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The Jimmy V Classic is an annual basketball game organized by ESPN Events to raise money and awareness for cancer research. It is named after Jim Valvano and features clips from his speech at the 1993 ESPY Awards.

Jimmy V Classic
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportCollege Basketball
Inaugural season1995
Organising bodyESPN Events
No. of teams4
Venue(s)Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
Most recent
champion(s)		Illinois Fighting Illini and UConn Huskies
Most titlesDuke Blue Devils (4)
TV partner(s)ESPN

History

The Men's Classic was first held in 1995. Since its inception, it has featured four teams in a double header played in a neutral stadium.

The Women's Classic began in 2002, also featuring four teams in a double header. In 2005, the Women's Classic shrunk to two teams playing a single game. In 2021, the Women's Classic expanded back to the original format. In 2023, a triple-header, with six teams competing, will be played. Unlike the Men's Classic, each game of the Women's Classic is played at one of the competitor's home arenas.

Men's yearly results

Date Winner Score Opponent Location
12/22/1995 Temple 74–66* Kansas Meadowlands Arena
East Rutherford, New Jersey
UMass 75–67 Georgia Tech
12/20/1996 California 76–63 Penn State
North Carolina 83–69 UMass
12/19/1997 Princeton 69–64 Wake Forest
Clemson 62–59 Seton Hall
12/22/1998 Purdue 80–64 South Carolina
Duke 71–60 Kentucky
12/21/1999 Indiana 82–73 North Carolina
Florida 85–65 Rutgers
12/19/2000 Virginia 107–89 Tennessee
Michigan State 72–57 Seton Hall
12/18/2001 Duke 95–92 Kentucky
Alabama 70–67 Temple
12/17/2002 Gonzaga 69–60 NC State
Cincinnati 77–52 Oregon
12/9/2003 Providence 70–51 Illinois Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
Arizona 91–83 Texas
12/7/2004 Pittsburgh 70–51 Memphis
Oklahoma State 74–60 Syracuse
12/6/2005 Saint Joseph's 70–67 Kansas
Michigan State 77–70 Boston College
12/5/2006 Oklahoma State 72–68 Syracuse
Arizona 72–65 Louisville
12/4/2007 Memphis 62–58 USC
Notre Dame 68–59 Kansas State
12/9/2008 Davidson 68–65 West Virginia
Texas 67–58 Villanova
12/8/2009 Indiana 74–64 Pittsburgh
Georgetown 72–65 Butler
12/7/2010 Kansas 81–68 Memphis
Syracuse 72–58 Michigan State
12/6/2011 Missouri 81–71 Villanova
Marquette 79–77 Washington
12/4/2012 Georgetown 64–41 Texas
NC State 69–65 Connecticut
12/17/2013 Cincinnati 44–43 Pittsburgh
Florida 77–75 Memphis
12/9/2014 Villanova 73–59 Illinois
Louisville 94–74 Indiana
12/8/2015 Virginia 70–54 West Virginia
Maryland 76–66 Connecticut
12/6/2016 Purdue 97–64 Arizona State
Duke 84–74 Florida
12/5/2017 Villanova 88–72 Gonzaga
Syracuse 72–63 Connecticut
12/4/2018 Oklahoma 85–80 Notre Dame
Florida 66–56 West Virginia
12/10/2019 Texas Tech 70–57 Louisville
Indiana 57–54 Connecticut
12/2/2020 Gonzaga 87–82 West Virginia Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
Baylor 82–69 Illinois
12/7/2021 Texas Tech 57–52* Tennessee Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
Villanova 67–53 Syracuse
12/6/2022 Illinois 85–78* Texas
Duke 74–62 Iowa
12/5/2023 Illinois 98–89 Florida Atlantic
Connecticut 87–76 North Carolina

* denotes overtime period
Source:[1]

Men's wins by team

Team Wins Years
Duke 4 1998, 2001, 2016, 2022
Florida 3 1999, 2013, 2018
Indiana 3 1999, 2009, 2019
Villanova 3 2014, 2017, 2021
Arizona 2 2003, 2006
Cincinnati 2 2002, 2013
Georgetown 2 2009, 2012
Gonzaga 2 2002, 2020
Illinois 2 2022, 2023
Michigan State 2 2000, 2005
Oklahoma State 2 2004, 2006
Purdue 2 1998, 2016
Syracuse 2 2010, 2017
Virginia 2 2000, 2015
Texas Tech 2 2019, 2021
Alabama 1 2001
Baylor 1 2020
California 1 1996
Clemson 1 1997
Davidson 1 2008
Kansas 1 2010
Louisville 1 2014
Marquette 1 2011
Maryland 1 2015
Memphis 1 2007
Missouri 1 2011
NC State 1 2012
North Carolina 1 1996
Notre Dame 1 2007
Oklahoma 1 2018
Pittsburgh 1 2004
Princeton 1 1997
Providence 1 2003
Saint Joseph's 1 2005
Temple 1 1995
Texas 1 2008
UMass 1 1995
UConn 1 2023

Women's yearly results

Date Winner Score Opponent Location
11/24/2002 Duke 76–55 Tennessee Reynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, North Carolina
Connecticut 78–50 NC State
11/23/2003 Texas 69–56 NC State
Duke 93–63 Purdue
11/21/2004 North Carolina 71–65 Connecticut
Tennessee 64–54 NC State
12/5/2005 North Carolina 77–54 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center
Hartford, Connecticut
12/4/2006 Duke 85–45 Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center
Piscataway, New Jersey
12/3/2007 Rutgers 68–60 Maryland
12/8/2008 Rutgers 45–34 Georgia
12/7/2009 Rutgers 51–38 Florida
12/6/2010 Duke 61–58 Texas A&M Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, North Carolina
12/6/2011 Connecticut 81–51 Texas A&M XL Center
Hartford, Connecticut
12/3/2012 Connecticut 63–48 Maryland
12/17/2013 Connecticut 83–61 Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, North Carolina
12/6/2014 Connecticut 76–58 Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center
Notre Dame, Indiana
12/5/2015 Connecticut 91–81 Notre Dame Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
Storrs, Connecticut
12/4/2016 Connecticut 72–54 Texas Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Connecticut
12/3/2017 Connecticut 80–71 Notre Dame XL Center
Hartford, Connecticut
12/2/2018 Connecticut 89–71 Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center
Notre Dame, Indiana
12/8/2019 Connecticut 81–57 Notre Dame Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
Storrs, Connecticut
12/3/2020 NC State 54–46 South Carolina Colonial Life Arena
Columbia, South Carolina
12/4/2020 Louisville 116–75 DePaul Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Connecticut
12/12/2021 Louisville 64–58 Kentucky KFC Yum! Center
Louisville, Kentucky
South Carolina 66–59 Maryland Colonial Life Arena
Columbia, South Carolina
12/4/2022 Virginia Tech 59–56 Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena
Knoxville, Tennessee
Notre Dame 74–60 UConn Purcell Pavilion
South Bend, Indiana
12/3/2023 South Carolina 77–61 Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, North Carolina
Texas 80–68 UConn Moody Center
Austin, Texas
Ohio State 78–58 Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena
Knoxville, Tennessee

Source:[1]

Women's wins by team

Team Wins Years
Connecticut 10 2002, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Duke 4 2002, 2003, 2006, 2010
Rutgers 3 2007, 2008, 2009
Louisville 2 2020, 2021
North Carolina 2 2004, 2005
South Carolina 2 2021, 2023
Texas 2 2003, 2023
NC State 1 2020
Notre Dame 1 2022
Tennessee 1 2004
Ohio State 1 2023
Virginia Tech 1 2022

References

  1. ^ a b History – Jimmy V Classic

External links

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