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DirecTV Classic
SportMen's college basketball
Founded2007
Ceased2012
Replaced byWooden Legacy
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States
Venue(s)Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California
Last
champion(s)		California

The DirecTV Classic was an eight-team college basketball tournament held during Thanksgiving week at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The tournament began in 2007, and was owned and operated by ESPN Regional Television. Games were televised on ESPN2 and ESPNU. Until 2012, it was known as the "76 Classic"; ConocoPhillips's 76 chain owned the naming rights to the tournament. DirecTV sponsored the 2012 tournament.[1] In 2013, the event merged with the Wooden Classic to form a new event, the Wooden Legacy.[2]

Yearly champions, runners-up, and MVPs

[3]

Year Winner Score Opponent Tournament MVP
2007 USC* 70–45 Southern Illinois O. J. Mayo, USC
2008 Wake Forest 87–74 Baylor James Harden, Arizona State
2009 West Virginia 84–66 Portland Da'Sean Butler, West Virginia
2010 UNLV 67–58 Virginia Tech Chace Stanback, UNLV
2011 Saint Louis 59–57 Oklahoma Brian Conklin, Saint Louis
2012 California 78–58 Pacific

* – On January 3, 2010, USC announced it would punish the Men's Basketball Program for rules violations committed in the 2007–2008 season, when O. J. Mayo received improper benefits in violation of NCAA rules all wins during the 2007–2008 season, including any wins during the Pac-10 Conference Tournament, were vacated[4]

All Tournament Teams

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

2012

[5]

5th Place Game
Sunday, November 25		Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 23		First Round
Thursday, November 22		Semifinals
Friday, November 23		Championship
Sunday, November 25
Pacific70
Xavier67
Xavier69Pacific76
Drexel65Saint Mary's66
Drexel64
Saint Mary's76
Xavier74Pacific58
Drake70California78
Rice36
Georgia Tech54
7th Place Game
Sunday, November 25		Rice66Georgia Tech573rd Place Game
Sunday, November 25
Drake77California68
Drexel55Drake70Saint Mary's56
Rice47California73Georgia Tech65

2011

5th Place Game
Sunday, November 27		Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 25		First Round
Thursday, November 24		Semifinals
Friday, November 25		Championship
Sunday, November 27
Boston College51
Saint Louis62
Boston College66*Saint Louis80
UC Riverside62Villanova68
Villanova76
UC Riverside41
Boston College57Saint Louis83
New Mexico75Oklahoma63
New Mexico76
Santa Clara79*
7th Place Game
Sunday, November 27		'New Mexico72Santa Clara733rd Place Game
Sunday, November 27
Washington State62Oklahoma85
UC Riverside64Oklahoma74Villanova64
Washington State63Washington State59Santa Clara65

[6]

2010

5th Place Game
Sunday, November 28		Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 26		First Round
Thursday, November 25		Semifinals
Friday, November 26		Championship
Sunday, November 28
Virginia Tech72
Cal State Northridge56
DePaul66Virginia Tech56
Cal State Northridge88Oklahoma State51
DePaul56
Oklahoma State60
Tulsa80Virginia Tech59
Cal State Northridge63UNLV71
Murray State55
Stanford52
7th Place Game
Sunday, November 28		Stanford53Murray State553rd Place Game
Sunday, November 28
Tulsa65UNLV69
DePaul74Tulsa71Oklahoma State66
Stanford81*UNLV80Murray State49

[7][8]

2009

Main article: 2009 76 Classic
5th Place Game
November 29		Consolation 2nd Round
November 27		First Round
November 26		Semifinals
November 27		Championship
November 29
8West Virginia85
Long Beach State62
19Clemson878West Virginia73
Long Beach State79Texas A&M66
Texas A&M69
19Clemson60
19Clemson708West Virginia84
10Butler69Portland66
16Minnesota82
10Butler73
7th Place Game
November 29		10Butler6916Minnesota563rd Place Game
November 29
UCLA67Portland61
Long Beach State79Portland74Texas A&M66
UCLA68UCLA4716Minnesota65

2008

5th Place Game
November 30		Consolation 2nd Round
November 28		First Round
November 27		Semifinals
November 28		Championship
November 30
Saint Mary's62
UTEP75
Saint Mary's79UTEP79
Cal State Fullerton5424Wake Forest82
24Wake Forest75
Cal State Fullerton69
Saint Mary's8124Wake Forest87
Providence75Baylor74
14Arizona State84
Charlotte56
7th Place Game
November 30		Charlotte6214Arizona State783rd Place Game
November 30
Providence67Baylor87
Cal State Fullerton92Providence56UTEP58
Charlotte84Baylor7214Arizona State88

2007

Main article: 2007 Anaheim Classic
5th Place Game
November 24		Consolation 2nd Round
November 23		First Round
November 22		Semifinals
November 23		Championship
November 24
Mississippi State68
UC Irvine53
UC Irvine80Mississippi State49
Chattanooga8518Southern Illinois63
Chattanooga63
18Southern Illinois71
Chattanooga6718Southern Illinois45
South Alabama84USC70
Miami (Ohio)64
South Alabama59
7th Place Game
November 24		South Alabama77Miami (Ohio)533rd Place Game
November 24
San Diego55USC57
UC Irvine57San Diego50Mississippi State60
San Diego60USC60Miami (Ohio)67

References

  1. ^ Margolis Siegal, Rachel (October 10, 2012). "DIRECTV Signs on as Title Sponsor of 2012 Anaheim Classic". ESPNPressRoom.com. ESPN.com.
  2. ^ Payne, Terrence. "The Wooden Legacy an all new tournament to begin this year". NBCSports.com. NBCUniversal.
  3. ^ "Anaheim Classic History". RealGM.com. RealGM, L.L.C.
  4. ^ "USC to skip postseason, vacate wins". ESPN.com. ESPN. January 3, 2010.
  5. ^ Margolis Siegal, Rachel (July 26, 2012). "Bracket Announced for 2012 Anaheim Classic". ESPNPressRoom.com. ESPNPressRoom.com.
  6. ^ "2011 76 Classic Bracket" (PDF). ESPN.com. ESPN.
  7. ^ "ESPN Announces 76 Classic Field for 2010, including 2009 NCAA Participants, NIT Champion Penn State". ESPNPressRoom.com. ESPNPressRoom. November 27, 2010.
  8. ^ "2010 76 Classic Bracket" (PDF). UNLVRebels.com. UNLV Athletics.
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