ISU Holiday Classic Sport College basketball First season 1995 No. of teams 4 Country United States Venue(s) Hilton Coliseum Most titles Iowa State (4) TV partner(s) Cyclone Television Network
The ISU Holiday Classic was a four-team college basketball tournament typically held during the early part of NCAA Division I men's basketball season, with the inaugural tournament beginning in 1995 and lasting until 1999. Games were hosted at Iowa State University 's Hilton Coliseum .
All-time brackets
1995 ISU Holiday Classic
1996 ISU Holiday Classic
1997 ISU Holiday Classic
1998 The Tribune Holiday Classic
Semifinals December 22, 1998
Championship Round December 23, 1998
New Orleans
51
Iowa State
61
Rice
45
Iowa State
50
Rice
81 OT
St. Mary's (CA)
70
3rd Place Game
New Orleans
72
St. Mary's (CA)
68
1999 The Tribune Holiday Classic
All-time results
Team
W
L
Pct.
Outright Titles
Last Appearance
Detroit Mercy
2
0
1.000
1
1997
Iowa State
9
1
.900
4
1999
Samford
2
2
.500
1999
Alaska-Anchorage
1
1
.500
1997
Nevada
1
1
.500
1996
New Orleans
1
1
.500
1998
Princeton
1
1
.500
1995
Rice
1
1
.500
1998
Texas-El Paso
1
1
.500
1996
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
1
1
.500
1996
East Tennessee State
0
2
.000
1996
Grambling
0
2
.000
1997
Idaho State
0
2
.000
1999
Nicholls State
0
2
.000
1995
St. Mary's (CA)
0
2
.00
1998
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearance in italics
NCAA men's college basketball tournaments
Division I
Early season Defunct Early season Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason Defunct Postseason
Division II
Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason
Division III
Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason