Thanksgiving tournament mania roundup

Thanksgiving tournament mania is upon us. There are three main categories of tournaments: those sponsored or organized by Basketball Travelers Inc. , corporate sponsored tourneys and school-hosted events. Here is a list of most of the major tournaments this Thanksgiving holiday season. Happy Turkey Day!

Basketball Travelers Events

• Basketball Travelers Tip-Off Classic, hosted by Texas Tech, Lubbock, Texas
  Texas Tech, Prairie View A&M, University of San Francisco , University of Texas Arlington
• Junkanoo Jam, hosted by the Bahamas Basketball Federation, Nassau, Bahamas
  George Washington, Indiana, Kansas, Marist, Michigan State, Minnesota, UNC Charlotte, Oklahoma State, South Dakota State , TCU, Virginia, Xavier
• Paradise Jam, hosted by the University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
  Mississippi State, Southern California, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Rutgers, San Diego State, South Carolina, Texas
• WBCA Classic, co-produced with the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and hosted by UConn, Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Connecticut
  Connecticut, Hofstra, Richmond, Clemson
• World Vision Basketball Classic, hosted by Baylor, Waco, Texas
  Baylor, Idaho, Lamar, Louisiana-Lafayette
• World Vision Basketball Invitational, hosted by Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
  Oregon, Cal State Fullerton, Portland State, Wisconsin
• Caribbean Challenge, Cancun
  Arkansas, Cleveland State, Duke, Iona, Marquette, and Western Kentucky

Tournaments

Buckeye Classic, Ohio State, Columbus, Ohio
California, Southern U., IUPUI , Ohio St.

Coors Rocky Mountain Invitational, Fort Collins, Colorado
Colorado State, Texas State, Delaware, Houston

Courtyard by Marriott L.A. Thanksgiving Classic, hosted by Loyola Marymount, Los Angeles
Loyola Marymount, Montana, South Florida

Dead River Company Classic, Orono, Maine
Maine, Penn State, Buffalo, Holy Cross

DoubleTree Thanksgiving Classic, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Chattanooga, Evansville, Kennesaw St., Villanova

FAU/Boca Bridge Hotel Holiday Tournament, Boca Raton, Fla.
Fordham , Florida Atlantic, San Jose State, Ole Miss

FIU Thanksgiving Tournament, Miami
Saint Joseph’s, Florida International, St. John’s, Florida

Georgia State Thanksgiving Tournament, Atlanta
Murray St., Georgia St., Morgan St., Troy

Hampton Inn Invitational, Wilmington, North Carolina
Davidson, Duquesne, Monmouth, UNC Wilmington

Lady Eagle Classic, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jackson St., Southern Miss.,Texas A&M-Corpus Christi , Georgia

Lady Rebel Round-up, Las Vegas, Nevada
UNLV, Boise St., Bradley, Washington State

LIU Turkey Classic, Brooklyn, New York
Brown, Long Island, Georgia Tech, Seton Hall

Miami Thanksgiving Tournament, Coral Gables, Florida
Nebraska, Binghamton, Long Beach St., Miami

Midtown Thanksgiving Tournament, Albuquerque, N.M.
Yale, Toledo, North Carolina A&T, New Mexico

Northern Arizona Thanksgiving Tournament, Flagstaff, Arizona
Belmont , Oregon St., Siena, N. Arizona

Nugget Classic, Reno, Nevada
Columbia, Nevada, West Virginia, Iowa

Omni Hotels Classic, Boulder, Colorado
Harvard, New Orleans, Georgia Southern, Colorado

Pittsburgh Thanksgiving Tournament, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Appalachian St., Pittsburgh, Marshall, Miami (Ohio)

Seattle University Thanksgiving Tournament, Seattle, Washington
William & Mary, South Alabama, UW-Milwaukee, Seattle U.

SMU Hoops for the Cure Classic, Dallas, Texas
Boston College, Fresno St. Hampton, SMU

UAB Thanksgiving Classic, Birmingham, Alabama
Norfolk St., North Texas, Georgia, Samford

UTEP Miner Thanksgiving Tournament
UTEP, Louisiana-Monroe, Weber State, Youngstown

Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament, Nashville, Tennessee
Austin Peay, Vanderbilt,, Northwestern St., North Carolina St.

Wingate Inn Thanksgiving Classic, Bozeman, Montana
Utah Valley , Winthrop, Southern Utah, Montana St.