Main Event (college basketball)
| File:MGM Grand Main Event Logo.png Logo of the MGM Grand Main Event | |
| Sport | College Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country |  United States |
| Venue(s) | MGM Grand Garden Arena |
| Most recent champion(s) | Creighton |
| Most titles | 1 Creighton, Oklahoma State |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN2 |
| Sponsor(s) | Men Who Speak Up |
| Official website | Men Who Speak Up Main Event |
The Men Who Speak Up Main Event is an 8 team college basketball tournament held during Monday and Wednesday of Thanksgiving week of NCAA Division I men's basketball season, with the inaugural tournament beginning in 2014. games are held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.[1] The MGM Grand Main Event features two four-team brackets with each team playing two games in Las Vegas. Opening round games are played on campus.
2015[2]
Heavyweight Bracket
| First Round November 23 | Championship November 25 ESPN2 | ||||||||
| Clemson | 65 | ||||||||
| UMass | 82 | ||||||||
| UMass | 76 | ||||||||
| Creighton | 97 | ||||||||
| Creighton | 85 | ||||||||
| Rutgers | 75 | Consolation November 25 | |||||||
| Clemson | 76 | ||||||||
| Rutgers | 58 | ||||||||
Middleweight Bracket
| First Round November 23 | Championship November 25 | ||||||||
| UTSA | 84 | ||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 98 | ||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 54 | ||||||||
| Howard | 73 | ||||||||
| Texas Southern | 81 | ||||||||
| Howard | 87 | Consolation November 25 | |||||||
| UTSA | 80 | ||||||||
| Texas Southern | 91 | ||||||||
2014
Heavyweight Bracket
| First Round November 24 | Championship November 26 | ||||||||
| Oregon State | 53 | ||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 66 | ||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 73 | ||||||||
| Tulsa | 58 | ||||||||
| Auburn | 35 | ||||||||
| Tulsa | 53 | Consolation November 26 | |||||||
| Oregon State | 69 | ||||||||
| Auburn | 71 | ||||||||
Middleweight Bracket
On October 6, 2014 The Middleweight Bracket was revised to a Round robin format.[3]
| Milwaukee | Louisiana–Lafayette | Oral Roberts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | — | 56–62 | 66–67 |
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 62–56 | — | 76–52 |
| Oral Roberts | 67–66 | 52–76 | — |
References
- ^ "bd Global announces 2014 MGM Grand Showcase & Main Event". bd global. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ "2015 Main Event schedule & brackets annoucned". bdGlobal. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Revised Middleweight Bracket schedule announced". Retrieved 21 November 2014.