The BB&T Classic has been pitting local college hoops teams against each other for 12 years, sporting a name change and some changes in format over the span. The three-game event at the Verizon Center opened with consummate Cinderella team George Mason against Bucknell, followed by George Washington against hotly tipped Virginia Tech, and concluding with resurgent Maryland against Notre Dame. While those are nice matchups, you may have noticed two things missing: local bragging rights, and Georgetown.
Contests between Maryland, George Washington and George Mason would have been interesting ones for the fans. Georgetown hasn’t been part of the event at all for a number of reasons, most of which seem silly. We would love to see either all the local teams in a bracketed tournament, or, even better, Philly Big Five-style round robin games where local teams play each other during the regular season. But those matchups aside, this event, which benefits the Children’s Charities Foundation, is a great one for local college basketball fans, though Maryland and Mason fans hoped for better results.
A rundown of all the action, after the jump.
