The Basketball Classic presented by ERACE is a

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, fully-bracketed men's college basketball postseason tournament created in 2022 as successor to the

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, featuring 32

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(NCAA) Division I teams not selected to participate in the

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, the NIT, or the 2022 College Basketball Invitational. All games will be streamed on

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. In lieu of a traditional bracket, The Basketball Classic will use the old NIT model in which the matchups will be set after each round. The Basketball Classic was founded by

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to replace the former

, which was discontinued after its scheduled 2020 and 2021 tournaments were cancelled because of the ongoing

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Format

The tournament consists of three rounds, single elimination, 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+ will broadcast all the 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

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Basketball Classic Recurring sporting events established in 2022 College men's basketball competitions in the United States Postseason college basketball competitions in the United States