2K Sports Classic





The 2K Classic is an annual college basketball tournament played in November at the beginning of the season and televised by ESPN. Originally known as the Atlantic City Shootout and produced by the Gazelle Group, Inc., the tournament was first played in 1995. The following year, it became the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic as a collaboration between the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the American Cancer Society in an effort to raise funds for cancer research. In 2012, the tournament beneficiary became Wounded Warrior Project, resulting in the tournament's new name. A new annual college basketball tournament benefiting cancer research, also called the Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic and hosted by the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, was held from 2012 to 2014.[1]


In the 2K Classic's current format, which began in 2014, eight teams from eight separate conferences are invited to the tournament. Two games are held at four different regional sites selected before the tournament. The semifinals and finals are held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, where they have been since 1998, with the remaining four teams playing in a tournament format at a predetermined on-campus site.


Iowa is the reigning 2K Classic champion, having defeated Connecticut 91–72 in the championship game on November 16, 2018.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Yearly champions, runners-up, and MVPs


    • 2.1 Most appearances




  • 3 Participants and brackets


    • 3.1 1995


    • 3.2 1996


    • 3.3 1997


    • 3.4 1998


    • 3.5 1999


    • 3.6 2000


    • 3.7 2001


    • 3.8 2002


    • 3.9 2003


    • 3.10 2004


    • 3.11 2005


    • 3.12 2006


    • 3.13 2007


    • 3.14 2008


    • 3.15 2009


    • 3.16 2010


    • 3.17 2011


    • 3.18 2012


    • 3.19 2013


    • 3.20 2014


    • 3.21 2015


    • 3.22 2016


    • 3.23 2017


    • 3.24 2018




  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





History


The first two events were doubleheaders held at the Atlantic City Convention Center (now Boardwalk Hall). The 1997 event was the first to be played in a tournament format and was won by Princeton at the Continental Airlines Arena in the New Jersey Meadowlands.


In 1998, the event moved to Madison Square Garden in New York City, where it has remained ever since. From 1997 through 2001, the event remained in the tournament format before going to a pair of showcase doubleheaders in 2002 and 2003. In 2004, the format changed into a 16-team event with teams from 16 separate conferences. Four predetermined regional round hosts played two games at home and the winners would play in the semifinals and finals at Madison Square Garden. Syracuse won the first tournament played in this format, beating Memphis, 77-62.


The 2007 event resulted in a format change once again. That year, Gardner-Webb won at Kentucky, 84-68, and advanced to the semifinals. After that, the semifinalists were predetermined, regardless of the results of the regional rounds. Beginning in 2009, the format was revised to a 12-team field and each team guaranteed four games in the tournament with the semifinalists advancing to Madison Square Garden and the remaining eight teams being split into two subregional tournaments played at predetermined campuses sites.


In the 2K Classic's current format, which began in 2014, eight teams from eight separate conferences are invited to the tournament. Two games are held at four different regional sites selected before the tournament. The semifinals and finals are held at Madison Square Garden and the remaining four teams play in a tournament format at a predetermined on-campus site.



Yearly champions, runners-up, and MVPs



























































































































































































Year
Winner
Score
Opponent
Tournament MVP
Other participants
2018

Iowa
91-72

Connecticut

Luka Garza, Iowa

Syracuse, Oregon
2017

Providence
90-63

Saint Louis

Kyron Cartwright, Providence

Virginia Tech, Washington
2016

Michigan
76-54

SMU

Zak Irvin, Michigan

Pittsburgh, Marquette
2015

Duke
86-84

Georgetown

Grayson Allen, Duke

Wisconsin, VCU
2014

Texas
71-55

California

Jonathan Holmes, Texas

Syracuse, Iowa
2013

Connecticut
59-58

Indiana

Shabazz Napier, Connecticut

Boston College, Washington
2012

Alabama
77-55

Villanova

Trevor Releford, Alabama

Oregon State, Purdue
2011

Mississippi State
67-57

Arizona

Arnett Moultrie, Mississippi State

St. John's, Texas A&M
2010

Pittsburgh
68-66

Texas

Ashton Gibbs, Pittsburgh

Illinois, Maryland
2009

Syracuse
87-71

North Carolina

Wesley Johnson, Syracuse

California, Ohio State
2008

Duke
71-56

Michigan

Kyle Singler, Duke

UCLA, Southern Illinois
2007

Memphis
81-70

Connecticut

Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis

Gardner-Webb, Oklahoma
2006

Maryland
62-60

Michigan State

D.J. Strawberry, Maryland

St. John's, Texas
2005

Florida
75-70

Syracuse

Taurean Green, Florida

Texas Tech, Wake Forest
2004

Syracuse
77-62

Memphis

Hakim Warrick, Syracuse

Mississippi State, St. Mary's
2003
Showcase Format - No Tournament
2002
Showcase Format - No Tournament
2001

Arizona
75-71

Florida

Jason Gardner, Arizona

Maryland, Temple
2000

Kansas
82-74

St. John's

Kenny Gregory, Kansas

Kentucky, UCLA
1999

Stanford
72-58

Iowa

Jarron Collins, Stanford

Connecticut, Duke
1998

Temple
59-48

Wake Forest

Lamont Barnes, Temple

Georgetown, Illinois
1997

Princeton
38-36

North Carolina State

Brian Earl, Princeton

Georgia, Texas
1996
Showcase Format - No Tournament
1995
Showcase Format - No Tournament


Most appearances































































School


Syracuse

5

Texas

5

Marquette

4

Memphis

4

St. John's

4

Alcorn State

3

California

3

UConn

3

Duke

3

Maryland

3

Pittsburgh

3

Temple

3

UC-Irvine

3

Wake Forest

3


Participants and brackets



1995


Showcase Format – No Tournament






























Game 1
     

Penn State

88

Penn
61






























Game 2
     

La Salle

68

Marquette
65


1996


Showcase Format – No Tournament






























Game 1
     

Temple

76

Georgia Tech
58
































Game 2
     


Saint Joseph's

67
21

Tulsa
64


1997





















































































 
Semifinals
 
 
Championship
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


NC State

47
 


 
19

Georgia
45
 
 
 
 
 


Princeton

38
 
 
 

NC State
36
 


Princeton

62
 
 
 
22

Texas
56
 

Consolation
 

19

Georgia

89
 

22
Texas
87


1998





















































































 
Semifinals
 
 
Championship
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Wake Forest

75
 


 


Illinois
73OT
 
 
 
 
 
7

Temple

59
 
 
 

Wake Forest
48
 
7

Temple

65
 
 
 


Georgetown
49
 

Consolation
 



Illinois

65
 


Georgetown
50


1999





















































































 
Semifinals
 
 
Championship
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13

Stanford

80
 


 
10

Duke
79OT
 
 
 
 
 
13

Stanford

72
 
 
 

Iowa
58
 


Iowa

70
 
 
 
1

Connecticut
68
 

Consolation
 

1

Connecticut

71
 

10
Duke
66




2000





















































































 
Semifinals
 
 
Championship
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7

Kansas

99
 


 
17

UCLA
98
 
 
 
 
 
7

Kansas

82
 
 
 

St. John's
74
 


St. John's

62
 
 
 
12

Kentucky
61
 

Consolation
 

17

UCLA

97
 

12
Kentucky
92


2001





















































































 
Semifinals
 
 
Championship
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Arizona

71
 


 
2

Maryland
67
 
 
 
 
 


Arizona

75
 
 
 
6
Florida
71
 
6

Florida

72
 
 
 
16

Temple
64
 

Consolation
 

2

Maryland

82
 

16
Temple
74


2002


Showcase Format – No Tournament






























Game 1
     

Memphis

70

Syracuse
63
































Game 2
     
8

Alabama

68
3

Oklahoma
62
































Game 3
     
18

Marquette

73


Villanova
61
































Game 4
     
4

Texas

77
16

Georgia
71


2003


Showcase Format – No Tournament
































Game 1
     
21

Wake Forest

85


Memphis
76
































Game 2
     
23

Marquette

52


St. John's
45
































Game 3
     
22

Pittsburgh

71


Alabama
62
































Game 4
     
18

Saint Joseph's

73
12

Gonzaga
66


2004



  • Syracuse (champions)

  • Memphis

  • Mississippi State

  • California

  • Alabama A&M

  • Belmont

  • Birmingham-Southern

  • Bucknell

  • Fairfield

  • George Mason

  • IPFW

  • Northern Colorado

  • Princeton

  • Savannah State

  • Saint Mary's

  • UC-Riverside























































































 
Semifinals
 
 
Championship
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6

Syracuse

71
 


 
14

Mississippi State
58
 
 
 
 
 
6

Syracuse

77
 
 
 
23
Memphis
62
 
23

Memphis

81
 
 
 


Saint Mary's
66
 

Consolation
 

14

Mississippi State

67
 


Saint Mary's
54


2005



  • Florida (champions)

  • Syracuse

  • Wake Forest

  • Texas Tech

  • Albany

  • Bethune-Cookman

  • Cornell

  • George Mason

  • Georgia Southern

  • Mississippi Valley State

  • Oakland

  • Portland

  • St. Francis (Pennsylvania)

  • St. Peter's

  • San Jose State

  • UC Irvine





















































































 
Semifinals
 
 
Championship
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16

Syracuse

81
 


 


Texas Tech
46
 
 
 
 
 


Florida

75
 
 
 
16
Syracuse
70
 


Florida

77
 
 
 
18

Wake Forest
72
 

Consolation
 

18

Wake Forest

782OT
 


Texas Tech
73


2006



  • Maryland (champions)

  • Michigan State

  • Texas

  • St. John's

  • Alcorn State

  • Brown

  • Central Michigan

  • Chicago State

  • Hampton

  • Loyola Maryland

  • Navy

  • New Orleans

  • North Florida

  • St. Bonaventure

  • Vermont

  • Youngstown State





















































































 
Semifinals
 
 
Championship
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Michigan State

63
 


 
18

Texas
61
 
 
 
 
 


Maryland

62
 
 
 

Michigan State
60
 


Maryland

92
 
 
 


St. John's
60
 

Consolation
 

18

Texas

77
 


St. John's
66


2007



  • Memphis (champions)

  • Connecticut

  • Kentucky

  • Oklahoma

  • Alabama A&M

  • Buffalo

  • Central Arkansas

  • Denver

  • East Central (Oklahoma)

  • Gardner-Webb

  • Maine

  • Morgan State

  • Ohio Valley

  • Richmond

  • San Francisco

  • Tennessee-Martin





















































































 
Semifinals
 
 
Championship
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3

Memphis

63
 


 
 

Oklahoma
53
 
 
 
 
 
3

Memphis

81
 
 
 

Connecticut
70
 


Connecticut

78
 
 
 


Gardner-Webb
66
 

Consolation
 



Oklahoma

69
 


Gardner-Webb
55


2008


[2]



  • Duke (champions)

  • Michigan

  • Southern Illinois

  • UCLA

  • Arkansas-Monticello

  • California University of Pennsylvania

  • Georgia Southern

  • Houston

  • IUPUI

  • Massachusetts

  • Miami (OH)

  • Michigan Tech

  • Northeastern

  • Prairie View A&M

  • Presbyterian

  • Weber State





















































































 
Semifinals
 
 
Championship
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Michigan

55
 


 
4

UCLA
52
 
 
 
 
 
5

Duke
71
 
 
 

Michigan
56
 
5

Duke

83
 
 
 


Southern Illinois
58
 

Consolation
 

4

UCLA

77
 


Southern Illinois
60


2009


[3]



  • Syracuse (champions)

  • North Carolina

  • Ohio State

  • California

  • Albany

  • Alcorn State

  • Detroit

  • Florida International

  • Robert Morris

  • James Madison

  • Murray State

  • North Carolina Central





















































































 
Semifinals
 
 
Championship
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24

Syracuse

95
 


 
12

California
73
 
 
 
 
 
24

Syracuse
87
 
 
 
4
North Carolina
71
 
4

North Carolina

77
 
 
 
15

Ohio State
73
 

Consolation
 

12
California
60
 

15

Ohio State

76


2010


[4]



  • Pittsburgh (champions)

  • Illinois

  • Maryland

  • Texas

  • Charleston

  • Illinois-Chicago

  • Louisiana Tech

  • Navy

  • Rhode Island

  • Seattle

  • Toledo

  • UC Irvine





















































































 
Semifinals
 
 
Championship
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4

Pittsburgh

79
 


 


Maryland
70
 
 
 
 
 
4

Pittsburgh

68
 
 
 
22
Texas
66
 
16

Illinois
84
 
 
 


Texas

90OT
 

Consolation
 

16

Illinois

80
 


Maryland
76


2011


[5]



  • Mississippi State (champions)

  • Arizona

  • St. John's

  • Texas A&M

  • Akron

  • Duquesne

  • Eastern Kentucky

  • Hiram

  • IU Kokomo

  • Lehigh

  • Liberty

  • UDC

  • Valparaiso

  • William & Mary





















































































 
Semifinals
 
 
Championship
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18

Texas A&M
60
 


 


Mississippi State

69
 
 
 
 
 


Mississippi State

67
 
 
 
16
Arizona
57
 


St. John's
72
 
 
 
16

Arizona

81
 

Consolation
 

18

Texas A&M

58
 


St. John's
57


2012


[6]



  • Alabama (champions)

  • Villanova

  • Purdue

  • Oregon State

  • Bucknell

  • Hofstra

  • Marshall

  • New Mexico State

  • Niagara

  • Northern New Mexico

  • South Dakota State

  • UDC

  • West Alabama













































































 
Semifinals
November 15
ESPN2
 
 
Championship
November 16
ESPN2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Alabama

65
 


 

Oregon State
62
 
 
 
 
 

Alabama

77
 
 
 
Villanova
55
 

Villanova

89
 
 
 

Purdue
81OT
 

Consolation
November 16
ESPNU
 


Oregon State

66
 

Purdue
58




2013


[7]



  • Connecticut (champions)

  • Indiana

  • Boston College

  • Washington

  • Boston University

  • Detroit

  • Eastern Washington

  • Florida Atlantic

  • LIU-Brooklyn

  • Stony Brook

  • Toledo

  • UC-Irvine





















































































 
Semifinals
November 21
ESPN2
 
 
Championship
November 22
ESPN2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Indiana

102
 


 
 

Washington
84
 
 
 
 
 

Indiana
58
 
 
 
18

Connecticut

59
 
18

Connecticut

72
 
 
 


Boston College
70
 

Consolation
November 22
ESPNU
 


Washington
78
 



Boston College

89


2014


[8]



  • Texas (champions)

  • Syracuse

  • Iowa

  • California

  • Alcorn State

  • Hampton

  • Kennesaw State

  • North Dakota State





















































































 
Semifinals
November 20
ESPN2
 
 
Championship
November 21
ESPN2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10

Texas

71
 


 


Iowa
57
 
 
 
 
 
10

Texas

71
 
 
 

California
55
 
23

Syracuse
59
 
 
 


California

73
 

Consolation
November 21
 

23

Syracuse
66
 


Iowa
63




2015



  • Duke (champions)

  • Georgetown

  • VCU

  • Wisconsin

  • Bryant

  • Prairie View A&M

  • Radford

  • Siena





















































































 
Semifinals
November 20
ESPN2
 
 
Championship
November 22
ESPN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5

Duke

79
 


 


VCU
71
 
 
 
 
 
5

Duke

86
 
 
 

Georgetown
84
 


Wisconsin
61
 
 
 


Georgetown

71
 

Consolation
November 22
ESPN2
 


VCU
73
 



Wisconsin
74


2016


[9]



  • Michigan (champions)

  • Pittsburgh

  • Marquette

  • SMU

  • Eastern Michigan

  • Howard

  • IUPUI

  • Gardner-Webb













































































 
Semifinals
November 17
 
 
Championship
November 18
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Pittsburgh
67
 


 

SMU

76
 
 
 
 
 

SMU
54
 
 
 

Michigan

76
 

Michigan

79
 
 
 

Marquette
61
 

Consolation
 


Pittsburgh

78
 


Marquette
75


2017



  • Providence (champions)

  • Saint Louis

  • Virginia Tech

  • Washington

  • Belmont

  • Seattle

  • Houston Baptist

  • Detroit Mercy




  • All times Eastern.




















































































 
Semifinals
November 16
ESPN2
 
 
Championship
November 17
ESPN2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Providence

77
 


 
 
Washington
70
 
 
 
 
 
 

Providence

90
 
 
 
 
Saint Louis
63
 
 
Virginia Tech
71
 
 
 
 

Saint Louis

77
 

Consolation
November 17
 

 
Washington
79
 

 

Virginia Tech

103




















































































 
Nashville Subregional Semifinals
November 18
 
 
Championship
November 19
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Seattle

102
 


 
 
Detroit Mercy
71
 
 
 
 
 
 
Seattle
77
 
 
 
 

Belmont

90
 
 
Houston Baptist
88
 
 
 
 

Belmont

93
 

Consolation
November 19
 

 

Detroit Mercy

116
 

 
Houston Baptist
109


2018




  • Iowa (CHAMPIONS)

  • Connecticut

  • Oregon

  • Syracuse

  • Green Bay

  • Morehead State

  • Eastern Washington

  • UMKC





















































































 
Semifinals
November 15
ESPN2
 
 
Championship
November 16
ESPN2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Connecticut

83
 


 
15
Syracuse
76
 
 
 
 
 
 
Connecticut
72
 
 
 
 

Iowa

91
 
 

Iowa

77
 
 
 
13
Oregon
69
 

Consolation
November 16
ESPN2
 

15
Syracuse
65
 

13

Oregon

80

Source[10]





















































































 
Cheney Subregional Semifinals
November 16
 
 
Championship
November 17
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Morehead State

99
 


 
 
UMKC
89
 
 
 
 
 
 
Morehead State
70
 
 
 
 

Green Bay

87
 
 

Green Bay

82OT
 
 
 
 
Eastern Washington
78
 

Consolation
November 17
 

 
UMKC
80
 

 

Eastern Washington

87OT

[11]



References





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