# Ball Dawgs Classic

The Ball Dawgs Classic (formerly the Vegas 4) is a college basketball showcase event played in Henderson, Nevada during the week of Thanksgiving. Following the creation of the men's basketball event in 2022, a women's event was added in 2023.

## Tournament history
### Men's Best Performance

Since the Ball Dawgs Classic is a showcase event, it does not crown a champion. Nevertheless, the best performances of each year's event are shown in the table below.
| Year | Team | Record |
| 2022 | UC Riverside | 3–0 |
| 2023 | Indiana State | 3–0 |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 3–0 |
| 2023 | UC Irvine | 3–0 |
| 2024 | San Jose State | 3–0 |

### Women's Tournament champions

| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent |
| 2023 | Stanford | 100–88 | Florida State |
| 2024 | Duke | 109–99$^{OT}$ | Oklahoma |

## Event History
### 2024

Source:

#### Men's

| November 25 | November 25 |
| San Jose State | 71 |
| UTEP | 65 |
| November 25 | November 25 |
| Long Beach State | 48 |
| UNC Greensboro | 71 |
| November 26 | November 26 |
| UTEP | 70 |
| Long Beach State | 44 |
| November 26 | November 26 |
| San Jose State | 69 |
| UNC Greensboro | 64 |
| November 27 | November 27 |
| UNC Greensboro | 58 |
| UTEP | 64 |
| November 27 | November 27 |
| Long Beach State | 66 |
| San Jose State | 82 |

#### Women's

| Consolation November 27 | Consolation November 27 | Consolation November 27 | Semifinals November 25 | Semifinals November 25 | Semifinals November 25 | Championship November 27 | Championship November 27 | Championship November 27 |
| | | | 13 | Duke | 73 | | | |
| | | | 9 | Kansas State | 62 | |
| 9 | Kansas State | 92 | 9 | Kansas State | 62 | 13 | Duke | 109* |
| | DePaul | 66 | | | | 8 | Oklahoma | 99 |
| | DePaul | 66 | 8 | Oklahoma | 85 | 8 | Oklahoma | 99 |
| | | | | DePaul | 62 | | | |

### 2023

Source:

#### Men's

| November 21 | November 21 |
| Rice | 81 |
| Indiana State | 103 |
| November 21 | November 21 |
| Pepperdine | 60 |
| UC Irvine | 76 |
| November 21 | November 21 |
| Toledo | 84 |
| New Mexico | 92 |
| November 22 | November 22 |
| Indiana State | 90 |
| Pepperdine | 82 |
| November 22 | November 22 |
| New Mexico | 90 |
| Rice | 56 |
| November 22 | November 22 |
| UC Irvine | 77 |
| Toledo | 71 |
| November 24 | November 24 |
| Toledo | 74 |
| Indiana State | 76 |
| November 24 | November 24 |
| Rice | 68 |
| UC Irvine | 83 |
| November 24 | November 24 |
| Pepperdine | 71 |
| New Mexico | 90 |

#### Women's

| 3rd place Game November 24 | 3rd place Game November 24 | 3rd place Game November 24 | Semifinals November 22 | Semifinals November 22 | Semifinals November 22 | Championship November 24 | Championship November 24 | Championship November 24 |
| | | | 13 | Florida State | 92 | | | |
| | | | | Northwestern | 50 | |
| Northwestern | Northwestern | 61 | | Northwestern | 50 | 13 | Florida State | 88 |
| Belmont | Belmont | 83 | | | | 4 | Stanford | 100 |
| Belmont | Belmont | 83 | 4 | Stanford | 74 | 4 | Stanford | 100 |
| | | | | Belmont | 55 | | | |

### 2022 (as Vegas 4)

Source:

#### Men's

| November 21 | November 21 |
| Wright State | 77 |
| Abilene Christian | 61 |
| November 21 | November 21 |
| Weber State | 65 |
| UC Riverside | 72 |
| November 22 | November 22 |
| Abilene Christian | 77 |
| Weber State | 67 |
| November 22 | November 22 |
| UC Riverside | 70 |
| Wright State | 65 |
| November 23 | November 23 |
| Weber State | 87 |
| Wright State | 65 |
| November 23 | November 23 |
| UC Riverside | 76 |
| Abilene Christian | 65 |