Global Sports Classic

Global Sports Classic

Sport	College basketball
Founded	2015
No. of teams	8
Venue(s)	Cox Pavilion (2015) Thomas & Mack Center (2016)
Most recent champion(s)	Grand Canyon
Most titles	Grand Canyon (1)

The Global Sports Classic is an 8 team college basketball tournament held between November and December in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 2015 tournament was played in December 21 and 22 at Cox Pavilion, the 2016 Tournament will be played November 25 and 26 at the Thomas & Mack Center. Each team will play four games in the Classic – the first two at on-campus sites and the final two rounds in Las Vegas.

2016^[1]

	Third Round November 25					Championship Round November 26
		Washington	86
		WKU	47
							Washington	80
							TCU	93
		TCU	63
		UNLV	59			3rd Place Game
							WKU	61
							UNLV	71

	Third Round November 25					Championship Round November 26
		Jacksonville State	61
		Cal State Fullerton	38
							Jacksonville State	76
							Northern Arizona	63
		Alabama State	57
		Northern Arizona	71			3rd Place Game
							Cal State Fullerton	67
							Alabama State	76

2015^[2]

	Third Round December 21					Championship Round December 22
		Houston	68
		Grand Canyon	79
							Grand Canyon	85
							Marshall	81
		Wyoming	82
		Marshall	90			3rd Place Game
							Houston	89^(3OT)
							Wyoming	84

	Third Round December 21					Championship Round December 22
		Eastern Illinois	68
		Omaha	80
							Omaha	74
							Southern	53
		Southern	68
		North Carolina Central	63			3rd Place Game
							Eastern Illinois	52
							North Carolina Central	57

References

1. Dobbertean, Chris. "2016 Global Sports Classic Primer:UNLV Hosts But Washington The Favorite". bloggingthebracket.com. SBNation.com. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
2. "2015 Global Sports Classic Information". realGM.com. RealGM, L.L.C. Retrieved 24 October 2016.