DirecTV Classic

Last updated
DirecTV Classic
Sport Men's college basketball
Founded2007
Ceased2012
Replaced by Wooden Legacy
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States
Venues Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California
Last
champion		 California

The DirecTV Classic was an eight-team college basketball tournament held during Thanksgiving week at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The tournament began in 2007, and was owned and operated by ESPN Regional Television. Games were televised on ESPN2 and ESPNU. Until 2012, it was known as the "76 Classic"; ConocoPhillips's 76 chain owned the naming rights to the tournament. DirecTV sponsored the 2012 tournament. [1] In 2013, the event merged with the Wooden Classic to form a new event, the Wooden Legacy. [2]

Contents

Yearly champions, runners-up, and MVPs

[3]

YearWinnerScoreOpponentTournament MVP
2007 USC *70–45 Southern Illinois O. J. Mayo, USC
2008 Wake Forest 87–74 Baylor Jeff Teague, Wake Forest
2009 West Virginia 84–66 Portland Da'Sean Butler, West Virginia
2010 UNLV 67–58 Virginia Tech Chace Stanback, UNLV
2011 Saint Louis 59–57 Oklahoma Brian Conklin, Saint Louis
2012 California 78–58 Pacific

* – On January 3, 2010, USC announced it would punish the men's basketball program for rules violations committed during the 2007–08 season, when O. J. Mayo received improper benefits in violation of NCAA rules. All wins during the 2007–08 season were vacated. [4]

All Tournament Teams

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

2012

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5th Place Game
Sunday, November 25		Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 23		First Round
Thursday, November 22		Semifinals
Friday, November 23		Championship
Sunday, November 25
Pacific 70
Xavier 67
Xavier69Pacific76
Drexel65Saint Mary's66
Drexel 64
Saint Mary's 76
Xavier74Pacific58
Drake70California78
Rice 36
Georgia Tech 54
7th Place Game
Sunday, November 25		Rice66Georgia Tech573rd Place Game
Sunday, November 25
Drake77California68
Drexel55 Drake 70Saint Mary's56
Rice47 California 73Georgia Tech65

2011

5th Place Game
Sunday, November 27		Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 25		First Round
Thursday, November 24		Semifinals
Friday, November 25		Championship
Sunday, November 27
Boston College 51
Saint Louis 62
Boston College66*Saint Louis80
UC Riverside62Villanova68
Villanova 76
UC Riverside 41
Boston College57Saint Louis83
New Mexico75Oklahoma63
New Mexico 76
Santa Clara 79*
7th Place Game
Sunday, November 27		'New Mexico72Santa Clara733rd Place Game
Sunday, November 27
Washington State62Oklahoma85
UC Riverside64 Oklahoma 74Villanova64
Washington State63 Washington State 59Santa Clara65

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2010

5th Place Game
Sunday, November 28		Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 26		First Round
Thursday, November 25		Semifinals
Friday, November 26		Championship
Sunday, November 28
Virginia Tech 72
Cal State Northridge 56
DePaul66Virginia Tech56
Cal State Northridge88Oklahoma State51
DePaul 56
Oklahoma State 60
Tulsa80Virginia Tech59
Cal State Northridge63UNLV71
Murray State 55
Stanford 52
7th Place Game
Sunday, November 28		Stanford53Murray State553rd Place Game
Sunday, November 28
Tulsa65UNLV69
DePaul74 Tulsa 71Oklahoma State66
Stanford81* UNLV 80Murray State49

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2009

5th Place Game
November 29		Consolation 2nd Round
November 27		First Round
November 26		Semifinals
November 27		Championship
November 29
8 West Virginia 85
Long Beach State 62
19Clemson878West Virginia73
Long Beach State79Texas A&M66
Texas A&M 69
19 Clemson 60
19Clemson708West Virginia84
10Butler69Portland66
16 Minnesota 82
10 Butler 73
7th Place Game
November 29		10Butler6916Minnesota563rd Place Game
November 29
UCLA67Portland61
Long Beach State79 Portland 74Texas A&M66
UCLA68 UCLA 4716Minnesota65

2008

5th Place Game
November 30		Consolation 2nd Round
November 28		First Round
November 27		Semifinals
November 28		Championship
November 30
Saint Mary's 62
UTEP 75
Saint Mary's79UTEP79
Cal State Fullerton5424Wake Forest82
24 Wake Forest 75
Cal State Fullerton 69
Saint Mary's8124Wake Forest87
Providence75Baylor74
14 Arizona State 84
Charlotte 56
7th Place Game
November 30		Charlotte6214Arizona State783rd Place Game
November 30
Providence67Baylor87
Cal State Fullerton92 Providence 56UTEP58
Charlotte84 Baylor 7214Arizona State88

2007

5th Place Game
November 24		Consolation 2nd Round
November 23		First Round
November 22		Semifinals
November 23		Championship
November 24
Mississippi State 68
UC Irvine 53
UC Irvine80Mississippi State49
Chattanooga8518Southern Illinois63
Chattanooga 63
18 Southern Illinois 71
Chattanooga6718Southern Illinois45
South Alabama84USC70
Miami (Ohio) 64
South Alabama 59
7th Place Game
November 24		South Alabama77Miami (Ohio)533rd Place Game
November 24
San Diego55USC57
UC Irvine57 San Diego 50Mississippi State60
San Diego60 USC 60Miami (Ohio)67

References

  1. ↑ Margolis Siegal, Rachel (October 10, 2012). "DIRECTV Signs on as Title Sponsor of 2012 Anaheim Classic". ESPNPressRoom.com. ESPN.com.
  2. ↑ Payne, Terrence (4 June 2013). "The Wooden Legacy an all new tournament to begin this year". NBCSports.com. NBCUniversal.
  3. ↑ "Anaheim Classic History". RealGM.com. RealGM, L.L.C.
  4. ↑ "USC to skip postseason, vacate wins". ESPN.com. ESPN. January 3, 2010.
  5. ↑ Margolis Siegal, Rachel (July 26, 2012). "Bracket Announced for 2012 Anaheim Classic". ESPNPressRoom.com.
  6. ↑ "2011 76 Classic Bracket" (PDF). ESPN.com. ESPN.
  7. ↑ "ESPN Announces 76 Classic Field for 2010, including 2009 NCAA Participants, NIT Champion Penn State". ESPNPressRoom.com. ESPNPressRoom. November 27, 2010.
  8. ↑ "2010 76 Classic Bracket" (PDF). UNLVRebels.com. UNLV Athletics.
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