Global Sports Classic

The tournament was held between November and December in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 2015 tournament was played in December 21 and 22 at Cox Pavilion and the 2016 Tournament was played November 25 and 26 at the Thomas & Mack Center. Each team played four games in the Classic – the first two at on-campus sites and the final two rounds in Las Vegas.

Global Sports Classic

Sport	Basketball
Founded	2013
Ceased	2016
No. of teams	8
Venue(s)	Cox Pavilion (2015) Thomas & Mack Center (2016)
Last champion(s)	Grand Canyon
Most titles	Grand Canyon (1)
TV partner(s)	youtube

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

2016

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	Third Round November 25					Championship Round November 26
	Washington		86
	Western Kentucky		47
						Washington		80
						TCU		93
	TCU		63
	UNLV		59			3rd Place Game
						Western Kentucky		61
						UNLV		71

	Third Round November 25					Championship Round November 26
	Jacksonville State		61
	Cal State Fullerton		38
						Jacksonville State		76
						Northern Arizona		63
	Alabama State		57
	Northern Arizona		71			3rd Place Game
						Cal State Fullerton		67
						Alabama State		76

2015

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	Third Round December 21					Championship Round December 22
	Houston		68
	Grand Canyon		79
						Grand Canyon		85
						Marshall		81
	Wyoming		82
	Marshall		90			3rd Place Game
						Houston		'89***
						Wyoming		84

	Third Round December 21					Championship Round December 22
	Eastern Illinois		68
	Omaha		80
						Omaha		74
						Southern		53
	Southern		68
	North Carolina Central		63			3rd Place Game
						Eastern Illinois		52
						North Carolina Central		57

References

1. Dobbertean, Chris. "2016 Global Sports Classic Primer:UNLV Hosts But Washington The Favorite". bloggingthebracket.com. SBNation.com. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
2. "2015 Global Sports Classic Information". realGM.com. RealGM, L.L.C. Retrieved 24 October 2016.