Barclays Center Classic Champions

Full list of Barclays Center Classic champions, including head coach, by year. The Barclays Center Classic was an early season Division I men’s college basketball tournament that took place annually in November from 2012 through 2019. Four teams played semifinals and championship/consolation games at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, while four others played a separate tournament in a campus site arena. The tournaments were preceded by a number of on-campus games between teams from each group. Champions below represent winners of the Barclays Center bracket. The first event in 2012 was the only to feature a five-time round robin format (Kentucky named champion after winning all four of their games).

Year	Champion	Head Coach
2012	Kentucky	John Calipari
2013	Ole Miss	Andy Kennedy
2014	Virginia	Tony Bennett
2015	Cincinnati	Mick Cronin
2016	Maryland	Mark Turgeon
2017	Minnesota	Richard Pitino
2018	Pittsburgh	Jeff Capel III
2019	Memphis	Penny Hardaway

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