The Basketball Classic
The Basketball Classic is a single-elimination, fully-bracketed men's college basketball postseason tournament created in 2022 as a successor to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, featuring up to 32 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams not selected to participate in the NCAA tournament, the NIT, or the CBI. In lieu of a traditional bracket, The Basketball Classic uses the old NIT model in which the matchups are set after each round. The Basketball Classic was founded by Collegeinsider.com to replace the former CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, which was discontinued after its scheduled 2020 and 2021 tournaments were cancelled.

No tournament was held in 2023, and the future of the tournament is unknown.

Format
Games are held on campuses of participating schools. All gate receipts will be collected by The Basketball Classic. Schools can host games in the tournament without the responsibility of an additional financial commitment.

Broadcast
ESPN+ has broadcast rights for all games of The Basketball Classic. The following is an overview and list of the announcers and television networks to broadcast The Basketball Classic:

Champions

References

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Recurring sporting events established in 2022
College men's basketball competitions in the United States
Postseason college basketball competitions in the United States