Jimmy V Classic

Jimmy V Classic

League	NCAA Division I
Sport	College Basketball
First season	1995
Organising body	ESPN Events
No. of teams	4
Venue(s)	Madison Square Garden New York City, New York
Most recent champion(s)	Arkansas Tennessee
Most titles	Duke Blue Devils (4)
TV partner(s)	ESPN

The Jimmy V Classic is an annual basketball game organized by ESPN Events to raise money and awareness for cancer research. It is named after Jim Valvano and features clips from his speech at the 1993 ESPY Awards.

History

The Men's Classic was first held in 1995. Since its inception, it has featured four teams in a double header played in a neutral stadium.

The Women's Classic began in 2002, also featuring four teams in a double header. In 2005, the Women's Classic shrunk to two teams playing a single game. In 2021, the Women's Classic expanded back to the original format. In 2023, a triple-header, with six teams competing, will be played. Unlike the Men's Classic, each game of the Women's Classic is played at one of the competitor's home arenas.

Men's yearly results

Date	Location	Winning team		Losing team
December 22, 1995	Meadowlands Arena (East Rutherford, NJ)	Temple	74*	Kansas	66
		UMass	75	Georgia Tech	67
December 20, 1996		California	76	Penn State	63
		North Carolina	83	UMass	69
December 19, 1997		Princeton	69	Wake Forest	64
		Clemson	62	Seton Hall	59
December 22, 1998		Purdue	80	South Carolina	64
		Duke	71	Kentucky	60
December 21, 1999		Indiana	82	North Carolina	73
		Florida	85	Rutgers	65
December 19, 2000		Virginia	107	Tennessee	89
		Michigan State	72	Seton Hall	57
December 18, 2001		Duke	95	Kentucky	92
		Alabama	70	Temple	67
December 17, 2002		Gonzaga	69	NC State	60
		Cincinnati	77	Oregon	52
December 9, 2003	Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)	Providence	70	Illinois	51
		Arizona	91	Texas	83
December 7, 2004		Pittsburgh	70	Memphis	51
		Oklahoma State	74	Syracuse	60
December 6, 2005		Saint Joseph's	70	Kansas	67
		Michigan State	77	Boston College	70
December 5, 2006		Oklahoma State	72	Syracuse	68
		Arizona	72	Louisville	65
December 4, 2007		Memphis	62	USC	58
		Notre Dame	68	Kansas State	59
December 9, 2008		Davidson	68	West Virginia	65
		Texas	67	Villanova	58
December 8, 2009		Indiana	74	Pittsburgh	64
		Georgetown	72	Butler	65
December 7, 2010		Kansas	81	Memphis	68
		Syracuse	72	Michigan State	58
December 6, 2011		Missouri	81	Villanova	71
		Marquette	79	Washington	77
December 4, 2012		Georgetown	64	Texas	41
		NC State	69	Connecticut	65
December 17, 2013		Cincinnati	44	Pittsburgh	43
		Florida	77	Memphis	75
December 9, 2014		Villanova	73	Illinois	59
		Louisville	94	Indiana	74
December 8, 2015		Virginia	70	West Virginia	54
		Maryland	76	Connecticut	66
December 6, 2016		Purdue	97	Arizona State	64
		Duke	84	Florida	74
December 5, 2017		Villanova	88	Gonzaga	72
		Syracuse	72	Connecticut	63
December 4, 2018		Oklahoma	85	Notre Dame	80
		Florida	66	West Virginia	56
December 10, 2019		Texas Tech	70	Louisville	57
		Indiana	57	Connecticut	54
December 2, 2020	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)	Gonzaga	87	West Virginia	82
		Baylor	82	Illinois	69
December 7, 2021	Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)	Texas Tech	57*	Tennessee	52
		Villanova	67	Syracuse	53
December 6, 2022		Illinois	85	Texas	78
		Duke	74	Iowa	62
December 5, 2023		Illinois	98	Florida Atlantic	89
		UConn	87	North Carolina	76
December 10, 2024		Tennessee	75	Miami (FL)	62
		Arkansas	89	Michigan	87

* denotes overtime period

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Men's wins by team

Team	Wins	Years
Duke	4	1998, 2001, 2016, 2022
Florida	3	1999, 2013, 2018
Indiana	3	1999, 2009, 2019
Villanova	3	2014, 2017, 2021
Arizona	2	2003, 2006
Cincinnati	2	2002, 2013
Georgetown	2	2009, 2012
Gonzaga	2	2002, 2020
Illinois	2	2022, 2023
Michigan State	2	2000, 2005
Oklahoma State	2	2004, 2006
Purdue	2	1998, 2016
Syracuse	2	2010, 2017
Virginia	2	2000, 2015
Texas Tech	2	2019, 2021
Alabama	1	2001
Arkansas	1	2024
Baylor	1	2020
California	1	1996
Clemson	1	1997
Davidson	1	2008
Kansas	1	2010
Louisville	1	2014
Marquette	1	2011
Maryland	1	2015
Memphis	1	2007
Missouri	1	2011
NC State	1	2012
North Carolina	1	1996
Notre Dame	1	2007
Oklahoma	1	2018
Pittsburgh	1	2004
Princeton	1	1997
Providence	1	2003
Saint Joseph's	1	2005
Temple	1	1995
Tennessee	1	2024
Texas	1	2008
UMass	1	1995
UConn	1	2023

Women's yearly results

Date	Location	Winning team		Losing team
November 24, 2002	Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, NC)	Duke	76	Tennessee	55
		Connecticut	78	NC State	50
November 23, 2003		Texas	69	NC State	56
		Duke	93	Purdue	63
November 21, 2004		North Carolina	71	Connecticut	65
		Tennessee	64	NC State	54
December 5, 2005	Hartford Civic Center (Hartford, CT)	North Carolina	77	Connecticut	54
December 4, 2006	Louis Brown Athletic Center (Piscataway,NJ)	Duke	85	Rutgers	45
December 3,2007		Rutgers	68	Maryland	60
December 8, 2008		Rutgers	45	Georgia	34
December 7, 2009		Rutgers	51	Florida	38
December, 6 2010	Cameron Indoor Stadium (Durham, NC)	Duke	61	Texas A&M	58
December 6, 2011	XL Center Hartford, CT	Connecticut	81	Texas A&M	51
December 3, 2012		Connecticut	63	Maryland	48
December 17, 2013	Cameron Indoor Stadium (Durham, NC)	Connecticut	83	Duke	61
December 6, 2014	Joyce Center (Notre Dame, IN)	Connecticut	76	Notre Dame	58
December 5, 2015	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, CT)	Connecticut	91	Notre Dame	81
December 4, 2016	Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT)	Connecticut	72	Texas	54
December 3, 2017	XL Center (Hartford, CT)	Connecticut	80	Notre Dame	71
December 2, 2018	Joyce Center (Notre Dame, IN)	Connecticut	89	Notre Dame	71
December 8, 2019	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, CT)	Connecticut	81	Notre Dame	57
December 3, 2020	Colonial Life Arena (Columbia, SC)	NC State	54	South Carolina	46
December 4, 2020	Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT)	Louisville	116	DePaul	75
December 12, 2021	KFC Yum! Center (Louisville, KY)	Louisville	64	Kentucky	58
	Colonial Life Arena (Columbia, SC)	South Carolina	66	Maryland	59
December 4, 2022	Thompson–Boling Arena (Knoxville, TN)	Virginia Tech	59	Tennessee	56
	Joyce Center (Notre Dame, IN)	Notre Dame	74	UConn	60
December 3, 2023	Cameron Indoor Stadium (Durham, NC)	South Carolina	77	Duke	61
	Moody Center (Austin, TX)	Texas	80	UConn	68
	Thompson–Boling Arena (Knoxville, TN)	Ohio State	78	Tennessee	58
December 15, 2024	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY	NC State	72	Louisville	42

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Women's wins by team

Team	Wins	Years
Connecticut	10	2002, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Duke	4	2002, 2003, 2006, 2010
Rutgers	3	2007, 2008, 2009
Louisville	2	2020, 2021
North Carolina	2	2004, 2005
NC State	2	2020, 2024
South Carolina	2	2021, 2023
Texas	2	2003, 2023
Notre Dame	1	2022
Tennessee	1	2004
Ohio State	1	2023
Virginia Tech	1	2022

External links

• Jimmy V. Classic