The Las Vegas Invitational was an 8 team college basketball tournament held during Thanksgiving of NCAA Division I men's college basketball season annually since 2003. The Tournament was originally held in the gymnasium of Valley High School, until moving to the new Orleans Arena in 2006.
The tourney launched with local car dealer Findlay Toyota as its sponsor. From 2006 to 2013 the sponsor of the tournament was IBN Sports. Continental Tire is the current sponsor of the tournament. Fox Sports purchased the event and the Las Vegas Classic in 2015.
Brackets * – Denotes overtime period
2022
2021 The 2021 Las Vegas Invitational Basketball Tournament at the Orleans Hotel & Casino included: UAB, New Mexico, San Francisco, and Towson.
2019
2018 Teams:
2017
2016
2015
Note: Arkansas Little Rock will only Participate on Day 1 On November 27 East Carolina will play winner of Bethune–Cookman/Stetson, Sam Houston State will play loser of Bethune–Cookman/Stetson
2014 The Tournament went back to the traditional format, There will be two brackets
2013 The tournament's championship format was changed to a four-round round robin this year, with the final two rounds being played in Las Vegas. UCLA and Missouri were the co-champions of the tournament, both teams finishing with a 4-0 record; Kyle Anderson (UCLA) was the tournament's MVP.
All-tournament team Gardner–Webb: Isaiah Ivey Morehead State: Angelo Warner Chattanooga: Z. Mason IUPUI: Ja'rob McCallum Missouri: Jordan Clarkson, Jabari Brown Nevada: Deonte Burton UCLA: Jordan Adams, Zach LaVine Northwestern: Jershon Cobb
Tournament MVP: Kyle Anderson, UCLA
2012 participants and bracket
Arizona State Arkansas Creighton Wisconsin Cornell Longwood Florida A&M Presbyterian
2011 participants and bracket
USC UNLV North Carolina South Carolina Cal Poly Mississippi Valley State Morgan State Tennessee State
2010 participants and bracket
Arizona Kansas Santa Clara Ohio Bethune–Cookman Northern Colorado Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Santa Clara Valparaiso
2009
Campus Round
Championship Rounds
2008 participants and bracket
Kansas State Kentucky Iowa West Virginia Delaware State Longwood Oakland Southeast Missouri State
2007 participants and bracket
BYU North Carolina Louisville Old Dominion Hartford Iona Jackson State South Carolina State
2006 participants and bracket
Ball State Florida Kansas WKU Chattanooga Prairie View A&M Tennessee State Towson
2005 participants and bracket
Boston College Drake Oklahoma State TCU Buffalo Detroit Jackson State Shawnee State
2004 participants and bracket
Arizona State Southern Illinois Vanderbilt UTEP Cal State Northridge Delaware State Jackson State Tennessee State
2003 participants and bracket
Bradley Miami (FL) Lubbock Christian Louisiana–Monroe Northeastern Rhode Island
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