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LAS VEGAS – Jaedon LeDee scored a career-high 34 points – 10 after regulation – and grabbed 17 rebounds to help San Diego State beat Washington 100-97 in overtime Sunday night and win the Continental Tire Main Event championship. LeDee was named the tournament’s MVP and was joined by Micah Parrish on the all-tournament team.

LAS VEGAS – A projected top-25 matchup will headline the first-round games of the Continental Tire Main Event when Saint Mary’s battles San Diego State on Friday, Nov. 17 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Xavier will face Washington in the second matchup of the four-team tournament being played this year during one of the…

LAS VEGAS – NCAA Tournament finalist San Diego State will make its first appearance at T-Mobile Arena next season when it tips off in the Continental Tire Main Event. The Aztecs will be joined by Xavier, Washington and Saint Mary’s in the four-team tournament which will be played Friday, Nov. 17 and Sunday, Nov. 19,…

LAS VEGAS — — LJ Cryer scored a career-high 28 points in a potential March preview to lead No. 5 Baylor to an 80-75 victory over eighth-ranked UCLA in Sunday’s consolation game of the Continental Tire Main Event. The Top-10 teams know what it’s like to go deep into the NCAA Tournament, with Baylor winning…

LAS VEGAS — — Under most circumstances, Virginia would have celebrated its tournament victory Sunday and carried the good feelings back to Charlottesville. But after the No. 16 Cavaliers used a late 13-point run to defeat No. 19 Illinois 70-61 to win the Continental Tire Main Event, coach Tony Bennett knew the overnight trip back…

LAS VEGAS — — Terrence Shannon Jr. made 8 of 9 3-pointers and scored 29 points with 10 rebounds, and No. 19 Illinois rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat No. 8 UCLA 79-70 on Friday night. The Illini (4-0) will play No. 16 Virginia in Sunday’s championship game of the Continental Tire Main Event.…

LAS VEGAS — — Armaan Franklin scored a career-high 26 points, and No. 16 Virginia used a big second-half run to knock off No. 5 Baylor 86-79 on Friday night in the team’s first game since three Cavaliers football players were killed in a campus shooting. Virginia’s players wore sweatshirts during warmups that honored the…

LAS VEGAS – 2021 National Champion Baylor will battle 2019 champ Virginia while UCLA faces Illinois in the opening round of the Continental Tire Main Event on Friday, Nov. 18 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The four-team tournament, now in its eighth year on The Strip, will feature Continental Tire as title sponsor and…

LAS VEGAS – With March Madness just a few weeks away, basketball fans have an early opportunity to purchase tickets for the 2022 Las Vegas Main Event, a Final Four-caliber tournament to be played in Las Vegas next November. Tickets go on sale to the public starting on Monday, Feb. 28 at 10 a.m. PT…

LAS VEGAS — — Christian Koloko’s mother flew from Cameroon to see her son play for Arizona for the first time. He didn’t disappoint, dominating at both ends. His team looked pretty good, too, dominating No. 4 Michigan 80-62 Sunday night in the Roman Main Event. Koloko finished with 22 points, seven rebounds and four…

LAS VEGAS – The past two NCAA Champions – Baylor and Virginia – will join UCLA and Illinois in a heavyweight, four-team field for next season’s Roman Main Event in Las Vegas. The four schools own a total of 13 NCAA Championships and 28 Final Four appearances. Tournament organizer, bdG Sports, announced the field during…

LAS VEGAS — — Michigan coach Juwan Howard was hoping a trip to Las Vegas could bring his team together after a tough loss. It’s off to a great start so far. Eli Brooks scored 22 points, making four 3-pointers, to help No. 4 Michigan (3-1) to a 74-61 win over UNLV on Friday night. The…

LAS VEGAS — — Bennedict Mathurin had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Christian Koloko added 13 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks and Arizona blew a 16-point second-half lead before beating Wichita State 82-78 in overtime on Sunday night at the Roman Main Event. Azuolas Tubelis scored 16 points and Kerr Kriisa had 12 points and six assists for Arizona (4-0). Kriisa…

LAS VEGAS – This year for the first time, participating players in the Roman Main Event have signed “name, image and likeness” agreements to promote the four-team tournament to be played November 19/21 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Tournament promoter, bdG Sports, announced its “Starting Five” Ambassadors today which are: Dalen Terry – @dalenn…

LAS VEGAS – In Las Vegas, it doesn’t usually take 25 years for a “Main Event” trilogy to come about. College basketball fans, however, will see just that when Michigan comes west to battle UNLV in the first round of the Roman Main Event on Friday, Nov. 19 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The…

LAS VEGAS – Ask any Michigan fan the final refrain to the school’s iconic fight song and the response will most certainly include “Hail! Hail! To Michigan, the champions of the West!” Those words may very well ring true when Coach Juwan Howard leads his No. 4-ranked Wolverines west next season to Las Vegas for…

LAS VEGAS – #2 Baylor made the most of its last-minute trip to Las Vegas taking home two victories over Louisiana (112-82) and Washington (86-52) at T-Mobile Arena. The two games were the first for the season for the Bears after having to rearrange its schedule due to head coach Scott Drew testing positive for…

LAS VEGAS – Basketball is back! With the NBA and WNBA relaunching its respective seasons, college basketball finds itself less than 100 days away from the start of its new season. One of the most anticipated tournaments will be the MGM Resorts Main Event, scheduled November 20-22, 2020 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Tickets…

FORT COLLINS, COLO. – Coming off a 20-win campaign this year, Coach Niko Medved’s Colorado State Rams will have the opportunity to test its mettle in one of next season’s premier early season tournaments. CSU joins Louisville, Arkansas and San Francisco in the field for the MGM Resorts Main Event at T-Mobile Arena in Las…

SAN FRANCISCO – The resurgence of San Francisco basketball continues next season when the Dons play in the MGM Resorts Main Event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. USF joins previously announced teams Louisville and Arkansas in the four-team tournament field which will be played on Nov. 20-22 and benefits Coaches vs. Cancer. ‘We are…

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FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. – Arkansas fans will have the opportunity to “Call the Hogs” on the Las Vegas Strip when the Razorbacks head west next season for the MGM Resorts Main Event at T-Mobile Arena. The Hogs join previously announced Louisville in the four-team tournament field which will be played on Nov. 20-22 and benefits Coaches…

LOUISVILLE – The neon lights of the Las Vegas Strip will glow red when Louisville men’s basketball heads west next season for two games at T-Mobile Arena. The Cardinals will be one of four teams in the 7th-annual MGM Resorts Main Event benefitting Coaches vs. Cancer on Nov. 20-22. The event is managed by Kentucky-based…

LAS VEGAS — McKinley Wright had a steal and two free throws in the final 10 seconds Tuesday night to lead Colorado to a 71-67 win over Clemson in the MGM Main Event championship game at T-Mobile Arena. Tad Boyle’s No. 21 Buffaloes improved to 5-0 with the win while Clemson dropped to 5-2. The…

LAS VEGAS – Colorado, which has started the season 3-0 and earned a Top-25 ranking for the first time in six seasons, leads a highly competitive field in the sixth-edition of the MGM Resorts Main Event, to be played Nov. 24/26, 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The tournament is being played on a…

LAS VEGAS – The battle for the Heavyweight Championship belt of the MGM Resorts Main Event will tip-off with Colorado vs. Wyoming and TCU vs. Clemson in first-round match-ups on Sunday, Nov. 24 at T-Mobile Arena. The sixth-annual men’s college basketball tournament, being played on a weekend for the first time, tips at 5 p.m.…

LAS VEGAS – Luguentz Dort earned MVP honors of the MGM Resorts Heavyweight Bracket with a 33-point outing to lift Arizona State to an 87-82 win over Utah State, ASU’s second exempt tournament title in less than a year. Dort’s tally is third-best in program history for by a freshman, behind Mario Bennett (35 in…

LAS VEGAS — Jake Toolson scored 20 points and Ben Nakwaasah added a career-high 18 to lead Utah Valley to the MGM Main Event Middleweight title with a 87-72 win over Long Beach State on Wednesday afternoon at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas. “I’m really proud of our guys,” said Utah Valley head coach Mark Pope. “We’ve…

LAS VEGAS – Defending MAAC champion Iona leads the field four-team Middleweight Bracket of the 2018 MGM Resorts Main Event. The Gaels, 20-14 last season after falling to Duke in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, will be joined by Hartford (19-14 last season), Utah Valley (23-11) and Long Beach State (15-18). The Middleweight…

LAS VEGAS – College basketball returns to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas when the fifth annual MGM Resorts Main Event tips off on November 19 & 21. The tournament’s Heavyweight Bracket will tip Monday, Nov. 19 with St. Mary’s vs. Utah State at 5:30 p.m. PT followed by Arizona State vs. Mississippi State at 8…

LAS VEGAS — With 14 minutes to play in the Heavyweight bracket’s championship game of the MGM Grand Main Event on Wednesday night, UNLV’s Jovan Mooring drained a 3-point shot and teammate Jordan Johnsontook a lap around the court while pumping his fist, revving up the crowd at T Mobile Arena. It’s the type of jubilation that was…

LAS VEGAS – Prairie View A&M men’s basketball won the ‘Battle Of The Panthers’, defeating Georgia State 71-56 in the Middleweight Bracket final of the MGM Resorts Main Events Tournament at T-Mobile Arena. Gary Blackston posted his first double-double with game highs of 21 points and 10 rebounds along with four assists. Zachary Hamilton scored 17 points and…

LAS VEGAS – The hometown UNLV Runnin’ Rebels and Pac-12 power Utah will headline the field for the MGM Resorts Main Event which will be played on Nov. 20-22 at T-Mobile Arena. Utah will face Ole Miss in the opening round of the Main Event while UNLV battles Rice in the first of four games on…

LAS VEGAS — Alec Peters had 26 points and 12 rebounds, Shane Hamminkscored 23 points and Valparaiso beat BYU 92-89 on Wednesday night in the championship game of the MGM Grand Main Event’s heavyweight bracket. Hammink was fouled away from the basket with 52 seconds left and he hit two free throws for a 90-87 lead. But Eric Mika answered…

LAS VEGAS – Four 20-win teams highlight the fields for the third-annual MGM Grand Main Event tournament, which consists of two four-team brackets to be played November 21-23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The Heavyweight Bracket includes Alabama, BYU, Saint Louis and Valparaiso while the Middleweight Bracket will feature Ball State, Coastal…

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Geoffrey Groselle had career-highs with 20 points and nine rebounds as the Creighton men’s basketball team won the 2015 Men Who Speak Up Main Event with a 97-76 rout over previously unbeaten Massachusetts. Both teams are now 4-1 on the year. Cole Huff was named the MVP of the event after scoring a combined 38…

Las Vegas, NV—James “J-Byrd” Daniel, III scored a game-high 22 points and Damon Collins and Marcel Boyd each registered double doubles to lead Howard University to an easy 73-54 win over the University of Central Arkansas in the Middleweight championship game of the Men Who Speak Up Event at the MGM Grand Arena. Daniel and Collins got the Bison…

LAS VEGAS – NCAA basketball action returns to MGM Grand in Las Vegas (www.mgmgrand.com) with two early season events featuring 10 teams at the 14,000-seat MGM Grand Garden Arena. The action tips Nov. 23-25, 2015 with the “Men Who Speak Up Main Event,” the second annual tournament featuring eight teams playing on Monday and Wednesday of Thanksgiving…

LAS VEGAS — Six games into the season the Oklahoma State basketball team is unbeaten and already has a tournament championship. But that doesn’t mean coach Travis Ford is content. Far from it. After beating in-state rival Tulsa 73-58 to capture the MGM Grand Main Event title Wednesday, Ford emphasized the importance of continuing to…

LAS VEGAS – MGM Grand (www.mgmgrand.com) will play host to two premium regular-season events next season featuring 12 teams and 10 games at the 16,000-seat MGM Grand Garden Arena. The action tips November 24-26 with the “MGM Grand Main Event,” a new tournament featuring eight teams playing on Monday and Wednesday of Thanksgiving week. The second…