The Never Forget Tribute Classic is a college basketball series that began during the 2016–17 season as it has been held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey since the beginning.
The event partners with the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund, which helps support the education of children of the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Yearly participants Appearances Team Record 3 Villanova 3–0 2 Mississippi State 2–0 2 Connecticut (men) 1–1 1 Houston 1–0 1 Pittsburgh 1–0 1 Florida 1–0 1 Seton Hall 1–0 1 Florida State 1–01Connecticut (women)1–01Princeton1–0 1 Notre Dame 0–1 1 Penn State 0–1 1 Cincinnati 0–1 1 VCU 0–1 1 Delaware 0–1 1 Kansas State 0–1 1 Clemson 0–11St. Bonaventure0–11UCLA (women)0–11Boston College0–11Rutgers0–1 1 Arkansas 0–1
Game results Date Winning team Losing team Attendance TV December 10, 2016No. 1 Villanova 74 No. 23 Notre Dame 66 18,722 CBSPittsburgh 81 Penn State 73 16,165 CBSSN December 9, 2017No. 19 Seton Hall 90 VCU 67 FOXNo. 5 Florida 66No. 17 Cincinnati 60 9,112 ESPN2 December 8, 2018No. 11 Florida State 79UConn 71 7,142 ESPN2No. 22 Mississippi State 82Clemson 71 7,142 ESPN2 December 14, 2019Mississippi State 67Kansas State 63 ESPNUNo. 20 Villanova 78Delaware 70 7,236 ESPN2December 11, 2021No. 3 Connecticut (women)71UCLA (women)619,236ABCNo. 15 Connecticut (men)74St. Bonaventure64ESPN2December 10, 2022Villanova77Boston College569,437FOXDecember 21, 2024Princeton83Rutgers8210,148FS1December 20, 2025No. 8 Houston94No. 14 Arkansas856,246CBS
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