The Jimmy V Classic is an annual basketball game organized by ESPN Events to raise money for the V Foundation and awareness for cancer research. It is named after Jim Valvano and features clips from his speech at the 1993 ESPY Awards.
History The Men's Classic was first held in 1995. Since its inception, it has featured four teams in a double header played in a neutral stadium.
The Women's Classic began in 2002, also featuring four teams in a double header. In 2005, the Women's Classic shrunk to two teams playing a single game. Since then, the women's format has varied from two teams in a single game to as many as six teams in three games. Unlike the Men's Classic, each game of the Women's Classic is played at one of the competitors' home arenas.
Men's yearly results Date Location Winning team Losing team December 22, 1995Meadowlands Arena(East Rutherford, NJ) Temple 74* Kansas 66 UMass 75Georgia Tech 67 December 20, 1996 California 76 Penn State 63 North Carolina 83UMass 69 December 19, 1997Princeton 69Wake Forest 64Clemson 62Seton Hall 59 December 22, 1998Purdue 80South Carolina 64Duke 71Kentucky 60December 21, 1999Indiana 82North Carolina 73Florida 85Rutgers 65December 19, 2000Virginia 107Tennessee 89Michigan State 72Seton Hall 57December 18, 2001Duke 95Kentucky 92Alabama 70Temple 67December 17, 2002Gonzaga 69NC State 60Cincinnati 77Oregon 52 December 9, 2003Madison Square Garden(New York, NY)Providence 70Illinois 51Arizona 91Texas 83December 7, 2004Pittsburgh 70Memphis 51Oklahoma State 74Syracuse 60December 6, 2005Saint Joseph's 70Kansas 67Michigan State 77Boston College 70December 5, 2006Oklahoma State 72Syracuse 68Arizona 72Louisville 65December 4, 2007Memphis 62USC 58Notre Dame 68Kansas State 59December 9, 2008Davidson 68West Virginia 65Texas 67Villanova 58December 8, 2009Indiana 74Pittsburgh 64Georgetown 72Butler 65December 7, 2010Kansas 81Memphis 68Syracuse72Michigan State 58December 6, 2011Missouri 81Villanova 71Marquette 79Washington 77December 4, 2012Georgetown 64Texas 41NC State 69Connecticut 65December 17, 2013Cincinnati 44Pittsburgh 43Florida 77Memphis 75December 9, 2014Villanova 73Illinois 59Louisville 94Indiana 74December 8, 2015Virginia 70West Virginia 54Maryland 76Connecticut 66December 6, 2016Purdue 97Arizona State 64Duke84Florida 74December 5, 2017Villanova 88Gonzaga 72Syracuse 72Connecticut 63December 4, 2018Oklahoma 85Notre Dame 80Florida 66West Virginia 56December 10, 2019Texas Tech 70Louisville 57Indiana 57Connecticut 54December 2, 2020Bankers Life Fieldhouse(Indianapolis, IN)Gonzaga 87West Virginia 82Baylor 82Illinois 69December 7, 2021Madison Square Garden(New York, NY)Texas Tech 57*Tennessee 52Villanova 67Syracuse 53December 6, 2022Illinois 85Texas 78Duke 74Iowa 62December 5, 2023Illinois 98Florida Atlantic 89UConn 87North Carolina 76December 10, 2024Tennessee75Miami (FL)62Arkansas89Michigan87December 9, 2025BYU67Clemson64UConn77Florida73 * denotes overtime period
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Men's wins by team TeamWinsYearsDuke41998, 2001, 2016, 2022Florida31999, 2013, 2018Indiana31999, 2009, 2019Villanova32014, 2017, 2021Arizona22003, 2006Cincinnati22002, 2013Georgetown22009, 2012Gonzaga22002, 2020Illinois22022, 2023Michigan State22000, 2005Oklahoma State22004, 2006Purdue21998, 2016Syracuse22010, 2017Texas Tech22019, 2021Virginia22000, 2015UConn22023, 2025Alabama12001Arkansas12024Baylor12020BYU12025California11996Clemson11997Davidson12008Kansas12010Louisville12014Marquette12011Maryland12015Memphis12007Missouri12011NC State12012North Carolina11996Notre Dame12007Oklahoma12018Pittsburgh12004Princeton11997Providence12003Saint Joseph's12005Temple11995Tennessee12024Texas12008UMass11995
Women's yearly results Date Location Winning team Losing team November 24, 2002Reynolds Coliseum(Raleigh, NC)Duke 76Tennessee 55Connecticut 78NC State 50 November 23, 2003Texas69NC State56Duke93Purdue63 November 21, 2004North Carolina71Connecticut65Tennessee64NC State54December 5, 2005Hartford Civic Center(Hartford, CT)North Carolina77Connecticut54December 4, 2006Louis Brown Athletic Center(Piscataway, NJ)Duke85Rutgers45December 3, 2007Rutgers68Maryland60December 8, 2008Rutgers45Georgia34December 7, 2009Rutgers51Florida38December 6, 2010Cameron Indoor Stadium(Durham, NC)Duke61Texas A&M58December 6, 2011XL Center(Hartford, CT)Connecticut81Texas A&M51December 3, 2012Connecticut63Maryland48December 17, 2013Cameron Indoor Stadium(Durham, NC)Connecticut83Duke61December 6, 2014Joyce Center(Notre Dame, IN)Connecticut76Notre Dame58December 5, 2015Harry A. Gampel Pavilion(Storrs, CT)Connecticut91Notre Dame81December 4, 2016Mohegan Sun Arena(Uncasville, CT)Connecticut72Texas54December 3, 2017XL Center(Hartford, CT)Connecticut80Notre Dame71December 2, 2018Joyce Center(Notre Dame, IN)Connecticut89Notre Dame71December 8, 2019Harry A. Gampel Pavilion(Storrs, CT)Connecticut81Notre Dame57December 3, 2020Colonial Life Arena(Columbia, SC)NC State54South Carolina46December 4, 2020Mohegan Sun Arena(Uncasville, CT)Louisville116DePaul75December 12, 2021KFC Yum! Center(Louisville, KY)Louisville64Kentucky58Colonial Life Arena(Columbia, SC)South Carolina66Maryland59December 4, 2022Thompson–Boling Arena(Knoxville, TN)Virginia Tech59Tennessee56Joyce Center(Notre Dame, IN)Notre Dame74UConn60December 3, 2023Cameron Indoor Stadium(Durham, NC)South Carolina77Duke61Moody Center(Austin, TX)Texas80UConn68Thompson–Boling Arena(Knoxville, TN)Ohio State 78Tennessee58December 15, 2024KFC Yum! Center(Louisville, KY) NC State 72 Louisville 42December 10, 2025Hilton Coliseum(Ames, IA) Iowa State 74 Iowa 69 Source:
Women's wins by team TeamWinsYearsUConn102002, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019Duke42002, 2003, 2006, 2010Rutgers32007, 2008, 2009Louisville22020, 2021North Carolina22004, 2005NC State22020, 2024South Carolina22021, 2023Texas22003, 2023Notre Dame12022Tennessee12004Ohio State12023Virginia Tech12022Iowa State12025
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