Wooden Legacy
The Paycom Wooden Legacy is an annual season-opening men's college basketball competition. Beginning in 2020, it will have a two-day, four-team format,[1] and will be played at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, in conjunction with Visit Anaheim.[1] The tournament is named in honor of basketball coach John Wooden, whose UCLA Bruins teams won 10 national championships over the 12 seasons from 1964 to 1975.
From 2013 through 2019, eight teams competed in the Wooden Legacy in a three-day, 12-game bracketed tournament,[2] with the games televised on the ESPN Networks (ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3). From 2013 to 2016, the first two rounds were played at Titan Gym on the campus of Cal State Fullerton in Fullerton, California, and the final day of competition took place at the Honda Center in Anaheim.[3] From 2017 to 2019, all games were played at Titan Gym.[4]
The Wooden Legacy was formed in 2013 by a merger between the Wooden Classic and DirecTV Classic.[5] From 2007 to 2012, the DirectTV Classic was held in Anaheim over Thanksgiving weekend.
2020 Bracket
The 2020 bracket is subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Potential changes include individual teams withdrawing, the cancellation of the entire tournament, or the tournament being played without fans in attendance.
- November 26–27
Semifinals November 26 | Championship November 27 | ||||||||
Kansas | |||||||||
Georgetown | |||||||||
UCLA | |||||||||
Virginia | |||||||||
3rd place game November 27 | ||||
2019 Bracket
- November 28–December 1
First Round November 28 | Semifinals November 29 | Championship December 1 | ||||||||||||
Providence | 65 | |||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 66 | |||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 75 | |||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 88 | |||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 65 | |||||||||||||
College of Charleston | 56 | |||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 66 | |||||||||||||
14 | Arizona | 73 | ||||||||||||
UCF | 67 | |||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 68 | |||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 82 | |||||||||||||
14 | Arizona | 92 | ||||||||||||
14 | Arizona | 93 | ||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 91 | |||||||||||||
3rd place game December 1 | ||||
Long Beach State | 79 | |||
Pennsylvania | 95 | |||
Consolation 2nd Round November 29 | 5th place game December 1 | ||||||||
Providence | 55 | ||||||||
College of Charleston | 63 | ||||||||
College of Charleston | 56 | ||||||||
UCF | 77 | ||||||||
UCF | 78 | ||||||||
Pepperdine | 65 | ||||||||
7th place game December 1 | ||||
Providence | 80 | |||
Pepperdine | 77 | |||
2018 Bracket
- November 22–25[8]
First Round November 22 | Semifinals November 23 | Championship November 25 | ||||||||||||
La Salle | 49 | |||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 85 | |||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 78 | |||||||||||||
Fresno State | 76 | |||||||||||||
Northwestern | 59 | |||||||||||||
Fresno State | 78 | |||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 81 | |||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 83 | |||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 82 | |||||||||||||
Grand Canyon | 75 | |||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 64 | |||||||||||||
Hawaii | 54 | |||||||||||||
Hawaii | 90 | |||||||||||||
Utah | 79 | |||||||||||||
3rd place game November 25 | ||||
Fresno State | 79 | |||
Hawaii | 64 | |||
Consolation 2nd Round November 23 | 5th place game November 25 | ||||||||
La Salle | 74 | ||||||||
Northwestern | 91 | ||||||||
Northwestern | 79 | ||||||||
Utah | 57 | ||||||||
Grand Canyon | 66 | ||||||||
Utah | 75 | ||||||||
7th place game November 25 | ||||
La Salle | 70 | |||
Grand Canyon | 82 | |||
Campus Site Games
Game 1 November 16 | ||||
Binghamton | 52 | |||
Northwestern | 84 | |||
2017 Bracket
- November 23–26[9]
Championship Round
First Round November 23 | Semifinals November 24 | Championship November 26 | ||||||||||||
21 | Saint Mary's | 89 | ||||||||||||
Harvard | 71 | |||||||||||||
21 | Saint Mary's | 79 | ||||||||||||
Washington State | 84 | |||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 71 | |||||||||||||
Washington State | 75 | |||||||||||||
Washington State | 93 | |||||||||||||
San Diego State | 86 | |||||||||||||
Georgia | 64 | |||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 57 | |||||||||||||
Georgia | 68 | |||||||||||||
San Diego State | 75 | |||||||||||||
San Diego State | 89 | |||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 52 | |||||||||||||
3rd place game November 26 | ||||
21 | Saint Mary's | 81 | ||
Georgia | 83OT | |||
Consolation 2nd Round November 24 | 5th place game November 26 | ||||||||
Harvard | 77 | ||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 71 | ||||||||
Harvard | 61 | ||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 70 | ||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 68 | ||||||||
Sacramento State | 63 | ||||||||
7th place game November 26 | ||||
Saint Joseph's | 74 | |||
Sacramento State | 69 | |||
Campus Site Games
Game 1 December 4 | ||||
Sacramento State | 54 | |||
Saint Mary's | 70 | |||
2016 Bracket
- November 24–27[10]
First Round November 24 | Semifinals November 25 | Championship November 27 | ||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 95 | |||||||||||||
Cal State Northridge | 73 | |||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 68 | |||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 65 | |||||||||||||
New Mexico | 72 | |||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 92 | |||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 67 | |||||||||||||
14 | UCLA | 74 | ||||||||||||
Dayton | 78 | |||||||||||||
Nebraska | 80 | |||||||||||||
Nebraska | 71 | |||||||||||||
14 | UCLA | 82 | ||||||||||||
Portland | 77 | |||||||||||||
14 | UCLA | 99 | ||||||||||||
3rd place game November 27 | ||||
Virginia Tech | 66 | |||
Nebraska | 53 | |||
Consolation 2nd Round November 24 | 5th place game November 25 | ||||||||
Cal State Northridge | 89 | ||||||||
New Mexico | 105 | ||||||||
New Mexico | 57 | ||||||||
Dayton | 64 | ||||||||
Dayton | 84 | ||||||||
Portland | 74 | ||||||||
7th place game November 27 | ||||
Cal State Northridge | 78 | |||
Portland | 96 | |||
2015 Bracket
- November 26–29[11]
First Round November 26 | Semifinals November 27 | Championship November 29 | ||||||||||||
Boise State | 71 | |||||||||||||
UC Irvine | 64 | |||||||||||||
Boise State | 67 | |||||||||||||
3 | Michigan State | 77 | ||||||||||||
Boston College | 68 | |||||||||||||
3 | Michigan State | 99 | ||||||||||||
3 | Michigan State | 77 | ||||||||||||
Providence | 64 | |||||||||||||
Evansville | 64 | |||||||||||||
Providence | 74 | |||||||||||||
Providence | 69 | |||||||||||||
11 | Arizona | 65 | ||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 73 | |||||||||||||
11 | Arizona | 75OT | ||||||||||||
3rd place game November 29 | ||||
Boise State | 59 | |||
11 | Arizona | 68 | ||
Consolation 2nd Round November 27 | 5th place game November 29 | ||||||||
UC Irvine | 80 | ||||||||
Boston College | 67 | ||||||||
UC Irvine | 56 | ||||||||
Evansville | 75 | ||||||||
Evansville | 69 | ||||||||
Santa Clara | 57 | ||||||||
7th place game November 29 | ||||
Boston College | 45 | |||
Santa Clara | 62 | |||
2014 Bracket
- November 27–30
First Round November 27 | Semifinals November 28 | Championship November 30 | ||||||||||||
Princeton | 56 | |||||||||||||
UTEP | 62 | |||||||||||||
UTEP | 77 | |||||||||||||
Xavier | 73 | |||||||||||||
San Diego | 71 | |||||||||||||
Xavier | 82 | |||||||||||||
UTEP | 65 | |||||||||||||
Washington | 68 | |||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 73 | |||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 55 | |||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 70 | |||||||||||||
Washington | 80 | |||||||||||||
San Jose State | 56 | |||||||||||||
Washington | 78 | |||||||||||||
3rd place game November 30 | ||||
Xavier | 70 | |||
Long Beach State | 73 | |||
Consolation 2nd Round November 28 | 5th place game November 30 | ||||||||
Princeton | 65 | ||||||||
San Diego | 75 | ||||||||
San Diego | 66 | ||||||||
Western Michigan | 68 | ||||||||
Western Michigan | 79 | ||||||||
San Jose State | 60 | ||||||||
7th place game November 30 | ||||
Princeton | 69 | |||
San Jose State | 54 | |||
2013 Bracket
- November 28–December 1
First Round November 28 | Semifinals November 29 | Championship December 1 | ||||||||||||
Miami | 63 | |||||||||||||
George Washington | 71OT | |||||||||||||
George Washington | 60 | |||||||||||||
25 | Marquette | 76 | ||||||||||||
25 | Marquette | 86 | ||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 66 | |||||||||||||
25 | Marquette | 59 | ||||||||||||
San Diego State | 67 | |||||||||||||
College of Charleston | 52 | |||||||||||||
San Diego State | 72 | |||||||||||||
San Diego State | 86 | |||||||||||||
20 | Creighton | 80 | ||||||||||||
20 | Creighton | 88 | ||||||||||||
Arizona State | 60 | |||||||||||||
3rd place game December 1 | ||||
George Washington | 60 | |||
20 | Creighton | 53 | ||
Consolation 2nd Round November 29 | 5th place game December 1 | ||||||||
Miami | 48 | ||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 46 | ||||||||
Miami | 60OT | ||||||||
Arizona State | 57 | ||||||||
College of Charleston | 58 | ||||||||
Arizona State | 80 | ||||||||
7th place game December 1 | ||||
Cal State Fullerton | 48 | |||
College of Charleston | 61 | |||
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