ISU Holiday Classic

ISU Holiday Classic
Sport	College basketball
Inaugural season	1995
No. of teams	4
Country	United States
Venue(s)	Hilton Coliseum
Most recent; champion(s)	Iowa State
Most titles	Iowa State (4)
TV partner(s)	Cyclone Television Network

The ISU Holiday Classic was a 4 team college basketball tournament typically held during the early part of NCAA Division I men's basketball season, with the inaugural tournament beginning in 1995 and lasting until 1999. Games were hosted at Iowa State University at Hilton Coliseum.

Iowa State also hosted the Cyclone Challenge from 1995-2007.

1995 ISU Holiday Classic

Semifinals December 21, 1995		Championship Round December 22, 1995

Princeton	47
Iowa State	50
		Samford	59
		Iowa State	71
Samford	69
Nicholls State	53	3rd Place Game

		Princeton	86
		Nicholls State	51

1996 ISU Holiday Classic

Semifinals December 21, 1996			Championship Round December 22, 1996

	East Tennessee State	49
5	Iowa State	77
				UTEP	48
			5	Iowa State	59
	UTEP	77
	Nevada	65	3rd Place Game

				Nevada	68
				East Tennessee State	49

1997 ISU Holiday Classic

Semifinals December 20, 1997		Championship Round December 21, 1997

Alaska-Anchorage	55
Iowa State	57
		Detroit Mercy	67
		Iowa State	56
Detroit Mercy	74
Grambling	56	3rd Place Game

		Alaska-Anchorage	79 OT
		Grambling	73

1998 The Tribune Holiday Classic

Semifinals December 22, 1998		Championship Round December 23, 1998

New Orleans	51
Iowa State	61
		Rice	45
		Iowa State	50
Rice	81 OT
St. Mary's (CA)	70	3rd Place Game

		New Orleans	72
		St. Mary's (CA)	68

1999 The Tribune Holiday Classic

Semifinals December 21, 1999		Championship Round December 22, 1999

Idaho State	49
Iowa State	89
		Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	64
		Iowa State	86
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	76
Samford	74	3rd Place Game

		Samford	86
		Idaho State	67

All-Time Results


Team	W	L	Pct.	Outright Titles	Last Appearance
Detroit Mercy	2	0	1.000	1	1997
Iowa State	9	1	.900	4	1999
Samford	2	2	.500		1999
Alaska-Anchorage	1	1	.500		1997
Nevada	1	1	.500		1996
New Orleans	1	1	.500		1998
Princeton	1	1	.500		1995
Rice	1	1	.500		1998
Texas-El Paso	1	1	.500		1996
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	1	1	.500		1996
East Tennessee State	0	2	.000		1996
Grambling	0	2	.000		1997
Idaho State	0	2	.000		1999
Nicholls State	0	2	.000		1995
St. Mary's (CA)	0	2	.00		1998

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Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band
People	Head coaches Notable players Statistical leaders
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