The 2016 Vegas 16 Tournament was a single-elimination postseason men's basketball tournament won by Old Dominion. The tournament consisted of eight National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not receive bids to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

Old Dominion defeated Oakland 68–67 in the championship game.

Games were played at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Paradise, Nevada. First round games were March 28, with the semifinals March 29 and the championship March 30. All games aired on CBS Sports Network.

Participants The eight-team field for the inaugural Vegas 16 tournament was unveiled on March 14, 2016. While organizers had originally aimed to have a sixteen-team field, a decision was made to cut the size to eight teams, stating that due to the results of conference tournaments, "we were hesitant to just fill out the bracket with 'available teams', so by choosing quality over quantity, we settled on eight teams, many of which were considered for an NIT berth."

Team Conference Overall record Conference record UC Santa Barbara Big West 18–13 11–5 East Tennessee State Southern 23–11 14–4 Louisiana Tech Conference USA 23–9 12–6 Northern Illinois Mid-American 21–12 9–9 Oakland Horizon 21–11 13–5 Old Dominion Conference USA 22–13 12–6 Tennessee Tech Ohio Valley 19–11 11–5 Towson Colonial 20–12 11–7

Schedule Game Time * Matchup Score Television Quarterfinals – Monday, March 28 1 Noon Tennessee Tech vs. Old Dominion 59–75 CBSSN 2 2:30pm UC Santa Barbara vs. Northern Illinois 70–63 3 6:00pm Oakland vs. Towson 90–72 4 8:30pm Louisiana Tech vs. East Tennessee State 83–88 Semifinals – Tuesday, March 29 5 6:00pm Old Dominion vs. UC Santa Barbara 64–49 CBSSN 6 8:30pm Oakland vs. East Tennessee State 104–81 Championship – Wednesday, March 30 7 7:00pm Old Dominion vs. Oakland 68–67 CBSSN *All times are listed as Pacific Daylight Time. Winning team in bold.

Bracket

MVP and all-tournament team Trey Freeman of Old Dominion was named the tournament most valuable player. The following players were named to the all-tournament team: Aaron Bacote, Old Dominion Kay Felder, Oakland Trey Freeman, Old Dominion Ge'Lawn Guyn, East Tennessee State Max Hooper, Oakland

References

External links Vegas 16 official website