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benefiting Wounded Warrior Project

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the 2K Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project and as befitting college basketball’s premier early-season tournament, the 20th version features three teams ranked in the national preseason polls, thus continuing a tradition that has seen the best of the best grace the Madison Square Garden floor in November.

This year’s tournament field is highlighted by a Syracuse team that year in and year out is ranked among the best in the nation. Led by a Hall of Fame coach, Syracuse has been to the postseason 37 times in Jim Boeheim’s 38 years at the helm of his alma mater. This year, the Orange return three starters and nine underclassmen from a team that was ranked No. 1 in the country for three weeks a year ago. Texas played in its 15th NCAA Tournament last season with no seniors on its roster. Those players are back and are joined by one of the most highly-acclaimed recruits in the country in Myles Turner.

But that is not all that the 2K Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project offers. North Dakota State enters the season coming off the two best years in the history of the program, including an NCAA Tournament upset of Oklahoma last season; Alcorn State recorded its most wins since 2002-03 as it continues to rebuild and improve with four starters back; Hampton also has four starters back and has won 82 games over the last five years; and four of the top five scorers from Kennesaw State return as the Owls look to rebuild and get back to the top of the Big South Conference.

About 2K Classic

benefiting Wounded Warrior Project

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the 2K Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project and as befitting college basketball’s premier early-season tournament, the 20th version features three teams ranked in the national preseason polls, thus continuing a tradition that has seen the best of the best grace the Madison Square Garden floor in November.

In fall 2013, the three-year, historic Transformation of Madison Square Garden was completed, providing a significantly enhanced experience for customers, athletes, entertainers, suite holders and marketing partners, from the first row to the last.

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2015 Field

  Duke Blue Devils

National Champion Duke Blue Devils – Head Coach: Mike Krzyzewski (Atlantic Coast Conference)
Hall of Fame head coach Mike Krzyzewski, the winningest coach in college basketball history with 1,018 wins, led the Blue Devils to their fifth National Championship and a 35-4 record this past season…the roster boasts four returning rotation players in Grayson Allen, Amile Jefferson, Matt Jones, and Marshall Plumlee…the Blue Devils bring in the top recruiting class in the country, highlighted by three McDonald’s All-Americans (Brandon Ingram, Luke Kennard, and Chase Jeter) and standout point guard Derryck Thornton…Duke will be making its third appearance in the 2K Classic (1999 and 2008), winning the 2008 title.
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Georgetown Hoyas

Georgetown Hoyas – Head Coach: John Thompson III (Big East Conference)
The Hoyas went 22-11 under the direction of head coach John Thompson III, who, in 11 seasons at Georgetown, has won 249 games…the Hoyas feature a roster with 10 players expected to return next season, including a trio of starters…junior guard D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera led Georgetown with a 16.3 ppg average as well as with 101 assists in earning first-team All-Big East honors…freshman forward Isaac Copeland averaged 6.8 ppg and 3.8 rpg…this will be Georgetown’s first 2K Classic appearance since 1998..
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  Wisconsin Badgers

National Runner-Up Wisconsin Badgers – Head Coach: Bo Ryan (Big Ten Conference)
Head coach Bo Ryan is Wisconsin’s all-time leader in wins, amassing 357 victories in just 14 seasons…the Badgers claimed the Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles with a 16-2 league mark to go along with a 36-4 overall record in advancing to the Final Four for the second straight year and the Championship Game for the first time since 1941…11 players, including two starters, are expected to return in 2015-16, led by junior forward Nigel Hayes (12.4 ppg, 6.2 rpg) and junior guard Bronson Koenig (8.7 ppg, 98 assists)…Wisconsin will be making its first 2K Classic appearance.
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VCU Rams

VCU Rams – Head Coach: Will Wade (Atlantic 10 Conference)
VCU will be under the direction of new head coach Will Wade in 2015-16, who returns to VCU after two successful seasons at Chattanooga…the Rams, 26-10 this past season, boast a roster featuring 10 players who are expected to return, including three starters…among those expected to return are junior guard Melvin Johnson (12.4 ppg, 60 assists) as well as sophomore forward Mo Alie-Cox (7.2 ppg, 5.7 rpg)…this is the Rams’ first ever 2K Classic appearance.
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Bryant Bulldogs

Bryant Bulldogs – Head Coach: Tim O’Shea (Northeast Conference)
The Bulldogs posted a 16-15 record in advancing to the semifinals of the Northeast Conference tournament…head coach Tim O’Shea will enter his eighth season at Bryant, having taken over when the school made the jump to Division I…three starters return, led by second-team All-Northeast Conference pick Dan Garvin, who was second on the Bulldogs in scoring (10.9 ppg) and first in rebounding (7.9 rpg)…senior guard Shane McLaughlin led Bryant with a 4.8 assist per game average while netting 7.5 ppg.
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Radford Highlanders

Radford Highlanders – Head Coach: Mike Jones (Big South Conference)
The Highlanders recorded a 22-12 ledger in advancing to the quarterfinals of the CBI for the second straight season…the 22 wins also marked the second-straight 20-win season for Radford, which won 20 games in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1998…head coach Mike Jones will enter his fifth season at Radford and has turned around the Highlanders, winning 19 games in his first two seasons and 44 in his last two…two senior starters return: guard YaYa Anderson (9.3 ppg, 50 assists) and center Brandon Holcomb (6.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg).
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Prairie View A&M

Prairie View A&M Panthers – Head Coach: Byron Rimm II (Southwestern Athletic Conference)
Head coach Byron Rimm II is in rebuilding mode at Prairie View where he looks to replace four starters from a squad that posted a 15-18 mark a year ago and reached the semifinals of the SWAC tournament…senior guard Jacoby Green played in all 33 games last season, starting 10, and posting an average of 3.7 ppg…junior guard Jayrn Johnson also played in all 33 games and netted 4.4 ppg…the Panthers last appeared in the 2K Classic in 2008.
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Siena Saints

Siena Saints – Head Coach: Jimmy Patsos (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)
Siena returns three starters from a year ago, one of which appeared in only six games…senior forward Brett Bisping, the MVP of the 2014 CBI, had surgery on his toe in December and missed the reminder of the season…junior point guard Marquis Wright (12.5 ppg) is the Saints’ leading returning scorer while junior swingman Lavon Long posted 10.4 ppg and a team-high 4.9 rpg…head coach Jimmy Patsos is in his third year at Siena.
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2015 Field

  Duke Blue Devils

  Wisconsin Badgers

Georgetown Hoyas

VCU Rams

Bryant Bulldogs

Prairie View A&M

Radford Highlanders

Siena Saints

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The 2K label has some of the most talented development studios in the world today, including Firaxis Games, Visual Concepts, 2K Marin, 2K Czech, 2K Australia, Cat Daddy Games and 2K China. 2K’s stable of high quality titles includes the critically acclaimed BioShock(r), Borderlands(tm) and XCOM(r) franchises, the beloved Sid Meier’s Civilization series, the popular WWE 2K franchise and NBA 2K, the #1 rated and #1 selling basketball franchise**. 2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). For more information, please visit www.2K.com.

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History/Records

  • 2014 – #10 Texas 71, California 55
  • 2013 – #18 Connecticut 59, #22 Indiana 58
  • 2012 – Alabama 77, Villanova 55
  • 2011 – Mississippi State 67, #16 Arizona 57
  • 2010 – #4 Pittsburgh 68, #22 Texas 66
  • 2009 – #24 Syracuse 87, #4 North Carolina 71
  • 2008 – #5 Duke 71, Michigan 56
  • 2007 – #3 Memphis 81, Connecticut 70
  • 2006 – Maryland 62, Michigan St. 60
  • 2005 – Florida 75, #16 Syracuse 70
  • 2004 – #6 Syracuse 77, #23 Memphis 62
  • *2003 – #22 Pittsburgh 71, Alabama 62
  • *2003 – #18 St. Joseph’s 73, #12 Gonzaga 66
  • *2003 – #21 Wake Forest 85, Memphis 76
  • *2003 – #23 Marquette 52, St. John’s 45
  • *2002 – #18 Marquette 73, Villanova 61
  • *2002 – #4 Texas 77, #16 Georgia 71
  • *2002 – Memphis 70, Syracuse 63
  • *2002 – Alabama 68, #3 Oklahoma 62
  • 2001 – Arizona 75, #6 Florida 71
  • 2000 – #7 Kansas 82, St. John’s 74
  • 1999 – #13 Stanford 72, Iowa 58
  • 1998 – #7 Temple 59, Wake Forest 48
  • 1997 – Princeton 38, N.C. State 36
  • *1996 – Temple 76, Georgia Tech 58
  • *1996 – Saint Joseph’s 67, #21 Tulsa 64
  • *1995 – Penn State 88, Penn 61
  • *1995 – La Salle 68, Marquette 65

*Showcase format used these years

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