Las Vegas Invitational (basketball)

Las Vegas Invitational
Sport	College basketball
Founded	2000
No. of teams	8
Country	United States
Venue(s)	Orleans Arena
Most recent champion(s)	West Virginia
Most titles	Illinois (2) Kansas (2)
TV partner(s)	Fox Sports 1

The Las Vegas Invitational is an 8 team college basketball tournament held during Thanksgiving of NCAA Division I men's basketball season annually since 2003. The Tournament was held at Valley High School in Las Vegas, The event used to be sponsored by Findlay Toyota, until moving to the current site the Orleans Arena in 2006. From 2006 to 2013 the sponsor of the tournament was IBN Sports. Continental Tire is now the current sponsor of the tournament.

2016 bracket

2015 bracket

^[1]

Third Round November 26 Fox Sports 1			Championship Round November 27 Fox Sports 1

	Richmond	59
	West Virginia	67
				West Virginia	72
				San Diego State	50
14	California	58
	San Diego State	72	3rd Place Game Fox Sports 1

				Richmond	94
			14	California	90

	November 26

	Arkansas–Little Rock		69
	East Carolina		46

	November 26 Game 2

	Bethune-Cookman		70
	Stetson		83

	November 27

	East Carolina		93
	Stetson		73

	November 27

	Bethune-Cookman		46
	Sam Houston State		71

Note:

Arkansas Little Rock will only Participate on Day 1
On November 27 East Carolina will play winner of Bethune-Cookman/Stetson, Sam Houston State will play loser of Bethune-Cookman/Stetson

2014 bracket

The Tournament will go back to the traditional format,^[2] There will be two brackets

^[3]

Third Round November 27 Fox Sports 1			Championship Round November 28 Fox Sports 1

	Illinois	88
	Indiana State	62
				Illinois	62
				Baylor	54
	Baylor	71
	Memphis	47	3rd Place Game Fox Sports 1

				Indiana State	62
				Memphis	72

Third Round November 27			Championship Round November 28

	Austin Peay	79
	Brown	58
				Austin Peay	62
				Stephen F. Austin	83
	Stephen F. Austin	73
	Prairie View A&M	61	3rd Place Game

				Brown	81
				Prairie View A&M	71

2013 participants and bracket

The tournament's championship format was changed to a four-round round robin this year, with the final two rounds being played in Las Vegas. UCLA and Missouri were the co-champions of the tournament, both teams finishing with a 4-0 record; Kyle Anderson (UCLA) was the tournament's MVP.

	Third Round

	IUPUI
	Gardner-Webb		61

	Third Round

	Chattanooga		75
	Morehead State		88

	Third Round

	#19 UCLA		105
	Nevada		84

	Third Round

	Northwestern		67
	Missouri		78

	Championship Round

	Chattanooga		87
	IUPUI		76

	Championship Round

	Morehead State		82
	Gardner-Webb (OT)		86

	Championship Round

	Nevada		70
	Missouri		83

	Championship Round

	Northwestern		79
	#19 UCLA		95

All-tournament team

Gardner-Webb: Isaiah Ivey
Morehead State: Angelo Warner
Chattanooga: Z. Mason
IUPUI: Ja'rob McCallum
Missouri: Jordan Clarkson, Jabari Brown
Nevada: Deonte Burton
UCLA: Jordan Adams, Zach LaVine
Northwestern: Jershon Cobb

Tournament MVP: Kyle Anderson, UCLA^[4]

2012 participants and bracket

Semifinals November 25			Championship November 26

	Arizona State	83
	Arkansas	68
				Arizona State	73
			12	Creighton	87
12	Creighton	84
	Wisconsin	74	3rd Place Game

				Arkansas	70
				Wisconsin	77

^[5]

2011 participants and bracket

Semifinals November 25			Championship November 26

	USC	55
	UNLV	66
				UNLV	90
			1	North Carolina	80
1	North Carolina	87
	South Carolina	62	3rd Place Game

				USC	66
				South Carolina	63

^[6]

2010 participants and bracket

Semifinals			Championship

	Arizona	82
	Santa Clara	59
				Arizona	49
			6	Kansas	87
6	Kansas	64
	Ohio	41	3rd Place Game

				Ohio	78
				Santa Clara	72

^[7]

2009 bracket

Games at Campus Sites Saturday, November 14
Oklahoma State 86, Seattle 64

Wednesday, November 18
Oklahoma State 93, Southern 61
Saturday, November 21
Utah 88, Southern 48
Illinois 94, Presbyterian 48

Sunday, November 22
Bradley 56, Wofford 54

Tuesday, November 24
Seattle 77, Utah 74
Illinois 78, Wofford 64
Bradley 71, Presbyterian 58

Semifinals November 27			Championship November 28

	Oklahoma State	68
	Bradley	57
				Oklahoma State	77
				Utah	55
	Utah	60
	Illinois	58	3rd Place Game November 28

				Bradley	72
				Illinois	68

Semifinals November 27			Championship November 28

	Wofford	66
	Southern	66
				Seattle	83
				Wofford	84
	Seattle	67
	Presbyterian	63	3rd Place Game November 28

				Southern	69
				Presbyterian	71

^[8]

2008 participants and bracket

Semifinals			Championship

	Kentucky	74
	Kansas State	72
				Kentucky	54
				West Virginia	43
	Iowa	68
	West Virginia	87	3rd Place Game

				Iowa	65
				Kansas State	63

^[9]

2007 participants and bracket

Semifinals			Championship

1	North Carolina	99
	Old Dominion	82
			1	North Carolina	73
				BYU	63
	Louisville	76
	BYU	86	3rd Place Game

				Louisville	64
				Old Dominion	53

^[10]

2006 participants and bracket

Semifinals			Championship

1	Florida	101
	WKU	68
			1	Florida	80
			10	Kansas	82
10	Kansas	64
	Ball State	46	3rd Place Game

				WKU	76
				Ball State	66

^[11]

2005 participants and bracket

Semifinals			Championship

	TCU	58
	Oklahoma State	66
				Oklahoma State	68
				Boston College	76
	Boston College	87
	Drake	84	3rd Place Game

				Drake	86
				TCU	79

^[12]

2004 participants and bracket

Semifinals			Championship

	UTEP	66
	Arizona State	65
				UTEP	62
				Southern Illinois	68
	Vanderbilt	53
	Southern Illinois	67	3rd Place Game

				Arizona State	87
				Vanderbilt	68

^[13]

2003 participants and bracket

	Championship Game


	Miami (FL)		82

	Bradley		83

^[14]

References

↑ "Richmond basketball to play West Virginia in Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational". AugustaFreePress. AugustaFreePress. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
↑ Johnson, Raphielle. "Report: Las Vegas Invitational semifinal matchups set". CollegeBasketballTalk. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ "Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved 13 June 2014.
↑ "Burton named to Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational all-tournament team". NevadaWolfPack.com. Dec 1, 2013. Retrieved Mar 2, 2014.
↑ http://www.bloggingthebracket.com/pages/2012-college-basketball-early-season-tournaments-and-events
↑ http://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/tournaments/Non-Conference/Las_Vegas_Invitational/49/Bracket/2012/451
↑ http://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/tournaments/Non-Conference/Las_Vegas_Invitational/49/Bracket/2011/400
↑ http://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/tournaments/Non-Conference/Las_Vegas_Invitational/49/Bracket/2010/287
↑ http://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/tournaments/Non-Conference/Las_Vegas_Invitational/49/Bracket/2009/288
↑ http://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/tournaments/Non-Conference/Las_Vegas_Invitational/49/Bracket/2008/289
↑ http://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/tournaments/Non-Conference/Las_Vegas_Invitational/49/Bracket/2007/290
↑ http://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/tournaments/Non-Conference/Las_Vegas_Invitational/49/Bracket/2006/346
↑ http://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/tournaments/Non-Conference/Las_Vegas_Invitational/49/Bracket/2005/345
↑ http://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/tournaments/Non-Conference/Las_Vegas_Invitational/49/Bracket/2004/347

NCAA men's college basketball tournaments (United States)

Division I

Pre-season	2K Sports Classic AdvoCare Invitational Barclays Center Classic Battle 4 Atlantis Cancún Challenge Cayman Islands Classic CBE Hall of Fame Classic Charleston Classic Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Diamond Head Classic Emerald Coast Classic Great Alaska Shootout Gulf Coast Showcase Hall of Fame Tip Off Las Vegas Classic Las Vegas Invitational Legends Classic Maui Invitational Men Who Speak Up Main Event NIT Season Tip-Off Paradise Jam Puerto Rico Tip-Off Savannah Invitational Wooden Legacy

Conference postseason	ACC America East The American Atlantic 10 Atlantic Sun Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA Conference USA Horizon Ivy League MAAC MEAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pac-12 Patriot SEC Southern Southland SWAC Sun Belt Summit WAC West Coast

Postseason	NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament National Invitation Tournament Vegas 16 College Basketball Invitational CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament National Commissioners Invitational Tournament 1922 National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament

Division II

Conference postseason	CCAA GNAC Heartland Northern Sun RMAC

Postseason	NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship ECAC Tournaments

Division III

Postseason	NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship

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