2016 Vegas 16 Tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA basketball tournament
| Type = Vegas 16
| Gender = Men's
| Year = 2016
| Image =
| Image Size =
| Caption =
| Teams = 8
| FinalFourArena = Mandalay Bay Events Center
| FinalFourCity = Paradise, Nevada
| Champions = Old Dominion Monarchs
| TitleCount = 1st
| RunnerUp = Oakland Golden Grizzlies
| GameCount = 1st
| Semifinal1 = UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
| SemifinalCount = 1st
| Semifinal2 = East Tennessee State Buccaneers
| SemifinalCount2 = 1st
| Coach = Jeff Jones
| CoachCount = 1st
| MOP = Trey Freeman
| MOPTeam = Old Dominion
| Attendance =
| TopScorer = Kay Felder
| TopScorerTeam = Oakland
| Points = 80
}}
The 2016 Vegas 16 Tournament was a single-elimination postseason men's basketball tournament won by Old Dominion. The tournament consisted of eight National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not receive bids to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.
Old Dominion defeated Oakland 68–67 in the championship game.
Games were played at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Paradise, Nevada. First round games were March 28, with the semifinals March 29 and the championship March 30. All games aired on CBS Sports Network.{{cite web |title=CBS Sports Network to Televise Inaugural Vegas 16|url=http://bdglobalsports.com/?p=2187 |website=bdglobalsports.com |accessdate=February 18, 2016}}
Participants
The eight-team field for the inaugural Vegas 16 tournament was unveiled on March 14, 2016. While organizers had originally aimed to have a sixteen-team field, a decision was made to cut the size to eight teams, stating that due to the results of conference tournaments, "we were hesitant to just fill out the bracket with 'available teams', so by choosing quality over quantity, we settled on eight teams, many of which were considered for an NIT berth."{{cite news|title=Vegas 16 tournament shortens inaugural lineup to 8 teams|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/basketball/vegas-16-tournament-shortens-inaugural-lineup-8-teams|accessdate=March 19, 2016|date=March 14, 2016|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Team ! Conference ! Overall record ! Conference record |
| align=left | UC Santa Barbara
| align=left | Big West | 18–13 | 11–5 |
| align=left | East Tennessee State
| align=left | Southern | 23–11 | 14–4 |
| align=left | Louisiana Tech
| align=left | Conference USA | 23–9 | 12–6 |
| align=left | Northern Illinois
| align=left | Mid-American | 21–12 | 9–9 |
| align=left | Oakland
| align=left | Horizon | 21–11 | 13–5 |
| align=left | Old Dominion
| align=left | Conference USA | 22–13 | 12–6 |
| align=left | Tennessee Tech
| align=left | Ohio Valley | 19–11 | 11–5 |
| align=left | Towson
| align=left | Colonial | 20–12 | 11–7 |
Schedule
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align:center"
! Game | Time * | Matchup | Score | Television |
| colspan=5 | Quarterfinals – Monday, March 28 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
| Noon | Tennessee Tech vs. Old Dominion | 59–75 | rowspan=4 | CBSSN | ||||
| 2
| 2:30{{nbsp}}pm | UC Santa Barbara vs. Northern Illinois | 70–63 | ||||
| 3
| 6:00{{nbsp}}pm | Oakland vs. Towson | 90–72 | ||||
| 4
| 8:30{{nbsp}}pm | Louisiana Tech vs. East Tennessee State | 83–88 | ||||
| colspan=5 | Semifinals – Tuesday, March 29 | ||||
| 5
| 6:00{{nbsp}}pm | Old Dominion vs. UC Santa Barbara | 64–49 | rowspan=2 | CBSSN | ||||
| 6
| 8:30{{nbsp}}pm | Oakland vs. East Tennessee State | 104–81 | ||||
| colspan=5 | Championship – Wednesday, March 30 | ||||
| 7
| 7:00{{nbsp}}pm | Old Dominion vs. Oakland | 68–67 | CBSSN | ||||
| colspan=5 | *All times are listed as Pacific Daylight Time. Winning team in bold. |
Bracket
{{8TeamBracket|seeds=n
|nowrap=y
| RD1 = Quarterfinals
Monday, March 28
| RD2 = Semifinals
Tuesday, March 29
| RD3 = Championship
Wednesday, March 30
| score-width =
| team-width =
| RD1-team1 = Tennessee Tech
| RD1-score1 = 59
| RD1-team2 = Old Dominion
| RD1-score2 = 75
| RD1-team3 = UC Santa Barbara
| RD1-score3 = 70
| RD1-team4 = Northern Illinois
| RD1-score4 = 63
| RD1-team5 = Oakland
| RD1-score5 = 90
| RD1-team6 = Towson
| RD1-score6 = 72
| RD1-team7 = Louisiana Tech
| RD1-score7 = 83
| RD1-team8 = East Tennessee State
| RD1-score8 = 88
| RD2-team1 = Old Dominion
| RD2-score1 = 64
| RD2-team2 = UC Santa Barbara
| RD2-score2 = 49
| RD2-team3 = Oakland
| RD2-score3 = 104
| RD2-team4 = East Tennessee State
| RD2-score4 = 81
| RD3-team1 = Old Dominion
| RD3-score1 = 68
| RD3-team2 = Oakland
| RD3-score2 = 67
}}
MVP and all-tournament team
Trey Freeman of Old Dominion was named the tournament most valuable player.{{Cite web|url=http://www.vegas16.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/033116aaa.html|title=بیمه زندگی و آینده مالی|access-date=2016-03-31|archive-date=2016-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404040305/http://www.vegas16.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/033116aaa.html|url-status=dead}} The following players were named to the all-tournament team:
- Aaron Bacote, Old Dominion
- Kay Felder, Oakland
- Trey Freeman, Old Dominion
- Ge'Lawn Guyn, East Tennessee State
- Max Hooper, Oakland
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.vegas16.com/ Vegas 16 official website]
{{2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}