"48"^^ . . . . . . "Fresno State"@en . . . "Fresno State"@en . "left"@en . "Fresno State"@en . . "Fresno State"@en . . "The 2022 The Basketball Classic (TBC) was a single-elimination men's college basketball postseason tournament featuring National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams not selected to participate in the NCAA tournament or the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The tournament began on March 15 with the semifinals played on March 29 and the championship game played on April 1. The tournament was won by the Fresno State Bulldogs. The Basketball Classic was founded by Eracism. This was the tournament's inaugural edition, officially known as the 2022 The Basketball Classic presented by Eracism. All games were streamed on ESPN+."@en . . . . . "New Orleans"@en . . . . "--03-16"^^ . . . . "USC Upstate"@en . . "USC Upstate"@en . "Second round/Quarterfinals"@en . . . "Southern Utah"@en . . "1.0"^^ . "South Alabama"@en . . . . . "Southern Utah"@en . . "68"^^ . "Coastal Carolina"@en . "69"^^ . . "Southern Utah"@en . "70"^^ . "74"^^ . "South Alabama"@en . "66"^^ . "68"^^ . "Coastal Carolina"@en . . "Cleo Hill 1961.jpg"@en . "Southern Utah"@en . "65"^^ . . "South Alabama"@en . "66"^^ . "71"^^ . "The 2022 The Basketball Classic (TBC) was a single-elimination men's college basketball postseason tournament featuring National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams not selected to participate in the NCAA tournament or the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The tournament began on March 15 with the semifinals played on March 29 and the championship game played on April 1. The tournament was won by the Fresno State Bulldogs."@en . "--03-21"^^ . "68"^^ . "Coastal Carolina"@en . "80"^^ . "69"^^ . . "83"^^ . "79"^^ . "Coastal Carolina"@en . "73"^^ . "77"^^ . "Southeastern Louisiana"@en . . "74"^^ . "67"^^ . "Morgan State"@en . "79"^^ . "80"^^ . "83"^^ . "Detroit Mercy"@en . "80"^^ . "84"^^ . . "82"^^ . "83"^^ . "79"^^ . . "94"^^ . "95"^^ . "85"^^ . . . . . . . . "--03-15"^^ . . . . . "Western Illinois"@en . . "Zelmo Beaty, Cleo Hill, and Willis Reed, three Legend Game namesakes"@en . . . "29189"^^ . . . "--03-28"^^ . "2022"^^ . "Willis Reed 1972 publicity photo.jpg"@en . . . "Youngstown State"@en . . . "Youngstown State"@en . "First round"@en . . . "200"^^ . "2022 The Basketball Classic"@en . "Championship"@en . . "1407"^^ . . . "1.0"^^ . . . . . "1.0"^^ . "Maryland Eastern Shore"@en . . "right"@en . "Eastern Washington"@en . "--04-01"^^ . . . "TBC"@en . . . . . "Portland"@en . "Florida Gulf Coast"@en . "Appalachian State"@en . "First/Second round"@en . "Portland"@en . . . "Florida Gulf Coast"@en . . . . . "Zelmo Beaty 1966.JPG"@en . . . . . "21"^^ . "18"^^ . "70270593"^^ . . . . "Semifinals"@en . "vertical"@en . . "UTEP"@en . "Fresno State"@en . "Kent State"@en . . . . . . . "1109621980"^^ . . "UTEP"@en . . "1.0"^^ . . "54"^^ . "42"^^ . "32"^^ . .