Las Vegas Invitational (basketball)
| Sport | College basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country |
 United States
|
| Venue(s) | Orleans Arena |
| Most recent champion(s) |
2016 Butler Bulldogs |
| Most titles |
Illinois (2) Kansas (2) |
| TV partner(s) | Fox Sports 1 |
The Las Vegas Invitational is an 8 team college basketball tournament held during Thanksgiving of NCAA Division I men's basketball season annually since 2003. The Tournament was held at Valley High School in Las Vegas, The event used to be sponsored by Findlay Toyota, until moving to the current site the Orleans Arena in 2006. From 2006 to 2013 the sponsor of the tournament was IBN Sports. Continental Tire is the current sponsor of the tournament.
Note:
The Tournament will go back to the traditional format, There will be two brackets
The tournament's championship format was changed to a four-round round robin this year, with the final two rounds being played in Las Vegas. UCLA and Missouri were the co-champions of the tournament, both teams finishing with a 4-0 record; Kyle Anderson (UCLA) was the tournament's MVP.
All-tournament team
Tournament MVP: Kyle Anderson, UCLA
Games at Campus Sites Saturday, November 14
Oklahoma State 86, Seattle 64
Wednesday, November 18
Oklahoma State 93, Southern 61
Saturday, November 21
Utah 88, Southern 48
Illinois 94, Presbyterian 48
Sunday, November 22
Bradley 56, Wofford 54
Tuesday, November 24
Seattle 77, Utah 74
Illinois 78, Wofford 64
Bradley 71, Presbyterian 58
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