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The Tulane DoubleTree Classic was an annual basketball tournament hosted by Tulane University at Fogelman Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana in December. The tournament started in 1996, the final edition was played in 2009.
Date | Game | Winning Team | Losing Team | Score |
Dec. 28 | First Round | Colorado State | Rhode Island | 77-60 |
Dec. 28 | First Round | Tulane | UNC Greensboro | 89-46 |
Dec. 29 | Consolation | UNC Greensboro | Rhode Island | 87-63 |
Dec. 29 | Championship | Tulane | Colorado State | 105-72 |
Date | Game | Winning Team | Losing Team | Score |
Dec. 27 | First Round | Holy Cross | Richmond | 89-74 |
Dec. 27 | First Round | Tulane | Appalachian State | 81-41 |
Dec. 28 | Consolation | Richmond | Appalachian State | 94-68 |
Dec. 28 | Championship | Tulane | Holy Cross | 78-67 |
Date | Game | Winning Team | Losing Team | Score |
Dec. 28 | First Round | Maine | Middle Tennessee State | 92-78 |
Dec. 28 | First Round | Tulane | Furman | 92-56 |
Dec. 29 | Consolation | Furman | Middle Tennessee State | 83-66 |
Dec. 29 | Championship | Tulane | Maine | 85-76 |
Date | Game | Winning Team | Losing Team | Score |
Dec. 28 | First Round | West Virginia | Lehigh | 89-73 |
Dec. 28 | First Round | Tulane | Providence | 81-57 |
Dec. 29 | Consolation | Providence | Lehigh | 82-62 |
Dec. 29 | Championship | Tulane | West Virginia | 104-75 |
Date | Game | Winning Team | Losing Team | Score |
Dec. 27 | First Round | Hartford | Long Beach State | 69-57 |
Dec. 27 | First Round | Tulane | William & Mary | 69-51 |
Dec. 28 | Consolation | Long Beach State | William & Mary | 73-61 |
Dec. 28 | Championship | Tulane | Hartford | 75-45 |
Date | Game | Winning Team | Losing Team | Score |
Dec. 28 | First Round | Virginia | Long Island | 73-40 |
Dec. 28 | First Round | Tulane | Buffalo | 76-29 |
Dec. 29 | Consolation | Buffalo | Long Island | 62-60 |
Dec. 29 | Championship | Tulane | Virginia | 74-63 |
Date | Game | Winning Team | Losing Team | Score |
Dec. 28 | First Round | Boston College | Southern Methodist | 67-57 |
Dec. 28 | First Round | Tulane | UNC Greensboro | 63-43 |
Dec. 29 | Consolation | Southern Methodist | UNC Greensboro | 62-49 |
Dec. 29 | Championship | Tulane | Boston College | 69-50 |
Date | Game | Winning Team | Losing Team | Score |
Dec. 28 | First Round | San Jose State | Yale | 71-53 |
Dec. 28 | First Round | Marist | Tulane | 60-46 |
Dec. 29 | Consolation | Tulane | Yale | 74-62 |
Dec. 29 | Championship | San Jose State | Marist | 59-49 |
Date | Game | Winning Team | Losing Team | Score |
Dec. 28 | First Round | Pepperdine | George State | 58-41 |
Dec. 28 | First Round | Tulane | Stephen F. Austin | 79-72 |
Dec. 29 | Consolation | Stephen F. Austin | Georgia State | 61-56 |
Dec. 29 | Championship | Tulane | Pepperdine | 62-40 |
Date | Game | Winning Team | Losing Team | Score |
Dec. 28 | First Round | Dayton | Toledo | 79-77 |
Dec. 28 | First Round | Samford | Tulane | 64-54 |
Dec. 29 | Consolation | Tulane | Toledo | 77-67 (OT) |
Dec. 29 | Championship | Dayton | Samford | 68-59 |
Date | Game | Winning Team | Losing Team | Score |
Dec. 28 | First Round | Texas-Arlington | Ole Miss | 66-55 |
Dec. 28 | First Round | Tulane | Fordham | 78-44 |
Dec. 29 | Consolation | Ole Miss | Fordham | 99-43 |
Dec. 29 | Championship | Tulane | Texas-Arlington | 68-65 |
Date | Game | Winning Team | Losing Team | Score |
Dec. 20 | First Round | Robert Morris | Tulane | 82-71 |
Dec. 20 | First Round | Virginia Tech | Texas-San Antonio | 84-59 |
Dec. 21 | Consolation | Tulane | Texas-San Antonio | 76-42 |
Dec. 21 | Championship | Virginia Tech | Robert Morris | 76-67 |
On December 21, Tulane defeated Providence 68-46 win over Providence to take the championship of the Tulane DoubleTree Classic for the 10th time in 13 seasons. Brett Benzio recorded her second double-double, with 13 points and 11 rebounds to be named tournament MVP. [1]
Date | Game | Winning Team | Losing Team | Score |
Dec. 20 | First Round | Tulane | Alabama State | 70-48 [2] |
Dec. 20 | First Round | Providence | Southeast Missouri State | 67-59 |
Dec. 21 | Consolation | Alabama State | Southeast Missouri State | 60-53 |
Dec. 21 | Championship | Tulane | Providence | 68-46 [3] |
The 2009 edition will be held from December 28–29.
Date | Game | Winning Team | Losing Team | Score |
Dec. 28 | First Round | Tulane | Long Island | 82-59 |
Dec. 28 | First Round | Texas Tech | North Dakota | 81-61 |
Dec. 29 | Consolation | Long Island | North Dakota | 83-62 |
Dec. 29 | Championship | Tulane | Texas Tech | 67-49 |
Year | Player | School |
1996 | Barbara Farris | Tulane |
1997 | Grace Daley | Tulane |
1998 | Grace Daley | Tulane |
1999 | Janell Burse | Tulane |
2000 | Janell Burse | Tulane |
2001 | Teana McKiver | Tulane |
2002 | Gwen Slaughter | Tulane |
2003 | Cricket Williams | San Jose State University |
2004 | D'Aundra Henry | Tulane |
2005 | Cara Wright | Dayton |
2006 | Ashley Langford | Tulane |
2007 | Brittany Cook | Virginia Tech |
2008 | Brett Benzio | Tulane |
2009 | Danielle Nunn | Tulane |
School | Number |
Tulane | 11 |
Dayton | 1 |
San Jose State | 1 |
Virginia Tech | 1 |
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