John R. Wooden Classic

The John R. Wooden Classic is an annual season-opening men's college basketball competition. Four teams compete in one round of play. The Classic is not considered a tournament since it does not include a championship or consolation game.

History

The Classic was founded in 1994 and named after the former Purdue player and UCLA head coach John Wooden. Since its inception, the games have been played at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. From 1994 to 2005, the location was known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim.

Results

Year	Game	Winning team	Score	Losing team	Notes
2010	1				Saint Mary's vs. Long Beach State
2010	2				UCLA vs. BYU
2009	1	Georgetown	74-66	Washington
2009	2	Mississippi State	72-54	UCLA
2008	1	Saint Mary's	67-64	San Diego State
2008	2	UCLA	72-54	DePaul	Wooden's great grandson Tyler Trapani gets in the game and takes one shot
2007	1	Saint Mary's	69-64	San Diego State
2007	2	UCLA	75-63	Davidson
2006	1	UCLA	65-62	Texas A&M
2006	2	USC	74-65	George Washington
2005	1	Washington	81-71	New Mexico
2005	2	UCLA	67-56	Nevada
2004	1	Arizona	68-64	Mississippi State
2004	2	Boston College	74-64	UCLA
2003	1	Stanford	64-58	Kansas
2003	2	Kentucky	52-50	UCLA	Lowest combined score.
2002	1	Georgia	78-73	Cal	Overtime.
2002	2	Missouri	78-72	USC
2001	1	Arizona	79-66	Purdue
2001	2	UCLA	79-57	Alabama	Largest winning margin.
2000	1	USC	65-60	Utah
2000	2	Georgia Tech	72-67	UCLA
1999	1	Stanford	67-58	Auburn
1999	2	Duke	81-68	USC
1998	1	Kansas	62-55	Pepperdine
1998	2	UCLA	69-66	Oklahoma State
1997	1	UCLA	69-58	New Mexico
1997	2	Stanford	76-74	Georgia
1996	1	Arizona	69-61	Utah
1996	2	Louisville	93-87	LSU	Highest combined score; overtime.
1995	1	Villanova	67-50	Purdue
1995	2	UCLA	73-63	Maryland
1994	1	Kansas	81-75	Massachusetts
1994	2	UCLA	82-81	Kentucky

All-time team records

Wins-losses

• As of the 2007 John R. Wooden Classic.

Rank	School	Wins	Losses
1	UCLA	8	3
2	Arizona	3	0
2	Stanford	3	0
4	Kansas	2	1
5	USC	2	2
6	Boston College	1	0
6	Duke	1	0
6	Georgia Tech	1	0
6	Louisville	1	0
6	Missouri	1	0
6	Saint Mary's	1	0
6	Villanova	1	0
6	Washington	1	0
14	Georgia	1	1
14	Kentucky	1	1
16	Alabama	0	1
16	Auburn	0	1
16	Cal	0	1
16	Davidson	0	1
16	George Washington	0	1
16	LSU	0	1
16	Maryland	0	1
16	Massachusetts	0	1
16	Mississippi State	0	1
16	Nevada	0	1
16	Oklahoma State	0	1
16	Pepperdine	0	1
16	San Diego State	0	1
16	Texas A&M	0	1
30	New Mexico	0	2
30	Purdue	0	2
30	Utah	0	2

Appearances

• As of the 2007 John R. Wooden Classic.

Rank	School	#
1	UCLA	11
2	USC	4
3	Arizona	3
3	Stanford	3
3	Kansas	3
6	Georgia	2
6	Kentucky	2
6	New Mexico	2
6	Purdue	2
6	Utah	2
11	All others	1

External links

• Official Website of the John R. Wooden Classic