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2016 Vegas 16 Tournament

2016 Vegas 16 Tournament

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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.

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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.[1]

Participants

The 8-team field for the inaugural Vegas 16 tournament was unveiled on March 14, 2016. While organizers had originally aimed to have a 16-team field, a decision was made to cut the size to 8 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."[2]

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Schedule

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Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Monday, March 28 		Semifinals
Tuesday, March 29 		Championship
Wednesday, March 30
      
Tennessee Tech 59
Old Dominion 75
Old Dominion 64
UC Santa Barbara 49
UC Santa Barbara 70
Northern Illinois 63
Old Dominion 68
Oakland 67
Oakland 90
Towson 72
Oakland 104
East Tennessee State 81
Louisiana Tech 83
East Tennessee State 88

MVP and all-tournament team

Trey Freeman of Old Dominion was named the tournament most valuable player.[4] 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

  1. [1]
    "CBS Sports Network to Televise Inaugural Vegas 16". bdglobalsports.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Vegas 16 tournament shortens inaugural lineup to 8 teams". Las Vegas Review-Journal. March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  3. [3]
    "2016 Vegas 16 Bracket". bdGlobal. Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  4. [4]
    "بیمه زندگی و آینده مالی". Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
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