The Hall of Fame Classic powered by ShotTracker (formerly known as the College Basketball Experience Classic, Guardians Classic and the CBE Hall of Fame Classic) is an annual season-opening college basketball tournament founded in 2001. The tournament is currently held in mid-November. There are twelve teams invited, each representing a different athletic conference. The initial two rounds are played at regional sites on two different days hosted by participating team. The regional hosts automatically advance to the championship rounds at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The championship rounds take place one week after the initial round. Teams not hosting advance to sub regional rounds where they will play three games. Since 2020, the event has been named the Hall of Fame Classic powered by ShotTracker. [1] Before the 2007 tournament, the final rounds were held at Municipal Auditorium, except for one year at Kemper Arena in 2001. The event is organized by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and produced by Blue Ridge Sports & Entertainment, Inc.
History
Championship game results
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up |
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| 2001 | Missouri | 78–77 | Iowa |
| 2002 | Creighton | 80–75 | Notre Dame |
| 2003 | South Carolina | 67–61 | Richmond |
| 2004 | Creighton | 65–64 ( OT) | Ohio State |
| 2005 | Texas | 68–59 | Iowa |
| 2006 | Marquette | 73–62 | Duke |
| 2007 | UCLA | 68–63 | Michigan State |
| 2008 | Syracuse | 89–81 ( OT) | Kansas |
| 2009 | Texas | 78–62 | Pittsburgh |
| 2010 | Duke | 82–68 | Kansas State |
| 2011 | Missouri | 92–53 | Cal |
| 2012 | Kansas | 73–59 | St. Louis |
| 2013 | Wichita State | 75–62 | BYU |
| 2014 | Maryland | 72–63 | Iowa State |
| 2015 | North Carolina | 80–70 | Kansas State |
| 2016 | Kansas | 65–54 | Georgia |
| 2017 | Baylor | 65–59 | Creighton |
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 70–52 | Nebraska |
| 2019 | Butler | 69–68 | Stanford |
| 2020 | TCU | 56–52 | Liberty |
| 2021 | Arkansas | 73–67 | Cincinnati |
| 2022 | San Francisco | 67–63 | Wichita State |
| 2023 | Colorado State | 69–48 | Creighton |
Consolation game results
| Year | Third place | Points | Fourth Place | Points |
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| 2001 | Alabama | 81 | Memphis | 70 |
| 2002 | Furman | 70 | IUPUI | 62 |
| 2003 | Missouri State | 72 | San Francisco | 52 |
| 2004 | Houston | 57 | Missouri | 55 |
| 2005 | Kentucky | 80 | West Virginia | 66 |
| 2006 | Air Force | 67 | Texas Tech | 53 |
| 2007 | Missouri | 84 | Maryland | 70 |
| 2008 | Florida | 86 | Washington | 84 |
| 2009 | Wichita State | 74 | Iowa | 57 |
| 2010 | Gonzaga | 66 | Marquette | 63 |
| 2011 | Georgia | 61 | Notre Dame | 57 |
| 2012 | Texas A&M | 55 | Washington State | 54 |
| 2013 | Texas | 77 | DePaul | 59 |
| 2014 | Alabama | 76 | Arizona State | 71 |
| 2015 | Northwestern | 67 | Missouri | 62 |
| 2016 | UAB | 81 | George Washington | 74 |
| 2017 | UCLA | 72 | Wisconsin | 70 |
| 2018 | USC | 99 | Missouri State | 80 |
| 2019 | Oklahoma | 77 | Missouri | 66 |
| 2020 | South Carolina | 69 | Tulsa | 58 |
| 2021 | Illinois | 72 | Kansas State | 64 |
| 2022 | Grand Canyon | 69 | Northern Iowa | 67 |
| 2023 | Loyola Chicago | 71 | Boston College | 68 |
Brackets
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2023
| Semifinals November 22 CBSSN | Championship November 23 CBSSN | ||||||||
| Boston College | 74 | ||||||||
| Colorado State | 86 | ||||||||
| Colorado State | 69 | ||||||||
| 8 | Creighton | 48 | |||||||
| 8 | Creighton | 88 | |||||||
| Loyola Chicago | 65 | Consolation November 23 CBSSN | |||||||
| Boston College | 68 | ||||||||
| Loyola Chicago | 71 | ||||||||
2022
| Semifinals November 21 CBSSN | Championship November 22 CBSSN | ||||||||
| San Francisco | 75 | ||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 69 | ||||||||
| San Francisco | 67 | ||||||||
| Wichita State | 63 | ||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 43 | ||||||||
| Wichita State | 55 | Consolation November 22 CBSSN | |||||||
| Northern Iowa | 67 | ||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 69 | ||||||||
2021
| Semifinals November 22 ESPNews | Championship November 23 ESPN2 | ||||||||
| Cincinnati | 71 | ||||||||
| 14 | Illinois | 51 | |||||||
| Cincinnati | 67 | ||||||||
| 13 | Arkansas | 73 | |||||||
| 13 | Arkansas | 72 | |||||||
| Kansas State | 64 | Consolation November 23 ESPNews | |||||||
| 14 | Illinois | 72 | |||||||
| Kansas State | 64 | ||||||||
2020
| Semifinals November 28 | Championship November 29 | ||||||
| Liberty | 78 | ||||||
| South Carolina | 62 | ||||||
| Liberty | 52 | ||||||
| TCU | 56 | ||||||
| TCU | 70 | ||||||
| Tulsa | 65 | Consolation November 29 | |||||
| South Carolina | 69 | ||||||
| Tulsa | 58 | ||||||
All matches aired on ESPN Networks
2019
Host Rounds
| Game 1 November 16 FS1 | Game 2 November 22 FS1 | ||||||||
| Butler | 68 | ||||||||
| Butler | 80 | Morehead State | 50 | ||||||
| Wofford | 61 | ||||||||
| Game 1 November 18 SECN+ | Game 2 November 20 SECN+ | ||||||||
| Missouri | 70 | ||||||||
| Missouri | 75 | Morehead State | 52 | ||||||
| Wofford | 56 | ||||||||
| Game 1 November 19 P12N | Game 2 November 22 P12N | ||||||||
| Stanford | 81 | ||||||||
| Stanford | 76 | William & Mary | 50 | ||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 55 | ||||||||
| Game 1 November 18 Fox Sports Oklahoma | Game 2 November 21 Fox Sports Oklahoma | ||||||||
| Oklahoma | 91 | ||||||||
| Oklahoma | 75 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 64 | ||||||
| William & Mary | 70 | ||||||||
Championship Round
| Semifinals November 25 ESPNU ESPNU/ESPN2 | Championship November 26 ESPN2 | ||||||||
| Butler | 63 | ||||||||
| Missouri | 52 | ||||||||
| Butler | 68 | ||||||||
| Stanford | 67 | ||||||||
| Stanford | 73 | ||||||||
| Oklahoma | 54 | Consolation November 26 ESPNews | |||||||
| Missouri | 66 | ||||||||
| Oklahoma | 77 | ||||||||
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2018
Host Rounds
| Game 1 November 6 Pac-12 Network | Game 2 November 14 Pac-12 Network | ||||||||
| Stetson | 59 | ||||||||
| Robert Morris | 62 | USC | 95 | ||||||
| USC | 83 | ||||||||
| Game 1 November 6 BTN+ | Game 2 November 11 ESPNU | ||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 35 | ||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 37 | Nebraska | 87 | ||||||
| Nebraska | 106 | ||||||||
| Game 1 November 9 Fox Sports Southwest+ | Game 2 November 13 Fox Sports Southwest | ||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 40 | ||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 52 | Texas Tech | 59 | ||||||
| Texas Tech | 84 | ||||||||
| Game 1 November 9 ESPN3 | Game 2 November 11 KOZL | ||||||||
| Stetson | 70 | ||||||||
| Robert Morris | 60 | Missouri State | 83 | ||||||
| Missouri State | 74 | ||||||||
Championship Round
| Semifinals November 19 ESPNU ESPNU/ESPN2 | Championship November 20 ESPN2 | ||||||||
| Texas Tech | 78 | ||||||||
| USC | 63 | ||||||||
| Texas Tech | 70 | ||||||||
| Nebraska | 52 | ||||||||
| Nebraska | 85 | ||||||||
| Missouri State | 62 | Consolation November 20 ESPN3 | |||||||
| USC | 99 | ||||||||
| Missouri State | 80 | ||||||||
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2017
Host Rounds
| Game 1 November 10 Fox Sports Southwest | Game 2 November 17 Fox College Sports | ||||||||
| Alcorn State | 61 | ||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 66 | 25 | Baylor | 78 | |||||
| 24 | Baylor | 107 | |||||||
| Game 1 November 10 Big Ten Network + | Game 2 November 12 Big Ten Network | ||||||||
| Yale | 61 | ||||||||
| South Carolina State | 50 | Wisconsin | 89 | ||||||
| Wisconsin | 85 | ||||||||
| Game 1 November 10 Fox Sports Midwest | Game 2 November 12 Fox Sports 1 | ||||||||
| Alcorn State | 72 | ||||||||
| Yale | 76 | Creighton | 109 | ||||||
| Creighton | 92 | ||||||||
| Game 1 November 15 Pac-12 Network | Game 2 November 17 Pac-12 Network | ||||||||
| South Carolina State | 68 | ||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 101 | 23 | UCLA | 96 | |||||
| 23 | UCLA | 106* | |||||||
Championship Round
| Semifinals November 20 ESPNU ESPN2 | Championship November 21 ESPN2 | ||||||||
| Creighton | 100 | ||||||||
| 23 | UCLA | 89 | |||||||
| Creighton | 59 | ||||||||
| 22 | Baylor | 65 | |||||||
| 22 | Baylor | 70 | |||||||
| Wisconsin | 65 | Consolation November 21 ESPN3 | |||||||
| 23 | UCLA | 72 | |||||||
| Wisconsin | 70 | ||||||||
Subhost Rounds
| Game 1 November 14 | Game 2 November 19 | ||||||||
| Alcorn State | 76 | ||||||||
| South Carolina State | 54 | Central Arkansas | 102 | ||||||
| Yale | 86 | ||||||||
| Game 1 November 21 | Game 2 November 22 | ||||||||
| Yale | 87 | ||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 73 | Alcorn State | 73 | ||||||
| South Carolina State | 64 | ||||||||
2016
Championship Round
| Semifinals November 21 | Championship November 22 | ||||||||
| George Washington | 73 | ||||||||
| Georgia | 81 | ||||||||
| Georgia | 54 | ||||||||
| 5 | Kansas | 65 | |||||||
| 5 | Kansas | 83 | |||||||
| UAB | 63 | Consolation | |||||||
| George Washington | 74 | ||||||||
| UAB | 81 | ||||||||
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2015
Championship Round
| Semifinals November 23 | Championship Game November 24 | ||||||||
| Kansas State | 66 | ||||||||
| Missouri | 42 | ||||||||
| Kansas State | 70 | ||||||||
| 9 | North Carolina | 80 | |||||||
| 9 | North Carolina | 80 | |||||||
| Northwestern | 69 | Consolation | |||||||
| Missouri | 62 | ||||||||
| Northwestern | 67 | ||||||||
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2014
| Semifinals November | Championship November | ||||||||
| Arizona State | 73 | ||||||||
| Maryland | 78 | ||||||||
| Maryland | 72 | ||||||||
| 13 | Iowa State | 63 | |||||||
| Alabama | 74 | ||||||||
| 13 | Iowa State | 84 | Consolation | ||||||
| Arizona State | 71 | ||||||||
| Alabama | 76 | ||||||||