The CBS Sports Classic is an annual American men's college basketball event that began in 2014.

Four teams participate: Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio State, and UCLA. Each team has played one game each year (except for 2021 due to Covid cancellations), with the four teams completing a double-header.[1] Both games are annually broadcast on U.S. television on CBS, the Classic's namesake.

On July 21, 2022, the CBS Sports Classic was renewed through 2026. [2] It is uncertain what will happen with UCLA & Ohio State, as UCLA is moving to the Big Ten at the end of the 2023-24 season, and neutral events generally avoid including multiple teams from one conference.

Game results

Date Location Winning team Losing team Attendance
December 20, 2014 United Center
(Chicago, Illinois) 		No. 24 North Carolina 82 No. 12 Ohio State 74 19,726
No. 1 Kentucky 83 UCLA 44
December 19, 2015 Barclays Center
(Brooklyn, New York City, New York) 		No. 11 North Carolina 89 No. 22 UCLA 76 16,311[3]
Ohio State 74 No. 4 Kentucky 67
December 17, 2016 T-Mobile Arena
(Las Vegas, Nevada) 		No. 2 UCLA 86 Ohio State 73 19,298
No. 6 Kentucky 103 No. 7 North Carolina 100
December 23, 2017 Smoothie King Center
(New Orleans, Louisiana) 		No. 5 North Carolina 86 Ohio State 72 8,119
UCLA 83 No. 7 Kentucky 75
December 22, 2018 United Center
(Chicago, Illinois) 		No. 15 Ohio State 80 UCLA 66 19,726
No. 19 Kentucky 80 No. 9 North Carolina 72
December 21, 2019 T-Mobile Arena
(Las Vegas, Nevada)[4] 		North Carolina 74 UCLA 64 12,740
No. 5 Ohio State 71 No. 6 Kentucky 65
December 19, 2020 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
(Cleveland, Ohio)[5] 		No. 22 North Carolina 75 Kentucky 63 0a
No. 20 Ohio State 77 UCLA 70
December 18, 2021 T-Mobile Arena
(Las Vegas, Nevada) 		North Carolina No. 4 UCLA Canceledb
No. 15 Ohio State No. 21 Kentucky Canceledc
No. 21 Kentucky 98 North Carolina 69 12,117d
December 17, 2022 Madison Square Garden
(New York, NY)[6] 		North Carolina 89 No. 23 Ohio State 84 20,261
No. 16 UCLA 63 No. 13 Kentucky 53
December 16, 2023 State Farm Arena

(Atlanta, GA)[7]

Ohio State 67 UCLA 60 17,058
No. 14 Kentucky 87 No. 9 North Carolina 83

Future match-ups

Date Location Match-ups
2024 TBD
Kentucky vs. Ohio State UCLA vs. North Carolina
2025
Kentucky vs. UCLA Ohio State vs. North Carolina
2026
Kentucky vs. North Carolina UCLA vs. Ohio State

[11]

Head-to-head records

Kentucky North Carolina Ohio State UCLA
vs. Kentucky – 1–4 2–0 2–1
vs. North Carolina 4–1 – 0–3 0–2
vs. Ohio State 0–2 3–0 – 1–3
vs. UCLA 1–2 2–0 3–1 –
Total 5–5 6–4 5–4 3–6
Percentage .500 .600 .556 .333

References

  1. ^ "Powers agree to CBS Sports Classic". ESPN Internet Ventures, LLC. Associated Press. May 7, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  2. ^ "It's Official: Details finalized for OSU's CBS Sports Classic game vs. UNC".
  3. ^ "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Kentucky Wildcats – Box Score".
  4. ^ Press Release (2018-05-17). "CBS SPORTS CLASSIC ANNOUNCES LAS VEGAS AS HOST FOR 2019 EVENT AS KENTUCKY, OHIO STATE, UCLA AND NORTH CAROLINA RETURN". newsroom.mgmresorts.com.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  5. ^ Matt Norlander (2020-10-29). "Kentucky, North Carolina, UCLA and Ohio State to play CBS Sports Classic in Cleveland on Dec. 19". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  6. ^ "2022 CBS Sports Classic: Kentucky vs. UCLA, North Carolina vs. Ohio State set for Madison Square Garden". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  7. ^ "2023 CBS Sports Classic details announced". keepingitheel.com. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  8. ^ "UCLA Men's Basketball Twitter Announcement". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  9. ^ "Ohio State COVID issues nix game vs. Kentucky". ESPN.com. 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  10. ^ "BREAKING: Kentucky will play North Carolina in the CBS Sports Classic". On3. 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  11. ^ "Kentucky CBS sports classic Ohio State 2024, UCLA 2025 and UNC 2026".

External links

NCAA men's college basketball showcases
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