Jimmy V Classic

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.

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)	Illinois Fighting Illini and UConn Huskies
Most titles	Duke Blue Devils (4)
TV partner(s)	ESPN

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	Winner	Score	Opponent	Location
12/22/1995	Temple	74–66*	Kansas	Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
	UMass	75–67	Georgia Tech
12/20/1996	California	76–63	Penn State
	North Carolina	83–69	UMass
12/19/1997	Princeton	69–64	Wake Forest
	Clemson	62–59	Seton Hall
12/22/1998	Purdue	80–64	South Carolina
	Duke	71–60	Kentucky
12/21/1999	Indiana	82–73	North Carolina
	Florida	85–65	Rutgers
12/19/2000	Virginia	107–89	Tennessee
	Michigan State	72–57	Seton Hall
12/18/2001	Duke	95–92	Kentucky
	Alabama	70–67	Temple
12/17/2002	Gonzaga	69–60	NC State
	Cincinnati	77–52	Oregon
12/9/2003	Providence	70–51	Illinois	Madison Square Garden New York City, New York
	Arizona	91–83	Texas
12/7/2004	Pittsburgh	70–51	Memphis
	Oklahoma State	74–60	Syracuse
12/6/2005	Saint Joseph's	70–67	Kansas
	Michigan State	77–70	Boston College
12/5/2006	Oklahoma State	72–68	Syracuse
	Arizona	72–65	Louisville
12/4/2007	Memphis	62–58	USC
	Notre Dame	68–59	Kansas State
12/9/2008	Davidson	68–65	West Virginia
	Texas	67–58	Villanova
12/8/2009	Indiana	74–64	Pittsburgh
	Georgetown	72–65	Butler
12/7/2010	Kansas	81–68	Memphis
	Syracuse	72–58	Michigan State
12/6/2011	Missouri	81–71	Villanova
	Marquette	79–77	Washington
12/4/2012	Georgetown	64–41	Texas
	NC State	69–65	Connecticut
12/17/2013	Cincinnati	44–43	Pittsburgh
	Florida	77–75	Memphis
12/9/2014	Villanova	73–59	Illinois
	Louisville	94–74	Indiana
12/8/2015	Virginia	70–54	West Virginia
	Maryland	76–66	Connecticut
12/6/2016	Purdue	97–64	Arizona State
	Duke	84–74	Florida
12/5/2017	Villanova	88–72	Gonzaga
	Syracuse	72–63	Connecticut
12/4/2018	Oklahoma	85–80	Notre Dame
	Florida	66–56	West Virginia
12/10/2019	Texas Tech	70–57	Louisville
	Indiana	57–54	Connecticut
12/2/2020	Gonzaga	87–82	West Virginia	Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
	Baylor	82–69	Illinois
12/7/2021	Texas Tech	57–52*	Tennessee	Madison Square Garden New York City, New York
	Villanova	67–53	Syracuse
12/6/2022	Illinois	85–78*	Texas
	Duke	74–62	Iowa
12/5/2023	Illinois	98–89	Florida Atlantic
	Connecticut	87–76	North Carolina

* 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
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
Texas	1	2008
UMass	1	1995
UConn	1	2023

Women's yearly results

Date	Winner	Score	Opponent	Location
11/24/2002	Duke	76–55	Tennessee	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
	Connecticut	78–50	NC State
11/23/2003	Texas	69–56	NC State
	Duke	93–63	Purdue
11/21/2004	North Carolina	71–65	Connecticut
	Tennessee	64–54	NC State
12/5/2005	North Carolina	77–54	Connecticut	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
12/4/2006	Duke	85–45	Rutgers	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
12/3/2007	Rutgers	68–60	Maryland
12/8/2008	Rutgers	45–34	Georgia
12/7/2009	Rutgers	51–38	Florida
12/6/2010	Duke	61–58	Texas A&M	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
12/6/2011	Connecticut	81–51	Texas A&M	XL Center Hartford, Connecticut
12/3/2012	Connecticut	63–48	Maryland
12/17/2013	Connecticut	83–61	Duke	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
12/6/2014	Connecticut	76–58	Notre Dame	Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
12/5/2015	Connecticut	91–81	Notre Dame	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
12/4/2016	Connecticut	72–54	Texas	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut
12/3/2017	Connecticut	80–71	Notre Dame	XL Center Hartford, Connecticut
12/2/2018	Connecticut	89–71	Notre Dame	Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
12/8/2019	Connecticut	81–57	Notre Dame	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
12/3/2020	NC State	54–46	South Carolina	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, South Carolina
12/4/2020	Louisville	116–75	DePaul	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut
12/12/2021	Louisville	64–58	Kentucky	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky
	South Carolina	66–59	Maryland	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, South Carolina
12/4/2022	Virginia Tech	59–56	Tennessee	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
	Notre Dame	74–60	UConn	Purcell Pavilion South Bend, Indiana
12/3/2023	South Carolina	77–61	Duke	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
	Texas	80–68	UConn	Moody Center Austin, Texas
	Ohio State	78–58	Tennessee	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee

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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
South Carolina	2	2021, 2023
Texas	2	2003, 2023
NC State	1	2020
Notre Dame	1	2022
Tennessee	1	2004
Ohio State	1	2023
Virginia Tech	1	2022

External links

• Jimmy V. Classic