CBS Sports Classic
The CBS Sports Classic is an annual American men's college basketball event that began in 2014.
Four teams participate: Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio State, and UCLA. Each team has played one game each year (except for 2021 due to Covid cancellations), with the four teams completing a double-header.[1] Both games are annually broadcast on U.S. television on CBS, the Classic's namesake.
On July 21, 2022, the CBS Sports Classic was renewed through 2026.[2] It is uncertain what will happen with UCLA & Ohio State, as UCLA is moving to the Big Ten at the end of the 2023-24 season, and neutral events generally avoid including multiple teams from one conference.
For the 2024-25 season, CBS Sports launched the CBS Sports Classic: HBCU Showcase featuring North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, Hampton and Howard.[3]
Game results
[edit]| Date | Location | Winning team | Losing team | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 20, 2014 | United Center (Chicago, Illinois) |
No. 24 North Carolina | 82 | No. 12 Ohio State | 74 | 19,726 |
| No. 1 Kentucky | 83 | UCLA | 44 | |||
| December 19, 2015 | Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York City, New York) |
No. 11 North Carolina | 89 | No. 22 UCLA | 76 | 16,311[4] |
| Ohio State | 74 | No. 4 Kentucky | 67 | |||
| December 17, 2016 | T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
No. 2 UCLA | 86 | Ohio State | 73 | 19,298 |
| No. 6 Kentucky | 103 | No. 7 North Carolina | 100 | |||
| December 23, 2017 | Smoothie King Center (New Orleans, Louisiana) |
No. 5 North Carolina | 86 | Ohio State | 72 | 8,119 |
| UCLA | 83 | No. 7 Kentucky | 75 | |||
| December 22, 2018 | United Center (Chicago, Illinois) |
No. 15 Ohio State | 80 | UCLA | 66 | 19,726 |
| No. 19 Kentucky | 80 | No. 9 North Carolina | 72 | |||
| December 21, 2019 | T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, Nevada)[5] |
North Carolina | 74 | UCLA | 64 | 12,740 |
| No. 5 Ohio State | 71 | No. 6 Kentucky | 65 | |||
| December 19, 2020 | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (Cleveland, Ohio)[6] |
No. 22 North Carolina | 75 | Kentucky | 63 | 0a |
| No. 20 Ohio State | 77 | UCLA | 70 | |||
| December 18, 2021 | T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
North Carolina | No. 4 UCLA | Canceledb | ||
| No. 15 Ohio State | No. 21 Kentucky | Canceledc | ||||
| No. 21 Kentucky | 98 | North Carolina | 69 | 12,117d | ||
| December 17, 2022 | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)[7] |
North Carolina | 89 | No. 23 Ohio State | 84 | 20,261 |
| No. 16 UCLA | 63 | No. 13 Kentucky | 53 | |||
| December 16, 2023 | State Farm Arena | Ohio State | 67 | UCLA | 60 | 17,058 |
| No. 14 Kentucky | 87 | No. 9 North Carolina | 83 | |||
| December 21, 2024 | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
Ohio State | Kentucky | |||
| UCLA | North Carolina | |||||
| December 28, 2024 | Corbett Sports Center (Greensboro, NC) |
North Carolina Central | North Carolina A&T | |||
| Hampton Convocation Center (Hampton, VA) |
Howard | Hampton | ||||
- a No attendance due to COVID-19 pandemic.
- b Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at UCLA.[9]
- c Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Ohio State.[10]
- d Due to UCLA and Ohio State missing the CBS Sports Classic in 2021, CBS, Kentucky, and North Carolina reached an agreement for the remaining teams to play.[11]
Future match-ups
[edit]| Date | Location | Match-ups | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TBD | ||
| Kentucky vs. UCLA | Ohio State vs. North Carolina | ||
| 2026 | |||
| Kentucky vs. North Carolina | UCLA vs. Ohio State | ||
Head-to-head records
[edit]| Kentucky | North Carolina | Ohio State | UCLA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Kentucky | – | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| vs. North Carolina | 4–1 | – | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| vs. Ohio State | 0–2 | 3–0 | – | 1–3 |
| vs. UCLA | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | – |
| Total | 5–5 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 3–6 |
| Percentage | .500 | .600 | .556 | .333 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Powers agree to CBS Sports Classic". ESPN Internet Ventures, LLC. Associated Press. May 7, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ "It's Official: Details finalized for OSU's CBS Sports Classic game vs. UNC".
- ^ Boone, Kyle (July 22, 2024). "North Carolina Central vs. North Carolina A&T, Howard vs. Hampton set for CBS Sports Classic: HBCU Showcase". Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Kentucky Wildcats – Box Score".
- ^ Press Release (2018-05-17). "CBS SPORTS CLASSIC ANNOUNCES LAS VEGAS AS HOST FOR 2019 EVENT AS KENTUCKY, OHIO STATE, UCLA AND NORTH CAROLINA RETURN". newsroom.mgmresorts.com.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ Matt Norlander (2020-10-29). "Kentucky, North Carolina, UCLA and Ohio State to play CBS Sports Classic in Cleveland on Dec. 19". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ "2022 CBS Sports Classic: Kentucky vs. UCLA, North Carolina vs. Ohio State set for Madison Square Garden". CBSSports.com. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ "2023 CBS Sports Classic details announced". keepingitheel.com. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ "UCLA Men's Basketball Twitter Announcement". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ^ "Ohio State COVID issues nix game vs. Kentucky". ESPN.com. 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "BREAKING: Kentucky will play North Carolina in the CBS Sports Classic". On3. 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ^ "Kentucky CBS sports classic Ohio State 2024, UCLA 2025 and UNC 2026".