Wooden Legacy Explained

Wooden Legacy
Sport:College Basketball
Founded:2013
Teams:8 (2013–2019)
4 (2020–present)
Champion:BYU
Sponsor:Paycom
Website:wooden legacy
Formerly:Wooden Classic and DirecTV Classic

The Paycom Wooden Legacy is an annual early-season men's college basketball competition that began in 2013. It is named in honor of basketball coach John Wooden, whose UCLA Bruins teams won 10 national championships over the 12 seasons from 1964 to 1975.

History and format

The Wooden Legacy was formed in 2013 by a merger between the Wooden Classic and DirecTV Classic.[1] From 2013 through 2019, eight teams competed in the Wooden Legacy in a three-day, 12-game bracketed tournament,[2] with the games televised on the ESPN Networks (ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3). From 2013 to 2016, the first two rounds were played at Titan Gym on the campus of Cal State Fullerton in Fullerton, California, and the final day of competition took place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.[3] From 2017 to 2019, all games were played at Titan Gym.[4]

Beginning in 2020, plans called for the Wooden Legacy to have a two-day, four-team format,[5] with all games played at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim.[5] The COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the 2020 tournament.[6] The four-team, two-day tournament format instead debuted in 2021,[7] with the semifinals and championship game televised by ESPN2 and the third-place game by ESPNU.[8]

Brackets

2023

The tournament is set to take place from November 23-24, 2023 at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas and will be renamed as Vegas Showdown.[9]

* – Denotes overtime period

2022

The tournament is set to take place from November 23-24, 2022.[10]

2021

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2020

Originally, Georgetown, Kansas, UCLA, and Virginia committed to play in the 2020 Wooden Legacy.[12] In August 2020, the Pac-12 Conference announced the cancellation of all sports events for its member schools until January 1, 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, threatening UCLA's participation; despite this, UCLA never withdrew from the Wooden Legacy.[13] In the first round, Georgetown was expected to face Kansas and UCLA to play Virginia. In September 2020, ESPN announced plans to move the college basketball nonconference events it planned to run in November and December 2020, including the Wooden Legacy, to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, in an effort to keep players and staffs safer during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[14] The announcement prompted Georgetown and Virginia to withdraw from the tournament, and Seton Hall and Boise State replaced them.[12] Ultimately, however, ESPN canceled all the 2020 tournaments, including the Wooden Legacy, in late October 2020.[6]

2019

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2018

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Campus Site Games

2017

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Campus Site Games

2016

2015

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2014

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2013

[27]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Payne. Terrence. The Wooden Legacy an all new tournament to begin this year. June 4, 2013. NBCSports.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20130615131448/http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/04/the-wooden-legacy-an-all-new-tournament-to-begin-this-year/. June 15, 2013. live.
  2. http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/060413aaa.html John R. Wooden Classic Becomes The Wooden Legacy
  3. News: Payne. Terrence. The Wooden Legacy an all new tournament to begin this year. June 4, 2013. NBCSports.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20130615131448/http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/04/the-wooden-legacy-an-all-new-tournament-to-begin-this-year/. June 15, 2013. live.
  4. Web site: Wooden Legacy Makes Venue Change for the 2017 & 2018 Events. ESPNevents. 22 November 2017.
  5. https://guhoyas.com/news/2019/11/26/mens-basketball-hoyas-to-participate-in-paycom-wooden-legacy-in-2020.aspx Anonymous, "Hoyas to Participate in Paycom Wooden Legacy in 2020," guhoyas.com, November 26, 2019 4:42:00 PM EST Retrieved March 21, 2020
  6. https://theathletic.com/news/espn-cancels-college-basketball-bubble-orlando/2H1dhHP4J3Gy Anonymous, "ESPN cancels college basketball bubble plans in Orlando," The Athletic, October 26, 2020 Accessed March 7, 2021.
  7. Web site: Field Revealed for 2021 Paycom Wooden Legacy . Wooden Legacy . ESPNEvents . 14 July 2021.
  8. http://www.hoyasaxa.com/sports/bball.htm "Wooden Legacy: Late Night Basketball," hoyasaxa.com, July 15, 2021 Accessed 17 July 2021
  9. Web site: VEGAS SHOWDOWN REVEALS BRACKET. May 5, 2023. espnevents.com. August 9, 2023.
  10. Web site: 2022-23 Men's College Basketball Early Season Tournaments and Exempt Multi-Team Events (MTEs). April 22, 2022. SB Nation. April 25, 2022.
  11. Web site: 2021 Wooden Legacy Bracket . Wooden Legacy. ESPNEvents.com . 9 December 2021.
  12. https://247sports.com/college/ucla/Article/UCLA-Basketball-Report-UCLA-to-Face-Seton-Hall-in-Wooden-Legacy-152694237/ Pierson, Tracy, "Report: UCLA to Face Seton Hall in Wooden Legacy," October 10, 2020 Accessed March 7, 2021
  13. https://www.casualhoya.com/2020/8/11/21364003/pac-12-nixes-sports-through-jan-1-wooden-legacy-games-impacted-georgetown-hoyas-basketball-big-east "PAC-12 Nixes Sports through Jan. 1 — Wooden Legacy Games Impacted," Casual Hoya, August 11, 2020 Accessed March 7, 2021
  14. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/29943344/sources-espn-moving-college-basketball-events-wide-world-sports Borzello, Jeff, "Sources: ESPN moving college basketball events to Wide World of Sports in Orlando," espn.com, September 22, 2020 Accessed March 7, 2021
  15. News: Arizona Wildcats will return to Wooden Legacy event in 2019-20. tucson.com. Bruce Pascoe. 2018-11-16. en.
  16. Web site: Your guide to 13 early-season college basketball tournaments. Myron Medcalf and Byron Borzello. espn.com. 2019-07-11. 2019-07-11.
  17. Web site: 2019 Wooden Legacy Bracket . Wooden Legacy. ESPNEvents.com . 9 December 2021.
  18. Web site: 2018 Wooden Legacy Bracket. Wooden Legacy. ESPNEvents.com. 27 August 2018.
  19. Web site: 2018 Wooden Legacy Bracket . Wooden Legacy. ESPNEvents.com . 9 December 2021.
  20. Web site: 2017 Wooden Legacy Bracket. Wooden Legacy. ESPNEvents.com. 4 August 2017.
  21. Web site: 2017 Wooden Legacy Bracket . Wooden Legacy. ESPNEvents.com . 9 December 2021.
  22. Web site: 2016 Wooden Legacy Bracket. Wooden Legacy. ESPNEvents.com. 27 September 2016.
  23. Web site: 2016 Wooden Legacy Bracket . Wooden Legacy. ESPNEvents.com . 9 December 2021.
  24. Web site: Wooden Legacy matchups set; Arizona, MSU could meet in final. 2015-07-21.
  25. Web site: 2015 Wooden Legacy Bracket . Wooden Legacy. ESPNEvents.com . 9 December 2021.
  26. Web site: 2014 Wooden Legacy Bracket . Wooden Legacy. ESPNEvents.com . 9 December 2021.
  27. Web site: 2013 Wooden Legacy Bracket . Wooden Legacy. ESPNEvents.com . 9 December 2021.

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