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The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) is a public university in Anchorage, Alaska. UAA also administers four community campuses spread across Southcentral Alaska: Kenai Peninsula College, Kodiak College, Matanuska–Susitna College, and Prince William Sound College. Between the community campuses and the main Anchorage campus, roughly 15,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students are currently enrolled at UAA. It is Alaska's largest institution of higher learning and the largest university in the University of Alaska System. The university is classified among "Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs" with an additional classification for Community Engagement.
The ASRC/ConocoPhillips Great Alaska Shootout is an annual women's college basketball tournament in Anchorage, Alaska that features host University of Alaska Anchorage and three visiting NCAA Div. I teams. The four-team tournament resumed in 2022 following a four-year layoff. The women's Shootout was started in 1980 and ran through 1997 as the Northern Lights Invitational, featuring either four- or eight-team fields and playing at the UAA Sports Center. Following a one-year absence, the tournament was renamed and run along with the men's Great Alaska Shootout every Thanksgiving week from 1999 to 2017. The tournament was held at Sullivan Arena from 1999 to 2013 and moved to the Alaska Airlines Center in 2014.
The Municipality of Anchorage is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alaska by population. With a population of 291,247 at the 2020 census, it contains nearly 40 percent of the state's population, and has more people than all of Northern Canada and Greenland combined. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Matanuska-Susitna Borough, had a population of 398,328 in 2020, accounting for more than half the state's population. At 1,706 sq mi (4,420 km2) of land area, the city is the fourth-largest by area in the United States and larger than the smallest state, Rhode Island, which has 1,212 sq mi (3,140 km2).
Buckner Fieldhouse is a 3,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Fort Richardson, Alaska, near Anchorage.
The following is a list of sporting venues, events, and teams based in Alaska.
The 2007 Great Alaska Shootout was held from November 20, 2007, through November 24, 2007 at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska
The 2011 Great Alaska Shootout, was the 33rd Great Alaska Shootout competition, the annual college basketball tournament in Anchorage, Alaska that features colleges from all over the United States. The 2011 event was held from November 23, 2011, through November 26, 2011, with 8 colleges attending from Kentucky, Alaska, New Hampshire, California, Michigan, New Mexico, and Mississippi.
The 2012 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout was the 34th Great Alaska Shootout, the annual college basketball tournament in Anchorage, Alaska that features colleges from all over the United States. The event is scheduled from November 20, 2012, through November 24, 2012, with eight colleges and universities participating in the men's tournament and four universities participating in the women's tournament. Most of the games in the men's tournament were televised on the CBS Sports Network.
The 2013 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout was the 35th Great Alaska Shootout, the annual college basketball tournament in Anchorage, Alaska that features colleges from all over the United States. The event is scheduled from November 27 through November 30, 2013, with eight colleges and universities participating in the men's tournament and four universities participating in the women's tournament. Most of the games in the men's tournament were televised on the CBS Sports Network.
The 2014 GCI Great Alaska Shootout was the 36th Great Alaska Shootout, the annual college basketball tournament in Anchorage, Alaska that features colleges from all over the United States. The event was scheduled from November 26 through November 29, 2014, with eight colleges and universities participating in the men's tournament and four universities participating in the women's tournament. Most of the games in the men's tournament were televised on the CBS Sports Network.
The 2015 GCI Great Alaska Shootout was the 37th Great Alaska Shootout, the annual college basketball tournament in Anchorage, Alaska that featured colleges from all over the United States. The event took place from November 25 through November 28, 2015, with eight colleges and universities participating in the men's tournament and four universities participating in the women's tournament. Most of the games in the men's tournament are televised on the CBS Sports Network.
The 2016 GCI Great Alaska Shootout was the 38th Great Alaska Shootout, the annual college basketball tournament that features colleges from all over the United States. All games were played at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The event took place November 23 through November 26, 2016 with eight schools participating in the men's tournament and four in the women's tournament. The men's first round, semifinals, and championship game were televised on CBS Sports Network. Iona won the men's tournament, defeating Nevada 75–73. In the women's tournament, USC defeated Portland.
The 2017 GCI Great Alaska Shootout was the 39th and last edition of the Great Alaska Shootout, an annual college basketball tournament that featured colleges from all over the United States. All games were played at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The event took place November 21 through November 25, 2017 with eight schools participating in the men's tournament and four in the women's tournament. The men's first round, semifinals, and championship game were televised on CBS Sports Network. Central Michigan won the men's tournament, defeating Cal State Bakersfield. In the women's tournament, Alaska Anchorage defeated Tulsa.
The 2010 Great Alaska Shootout, was the 32nd Great Alaska Shootout competition, the annual college basketball tournament in Anchorage, Alaska that features colleges from all over the United States. The 2011 event was held from November 24, 2010, through November 27, 2010.
The 2009 Great Alaska Shootout, was the 31st Great Alaska Shootout competition, the annual college basketball tournament in Anchorage, Alaska that features colleges from all over the United States. The 2009 event was held from November 25, 2010, through November 28, 2009.
The 2006 Great Alaska Shootout was held November 22, 2006, through November 24, 2006 at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska
The 2005 Great Alaska Shootout was held November 23, 2005, through November 26, 2005 at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska
The 2003 Great Alaska Shootout was held November 26, 2003, through November 26, 2003 at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska
The 2002 Great Alaska Shootout was held November 27, 2002, through November 30, 2002 at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska
The 2001 Great Alaska Shootout was held November 21, 2001, through November 24, 2001 at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska.
References
- ↑ "Year-by-Year Results" . Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Women's Year-by-Year Results" . Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ↑ "2004 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout Schedule". GoSeawolves.com. University of Alaska Anchorage Athletics.
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