Each December marks one of the most impactful days of the entire college basketball season. Four prominent college basketball's programs meet in a doubleheader at New York City's Madison Square Garden in the Jimmy V Classic.
The "why" behind the matchups will leave a lasting impact upon the lives of many.
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Inspired by former North Carolina State basketball coach and ESPN commentator Jim Valvano and his fight against cancer, the V Foundation for Cancer Research was created in 1993 and the Jimmy V Classic began in 1995. The 2021 season marked the 14th annual Jimmy V Week for Cancer Research, a weeklong ESPN initiative to raise money for cancer research, and the 27th all-time Jimmy V Classic.
Starting in 2002, the Women's Classic was added as part of Jimmy V Week, held at campus sites.
The V Week for Cancer Research in the 2018-19 season raised a record-$8.3 million for the V Foundation for Cancer Research, according to the ESPN Events website. That total marked an 83-percent increase from 2017.
Since 1993, the Foundation has raised more than $225 million in cancer research grants. To learn more about the V Foundation or to donate, you can visit www.jimmyv.org.
The 2022 matchups
The 2022 Jimmy V Classic will feature Duke vs. Iowa and Texas vs. Illinois on the men's side, both hosted at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, Dec. 6. The women's doubleheader is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 4, including UConn at Notre Dame and Virginia Tech at Tennessee.
Both Duke men and UConn women are coming off Final Four runs last season, and all eight programs appeared in their respective NCAA tournaments.
Jimmy V Classic results
The Jimmy V Men's Classic was introduced in 1995. Below are the year-by-year participants and results.
| YEAR | TEAMS/SCORE | HOST SITE |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Temple 74, Kansas 66 | Meadowlands Arena (NJ) |
| 1995 | UMass 75, Georgia Tech 67 | Meadowlands Arena (NJ) |
| 1996 | Cal 76, Penn State 63 | Meadowlands Arena (NJ) |
| 1996 | North Carolina 83, UMass 69 | Meadowlands Arena (NJ) |
| 1997 | Princeton 69, Wake Forest 64 | Meadowlands Arena (NJ) |
| 1997 | Clemson 62, Seton Hall 59 | Meadowlands Arena (NJ) |
| 1998 | Purdue 80, South Carolina 64 | Meadowlands Arena (NJ) |
| 1998 | Duke 71, Kentucky 60 | Meadowlands Arena (NJ) |
| 1999 | Indiana 82, North Carolina 73 | Meadowlands Arena (NJ) |
| 1999 | Florida 85, Rutgers 65 | Meadowlands Arena (NJ) |
| 2000 | Virginia 107, Tennessee 89 | Meadowlands Arena (NJ) |
| 2000 | Michigan State 72, Seton Hall 57 | Meadowlands Arena (NJ) |
| 2001 | Duke 95, Kentucky 92 | Meadowlands Arena (NJ) |
| 2001 | Alabama 70, Temple 67 | Meadowlands Arena (NJ) |
| 2002 | Gonzaga 69, NC State 60 | Meadowlands Arena (NJ) |
| 2002 | Cincinnati 77, Oregon 52 | Meadowlands Arena (NJ) |
| 2003 | Providence 70, Illinois 51 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2003 | Arizona 91, Texas 83 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2004 | Pittsburgh 70, Memphis 51 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2004 | Oklahoma State 74, Syracuse 60 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2005 | Saint Joseph's 70, Kansas 67 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2005 | Michigan State 77, Boston College 70 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2006 | Oklahoma State 72, Syracuse 68 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2006 | Arizona 72, Arizona 65 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2007 | Memphis 62, Southern Cal 58 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2007 | Notre Dame 68, Kansas State 59 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2008 | Davidson 68, West Virginia 65 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2008 | Texas 67, Villanova 58 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2009 | Indiana 74, Pittsburgh 64 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2009 | Georgetown 72, Butler 65 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2010 | Kansas 81, Memphis 68 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2010 | Syracuse 72, Michigan State 58 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2011 | Missouri 81, Villanova 71 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2011 | Marquette 79, Washington 77 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2012 | Georgetown 64, Texas 41 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2012 | NC State 69, UConn 65 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2013 | Cincinnati 44, Pittsburgh 43 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2013 | Florida 77, Memphis 75 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2014 | Villanova 73, Illinois 59 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2014 | Louisville 94, Indiana 74 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2015 | Virginia 70, West Virginia 54 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2015 | Maryland 76, UConn 66 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2016 | Purdue 97, Arizona State 64 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2016 | Duke 84, Florida 74 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2017 | Villanova 88, Gonzaga 72 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2017 | Syracuse 72, UConn 63 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2018 | Oklahoma 85, Notre Dame 80 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2018 | Florida 66, Virginia Tech 56 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2019 | Texas Tech 70, Louisville 57 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2019 | Indiana 57, UConn 54 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2020 | Gonzaga 87, West Virginia 82 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (IN) |
| 2020 | Baylor 82, Illinois 69 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (IN) |
| 2021 | Texas Tech 57, Tennessee 52 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
| 2021 | Villanova 67, Syracuse 53 | Madison Square Garden (NY) |
The Jimmy V Women's Classic was introduced in 2002. Below are the year-by-year participants and results.
| YEAR | TEAMS/SCORE | HOST SITE |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Duke 76, Tennessee 55 | Reynolds Coliseum (NC) |
| 2002 | UConn 78, NC State 50 | Reynolds Coliseum (NC) |
| 2003 | Texas 69, NC State 56 | Reynolds Coliseum (NC) |
| 2003 | Duke 93, Purdue 63 | Reynolds Coliseum (NC) |
| 2004 | North Carolina 71, UConn 65 | Reynolds Coliseum (NC) |
| 2004 | Tennessee 64, NC State 54 | Reynolds Coliseum (NC) |
| 2005 | North Carolina 77, UConn 54 | Hartford Civic Center (CT) |
| 2006 | Duke 85, Rutgers 45 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (NJ) |
| 2007 | Rutgers 68, Maryland 60 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (NJ) |
| 2008 | Rutgers 45, Georgia 34 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (NJ) |
| 2009 | Rutgers 51, Florida 38 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (NJ) |
| 2010 | Duke 61, Texas A&M 58 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (NC) |
| 2011 | UConn 81, Texas A&M 51 | XL Center (CT) |
| 2012 | UConn 63, Maryland 48 | XL Center (CT) |
| 2013 | UConn 83, Duke 61 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (NC) |
| 2014 | UConn 76, Notre Dame 58 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (IN) |
| 2015 | UConn 91, Notre Dame 81 | Gampel Pavilion (CT) |
| 2016 | UConn 72, Texas 54 | Mohegan Sun Arena (CT) |
| 2017 | UConn 80, Notre Dame 71 | XL Center (CT) |
| 2018 | UConn 89, Notre Dame 71 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (IN) |
| 2019 | UConn 81, Notre Dame 57 | Gampel Pavilion (CT) |
| 2020 | NC State 54, South Carolina 46 | Colonial Life Arena (SC) |
| 2020 | Louisville 116, DePaul 75 | Mohegan Sun Arena (CT) |
| 2021 | Louisville 64, Kentucky 58 | KFC Yum! Center (KY) |
| 2021 | South Carolina 66, Maryland 59 | Colonial Life Arena (SC) |
