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Legends Classic (basketball tournament)

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Sport
  
College basketball

No. of teams
  
8

Venue(s)
  
Barclays Center

Founded
  
2007

Country
  
United States

Most recent champion(s)
  
Notre Dame

The Legends Classic Tournament is an annual early-season college basketball tournament which started in 2007 that takes place at the beginning of the College Basketball season in November. Eight teams compete in the Legends Classic, which has four of the top programs from the most prestigious conferences in the country tip-off the season with Regional Round games played on their home courts before heading to New York City at the Barclays Center to face each other for the Legends Classic championship. The remainder of the field will participated in a round-robin series at one subregional site. Every participating team is guaranteed four games. Games have been played at Barclays Center since 2012, The 2011 edition was played at Izod Center, 2009 and 2010 were played at Boardwalk Hall, 2007 and 2008 were played at the Prudential Center

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Notre Dame is the defending champions, defeating Northwestern in the 2016 final, 70-66.

2016 participants and bracket

  • Bryant
  • Colorado
  • Eastern Washington
  • Louisiana–Monroe
  • Northwestern
  • Notre Dame
  • Seattle
  • Texas
  • 2015 participants and bracket

  • Arizona State
  • Belmont
  • IUPUI
  • Kennesaw State
  • LSU
  • Marquette
  • NC State
  • South Alabama
  • 2014 participants and bracket

  • Bucknell
  • Detroit
  • Maryland Eastern Shore
  • Michigan
  • Oregon
  • Toledo
  • Villanova
  • VCU
  • 2013 participants and bracket

  • Houston
  • Howard
  • Lehigh
  • Pittsburgh
  • South Dakota State
  • Stanford
  • Texas Southern
  • Texas Tech
  • 2012 participants and bracket

  • Duquesne
  • Georgetown
  • Georgia
  • Indiana
  • James Madison
  • Liberty
  • North Dakota State
  • Sam Houston State
  • Southern Miss
  • UC Irvine
  • UCLA
  • Youngstown State
  • 2011 participants and bracket

  • Boston University
  • Bucknell
  • Cleveland State
  • Hofstra
  • Morehead State
  • NC State
  • Oregon State
  • Princeton
  • Rhode Island
  • Texas
  • Vanderbilt
  • West Alabama
  • 2010 participants and bracket

  • Albany
  • Bowling Green
  • Detroit
  • Gardner-Webb
  • Georgia Tech
  • Michigan
  • Niagara
  • Mercer
  • Syracuse
  • UTEP
  • Western Carolina
  • William & Mary
  • 2009 participants and bracket

  • Arkansas-Fort Smith
  • Cornell
  • Drexel
  • Michigan State
  • Georgia Southern
  • Florida
  • Rutgers
  • Toledo
  • Valparaiso
  • Vermont
  • Troy
  • UMass
  • 2008 participants and bracket

  • Akron
  • Eastern Kentucky
  • East Central (OK)
  • Fairleigh Dickinson
  • Indiana (Pa.)
  • Mississippi State
  • North Alabama
  • Pittsburgh
  • Texas Tech
  • Thiel
  • Urbana
  • Washington State
  • 2007 participants and bracket

  • Arkansas-Monticello
  • La Verne
  • LeMoyne–Owen
  • New Mexico State
  • Prairie View A&M
  • Schreiner
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • UC Davis
  • West Virginia
  • References

    Legends Classic (basketball tournament) Wikipedia