Las Vegas Classic
SportCollege basketball
Founded2011
Ceased2021
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States
Venue(s)Orleans Arena
Last
champion(s)		South Alabama Jaguars (1st title)
Sponsor(s)Continental Tire

The Las Vegas Classic was an eight-team college basketball tournament held in December at Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. Each team played four games in the Classic – the first two at on-campus sites and the final two rounds at the Orleans Arena. After being televised by FS1 for years, the tournament went untelevised in 2021, which turned out to be its final year.

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

2021

Semifinals
November 25 		Championship Game
November 26
      
  UIC 80
  Hawai'i 88
  Hawai'i 69
  South Alabama 72
  San Diego 67
  South Alabama 68 Consolation Game
November 26
  UIC 52
  San Diego 64

2018

Third Round
December 22 		Championship Round
December 23
FS1
      
Drake 66
New Mexico State 63
Drake 110**
San Diego 103
San Diego 82
Washington State 75 3rd Place Game
New Mexico State 75
Washington State 72
Third Round
December 22 		Championship Round
December 23
      
SIU Edwardsville 79
Cal State Northridge 85
Cal State Northridge 81
Rider 80
Northern Colorado 67
Rider 74 3rd Place Game
SIU Edwardsville 82
Northern Colorado 72

2017

Four schools: Duquesne, Nevada, San Francisco, and Southern Illinois would play in Las Vegas.

The opening round was played on December 15, 17 and 19 games were played in Orleans Arena. The format for the 2017 tournament was a showcase format.

Orleans Arena bracket

December 22
FS2 		December 22
FS1
  Southern Illinois 64
  San Francisco 65   Nevada 86
  Duquesne 67
December 23
FS1 		December 23
FS1
  San Francisco 66
  Southern Illinois 74   Nevada 64
  Duquesne 64

Visitors Bracket

Semifinals
December 22
Championship
December 23
      
  Lamar 68
  UC Davis 77
  UC Davis 62
  Radford 72
  North Carolina A&T 60
  Radford 66 Consolation
December 23
  Lamar 70
  North Carolina A&T 74

2016

Third Round
December 22 		Championship Round
December 23
Fox Sports 1
      
DePaul 58
Wyoming 72
Wyoming 92
23 USC 94
23 USC 83
Missouri State 75 3rd Place Game
Fox Sports 1
DePaul 58
Missouri State 69
Third Round
December 22 		Championship Round
December 23
      
Chicago State 74
Southeast Missouri State 65
Chicago State 65
Troy 83
Troy 92
Cornell 84 3rd Place Game
Southeast Missouri State 62
Cornell 78

2015

[1]

Third Round
December 22 		Championship Round
December 23
Fox Sports 1
      
Kent State 74
18 SMU 90
18 SMU 70
Colorado 66
Colorado 71
Penn State 70 3rd Place Game
Fox Sports 1
Kent State 69
Penn State 75
Third Round
December 22 		Championship Round
December 23
      
Hampton 81
Nicholls State 84
Nicholls State 74
Canisius 83
Canisius 108***
Louisiana–Monroe 96 3rd Place Game
Hampton 75
Louisiana–Monroe 64

2014

[2]

Third Round
December 22 		Championship Round
December 23
Fox Sports 1
      
Texas Tech 44
Loyola 62
Loyola 48
Boise State 45
Boise State 75*
Houston 73 3rd Place Game
Texas Tech 69
Houston 82
Third Round
December 22 		Championship Round
December 23
      
Southern Utah 61
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 70
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 61
Abilene Christian 69
Abilene Christian 65
South Carolina State 59 3rd Place Game
South Carolina State 56
Southern Utah 66

2013

[3]

Third Round
December 22 		Championship Round
December 23
CBSSN
      
South Florida 66
Mississippi State 71
Mississippi State 66
UNLV 82
Santa Clara 71
UNLV 92 3rd Place Game
South Florida 65
Santa Clara 66
Third Round
December 22 		Championship Round
December 23
      
Florida Gulf Coast 77
Florida A&M 68
Radford 64
Florida Gulf Coast 63
Radford 94
Sacred Heart 81 3rd Place Game
Sacred Heart 70
Florida A&M 75

2012

[4]

Third Round
December 22 		Championship Round
December 23
CBSSN
      
Bradley 65
Virginia Tech 66
Virginia Tech 52
Colorado State 88
Portland 59
Colorado State 70 3rd Place Game
Bradley 55
Portland 57
Third Round
December 22 		Championship Round
December 23
      
North Florida 52
Cal State Bakersfield 61
North Florida 74
Georgia Southern 46
Mississippi Valley State 68
Georgia Southern 81 3rd Place Game
Mississippi Valley State 64
Cal State Bakersfield 69

2011

[5]

Third Round
December 22
ESPN3 		Championship Round
December 23
ESPN2
      
Missouri State 68
West Virginia 70
West Virginia 81
6 Baylor 83
Saint Mary's 59
6 Baylor 72 3rd Place Game
ESPN3
Missouri State 61
Saint Mary's 77
Third Round
December 22 		Championship Round
December 23
      
Texas A&M–CC 52
Bethune-Cookman 61
Bethune-Cookman 59
Tennessee Tech 67
Kennesaw State 68
Tennessee Tech 81 3rd Place Game
Texas A&M–CC 55
Kennesaw State 69

References

  1. ^ "2015 Las Vegas Classic Bracket". Las Vegas Classic Brackets. RealGM, L.L.C. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  2. ^ "2014 Las Vegas Classic Bracket". Las Vegas Classic Brackets. RealGM, L.L.C. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  3. ^ "2013 Las Vegas Classic Bracket". Las Vegas Classic Brackets. RealGM, L.L.C. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  4. ^ "2012 Las Vegas Classic Bracket". Las Vegas Classic Brackets. RealGM, L.L.C. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  5. ^ "2011 Las Vegas Classic Bracket". Las Vegas Classic Brackets. RealGM, L.L.C. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
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