Hall of Fame Classic (basketball tournament)

The Hall of Fame Classic (formerly known as the Guardians Classic, CBE Classic, CBE Hall of Fame Classic and Hall of Fame Classic) created by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) is an annual season-opening college basketball tournament founded in 2001. The tournament is currently held in mid-November at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Before the 2007 tournament, the final rounds were held at Municipal Auditorium, except for one year at Kemper Arena in 2001.

Tournament Format

From the inaugural tournament in 2001 until 2019, twelve teams participated in the tournament. In this format; the first two rounds were played at campus sites on two different days hosted by regional hosts, regional hosts automatically advanced to the championship rounds which are played at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Championship rounds took place one week after the initial round. Teams not hosting advanced to sub regional rounds where they played three games. From 2020 until 2023 four teams participated in a traditional four team tournament with a Championship and Consolation game.^[1] The 2024 Hall of Fame Classic will be a showcase doubleheader, instead of a traditional four team tournament.^[2]

History

Championship game results

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-up
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
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

* – Denotes overtime period

2025

	Semifinals November 20 Peacock/NBC Sports NOW					Championship November 21 Peacock/NBC Sports NOW
		Nebraska
		New Mexico
		Kansas State
		Mississippi State				Consolation November 21 Peacock/NBC Sports NOW

2024

November 22 BTN Iowa 69 Utah State 77

November 22 Peacock Wichita State 88 Saint Louis 63

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

Subhost Rounds

Wofford Subhost November 12     Wofford 79 William & Mary 80

Morehead State Subhost November 16     Morehead State 76 Maryland Eastern Shore 53

Maryland Eastern Shore Subhost November 26     Maryland Eastern Shore 42 Wofford 67

William & Mary Subhost November 26     William & Mary 95 Morehead State 84

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

Subhost Rounds

Southeastern Louisiana Subhost November 17     Stetson 57 Southeastern Louisiana 69

Robert Morris Subhost November 17     Mississippi Valley State 59 Robert Morris 68

Stetson Subhost November 19     Stetson 72 Robert Morris 81

Mississippi Valley State Subhost November 12     Southeastern Louisiana 59 Mississippi Valley State 69

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

Subhost Rounds

UNC Asheville Subhost November 20     Siena 80 UNC Asheville 92

Furman Subhost November 22     UNC Asheville 64 Furman 58

Siena Subhost November     Arkansas–Pine Bluff 43 Siena 66

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

Subhost Rounds

Wofford Subhost November 21     Maryland Eastern Shore 63 Wofford 73

Columbia Subhost November 24     Wofford 59 Columbia 70

MD Eastern Shore Subhost November 24     Fairfield 113 Maryland Eastern Shore 74

Fairfield Subhost November 27     Columbia 81 Fairfield 82OT

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

Future Fields

2025

Kansas State, Mississippi State and Nebraska, will headline the 2025 Hall of Fame Classic, with the fourth team to be announced.^[3]