Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
{{Short description|US college basketball tournament}}
{{about|the tournament held from 2012 to 2014|the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic of 1995–2011|Empire Classic}}
The Coaches vs. Cancer Classic was an annual college basketball tournament event benefiting cancer research held from 2012 to 2014. The event was held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, and televised by truTV.{{cite web|title=Plenty of changes next year for Coaches vs Cancer Read more: |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/basketball/ncaa/09/15/Coaches.Cancer.ap/index.html?sct=cb_t2_a12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104201319/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/basketball/ncaa/09/15/Coaches.Cancer.ap/index.html?sct=cb_t2_a12|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 4, 2012|work=si.com|publisher=si.com|accessdate=19 September 2011}} The tournament replaced the previous Coaches vs. Cancer Classic tournament of 1995–2011, which was renamed the 2K Sports Classic in 2012 when it became a charitable event for the Wounded Warrior Project.
The tournament featured 12 schools, with four host schools playing two games on campus and advancing to the championship rounds held at the Barclays Center. The remainder of the field participated in a round-robin series at one of the two sub-host sites.
The Florida State Seminoles won the inaugural Coaches vs. Cancer Classic in 2012 by defeating the St. Joseph's Hawks 73–66. The tournament was held again in 2013 and 2014, but then was quietly discontinued.
Most appearances
| class="wikitable" |
| School
! Appearances |
|---|
| BYU
|style="text-align:center;"| 1 |
| Duke
|style="text-align:center;"| 1 |
| Florida State
|style="text-align:center;"| 1 |
| Michigan State
|style="text-align:center;"| 1 |
| Notre Dame
|style="text-align:center;"| 1 |
| Oklahoma
|style="text-align:center;"| 1 |
| Saint Joseph's
|style="text-align:center;"| 1 |
| Seton Hall
|style="text-align:center;"| 1 |
| Stanford
|style="text-align:center;"| 1 |
| Temple
|style="text-align:center;"| 1 |
| UNLV
|style="text-align:center;"| 1 |
| Virginia Tech
|style="text-align:center;"| 1 |
All-time Championship games
- 2012 - Florida State 73, St. Joseph's 66
- 2013 - Michigan State 87, Oklahoma 76
- 2014 - Duke 70, Stanford 59
2012 participants and bracket
- BYU
- Florida State (champions)
- Notre Dame
- Saint Joseph's
- Tennessee State
- Georgia State (sub-host site)
- South Alabama
- Evansville (sub-host site)
- Yale
- Buffalo
- Western Illinois
- Monmouth
=Championship Bracket=
{{4TeamBracket-with 3rd
| RD1= Semifinals
November 16
truTV
| RD2= Championship
November 17
truTV
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=BYU
| RD1-score1=70
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Florida State
| RD1-score2=88
| RD1-seed3=20
| RD1-team3=Notre Dame
| RD1-score3=70
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Saint Joseph's
| RD1-score4=79OT
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Florida State
| RD2-score1=73
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Saint Joseph's
| RD2-score2=66
| RD2b=Consolation
November 17
truTV
| RD2b-seed1=
| RD2b-team1=BYU
| RD2b-score1=68
| RD2b-seed2=
| RD2b-team2=Notre Dame
| RD2b-score2=78
}}
2013 participants and bracket
- Columbia
- Idaho
- Kent State (sub-host site)
- Michigan State
- Niagara
- North Texas
- Oklahoma
- Portland (sub-host site)
- Seton Hall
- USC Upstate
- Virginia Tech
- Western Carolina
=Championship Bracket=
{{4TeamBracket-with 3rd
| RD1= Semifinals
November 22
truTV
| RD2= Championship
November 23
truTV
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Oklahoma
| RD1-score1=86
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Seton Hall
| RD1-score2=85
| RD1-seed3=1
| RD1-team3=Michigan State
| RD1-score3=96
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Virginia Tech
| RD1-score4=77
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Oklahoma
| RD2-score1=76
| RD2-seed2=1
| RD2-team2=Michigan State
| RD2-score2=87
| RD2b=Consolation
November 23
truTV
| RD2b-seed1=
| RD2b-team1=Seton Hall
| RD2b-score1=68
| RD2b-seed2=
| RD2b-team2=Virginia Tech
| RD2b-score2=67
}}
2014 participants and bracket
- American
- Duke
- Fairfield (sub-host site)
- Louisiana Tech (sub-host site)
- Morehead State
- Presbyterian
- Sam Houston State
- South Dakota
- Temple
- UNLV
- Wofford
=Championship Bracket=
{{4TeamBracket-with 3rd
| RD1= Semifinals
November 21
truTV
| RD2= Championship
November 22
truTV
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Stanford
| RD1-score1=89
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=UNLV
| RD1-score2=60
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3=Duke
| RD1-score3=74
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Temple
| RD1-score4=54
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Stanford
| RD2-score1=59
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=Duke
| RD2-score2=70
| RD2b=Consolation
November 22
truTV
| RD2b-seed1=
| RD2b-team1=UNLV
| RD2b-score1=57
| RD2b-seed2=
| RD2b-team2=Temple
| RD2b-score2=50
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.cvcclassic.com/ Official website]
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