2017 Great Alaska Shootout Explained

Type:	Great Alaska Shootout
Gender:	Men's, Women's
Year:	2017
Season:	2018
Teams:	8 (men's), 4 (women's)
Finalfourarena:	Alaska Airlines Center
Finalfourcity:	Anchorage, Alaska
Champions:	Central Michigan (men's) Alaska Anchorage (women's)
Mop:	Shelby Cloninger, Alaska Anchorage (women's)

The 2017 GCI Great Alaska Shootout was the 39th and last edition of the Great Alaska Shootout,^[1] an annual college basketball tournament that featured colleges from all over the United States. All games were played at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The event took place November 21 through November 25, 2017^[2] with eight schools participating in the men's tournament and four in the women's tournament. The men's first round, semifinals, and championship game were televised on CBS Sports Network. Central Michigan won the men's tournament, defeating Cal State Bakersfield. In the women's tournament, Alaska Anchorage defeated Tulsa.

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

Men's

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Women's

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Great Alaska Shootout will end after 2017 . ESPN.com . ESPN . August 24, 2017.
2. Web site: 2017 GCI Great Alaska Shootout Schedule . GoSeawolves.com . University of Alaska Anchorage Athletics . November 22, 2017.
3. Web site: Year-by-Year Results. August 28, 2017.
4. Web site: 2017 Great Alaska Shootout Bracket .
5. Web site: Women's Year-by-Year Results. August 28, 2017.
6. Web site: 2017 Great Alaska Shootout Women's Bracket .