DirecTV Classic

DirecTV Classic

Sport	Men's college basketball
Founded	2007
Ceased	2012
Replaced by	Wooden Legacy
No. of teams	8
Country	United 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

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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

• O. J. Mayo, USC - Tournament MVP
• Randal Falker, Southern Illinois
• Michael Bramos, Miami (Ohio)
• Tim Pollitz, Miami (Ohio)
• Jamont Gordon, Mississippi State

2008

• James Harden, Arizona State - Tournament MVP
• Jeff Teague, Wake Forest
• Curtis Jerrells, Baylor
• Patrick Mills, Saint Mary’s
• Stefon Jackson, UTEP

2009

• Da'Sean Butler, West Virginia - Tournament MVP
• Kevin Jones, West Virginia
• Gordon Hayward, Butler
• T.J. Robinson, Long Beach State
• T. J. Campbell, Portland

2010

• Chace Stanback, UNLV - Tournament MVP
• Malcolm Delaney, Virginia Tech
• Marshall Moses, Oklahoma State
• Justin Hurtt, Tulsa
• Lenny Daniel, Cal State Northridge

2011

• Brian Conklin, Saint Louis - Tournament MVP
• Kwamain Mitchell, Saint Louis
• Steven Pledger, Oklahoma
• Evan Roquemore, Santa Clara
• Maalik Wayns, Villanova

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

2012

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	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
									Pacific	70
									Xavier	67
					Xavier	69							Pacific	76
					Drexel	65							Saint Mary's	66
									Drexel	64
									Saint Mary's	76
	Xavier	74															Pacific	58
	Drake	70															California	78
									Rice	36
									Georgia Tech	54
	7th Place Game Sunday, November 25				Rice	66							Georgia Tech	57			3rd Place Game Sunday, November 25
					Drake	77							California	68
	Drexel	55							Drake	70							Saint Mary's	56
	Rice	47							California	73							Georgia Tech	65

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 College	51
									Saint Louis	62
					Boston College	66*							Saint Louis	80
					UC Riverside	62							Villanova	68
									Villanova	76
									UC Riverside	41
	Boston College	57															Saint Louis	83
	New Mexico	75															Oklahoma	63
									New Mexico	76
									Santa Clara	79*
	7th Place Game Sunday, November 27				'New Mexico	72							Santa Clara	73			3rd Place Game Sunday, November 27
					Washington State	62							Oklahoma	85
	UC Riverside	64							Oklahoma	74							Villanova	64
	Washington State	63							Washington State	59							Santa Clara	65

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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 Tech	72
									Cal State Northridge	56
					DePaul	66							Virginia Tech	56
					Cal State Northridge	88							Oklahoma State	51
									DePaul	56
									Oklahoma State	60
	Tulsa	80															Virginia Tech	59
	Cal State Northridge	63															UNLV	71
									Murray State	55
									Stanford	52
	7th Place Game Sunday, November 28				Stanford	53							Murray State	55			3rd Place Game Sunday, November 28
					Tulsa	65							UNLV	69
	DePaul	74							Tulsa	71							Oklahoma State	66
	Stanford	81*							UNLV	80							Murray State	49

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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
											8	West Virginia	85
												Long Beach State	62
						19	Clemson	87								8	West Virginia	73
							Long Beach State	79									Texas A&M	66
												Texas A&M	69
											19	Clemson	60
	19	Clemson	70																		8	West Virginia	84
	10	Butler	69																			Portland	66
											16	Minnesota	82
											10	Butler	73
	7th Place Game November 29					10	Butler	69								16	Minnesota	56			3rd Place Game November 29
							UCLA	67									Portland	61
	Long Beach State		79								Portland		74									Texas A&M	66
	UCLA		68								UCLA		47								16	Minnesota	65

2008

	5th Place Game November 30					Consolation 2nd Round November 28					First Round November 27					Semifinals November 28					Championship November 30
											Saint Mary's		62
											UTEP		75
						Saint Mary's		79									UTEP	79
						Cal State Fullerton		54								24	Wake Forest	82
											24	Wake Forest	75
												Cal State Fullerton	69
	Saint Mary's		81																		24	Wake Forest	87
	Providence		75																			Baylor	74
											14	Arizona State	84
												Charlotte	56
	7th Place Game November 30					Charlotte		62								14	Arizona State	78			3rd Place Game November 30
						Providence		67									Baylor	87
	Cal State Fullerton		92								Providence		56									UTEP	58
	Charlotte		84								Baylor		72								14	Arizona State	88

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 State		68
											UC Irvine		53
						UC Irvine		80									Mississippi State	49
						Chattanooga		85								18	Southern Illinois	63
												Chattanooga	63
											18	Southern Illinois	71
	Chattanooga		67																		18	Southern Illinois	45
	South Alabama		84																			USC	70
											Miami (Ohio)		64
											South Alabama		59
	7th Place Game November 24					South Alabama		77								Miami (Ohio)		53			3rd Place Game November 24
						San Diego		55								USC		57
	UC Irvine		57								San Diego		50								Mississippi State		60
	San Diego		60								USC		60								Miami (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 (4 June 2013). "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.
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.