Men Who Speak Up Main Event

Men Who Speak Up Main Event

Logo of the MGM Grand Main Event
Sport College Basketball
Founded 2014
No. of teams 8
Country  United States
Venue(s) MGM Grand Garden Arena
Most recent
champion(s)		 Creighton
TV partner(s) ESPN2
Sponsor(s) Men Who Speak Up
Official website Men Who Speak Up Main Event

The Men Who Speak Up Main Event is an 8 team college basketball tournament held during Monday and Wednesday of Thanksgiving week of NCAA Division I men's basketball season, with the inaugural tournament beginning in 2014. games are held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.[1] The MGM Grand Main Event features two four-team brackets with each team playing two games in Las Vegas. Opening round games are played on campus.

2016[2]

Heavyweight Bracket

  First Round
November 21		     Championship
November 23
ESPN2
                 
   Saint Louis 62  
   BYU 92    
       BYU 89
       Valparaiso 92
   Alabama 60    
   Valparaiso 68   Consolation
November 23
 
 Saint Louis 57
   Alabama 62

Middleweight Bracket

November 21
 Ball State 79
 Coppin State 77
November 21
 Coastal Carolina 83
 Southern Utah 68
November 23
 Ball State 94
 Southern Utah 83

2015[3]

Heavyweight Bracket

  First Round
November 23		     Championship
November 25
ESPN2
                 
   Clemson 65  
   UMass 82    
       UMass 76
       Creighton 97
   Creighton 85    
   Rutgers 75   Consolation
November 25
 
 Clemson 76
   Rutgers 58

Middleweight Bracket

  First Round
November 23		     Championship
November 25
                 
   UTSA 84  
   Central Arkansas 98    
       Central Arkansas 54
       Howard 73
   Texas Southern 81    
   Howard 87   Consolation
November 25
 
 UTSA 80
   Texas Southern 91

2014

Heavyweight Bracket

  First Round
November 24		     Championship
November 26
                 
     Oregon State 53  
     Oklahoma State 66    
         Oklahoma State 73
         Tulsa 58
     Auburn 35    
     Tulsa 53   Consolation
November 26
 
   Oregon State 69
     Auburn 71

Middleweight Bracket

On October 6, 2014 The Middleweight Bracket was revised to a Round robin format.[4]

Milwaukee Louisiana–Lafayette Oral Roberts
Milwaukee — 56–62 66–67
Louisiana–Lafayette 62–56 — 76–52
Oral Roberts 67–66 52–76 —

References

  1. ↑ "bd Global announces 2014 MGM Grand Showcase & Main Event". bd global. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "2016 Main Event schedule & brackets announced". bdGlobal. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "2015 Main Event schedule & brackets annoucned". bdGlobal. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Revised Middleweight Bracket schedule announced". Retrieved 21 November 2014.

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