2009 76 Classic
The 2009 76 Classic was a 3-day, 8-team, 12-game men’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I exempt basketball event held on November 26, 27, & 29, 2009 during the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was sponsored by ConocoPhillips-owned brand 76. All games were played at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The 76 Classic was an ESPN Regional TV owned and operated event, hosted by ESPN and the Big West Conference. All games were televised on the ESPN family of networks.[1]
| Teams | 8 | ||||
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| Finals site | Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California | ||||
| Champions | West Virginia | ||||
| MVP | DaSean Butler, West Virginia | ||||
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Butler, with 6'9" Gordon Hayward, was rated No. 9 by ESPN The Magazine in its pre-season rankings, followed by No. 11 West Virginia, No. 23 Minnesota, No. 27 Texas A&M, and No. 30 UCLA. West Virginia won the tournament by defeating Long Beach State, Texas A&M, and upstart Portland in the finals to capture the 76 Classic title in 2009.
Bracket
* – Denotes overtime period
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
Awards and honors
Tournament MVP
- DaSean Butler, West Virginia
All-Tournament Team
- DaSean Butler, West Virginia
- T.J. Campbell, Portland
- T.J. Robinson, Long Beach State
- Gordon Hayward, Butler
See also
References
- ESPN The Magazine, College Basketball Preview issue, November 16, 2009