John R. Wooden Classic

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The John R. Wooden Classic is an annual season-opening men's college basketball competition. Four teams compete in one round of play. The Classic is not considered a tournament since it does not include a championship or consolation game.

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History [edit]

The Classic was founded in 1994 and named after the former Purdue player and UCLA head coach John Wooden. Typically a doubleheader in December, the Classic was a single game in January in the 2011–12 season due to scheduling conflicts and new owners, Honda Center.[1][2] The classic returned to December in the 2012–13 season, but was again a single game.[3] Since its inception, the games have been played at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. From 1994 to 2005, the location was known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim.

Results [edit]

Year Game Winning team Score Losing team Notes
2012[a] — San Diego State 78–69 UCLA
2012[b] — UCLA 65–58 Arizona Twins Travis (20) and David Wear (14) lead UCLA in scoring.[4]
2010 1 Saint Mary's 82–74 Long Beach State
2010 2 UCLA 86–79 BYU BYU was ranked No. 16 on the AP Poll
2009 1 Georgetown 74-66 Washington
2009 2 Mississippi State 72-54 UCLA
2008 1 Saint Mary's 67-64 San Diego State
2008 2 UCLA 72-54 DePaul Wooden's great grandson Tyler Trapani gets in the game and takes one shot
2007 1 Saint Mary's 69-64 San Diego State
2007 2 UCLA 75-63 Davidson
2006 1 UCLA 65-62 Texas A&M
2006 2 USC 74-65 George Washington
2005 1 Washington 81-71 New Mexico
2005 2 UCLA 67-56 Nevada
2004 1 Arizona 68-64 Mississippi State
2004 2 Boston College 74-64 UCLA
2003 1 Stanford 64-58 Kansas
2003 2 Kentucky 52-50 UCLA Lowest combined score.
2002 1 Georgia 78-73 Cal Overtime.
2002 2 Missouri 78-72 USC
2001 1 Arizona 79-66 Purdue
2001 2 UCLA 79-57 Alabama Largest winning margin.
2000 1 USC 65-60 Utah
2000 2 Georgia Tech 72-67 UCLA
1999 1 Stanford 67-58 Auburn
1999 2 Duke 81-68 USC
1998 1 Kansas 62-55 Pepperdine
1998 2 UCLA 69-66 Oklahoma State
1997 1 UCLA 69-58 New Mexico
1997 2 Stanford 76-74 Georgia
1996 1 Arizona 69-61 Utah
1996 2 Louisville 93-87 LSU Highest combined score; overtime.
1995 1 Villanova 67-50 Purdue
1995 2 UCLA 73-63 Maryland
1994 1 Kansas 81-75 Massachusetts
1994 2 UCLA 82-81 Kentucky

All-time team records [edit]

Wins-losses [edit]

  • As of the 2012–13 John R. Wooden Classic.
Rank School Wins Losses
1 UCLA 11 5
2 Saint Mary's 3 0
2 Stanford 3 0
4 Arizona 3 1
5 Kansas 2 1
6 USC 2 2
6 Boston College 1 0
6 Duke 1 0
6 Georgia Tech 1 0
6 Louisville 1 0
6 Missouri 1 0
6 Villanova 1 0
6 Washington 1 0
14 Georgia 1 1
14 Kentucky 1 1
16 San Diego State 1 1
17 Alabama 0 1
17 Auburn 0 1
17 Cal 0 1
17 Davidson 0 1
17 George Washington 0 1
17 LSU 0 1
17 Maryland 0 1
17 Massachusetts 0 1
17 Mississippi State 0 1
17 Nevada 0 1
17 Oklahoma State 0 1
17 Pepperdine 0 1
17 Texas A&M 0 1
30 New Mexico 0 2
30 Purdue 0 2
30 Utah 0 2

Appearances [edit]

  • As of the 2012–13 John R. Wooden Classic.
Rank School #
1 UCLA 16
2 USC 4
2 Arizona 4
4 Saint Mary's 3
4 Stanford 3
4 Kansas 3
4 San Diego State 3
8 Georgia 2
8 Kentucky 2
8 New Mexico 2
8 Purdue 2
8 Utah 2
11 All others 1

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ Played in December 2012 during the 2012–13 season
  2. ^ Played in January 2012 during the 2011–12 season

References [edit]

  1. ^ Plaschke, Bill (January 5, 2012). "A Wooden Classic that sure didn't resemble one". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. 
  2. ^ Bolch, Ben (April 8, 2011). "UCLA's Wooden Classic shifts to Pac-10 matchup for one year". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. 
  3. ^ Hammond, Rich (November 30, 2012). "UCLA-Wooden Classic relationship murky". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on December 2, 2012. 
  4. ^ "UCLA 65, Arizona 58". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 5, 2012. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. 

External links [edit]

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