Barclays Center Classic

Barclays Center Classic

Sport	College basketball
Founded	2012
No. of teams	8
Country	United States
Venue(s)	Barclays Center
Most recent champion(s)	Cincinnati
Most titles	Cincinnati Virginia Ole Miss Kentucky (1)
TV partner(s)	NBCSN, ASN

The Barclays Center Classic is an annual early season college basketball tournament that was inaugurated in 2012. Each of the eight schools plays four games, with the bracketed portion of the tournament concluding at the tournament's namesake Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

History

The first tournament was held as a five-team round-robin tournament.^[1] Most games were at campus sites; a doubleheader featuring Kentucky and Maryland on ESPN with an undercard game featuring LIU Brooklyn and Morehead State served as the centerpiece of the tournament.^[2]

Final Standings

2013

The 2013 edition was expanded to eight teams, with each team playing four games. Four schools- Penn State, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss, and St. John's advancing to Brooklyn for the semifinals, with the remaining schools playing out a second bracket at a campus site, Monmouth's Multipurpose Activity Center in West Long Branch, New Jersey^[3]

Barclays Center bracket

Campus site bracket

The campus site portion of the Classic took place at Monmouth's Multipurpose Activity Center in West Long Branch, New Jersey.

2014

The 2014 edition of the Classic is the same as the 2013 edition. Four schools- Rutgers, Vanderbilt, LaSalle, and Virginia will play in Brooklyn for the semifinals, consolation and championship game, with the remaining schools playing out a second bracket at a campus site, the Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Barclays Center bracket

Campus Site Bracket

The campus site portion of the Classic took place at Saint Peter's Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, New Jersey.

2015^[4]

Four schools: Cincinnati, George Washington, Nebraska and Tennessee will play in Brooklyn for the semifinals, championship and consolation, with the remaining schools playing out a second bracket at Christl Arena in West Point, New York.

The opening round will be played November 22 and 24 at various sites around the country.

Opening Round

November 22, 2015

• Cincinnati 99
• Arkansas–Pine Bluff 50

game in Cincinnati, Ohio

• George Washington 92
• Army 81

game in Washington, D.C.

• Nebraska 92
• Southeastern Louisiana 65

game in Lincoln, Nebraska

• Tennessee 89
• Gardner–Webb 64

game in Knoxville, Tennessee

November 24, 2015

• Cincinnati 64
• Southeastern Louisiana 49

game in Cincinnati, Ohio

• George Washington 94
• Gardner–Webb 65

game in Washington, D.C.

• Nebraska 67
• Arkansas–Pine Bluff 44

game in Lincoln, Nebraska

• Tennessee 95
• Army 80

game in Knoxville, Tennessee

Barclays Center bracket

Cincinnati won its first title, with George Washington, Nebraska, and Tennessee finishing 2nd, 3rd, and 4th respectively.

Campus Site Bracket

The campus site portion of the Classic took place at Christl Arena in West Point, New York.

2016^[5]

Four schools: Boston College, Kansas State, Maryland and Richmond will play in Brooklyn for the semifinals, championship and consolation.

The opening round will be played November 20 and 22^[6] at various sites.

Opening Round

November 20, 2016

• Boston College
• Stony Brook

game in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

• Maryland
• Towson

game in College Park, Maryland

• Kansas State
• Hampton

game in Manhattan, Kansas

• Richmond
• Robert Morris

game in Richmond, Virginia

November 22, 2016

• Boston College
• Towson

game in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

• Maryland
• Stony Brook

game in College Park, Maryland

• Kansas State
• Robert Morris

game in Manhattan, Kansas

• Richmond
• Hampton

game in Richmond, Virginia

Barclays Center bracket

Campus Site Bracket

The campus site portion of the Classic took place at SECU Arena in Towson, Maryland.

References

External links

• Barclays Center Classic