2009 76 Classic

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2009 76 Classic
Teams8
Finals siteAnaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, California
ChampionsWest Virginia
MVPDaSean Butler, West Virginia
76 Classic

The 2009 76 Classic was a 3-day, 8-team, 12-game men’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I exempt basketball event held on November 26, 27, & 29, 2009 during the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was sponsored by ConocoPhillips-owned brand 76. All games were played at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The 76 Classic was an ESPN Regional TV owned and operated event, hosted by ESPN and the Big West Conference. All games were televised on the ESPN family of networks.[1]

Butler, with 6'9" Gordon Hayward, was rated No. 9 by ESPN The Magazine in its pre-season rankings, followed by No. 11 West Virginia, No. 23 Minnesota, No. 27 Texas A&M, and No. 30 UCLA. West Virginia won the tournament by defeating Long Beach State, Texas A&M, and upstart Portland in the finals to capture the 76 Classic title in 2009.

Bracket[]

* – Denotes overtime period

  5th Place Game
November 29 		Consolation 2nd Round
November 27 		First Round
November 26 		Semifinals
November 27 		Championship
November 29
                                               
     8  West Virginia  85  
       Long Beach State  62  
   19  Clemson  87        8  West Virginia  73  
     Long Beach State  79          Texas A&M  66  
     Texas A&M  69
     19  Clemson  60  
   19  Clemson  70        8  West Virginia  84
   10  Butler  69          Portland  66
     16  Minnesota  82  
       10  Butler  73  
 10  Butler  69        16  Minnesota  56
  7th Place Game
November 29 		       UCLA  67          Portland  61     3rd Place Game
November 29
     Long Beach State  79      Portland  74      Texas A&M  66
     UCLA  68        UCLA  47      16  Minnesota  65

Awards and honors[]

Tournament MVP

  • DaSean Butler, West Virginia

All-Tournament Team

  • DaSean Butler, West Virginia
  • T.J. Campbell, Portland
  • T.J. Robinson, Long Beach State
  • Gordon Hayward, Butler

See also[]

  • 76 Classic

References[]

  1. ^ ESPN The Magazine, College Basketball Preview issue, November 16, 2009
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