USC 83    
  Missouri State 75   3rd Place Game
Fox Sports 1
 
DePaul 58
  Missouri State 69
  Third Round
December 22
    Championship Round
December 23
                 
  Chicago State 74  
  Southeast Missouri State 65    
      Chicago State 65
      Troy 83
  Troy 92    
  Cornell 84   3rd Place Game
 
Southeast Missouri State 62
  Cornell 78

2015

[1]

  Third Round
December 22
    Championship Round
December 23
Fox Sports 1
                 
  Kent State 74  
  18 SMU 90    
      18 SMU 70
      Colorado 66
  Colorado 71    
  Penn State 70   3rd Place Game
Fox Sports 1
 
Kent State 69
  Penn State 75
  Third Round
December 22
    Championship Round
December 23
                 
  Hampton 81  
  Nicholls State 84    
      Nicholls State 74
      Canisius 83
  Canisius 108(3OT)    
  Louisiana–Monroe 96   3rd Place Game
 
Hampton 75
  Louisiana–Monroe 64

2014

[2]

  Third Round
December 22
    Championship Round
December 23
Fox Sports 1
                 
  Texas Tech 44  
  Loyola 62    
      Loyola 48
      Boise State 45
  Boise State 75OT    
  Houston 73   3rd Place Game
 
Texas Tech 69
  Houston 82
  Third Round
December 22
    Championship Round
December 23
                 
  Southern Utah 61  
  Arkansas–Pine Bluff 70    
      Arkansas–Pine Bluff 61
      Abilene Christian 69
  Abilene Christian 65    
  South Carolina State 59   3rd Place Game
 
South Carolina State 56
  Southern Utah 66

2013

[3]

  Third Round
December 22
    Championship Round
December 23
CBSSN
                 
  South Florida 66  
  Mississippi State 71    
      Mississippi State 66
      UNLV 82
  Santa Clara 71    
  UNLV 92   3rd Place Game
 
South Florida 65
  Santa Clara 66
  Third Round
December 22
    Championship Round
December 23
                 
  Florida Gulf Coast 77  
  Florida A&M 68    
      Radford 64
      Florida Gulf Coast 63
  Radford 94    
  Sacred Heart 81   3rd Place Game
 
Sacred Heart 70
  Florida A&M 75

2012

[4]

  Third Round
December 22
    Championship Round
December 23
CBSSN
                 
  Bradley 65  
  Virginia Tech 66    
      Virginia Tech 52
      Colorado State 88
  Portland 59    
  Colorado State 70   3rd Place Game
 
Bradley 55
  Portland 57
  Third Round
December 22
    Championship Round
December 23
                 
  North Florida 52  
  Cal State Bakersfield 61    
      North Florida 74
      Georgia Southern 46
  Mississippi Valley State 68    
  Georgia Southern 81   3rd Place Game
 
Mississippi Valley State 64
  Cal State Bakersfield 69

2011

[5]

  Third Round
December 22
ESPN3
    Championship Round
December 23
ESPN2
                 
  Missouri State 68  
  West Virginia 70    
      West Virginia 81
      6 Baylor 83
  Saint Mary's 59    
  6 Baylor 72   3rd Place Game
ESPN3
 
Missouri State 61
  Saint Mary's 77
  Third Round
December 22
    Championship Round
December 23
                 
  Texas A&M–CC 52  
  Bethune-Cookman 61    
      Bethune-Cookman 59
      Tennessee Tech 67
  Kennesaw State 68    
  Tennessee Tech 81   3rd Place Game
 
Texas A&M–CC 55
  Kennesaw State 69

Future fields

2020

References

  1. "2015 Las Vegas Classic Bracket". Las Vegas Classic Brackets. RealGM, L.L.C. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  2. "2014 Las Vegas Classic Bracket". Las Vegas Classic Brackets. RealGM, L.L.C. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  3. "2013 Las Vegas Classic Bracket". Las Vegas Classic Brackets. RealGM, L.L.C. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  4. "2012 Las Vegas Classic Bracket". Las Vegas Classic Brackets. RealGM, L.L.C. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  5. "2011 Las Vegas Classic Bracket". Las Vegas Classic Brackets. RealGM, L.L.C. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.