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2016 Great Alaska Shootout

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2016 Great Alaska Shootout
Season2016–17
Teams8 (men's), 4 (women's)
Finals siteAlaska Airlines Center
Anchorage, Alaska
ChampionsIona (men's)
USC (women's)
MVPSam Cassell Jr., Iona (men's)
Kristen Simon, USC (women's)
Great Alaska Shootout
«2015 2017»

The 2016 GCI Great Alaska Shootout was the 38th Great Alaska Shootout, the annual college basketball tournament that features colleges from all over the United States. All games were played at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The event took place November 23 through November 26, 2016[1] with eight schools participating in the men's tournament and four in the women's tournament. The men's first round, semifinals, and championship game were televised on CBS Sports Network. Iona won the men's tournament, defeating Nevada 75–73.[2][3] In the women's tournament, USC defeated Portland.

Brackets

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Men's

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5th Place Game
November 26
Consolation 2nd Round
November 25
First Round
November 23,24
Semifinals
November 25
Championship
November 26
Buffalo85
Alaska Anchorage79
Alaska Anchorage65Buffalo62
Oakland71Nevada67
Nevada82
Oakland78
Oakland79Nevada73
UC Davis66Iona75
UC Davis58
Weber State86
7th Place GameUC Davis64Weber State543rd Place Game
Drake58Iona76
Alaska Anchorage74Drake53Buffalo74
Drake69Iona64Weber State72

Women's

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First Round
November 22
Championship Game
November 23
      
1 Missouri State 67
4 USC 89
USC 67
Portland 54
3 Portland 66
2 Alaska Anchorage 57 3rd Place Game
November 23
Missouri State 65
Alaska Anchorage 58

References

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  1. ^ "2016 GCI Great Alaska Shootout schedule & results". GoSeaWolves.com. University of Alaska Anchorage Athletics. June 7, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Pack falls just short of Great Alaska Shootout title". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  3. ^ Payne, Terrence (November 27, 2016). "Iona wins Great Alaska Shootout on a buzzer-beater". CollegeBasketballTalk. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  4. ^ "Year-by-Year Results". Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  5. ^ "2016 Great Alaska Shootout Men's Bracket" (PDF). GoSeawolves.com. University of Alaska Anchorage Athletics.
  6. ^ "Women's Year-by-Year Results". Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  7. ^ "2016 Great Alaska Shootout Women's Bracket" (PDF). GoSeaWolves.com. University of Alaska Anchorage Athletics.