Legends Classic (basketball tournament)

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Legends Classic (basketball tournament)
2019 Legends Classic logo.png
Logo from 2019
SportCollege Basketball
Founded2007
No. of teams4 (2021–present)
8 (2007–2019)
CountryUnited States
Venue(s)Prudential Center
Most recent
champion(s)		Virginia
Most titlesPitt (2)
TV partner(s)ESPN
Sponsor(s)Roman
Old Trapper
Official websitelegendsclassic.com

The Legends Classic (currently branded as the Roman Legends Classic) is an annual, early-season, college basketball tournament which started in 2007 and takes place at the beginning of the college basketball season in November. Four teams (from four conferences) compete in the Legends Classic. Games have been played at the Prudential Center since 2021. From 2012 to 2019, the tournament was played at the Barclays Center. The 2011 edition was played at Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, 2009 and 2010 were played at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., and 2007 and 2008 were played at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

History[]

The Legends Classic began in 2007 with the first two events being played at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. In that first year, only the four regional-round hosts were guaranteed to play four games, [1] as Texas, Tennessee, West Virginia, and New Mexico State each hosted a pair of games, before advancing to the semifinals in Newark. Since the 2008–09 season, each team has been guaranteed to play four games.

In 2013, the field for the event decreased from 12 teams to 8 teams from eight separate conferences, which it continues to be. Two games are held at four different regional sites selected before the tournament. Four teams advance to the semifinals and finals at Barclays Center in New York City, while the remaining four teams play in a tournament format at a predetermined on-campus site.[1]

Yearly champions, runners-up, and MVPs[]

Year Winner Score Opponent Tournament MVP Other participants Venue
2021 Virginia 58–40 Providence Jayden Gardner, Virginia Northwestern, Georgia Prudential Center, Newark
2020 Changed to a Showcase due to COVID-19 Evan Mobley, USC Boston College, BYU, Florida, St. Johns, UConn, USC Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville
2019 Auburn 79–65 Richmond Austin Wiley, Auburn New Mexico, Wisconsin Barclays Center, Brooklyn
2018 St. John's 87–86OT VCU Shamorie Ponds, St. John's Cal, Temple
2017 Texas A&M 98–87 Penn State Robert Williams, Texas A&M Oklahoma State, Pitt
2016 Notre Dame 70–66 Northwestern Matt Farrell, Notre Dame Colorado, Texas
2015 Marquette 78–73OT Arizona State Henry Ellenson, Marquette LSU, NC State
2014 Villanova 60–55 Michigan Dylan Ennis, Villanova VCU, Oregon
2013 Pitt 88–67 Stanford Lamar Patterson, Pitt Texas Tech, Houston
2012 Indiana 82–72OT Georgetown Jordan Hulls, Indiana UCLA, Georgia
2011 Vanderbilt 64–62 Oregon State John Jenkins, Vanderbilt NC State, Texas Izod Center, East Rutherford
2010 Syracuse 80–76 Georgia Tech Rick Jackson, Syracuse Michigan, UTEP Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City
2009 Florida 73–58 Rutgers Erving Walker, Florida Michigan State, UMass
2008 Pitt 57–43 Washington State Sam Young, Pitt Mississippi State, Texas Tech Prudential Center, Newark
2007 Texas 97–78 Tennessee D. J. Augustin, Texas New Mexico State, West Virginia

Most appearances[]

School
Pitt
3
Texas
3
Georgia
2
Michigan
2
NC State
2
Northwestern
2
Texas Tech
2
VCU
2

Brackets[]

* – Denotes overtime period

2021[]

The 2021 tournament was set to return to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn but will be played at the Prudential Center in Newark.[2] The tournament is set to take place from Monday, November 22 to Tuesday, November 23, 2021.[3] Texas and UCLA were originally set to play, but were replaced by Georgia and Providence.[4][5]

Championship Round[]

  Semifinals
November 22
ESPNU/ESPN+ 		    Championship
November 23
ESPN2
                 
  Virginia 65  
  Georgia 55    
      Virginia 58
      Providence 40
  Providence 77    
  Northwestern 72   Consolation Game
November 23
ESPN2
 
  Georgia 62
    Northwestern 78

2020[]

The field for the tournament for the year 2020 initially included four teams instead of the usual eight due to COVID-19 concerns.[6] BYU replaced Notre Dame after they pulled out of the field.[7] Then later Vanderbilt withdrew from the tournament as well and the format for the competition was changed to a showcase format.[8] The location of the tournament was also relocated to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.[9] The participants in the 2020 group included:

Championship Round[]

All games in the 2020 Tournament are televised on either ESPN or ESPN2.[10] Due to Notre Dame and Vanderbilt not participating in the tournament, the format was changed to a showcase format with the following results.[11]

Date Time (EST) Winner Opponent Score Television Top Performer/Player of the Game
December 1, 2020 2:30 pm USC BYU 79–53 ESPN2 Evan Mobley (USC), 17 points, 11 rebounds
December 2, 2020 5:00 pm BYU St. John's 74–68 ESPN2 Alex Barcello (BYU), 20 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds
December 3, 2020 7:00 pm UConn USC 61–58 ESPN Evan Mobley (USC), 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks
December 3, 2020 9:30 pm Florida Boston College 90–70 ESPN Keyontae Johnson (Florida), 24 points, 12 rebounds

MVP: Evan Mobley (USC)

All-Tournament Team: Julian Champagnie (St. John's), Alex Barcello (BYU), James Bouknight (UConn) and Keyontae Johnson (Florida).

2019[]

[12]

[13]

Championship Round[]

  First Round
November 25
ESPN2
ESPNEWS 		    Championship
November 26
ESPN2
                 
  Wisconsin 52  
  Richmond 62    
      Richmond 65
      18 Auburn 79
  18 Auburn 84    
  New Mexico 59   Consolation
November 26
ESPN2
 
Wisconsin 50
  New Mexico 59

2018 participants and bracket[]

Championship Round[]

  First Round
November 19
ESPN 2
ESPN3 		    Championship
November 20
ESPN2
                 
  St. John's 82  
  California 79    
      St. John's 87*
      VCU 86
  VCU 57    
  Temple 51   Consolation
November 20
ESPNU
 
California 59
  Temple 76
Sub Regionals[]
  Sub Regional Games
November 19 		    Championship Game
November 20
                 
  Bowling Green 81  
  Hampton 79    
      Bowling Green 67
      Detroit Mercy 82
  Detroit Mercy 91    
  Loyola Maryland 63   Consolation Game
November 20
 
Hampton 66
  Loyola Maryland 75

2017 participants and bracket[]

Regionals[]

Game 1
November 10
Fox College Sports 		Game 5
November 16
Fox Sports Oklahoma +
      
  Oral Roberts 48
  Oklahoma State 91
  Pepperdine 47
  Oklahoma State 78
Game 2
November 13
ACC Network Extra 		Game 4
November 15
ACC Network Extra
      
  UC Santa Barbara 62
  Pittsburgh 70
  Montana 83
  Pittsburgh 78
Game 3
November 15
Big Ten Network 		Game 7
November 24
Big Ten Network +
      
  Oral Roberts 48
  Penn State 86
  Montana 57
  Penn State 70
Game 6
November 17
SEC Network + 		Game 8
November 24
SEC Network
      
  Pepperdine 65
  Texas A&M 81
  UC Santa Barbara 65
  Texas A&M 84

Championship Round[]

  Semifinals
November 20
ESPN 2
ESPN3 		    Championship
November 21
ESPN2
                 
  16 Texas A&M 72  
  Oklahoma State 55    
      16 Texas A&M 98
      Penn State 87
  Penn State 85    
  Pittsburgh 54   Consolation
November 21
ESPNU
 
  Oklahoma State 73
    Pittsburgh 67

Sub Regionals[]

  Sub Regional Games
November 20 		    Championship Game
November 21
                 
  Oral Roberts 64  
  Montana 69    
      Montana 73
      UC Santa Barbara 80
  UC Santa Barbara 92    
  Pepperdine 84   Consolation Game
November 21
 
Oral Roberts 76
  Pepperdine 80

2016 participants and bracket[]

  Semifinals
November 21 		    Championship
November 22
ESPN2
                 
    Notre Dame 89  
    Colorado 83    
        Notre Dame 70
        Northwestern 66
  22 Texas 58    
    Northwestern 77   Consolation
November 22
ESPNU
 
  Colorado 68
  22 Texas 54

2015 participants and bracket[]

  Semifinals
November 23 		    Championship
November 24
ESPN2
                 
  23 LSU 80  
  Marquette 81    
      Marquette 78*
      Arizona State 73
  NC State 76    
  Arizona State 79   Consolation
November 24
ESPNU
 
23 LSU 72*
  NC State 83

2014 participants and bracket[]

  Semifinals
November 24 		    Championship
November 25
ESPN2
                 
  12 Villanova 77  
  14 VCU 53    
      12 Villanova 60
      19 Michigan 55
  19 Michigan 70    
    Oregon 63   Consolation
November 25
ESPNU
 
14 VCU 77
    Oregon 63

2013 participants and bracket[]

[14]

  Semifinals
November 25 		    Championship
November 26
ESPNU
                 
    Pittsburgh 76  
    Texas Tech 53    
        Pittsburgh 88
        Stanford 67
    Stanford 86    
    Houston 76   Consolation
November 26
ESPN3
 
  Texas Tech 76
    Houston 64

2012 participants and bracket[]

[15]

  Semifinals
November 19 		    Championship
November 20
ESPN
                 
    Georgia 53  
  1 Indiana 66    
      1 Indiana 82*
        Georgetown 72
    Georgetown 78    
  13 UCLA 70   Consolation
November 20
ESPNU
 
13 UCLA 60
    Georgia 56

2011 participants and bracket[]

[16]

  Semifinals
November 19
ESPN3 		    Championship
November 21
ESPN3
                 
  20 Vanderbilt 86  
    NC State 79    
      20 Vanderbilt 64
        Oregon State 62
    Texas 95    
    Oregon State 100*   Consolation
November 21
ESPN3
 
  NC State 77
    Texas 74

2010 participants and bracket[]

[17]

  Semifinals
November 26
HDNet 		    Championship
November 27
HDNet
                 
    Georgia Tech 71  
    UTEP 61    
        Georgia Tech 76
      10 Syracuse 80
  10 Syracuse 53    
    Michigan 50   Consolation
November 27
HDNet
 
  UTEP 65
    Michigan 56

2009 participants and bracket[]

[18]

  Semifinals
November 27
HDNet 		    Championship
November 28
HDNet
                 
    Rutgers 83  
    UMass 75    
        Rutgers 58
        Florida 73
  2 Michigan State 74    
    Florida 77   Consolation
November 20
ESPNU
 
  UMass 68
  2 Michigan State 106

2008 participants and bracket[]

[19]

  Semifinals
November 28
HDNet 		    Championship
November 29
HDNet
                 
    Washington State 63  
    Mississippi State 52    
        Washington State 43
        Pittsburgh 57
    Pittsburgh 80    
    Texas Tech 67   Consolation
November 29
HDNet
 
  Mississippi State 77
    Texas Tech 73

2007 participants and bracket[]

[20]

  Semifinals
November 23
Versus 		    Championship
November 24
Versus
                 
  16 Texas 102  
    New Mexico State 87    
      16 Texas 97
      7 Tennessee 78
    West Virginia 72    
  7 Tennessee 74   Consolation
November 24
 
  West Virginia 75
    New Mexico State 61

See also[]

References[]

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