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Sonic All-College Basketball Classic
Date: Monday, December 21, 2009
OU vs UTEP - 5:30pm
OSU vs La Salle - 7:30pm
Location: Ford Center
Tickets:
Tickets are NOW on sale. Click here to purchase them online.
You can also call Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or stop by the Ford Center Box Office.
Ticket prices: $67, $57, $42, $32, $22 and $12 (plus applicable fees)
You can also call Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or stop by the Ford Center Box Office.
Ticket prices: $67, $57, $42, $32, $22 and $12 (plus applicable fees)
Links:
Ford Center
Oklahoma State Sports
Oklahoma Sooners Sports
Univerisity of Texas at El Paso Sports
La Salle University Sports
2009 SONIC ALL-COLLEGE BASKETBALL CLASSIC
Ticket are on sale now!!!! Click here to purchase them online.
You can also call Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or stop by the Ford Center Box Office.
2008 ALL-COLLEGE RECAP
The 74th Annual Sonic All-College Basketball Classic, hosted by the Oklahoma City All Sports Association will feature the University of Oklahoma Sooners taking on the Miners from the University of Texas at El Paso at 5:30 p.m. followed by the Oklahoma State University Cowboys versus the La Salle Explorers at 7:30 p.m. on December 21. Both games will be televised on ESPN2.
The Sonic All-College Basketball Classic is the world’s oldest basketball tournament, outdating even the NCAA, NIT, NAIA and the NBA tournaments. The All-College Basketball Classic has been exciting Oklahoma sports fans for years.Tickets for the tournament are priced at $67, $57, $42, $32, $22 and $12.
The classic will be accompanied by the return of the Basketball Adventure, which will take place in the Cox Business Services Convention Center. This is an interactive free family basketball festival that will include food, entertainment, basketball clinics and more on December 21.
The All-College Players’ Dinner on December 20 will begin the classic. This is a banquet held to honor the teams playing in the classic and their coaches.
The Sonic All-College Basketball Classic is the world’s oldest basketball tournament, outdating even the NCAA, NIT, NAIA and the NBA tournaments. The All-College Basketball Classic has been exciting Oklahoma sports fans for years.Tickets for the tournament are priced at $67, $57, $42, $32, $22 and $12.
The classic will be accompanied by the return of the Basketball Adventure, which will take place in the Cox Business Services Convention Center. This is an interactive free family basketball festival that will include food, entertainment, basketball clinics and more on December 21.
The All-College Players’ Dinner on December 20 will begin the classic. This is a banquet held to honor the teams playing in the classic and their coaches.
Ticket are on sale now!!!! Click here to purchase them online.
You can also call Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or stop by the Ford Center Box Office.
2008 ALL-COLLEGE RECAP
The 73rd Annual All-College Basketball Classic, hosted by the Oklahoma City All Sports Association, was another successful event Saturday, as Oklahoma State beat Rhode Island, 86-82, in the Pete Maravich game, while Oklahoma defeated Virginia Commonwealth , 81-70, in the Bill Russell game.
The highlights of the event came from Oklahoma State sophomore James Anderson, who led all All-College scorers with 33 points.
“I had a big shooting night,” Anderson said. “I felt like I could have thrown it from the other end and it would have gone in.”
Anderson’s performance was complimented with a 22-point outing by senior Byron Eaton. Rhode Island’s scoring effort was led by senior Kahiem Seawright, who finished with 17 points.
The second game of the night, named for All-College great Bill Russell, also featured high-scorer, as Oklahoma junior Tony Crocker led all scorers with 26 points.
“When you have a great game and you win, that always feels good,” Crocker said.
This year’s All-Classic team, which is voted on by the media in attendance at the event, was made up of James Anderson of Oklahoma State University, Tony Crocker of the University of Oklahoma, Blake Griffin of the University of Oklahoma, Bradford Burgess of Virginia Commonwealth University, and Kahiem Seawright of the University of Rhode Island.
James Anderson was voted the most valuable player of the Pete Maravich game, while Tony Crocker earned the honor in the Bill Russell game.
The highlights of the event came from Oklahoma State sophomore James Anderson, who led all All-College scorers with 33 points.
“I had a big shooting night,” Anderson said. “I felt like I could have thrown it from the other end and it would have gone in.”
Anderson’s performance was complimented with a 22-point outing by senior Byron Eaton. Rhode Island’s scoring effort was led by senior Kahiem Seawright, who finished with 17 points.
The second game of the night, named for All-College great Bill Russell, also featured high-scorer, as Oklahoma junior Tony Crocker led all scorers with 26 points.
“When you have a great game and you win, that always feels good,” Crocker said.
This year’s All-Classic team, which is voted on by the media in attendance at the event, was made up of James Anderson of Oklahoma State University, Tony Crocker of the University of Oklahoma, Blake Griffin of the University of Oklahoma, Bradford Burgess of Virginia Commonwealth University, and Kahiem Seawright of the University of Rhode Island.
James Anderson was voted the most valuable player of the Pete Maravich game, while Tony Crocker earned the honor in the Bill Russell game.
A staple of the Oklahoma City sports scene, the All-College Basketball Classic has been exciting Oklahoma sports fans for years. All Sports will host the event in December 2009 and continue a tradition that has become part of Oklahoma City.
ALL-COLLEGE BASKETBALL CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
James Anderson, Oklahoma State
Tony Crocker, Oklahoma
Blake Griffin, Oklahoma
Bradford Burgess, Virginia Commonwealth
Kahiem Seawright, Rhode Island
Tony Crocker, Oklahoma
Blake Griffin, Oklahoma
Bradford Burgess, Virginia Commonwealth
Kahiem Seawright, Rhode Island
ALL-COLLEGE BASKETBALL CLASSIC GAMES
GAME 1 - Oklahoma State 86, Rhode Island 82
GAME 2 - Oklahoma 81, Virginia Commonwealth 70
GAME 1 - Oklahoma State 86, Rhode Island 82
GAME 2 - Oklahoma 81, Virginia Commonwealth 70
All-College Basketball Classic History
All-College Basketball Classic All-Time Greats
Elgin Baylor, Seattle
Cornell Green, Utah State
K.C. Jones, San Francisco
Bob Kurland, Oklahoma State
Bob Lanier, St. Bonaventure
Karl Malone, Louisiana Tech
Pete Maravich, Louisiana State University
Slater Martin, Texas
Calvin Murphy, Niagra
Robert Parish, Centenary
Bill Russell, San Fransisco
Frank Selvy, Furman
Arnold Short, OCU
Dave Stalllworth, Wichita State
Wayman Tisdale, Oklahoma
Nate Thurmond, Bowling Green
All-College Basketball Classic All-Time Greats
Elgin Baylor, Seattle
Cornell Green, Utah State
K.C. Jones, San Francisco
Bob Kurland, Oklahoma State
Bob Lanier, St. Bonaventure
Karl Malone, Louisiana Tech
Pete Maravich, Louisiana State University
Slater Martin, Texas
Calvin Murphy, Niagra
Robert Parish, Centenary
Bill Russell, San Fransisco
Frank Selvy, Furman
Arnold Short, OCU
Dave Stalllworth, Wichita State
Wayman Tisdale, Oklahoma
Nate Thurmond, Bowling Green
All-College Basketball Classic Hall Of Fame
Henry P. Iba
Ray Meyer
Jay Simon
Arnold Short
Jim Roederer
Bob Kurland
Abe Lemons
Paul Hansen
John "Taps" Gallagher
Glenn Boyer
Bruce Drake
Cornell Green
Pete Maravich
Stan Watts
Wayman Tisdale
Bill Russell
Thurman Medley
Stanley Draper Jr.
John Philbin
Billy Tubbs
Eddie Sutton