Ball Dawgs Classic

Ball Dawgs Classic
FormerlyVegas 4 (2022)
SportCollege Basketball
Founded2022
Owner(s)bdG Sports
No. of teams6 (men's)
4 (women's)
CountryUnited States
Venue(s)Dollar Loan Center
TV partner(s)FloHoops
Sponsor(s)Ball Dawgs
Related
competitions		Continental Tire Main Event
Official websiteBall Dawgs Classic

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

Best event performances

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

2023 - Ball Dawgs Classic

[1] 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 - Vegas 4

[2] 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

  1. ^ "Ball Dawgs Classic at The Dollar Loan Center to be headlined by New Mexico, Toledo men & Stanford, FSU women".
  2. ^ "Vegas 4 announced for Nov. 21-23 at The Dollar Loan Center".
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