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January 28th, 2012

ESPN Owned and Operated Basketball Events

We’re all about early season tournaments. And, it’s not that we get to travel to Anaheim or Orlando or Puerto or Hawaii (OK, maybe a little), but we get to see—up-close!—some exciting college basketball action. Look at the sheer joy that Dayton players showed after winning the 2011 Old Spice Classic in Orlando! See early season tournaments index page

DIRECTV Charleston Classic presented by Foster Grant

Northwestern showed experience, depth and poise to earn itself a tournament title at the 2011 DIRECTV Charleston Classic presented by Foster Grant. MORE

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5-hour ENERGY Puerto Rico Tip-Off

Trevor Releford scored 20 points and Alabama went on a big second-half run to win the 2011 5-hour ENERGY Puerto Rico Tip-Off title, beating Purdue. MORE

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76 CLASSIC

Brian Conklin tied a career-high 25 points to help Saint Louis beat Oklahoma 83-63 in the 2011 76 Classic championship. MORE

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Old Spice Classic

Dayton hit 12 three-pointers and the Flyers rode a hot-shooting performance to an 86-70 Old Spice Classic championship game victory over Minnesota. MORE

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All-College Basketball Classic

The 76th annual All-College Basketball Classic, the world’s oldest basketball tournament, will be held Saturday, Dec. 17 at the Oklahoma City Arena in Oklahoma City. The doubleheader will feature Oklahoma vs. Houston as well as Oklahoma State vs. New Mexico. Start times and ESPN TV information will be released at a later date. MORE

Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic

Rodney McGruder scored a career-best 28 points and Kansas State used a big first-half run to beat Long Beach State 77-60 in the 2011 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. Tournament host Hawaii beat Clemson 75-68 on in the fifth-place game.

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State Farm Champions Classic

Mike Krzyzewski became Division I's all-time winningest coach when No. 6 Duke beat Michigan State 74-69 in the first game and No. 2 Kentucky raced to a decisive spurt at the start of the second half, passing an early-season test with a 75-65 victory over Kansas. MORE

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SEARS BracketBusters

Now in its eighth year, the SEARS BracketBusters event, a two-day men’s college basketball extravaganza pitting potential NCAA Tournament hopefuls against each other, will feature nationally televised games—on either ESPN2, ESPNU, or ESPN360.com—selected from a pool of 98 teams. MORE

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