Vegas Showdown (basketball)

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Vegas Showdown
FormerlyWooden Legacy
Sport College basketball
Founded2013
No. of teams8 (2013–2019)
4 (2020–present)
Most recent
champion(s)		 BYU
Official website Vegas Showdown

The Vegas Showdown, formerly known as the Wooden Legacy, is an annual early-season men's college basketball competition that began in 2013. It was formerly named in honor of basketball coach John Wooden, whose UCLA Bruins teams won 10 national championships over the 12 seasons from 1964 to 1975.

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History and format

The Wooden Legacy was formed in 2013 by a merger between the Wooden Classic and DirecTV Classic. [1] From 2013 through 2019, eight teams competed in the Wooden Legacy in a three-day, 12-game bracketed tournament, [2] with the games televised on the ESPN Networks (ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3). From 2013 to 2016, the first two rounds were played at Titan Gym on the campus of Cal State Fullerton in Fullerton, California, and the final day of competition took place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. [1] From 2017 to 2019, all games were played at Titan Gym. [3]

Beginning in 2020, plans called for the Wooden Legacy to have a two-day, four-team format, [4] with all games played at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim. [4] The COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the 2020 tournament. [5] The four-team, two-day tournament format instead debuted in 2021, [6] with the semifinals and championship game televised by ESPN2 and the third-place game by ESPNU. [7] The event was renamed to the Vegas Showdown in 2023. [8]

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

2024

The 2024 edition of the Vegas Showdown was a showcase format, played on Tuesday, November 26 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. As part of the Vegas Showdown, on the weekend following the doubleheader in Las Vegas, Seattle played Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium while Furman traveled to play Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse. [9]

Campus games

2023

The tournament took place from November 23–24, 2023 at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas and was renamed Vegas Showdown. [10]

Semifinals
November 23 		Championship
November 24
      
NC State 84
Vanderbilt 78
NC State 86
BYU95
Arizona State 49
BYU 773rd place Game
November 24
Vanderbilt 67
Arizona State82

2022

The 2022 tournament took place November 23 and 24, 2022. [11]

Semifinals
November 23 		Championship
November 24
      
Fresno State 57
Washington 62
Washington68*
Saint Mary's 64
Saint Mary's 75
Vanderbilt 65 3rd place Game
November 24
Fresno State 59
Vanderbilt67

2021

[12]

Semifinals
November 25 		Championship
November 26
      
24 USC 70
Saint Joseph's 55
24 USC58
San Diego State 43
Georgetown 56
San Diego State 733rd place Game
November 26
 Saint Joseph’s77
 Georgetown 74

2020

Originally, Georgetown, Kansas, UCLA, and Virginia committed to play in the 2020 Wooden Legacy. [13] In August 2020, the Pac-12 Conference announced the cancellation of all sports events for its member schools until January 1, 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, threatening UCLA's participation; despite this, UCLA never withdrew from the Wooden Legacy. [14] In the first round, Georgetown was expected to face Kansas and UCLA to play Virginia. In September 2020, ESPN announced plans to move the college basketball nonconference events it planned to run in November and December 2020, including the Wooden Legacy, to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, in an effort to keep players and staffs safer during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [15] The announcement prompted Georgetown and Virginia to withdraw from the tournament, and Seton Hall and Boise State replaced them. [13] Ultimately, however, ESPN canceled all the 2020 tournaments, including the Wooden Legacy, in late October 2020. [5]

2019

[16] [17] [18]

5th Place Game
Sunday, November 20		Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 29		First Round
Thursday, November 28		Semifinals
Friday, November 29		Championship
Sunday, December 1
Providence 65
Long Beach State 66
Providence55Long Beach State75
College of Charleston63Wake Forest88
Wake Forest 65
College of Charleston 56
College of Charleston56Wake Forest66
UCF7714Arizona73
UCF 67
Penn 68
7th Place GameUCF78Penn823rd Place Game
Pepperdine6514Arizona92
Providence8014 Arizona 93Long Beach State79
Pepperdine77 Pepperdine 91Penn95

2018

[19] [20]

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
La Salle 49
Miami (FL) 85
La Salle74Miami (FL)78
Northwestern91Fresno State76
Northwestern 59
Fresno State 78
Northwestern79Miami (FL)81
Utah57Seton Hall83
Seton Hall 82
Grand Canyon 75
7th Place GameGrand Canyon66Seton Hall643rd Place Game
Utah75Hawai'i54
La Salle70 Hawai'i 90Fresno State79
Grand Canyon82 Utah 79Hawai'i64

Campus Site Games

November 16
   
Binghamton 52
Northwestern84

2017

[21] [22]

5th Place Game
Sunday, November 26		Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 24		First Round
Thursday, November 23		Semifinals
Friday, November 24		Championship
Sunday, November 26
21 Saint Mary's 89
Harvard 71
Harvard7721Saint Mary's79
Saint Joseph's71Washington State84
Saint Joseph's 71
Washington State 75
Harvard61Washington State93
Cal State Fullerton70San Diego State86
Georgia 64
Cal State Fullerton 57
7th Place GameCal State Fullerton68Georgia683rd Place Game
Sacramento State63San Diego State75
Saint Joseph's74 San Diego State 8921Saint Mary's81
Sacramento State69 Sacramento State 52Georgia83*

Campus Site Games

Game 1
December 4
   
 Sacramento State 54
 Saint Mary's70

2016

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
Texas A&M 95
Cal State Northridge 73
Cal State Northridge89Texas A&M68
New Mexico105Virginia Tech65
New Mexico 72
Virginia Tech 92
New Mexico57Texas A&M67
Dayton6414UCLA74
Dayton 78
Nebraska 80
7th Place GameDayton84Nebraska713rd Place Game
Portland7414UCLA82
Cal State Northridge78 Portland 77Virginia Tech66
Portland9614 UCLA 99Nebraska53

2015

[25] [26]

5th Place Game
Sunday, November 29		Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 27		First Round
Thursday, November 26		Semifinals
Friday, November 27		Championship
Sunday, November 29
Boise State 71
UC Irvine 64
UC Irvine80Boise State67
Boston College673Michigan State77
Boston College 68
3 Michigan State 99
UC Irvine563Michigan State77
Evansville75Providence73
Evansville 64
Providence 74
7th Place GameEvansville69Providence693rd Place Game
Santa Clara5711Arizona65
Boston College45 Santa Clara 73Boise State59
Santa Clara6211 Arizona 7511Arizona68

2014

[27]

5th Place Game
Sunday, November 30		Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 28		First Round
Thursday, November 27		Semifinals
Friday, November 28		Championship
Sunday, November 30
Princeton 56
UTEP 62
Princeton65UTEP77
San Diego75Xavier73
San Diego 71
Xavier 82
San Diego66UTEP65
Western Michigan68Washington68
Long Beach State 73
Western Michigan 55
7th Place GameWestern Michigan79Long Beach State703rd Place Game
San Jose State60Washington80
Princeton69 San Jose State 56Xavier70
San Jose State54 Washington 78Long Beach State73

2013

[28]

5th Place Game
Sunday, December 1		Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 29		First Round
Thursday, November 28		Semifinals
Friday, November 29		Championship
Sunday, December 1
Miami (FL) 63
George Washington 71*
Miami (FL)48George Washington60
Cal State Fullerton4625Marquette76
25 Marquette 86
Cal State Fullerton 66
Miami (FL)6025Marquette59
Arizona State57San Diego State67
College of Charleston 52
San Diego State 72
7th Place GameCollege of Charleston58San Diego State863rd Place Game
Arizona State8020Creighton80
Cal State Fullerton4820 Creighton 88George Washington60
College of Charleston61 Arizona State 6020Creighton53

References

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  2. ↑ John R. Wooden Classic Becomes The Wooden Legacy, UCLABruins.com, June 4, 2013
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  4. 1 2 Anonymous, "Hoyas to Participate in Paycom Wooden Legacy in 2020," guhoyas.com, November 26, 2019 4:42:00 PM EST Retrieved March 21, 2020
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  13. 1 2 Pierson, Tracy, "Report: UCLA to Face Seton Hall in Wooden Legacy," October 10, 2020 Accessed March 7, 2021
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