Wooden Classic

The John R. Wooden Classic was an annual college basketball event hosted by the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Named after coach John Wooden, the event featured a December neutral-site doubleheader until its final two editions, which were single games.

The event was merged with the DirecTV Classic, an eight-team, three-day tournament, in 2013 to form a new event, the Wooden Legacy.

History

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. The classic returned to December in the 2012–13 season, but was again a single game. Since its inception, the gameswere played in Anaheim, California, at the Honda Center, known earlier as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim. In June 2013, the Wooden Classic merged with the DirecTV Classic to form the Wooden Legacy, a three-day, eight-team event.

Results

Year	Game	Winning team	Score	Losing team
2012	—	San Diego State	78–69	UCLA
2012	—	UCLA	65–58	Arizona
2010	1	Saint Mary's	82–74	Long Beach State
2010	2	UCLA	86–79	BYU
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
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
2002	1	Georgia	78–73#	Cal
2002	2	Missouri	78–72	USC
2001	1	Arizona	79–66	Purdue
2001	2	UCLA	79–57	Alabama
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
1995	1	Villanova	67–50	Purdue
1995	2	UCLA	73–63	Maryland
1994	1	Kansas	81–75	Massachusetts
1994	2	UCLA	82–81	Kentucky

# indicates number of overtime periods

All-time team records

Wins-losses

• As of the 2012–13 John R. Wooden Classic.

Rank	School	Wins	Losses
1	UCLA	11	5
2	San Diego State	4	2
3	Saint Mary's	3	0
3	Stanford	3	0
5	Arizona	3	1
6	Kansas	2	1
7	USC	2	2
8	Boston College	1	0
8	Duke	1	0
8	Georgia Tech	1	0
8	Louisville	1	0
8	Missouri	1	0
8	Villanova	1	0
8	Washington	1	0
15	Georgia	1	1
15	Kentucky	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

Standings by School

Rank	School	#
1	UCLA	16
2	USC	4
2	Arizona	4
2	San Diego State	6
5	Saint Mary's	3
5	Stanford	3
5	Kansas	3
8	Georgia	2
8	Kentucky	2
8	New Mexico	2
8	Purdue	2
8	Utah	2
11	All others	1