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2008-2009 Legends Classic Information

Tournament Dates:Nov 18 - 30, 2008
Champions:Pittsburgh
Runner-Up:Washington State
MVP/MOP:Sam Young (Pittsburgh, Sr.)
All-Tournament Team:Kodi Augustus (Mississippi State, So.), DeJuan Blair (Pittsburgh, So.), Trevor Cook (Texas Tech, Jr.), Klay Thompson (Washington State, Fr.), Sam Young (Pittsburgh, Sr.)
Championship Venue:Prudential Center (Newark, NJ)
Attendance:N/A
Officials:Robert Adams, James Barker, Joseph Battiato, Scott Bolnick, Randy Burkhart, Sean Carpenter, Jose Carrion, D.J. Carstensen, Terry Coldiron, Steve Coleman, Tony Dawkins, John Dillon, Dan Dorian, Brian Dorsey, Tim Ebersole, Paul Faia, Brent Hampton, George Harry, Tony Hawkins, John Hughes, Sean Hull, Scott Johnson, Chuck Jones, Tim Kelly, Andrew Marotta, Terry Murphy, Ray Natili, Tim Nestor, Brian O'Connell, Tony Padilla, Ray Perrone, Frank Raposo, Steven Skiles, Brian Sorenson, Allen Spainhour, Alan Steinhour, Dan Stryffeler, John Sweeney, Bart Wegenke, Mike Wood

2008-2009 Legends Classic Bracket

Pullman Regional
- Washington State 55
- Fairleigh Dickinson 33

Lubbock Regional
- Texas Tech 167
- East Central 115

- Texas Tech 98
- Eastern Kentucky 84

Starkville Regional
- Mississippi State 102
- North Alabama 61

- Mississippi State 84
- Fairleigh Dickinson 58

Pittsburgh Regional
- Pittsburgh 86
- Akron 67

- Pittsburgh 86
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania 60

Richmond Subregional
- Eastern Kentucky 91
- Thiel 43

Akron Subregional
- Akron 81
- Urbana 37

Hackensack Subregional
- Fairleigh Dickinson 47
- Eastern Kentucky 83

- Eastern Kentucky 69
- Akron 57

- Fairleigh Dickinson 41
- Akron 85

Winner's Bracket (1st Place)
Semifinals
- Mississippi State 52
- Washington State 63
 
 
 
 
 
 
- Pittsburgh 80
- Texas Tech 67
Championship Game
 
 
- Pittsburgh 57
- Washington State 43
3rd Place Game
- Mississippi State 73
- Texas Tech 77

2008-2009 Legends Classic Participants

Region School Ovr. Wins Ovr. Losses Ovr. Win % Conf. Wins Conf. Losses Conf. Win %
Pittsburgh 7  0  100.00% 0  0  -
Texas Tech 6  1  85.71% 0  0  -
Mississippi State 5  2  71.43% 0  0  -
Washington State 5  1  83.33% 0  0  -
Eastern Kentucky 4  2  66.67% 0  0  -
Akron 3  2  60.00% 0  0  -
East Central 0  2  0.00% 0  0  -
Fairleigh Dickinson 0  4  0.00% 0  0  -
Indiana University of Pennsylvania 0  1  0.00% 0  0  -
North Alabama 0  1  0.00% 0  0  -
Thiel 0  1  0.00% 0  0  -
Urbana 0  1  0.00% 0  0  -

*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

2008-2009 Legends Classic Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Nov 18, 2008 Fairleigh Dickinson (L) Washington State (W) 33-55 Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum PTS: 10. Nikola Koprivica
REB: 8. Aron Baynes
AST: 7. Taylor Rochestie 		PTS: 10. Sean Baptiste
REB: 9. Sean Baptiste
AST: 1. Kamil Svrdlik
Nov 19, 2008 North Alabama Mississippi State 61-102 Humphrey Coliseum PTS: 16. Jarvis Varnado
REB: 14. Jarvis Varnado
AST: 10. Dee Bost 		PTS: 16. Jarvis Varnado
REB: 14. Jarvis Varnado
AST: 10. Dee Bost
Nov 20, 2008 East Central Texas Tech 115-167 United Supermarkets Arena PTS: 20. Trevor Cook
REB: 9. Mike Singletary
AST: 7. John Roberson 		PTS: 20. Trevor Cook
REB: 9. Mike Singletary
AST: 7. John Roberson
Nov 21, 2008 Akron (L) Pittsburgh (W) 67-86 Petersen Events Center PTS: 26. Sam Young
REB: 13. DeJuan Blair
AST: 7. Levance Fields 		PTS: 23. Brett McKnight
REB: 4. Brett McKnight
AST: 4. Nate Linhart
Nov 22, 2008 Indiana University of Pennsylvania Pittsburgh 60-86 Petersen Events Center PTS: 27. DeJuan Blair
REB: 18. DeJuan Blair
AST: 5. Levance Fields 		PTS: 27. DeJuan Blair
REB: 18. DeJuan Blair
AST: 5. Levance Fields
Nov 22, 2008 Fairleigh Dickinson (L) Mississippi State (W) 58-84 Humphrey Coliseum PTS: 14. Jarvis Varnado
REB: 16. Jarvis Varnado
AST: 6. Dee Bost 		PTS: 16. Cameron Tyler
REB: 11. Sean Baptiste
AST: 3. Cameron Tyler
Nov 22, 2008 Eastern Kentucky (L) Texas Tech (W) 84-98 United Supermarkets Arena PTS: 28. Alan Voskuil
REB: 8. Trevor Cook
AST: 6. John Roberson 		PTS: 22. Mike Rose
REB: 7. Papa Oppong
AST: 4. Dayvon Ellis
Nov 25, 2008 Thiel Eastern Kentucky 43-91 Baptist Health Arena PTS: 24. Mike Rose
REB: 8. Papa Oppong
AST: 8. Dayvon Ellis 		PTS: 24. Mike Rose
REB: 8. Papa Oppong
AST: 8. Dayvon Ellis
Nov 25, 2008 Urbana Akron 37-81 James A. Rhodes Arena PTS: 16. Nate Linhart
REB: 6. Nate Linhart
AST: 3. Ronnie Steward 		PTS: 16. Nate Linhart
REB: 6. Nate Linhart
AST: 3. Ronnie Steward
Nov 28, 2008 Texas Tech (L) Pittsburgh (W) 67-80 Prudential Center PTS: 24. Sam Young
REB: 11. DeJuan Blair
AST: 4. Sam Young 		PTS: 24. Trevor Cook
REB: 8. Alan Voskuil
AST: 8. John Roberson
Nov 28, 2008 Eastern Kentucky (W) Fairleigh Dickinson (L) 83-47 Bogota Savings Bank Center PTS: 12. Cameron Tyler
REB: 6. Cameron Tyler
AST: 2. Cameron Tyler 		PTS: 17. Mike Rose
REB: 9. Mike Rose
AST: 5. Dayvon Ellis
Nov 28, 2008 Washington State (W) Mississippi State (L) 63-52 Prudential Center PTS: 10. Kodi Augustus
REB: 7. Dee Bost
AST: 3. Dee Bost 		PTS: 19. Klay Thompson
REB: 10. Klay Thompson
AST: 5. Taylor Rochestie
Nov 29, 2008 Washington State (L) Pittsburgh (W) 43-57 Prudential Center PTS: 15. Sam Young
REB: 10. DeJuan Blair
AST: 2. Sam Young 		PTS: 12. Daven Harmeling
REB: 6. Klay Thompson
AST: 4. Taylor Rochestie
Nov 29, 2008 Akron (L) Eastern Kentucky (W) 57-69 Bogota Savings Bank Center PTS: 20. Mike Rose
REB: 8. Mike Rose
AST: 5. Justin Stommes 		PTS: 16. Brett McKnight
REB: 4. Brett McKnight
AST: 5. Chris McKnight
Nov 29, 2008 Texas Tech (W) Mississippi State (L) 77-73 Prudential Center PTS: 16. Kodi Augustus
REB: 10. Jarvis Varnado
AST: 3. Dee Bost 		PTS: 13. John Roberson
REB: 6. Mike Singletary
AST: 5. Alan Voskuil
Nov 30, 2008 Akron (W) Fairleigh Dickinson (L) 85-41 Bogota Savings Bank Center PTS: 8. Kamil Svrdlik
REB: 6. John Galvin
AST: 2. Jordan Stasyszyn 		PTS: 19. Nate Linhart
REB: 7. Nate Linhart
AST: 4. Darryl Roberts