ISU Holiday Classic

ISU Holiday Classic
Sport	College basketball
First season	1995
No. of teams	4
Country	United States
Venue(s)	Hilton Coliseum
Most titles	Iowa State (4)
Broadcaster(s)	Cyclone Television Network

Last updated May 04, 2025

The ISU Holiday Classic was a four-team college basketball tournament typically held during the early part of NCAA Division I men's basketball season, with the inaugural tournament beginning in 1995 and lasting until 1999. Games were hosted at Iowa State University's Hilton Coliseum.

All-time brackets

1995 ISU Holiday Classic

Semifinals December 21, 1995		Championship Round December 22, 1995

Princeton	47

Iowa State	50
		Samford	59

		Iowa State	71
Samford	69

Nicholls State	53	3rd Place Game


		Princeton	86

		Nicholls State	51

1996 ISU Holiday Classic

Semifinals December 21, 1996			Championship Round December 22, 1996

	East Tennessee State	49

5	Iowa State	77
				UTEP	48

			5	Iowa State	59
UTEP		77

Nevada		65	3rd Place Game


			Nevada		68

			East Tennessee State		49

1997 ISU Holiday Classic

Semifinals December 20, 1997		Championship Round December 21, 1997

Alaska-Anchorage	55

Iowa State	57
		Detroit Mercy	67

		Iowa State	56
Detroit Mercy	74

Grambling	56	3rd Place Game


		Alaska-Anchorage	79 OT

		Grambling	73

1998 The Tribune Holiday Classic

Semifinals December 22, 1998		Championship Round December 23, 1998

New Orleans	51

Iowa State	61
		Rice	45

		Iowa State	50
Rice	81 OT

St. Mary's (CA)	70	3rd Place Game


		New Orleans	72

		St. Mary's (CA)	68

1999 The Tribune Holiday Classic

Semifinals December 21, 1999		Championship Round December 22, 1999

Idaho State	49

Iowa State	89
		Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	64

		Iowa State	86
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	76

Samford	74	3rd Place Game


		Samford	86

		Idaho State	67

All-time results


Team	W	L	Pct.	Outright Titles	Last Appearance
Detroit Mercy	2	0	1.000	1	1997
Iowa State	9	1	.900	4	1999
Samford	2	2	.500		1999
Alaska-Anchorage	1	1	.500		1997
Nevada	1	1	.500		1996
New Orleans	1	1	.500		1998
Princeton	1	1	.500		1995
Rice	1	1	.500		1998
Texas-El Paso	1	1	.500		1996
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	1	1	.500		1996
East Tennessee State	0	2	.000		1996
Grambling	0	2	.000		1997
Idaho State	0	2	.000		1999
Nicholls State	0	2	.000		1995
St. Mary's (CA)	0	2	.00		1998

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