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Sport | College Basketball |
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Founded | 2007 |
No. of teams | 4 (2021–present) 8 (2007–2019) |
Country | United States |
Venue(s) | Barclays Center |
Most recent champion(s) | Auburn |
Most titles | Auburn and Pitt (2) |
TV partner(s) | ESPN |
Sponsor(s) | Vivid Seats Old Trapper |
Official website | legendsclassic.com |
The Legends Classic is an annual, early-season, college basketball tournament which started in 2007 and takes place at the beginning of the college basketball season in November. Four teams (from four conferences) compete in the Legends Classic. The tournament has been held at various venues in the New York metropolitan area, primarily the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The Legends Classic began in 2007 with the first two events being played at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. In that first year, only the four regional-round hosts were guaranteed to play four games, [1] as Texas, Tennessee, West Virginia, and New Mexico State each hosted a pair of games, before advancing to the semifinals in Newark. Since the 2008–09 season, each team has been guaranteed to play four games.
In 2013, the field for the event decreased from 12 teams to 8 teams from eight separate conferences. Two games were held at four different regional sites selected before the tournament. Four teams advanced to the semifinals and finals at Barclays Center in New York City, while the remaining four teams played in a tournament format at a predetermined on-campus site. [1] After a showcase format was used in 2020, following the withdrawal of teams due to COVID-19-related issues, the size of the field was reduced to four, starting in 2021, with all games played at the same venue.
School | |
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Pitt | 4 |
Michigan | 3 |
Texas | 3 |
VCU | 3 |
Auburn | 2 |
Georgia | 2 |
NC State | 2 |
Northwestern | 2 |
Texas Tech | 2 |
* – Denotes overtime period
The 2024 tournament will occur at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, on November 21 & 22, 2024. [2]
Semifinals November 21 ESPN2 | Championship November 22 ESPNU | ||||||||
Syracuse | |||||||||
Texas | |||||||||
Texas Tech | |||||||||
Saint Joseph's | Consolation Game November 22 ESPNU | ||||||||
The 2023 tournament took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. [3] It took place on November 16 & 17, 2023.
Semifinals November 16 ESPNU/ESPN2 | Championship November 17 ESPN2 | ||||||||
Oklahoma State | 64 | ||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 66 | ||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 60 | ||||||||
Auburn | 77 | ||||||||
Auburn | 83 | ||||||||
Notre Dame | 59 | Consolation Game November 17 ESPNU | |||||||
Oklahoma State | 64 | ||||||||
Notre Dame | 66* |
The 2022 tournament took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn [4] The tournament took place from Wednesday, November 16 to Thursday, November 17, 2022. [5]
Semifinals November 16 ESPNU/ESPN+ | Championship November 17 ESPN2 | ||||||||
20 | Michigan | 90 | |||||||
Pittsburgh | 61 | ||||||||
20 | Michigan | 62 | |||||||
Arizona State | 87 | ||||||||
Arizona State | 63 | ||||||||
VCU | 59 | Consolation Game November 17 ESPN2 | |||||||
Pittsburgh | 67 | ||||||||
VCU | 71 |
The 2021 tournament was set to return to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn but was played at the Prudential Center in Newark. [4] The tournament took place from Monday, November 22 to Tuesday, November 23, 2021. [6] Texas and UCLA were originally set to play, but were replaced by Georgia and Providence. [7] [8]
Semifinals November 22 ESPNU/ESPN+ | Championship November 23 ESPN2 | ||||||||
Virginia | 65 | ||||||||
Georgia | 55 | ||||||||
Virginia | 58 | ||||||||
Providence | 40 | ||||||||
Providence | 77 | ||||||||
Northwestern | 72 | Consolation Game November 23 ESPN2 | |||||||
Georgia | 62 | ||||||||
Northwestern | 78 |
The field for the tournament for the year 2020 initially included four teams instead of the usual eight due to COVID-19 concerns. [9] BYU replaced Notre Dame after they pulled out of the field. [10] Then later Vanderbilt withdrew from the tournament as well and the format for the competition was changed to a showcase format. [11] The location of the tournament was also relocated to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. [12] The participants in the 2020 group included:
All games in the 2020 Tournament are televised on either ESPN or ESPN2. [13] Due to Notre Dame and Vanderbilt not participating in the tournament, the format was changed to a showcase format with the following results. [14]
Date | Time (EST) | Winner | Opponent | Score | Television | Top Performer/Player of the Game |
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December 1, 2020 | 2:30 pm | USC | BYU | 79–53 | ESPN2 | Evan Mobley (USC), 17 points, 11 rebounds |
December 2, 2020 | 5:00 pm | BYU | St. John's | 74–68 | ESPN2 | Alex Barcello (BYU), 20 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds |
December 3, 2020 | 7:00 pm | UConn | USC | 61–58 | ESPN | Evan Mobley (USC), 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks |
December 3, 2020 | 9:30 pm | Florida | Boston College | 90–70 | ESPN | Keyontae Johnson (Florida), 24 points, 12 rebounds |
MVP: Evan Mobley (USC)
All-Tournament Team: Julian Champagnie (St. John's), Alex Barcello (BYU), James Bouknight (UConn) and Keyontae Johnson (Florida).
First Round November 25 ESPN2 ESPNEWS | Championship November 26 ESPN2 | ||||||||
Wisconsin | 52 | ||||||||
Richmond | 62 | ||||||||
Richmond | 65 | ||||||||
18 | Auburn | 79 | |||||||
18 | Auburn | 84 | |||||||
New Mexico | 59 | Consolation November 26 ESPN2 | |||||||
Wisconsin | 50 | ||||||||
New Mexico | 59 |
First Round November 19 ESPN 2 ESPN3 | Championship November 20 ESPN2 | ||||||||
St. John's | 82 | ||||||||
California | 79 | ||||||||
St. John's | 87* | ||||||||
VCU | 86 | ||||||||
VCU | 57 | ||||||||
Temple | 51 | Consolation November 20 ESPNU | |||||||
California | 59 | ||||||||
Temple | 76 |
Sub Regional Games November 19 | Championship Game November 20 | ||||||||
Bowling Green | 81 | ||||||||
Hampton | 79 | ||||||||
Bowling Green | 67 | ||||||||
Detroit Mercy | 82 | ||||||||
Detroit Mercy | 91 | ||||||||
Loyola Maryland | 63 | Consolation Game November 20 | |||||||
Hampton | 66 | ||||||||
Loyola Maryland | 75 |
Game 1 November 10 Fox College Sports | Game 5 November 16 Fox Sports Oklahoma + | ||||||||
Oral Roberts | 48 | ||||||||
Pepperdine | 47 | Oklahoma State | 91 | ||||||
Oklahoma State | 78 |
Game 2 November 13 ACC Network Extra | Game 4 November 15 ACC Network Extra | ||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 62 | ||||||||
Montana | 83 | Pittsburgh | 70 | ||||||
Pittsburgh | 78 |
Game 3 November 15 Big Ten Network | Game 7 November 24 Big Ten Network + | ||||||||
Oral Roberts | 48 | ||||||||
Montana | 57 | Penn State | 86 | ||||||
Penn State | 70 |
Game 6 November 17 SEC Network + | Game 8 November 24 SEC Network | ||||||||
Pepperdine | 65 | ||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 65 | Texas A&M | 81 | ||||||
Texas A&M | 84 |
Semifinals November 20 ESPN 2 ESPN3 | Championship November 21 ESPN2 | ||||||||
16 | Texas A&M | 72 | |||||||
Oklahoma State | 55 | ||||||||
16 | Texas A&M | 98 | |||||||
Penn State | 87 | ||||||||
Penn State | 85 | ||||||||
Pittsburgh | 54 | Consolation November 21 ESPNU | |||||||
Oklahoma State | 73 | ||||||||
Pittsburgh | 67 |
Sub Regional Games November 20 | Championship Game November 21 | ||||||||
Oral Roberts | 64 | ||||||||
Montana | 69 | ||||||||
Montana | 73 | ||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 80 | ||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 92 | ||||||||
Pepperdine | 84 | Consolation Game November 21 | |||||||
Oral Roberts | 76 | ||||||||
Pepperdine | 80 |
Semifinals November 21 | Championship November 22 ESPN2 | ||||||||
Notre Dame | 89 | ||||||||
Colorado | 83 | ||||||||
Notre Dame | 70 | ||||||||
Northwestern | 66 | ||||||||
22 | Texas | 58 | |||||||
Northwestern | 77 | Consolation November 22 ESPNU | |||||||
Colorado | 68 | ||||||||
22 | Texas | 54 |
Semifinals November 23 | Championship November 24 ESPN2 | ||||||||
23 | LSU | 80 | |||||||
Marquette | 81 | ||||||||
Marquette | 78* | ||||||||
Arizona State | 73 | ||||||||
NC State | 76 | ||||||||
Arizona State | 79 | Consolation November 24 ESPNU | |||||||
23 | LSU | 72 | |||||||
NC State | 83* |
Semifinals November 24 | Championship November 25 ESPN2 | ||||||||
12 | Villanova | 77 | |||||||
14 | VCU | 53 | |||||||
12 | Villanova | 60 | |||||||
19 | Michigan | 55 | |||||||
19 | Michigan | 70 | |||||||
Oregon | 63 | Consolation November 25 ESPNU | |||||||
14 | VCU | 77 | |||||||
Oregon | 63 |
Semifinals November 25 | Championship November 26 ESPNU | ||||||||
Pittsburgh | 76 | ||||||||
Texas Tech | 53 | ||||||||
Pittsburgh | 88 | ||||||||
Stanford | 67 | ||||||||
Stanford | 86 | ||||||||
Houston | 76 | Consolation November 26 ESPN3 | |||||||
Texas Tech | 76 | ||||||||
Houston | 64 |
Semifinals November 19 | Championship November 20 ESPN | ||||||||
Georgia | 53 | ||||||||
1 | Indiana | 66 | |||||||
1 | Indiana | 82* | |||||||
Georgetown | 72 | ||||||||
Georgetown | 78 | ||||||||
13 | UCLA | 70 | Consolation November 20 ESPNU | ||||||
13 | UCLA | 60 | |||||||
Georgia | 56 |
Semifinals November 19 ESPN3 | Championship November 21 ESPN3 | ||||||||
20 | Vanderbilt | 86 | |||||||
NC State | 79 | ||||||||
20 | Vanderbilt | 64 | |||||||
Oregon State | 62 | ||||||||
Texas | 95 | ||||||||
Oregon State | 100* | Consolation November 21 ESPN3 | |||||||
NC State | 77 | ||||||||
Texas | 74 |
Semifinals November 26 HDNet | Championship November 27 HDNet | ||||||||
Georgia Tech | 71 | ||||||||
UTEP | 61 | ||||||||
Georgia Tech | 76 | ||||||||
10 | Syracuse | 80 | |||||||
10 | Syracuse | 53 | |||||||
Michigan | 50 | Consolation November 27 HDNet | |||||||
UTEP | 65 | ||||||||
Michigan | 56 |
Semifinals November 27 HDNet | Championship November 28 HDNet | ||||||||
Rutgers | 83 | ||||||||
UMass | 75 | ||||||||
Rutgers | 58 | ||||||||
Florida | 73 | ||||||||
2 | Michigan State | 74 | |||||||
Florida | 77 | Consolation November 20 ESPNU | |||||||
UMass | 68 | ||||||||
2 | Michigan State | 106 |
Semifinals November 28 HDNet | Championship November 29 HDNet | ||||||||
Washington State | 63 | ||||||||
Mississippi State | 52 | ||||||||
Washington State | 43 | ||||||||
Pittsburgh | 57 | ||||||||
Pittsburgh | 80 | ||||||||
Texas Tech | 67 | Consolation November 29 HDNet | |||||||
Mississippi State | 77 | ||||||||
Texas Tech | 73 |
Semifinals November 23 Versus | Championship November 24 Versus | ||||||||
16 | Texas | 102 | |||||||
New Mexico State | 87 | ||||||||
16 | Texas | 97 | |||||||
7 | Tennessee | 78 | |||||||
West Virginia | 72 | ||||||||
7 | Tennessee | 74 | Consolation November 24 | ||||||
West Virginia | 75 | ||||||||
New Mexico State | 61 |
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