Las Vegas Invitational Champions
Full list of Las Vegas Invitational champions, including head coach, by year. The Las Vegas Invitational was an early season Division I men’s college basketball tournament that took place in November annually from 2003 through 2023. Originally held at Valley High School, the event moved to its main home – the 7,000+ seat Orleans Arena – in 2006. With the exception of 2013 and 2023, the event had a bracketed tournament format, with one champion each year.
Not to be confused with the Las Vegas Classic or Continental Tire Main Event.
| Year | Champion(s) | Head Coach(es) |
| 2003 | Bradley | Jim Les |
| 2004 | Southern Illinois | Chris Lowery |
| 2005 | Boston College | Al Skinner |
| 2006 | Kansas | Bill Self |
| 2007 | North Carolina | Roy Williams |
| 2008 | Kentucky | Billy Gillispie |
| 2009 | Oklahoma State | Travis Ford |
| 2010 | Kansas (2) | Bill Self (2) |
| 2011 | UNLV | Dave Rice |
| 2012 | Creighton | Greg McDermott |
| 2013^ | Missouri | Frank Haith |
| UCLA | Steve Alford | |
| 2014 | Illinois | John Groce |
| 2015 | West Virginia | Bob Huggins |
| 2016 | Butler | Chris Holtmann |
| 2017 | Arizona State | Bobby Hurley |
| 2018 | Michigan State | Tom Izzo |
| 2019 | San Diego State | Brian Dutcher |
| 2020 | cancelled | |
| 2021 | San Francisco | Todd Golden |
| 2022 | UC Irvine | Russell Turner |
| 2023 | played as a double-header, with Gonzaga and Colorado State winning | |
^ 2013 event had a round robin format with co-champions named
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