ISU Holiday Classic

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

The ISU Holiday Classic was a four-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's Hilton Coliseum.

All-time brackets

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	Third place

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	Third place

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	Third place

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	Third place

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	Third place

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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ISU Holiday Classic

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All-time brackets

1995 ISU Holiday Classic

1996 ISU Holiday Classic

1997 ISU Holiday Classic

1998 The Tribune Holiday Classic

1999 The Tribune Holiday Classic

All-time results

References

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