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.

Ball Dawgs Classic
FormerlyVegas 4 (2022)
SportCollege Basketball
Founded2022
Owner(s)bdG Sports
No. of teams4 (men's)
4 (women's)
CountryUnited States
Venue(s)Lee's Family Forum
TV partner(s)FloHoops
Sponsor(s)Ball Dawgs
Related
competitions
Continental Tire Main Event
Tournament formatRound robin
Official websiteBall Dawgs Classic

Best event performances

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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
New Mexico
UC Irvine

Event History

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2024

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[1] Long Beach State UNCG San Jose State UTEP
Long Beach State 11/25 11/27 11/26
UNCG 11/25 11/26 11/27
San Jose State 11/27 11/26 11/25
UTEP 11/26 11/27 11/25

2023

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[2] Indiana State New Mexico UC Irvine Pepperdine Rice Toledo
Indiana State 90-82 103-88 76-74
New Mexico 90-71 90-56 92-84
UC Irvine 76-60 83-68 77-71
Pepperdine 82-90 71-90 60-76
Rice 88-103 56-90 68-83
Toledo 74-76 84-92 71-77

2022 (as Vegas 4)

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[3] Abilene Christian UC Riverside Weber State Wright State
Abilene Christian 65-76 67-77 61-77
UC Riverside 76-65 72-65 70-65
Weber State 77-67 65-72 65-87
Wright State 77–61 65-70 87-65

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball to Compete in Ball Dawgs Classic in November". 30 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Ball Dawgs Classic at The Dollar Loan Center to be headlined by New Mexico, Toledo men & Stanford, FSU women". 18 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Vegas 4 announced for Nov. 21-23 at The Dollar Loan Center". 12 September 2022.