Crossover Classic

The Crossover Classic (branded as the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic for sponsorship reasons) is an early-season college basketball tournament taking place November 25–30, 2020, at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Crossover Classic
SportCollege basketball
Founded2020 (men and women)
FounderSanford Health
No. of teams8 (men)
4 (women)
CountryUnited States
Venue(s)Sanford Pentagon
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
TV partner(s)ESPN
Related
competitions		Battle 4 Atlantis
Official websiteCrossover Classic

Background

The Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in Nassau, Bahamas was cancelled due to logistical issues tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the wake of the decision, a representative of the event was contacted by one of the teams' coaches, suggesting that an event could be held at the Pentagon.[1]

As a de facto replacement, attempts were made to invite all of the teams who had originally been slated to compete at the 2020 edition of the Battle 4 Atlantis, with only Duke declining. South Dakota has had among the highest rates of new COVID-19 cases per-capita nationwide, but the tournament and venue's association with the local Sanford Health system was stated by organizers as allowing them to "put together a plan to make this a safe environment for all the teams that have committed to playing here."[1]

Creighton, Dayton, Ohio State, Texas A&M, and Utah dropped out of the tournament prior to the event. The day before the tournament was scheduled to begin, Wichita State withdrew due to a COVID-19 outbreak on the team.[2] It was originally planning to admit a limited number of spectators per-game, but on November 23 it was announced that the tournament will be played behind closed doors with no spectators admitted.[3]

Tournament history

Tournament champions
Year Winner Score Opponent Tournament MVP
2020 West Virginia 70-64 Western Kentucky Derek Culver

2020
  • November 25–27
  First Round
November 25		 Semifinals
November 26		 Championship
November 27
Memphis 73
Saint Mary's 56
Memphis 69
Western Kentucky 75
Northern Iowa 87
Western Kentucky 93
Western Kentucky 64
West Virginia 70
South Dakota State 71
15 West Virginia 79
15 West Virginia 78 3rd place game
November 27
VCU 66
Utah State 69 Memphis 59
VCU 85 VCU 70
  Consolation 2nd Round
November 26		 5th place game
November 27
                     
Saint Mary's 66  
Northern Iowa 64  
  Saint Mary's  
  South Dakota State  
South Dakota State 83
Utah State 59     7th place game
November 27
  Northern Iowa
  Utah State

References
  1. Zimmer, Matt. "Crossover Classic: How big-time college basketball landed in Sioux Falls". Argus Leader. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  2. "Wichita State basketball out of tournament after 'multiple' positive COVID-19 tests". Kansas.com.
  3. Zimmer, Matt. "No fans allowed at Crossover Classic". Argus Leader. Retrieved 2020-11-26.


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