The BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament is a Washington, DC based basketball tournament that has been held annually since 1995, when it was known as the Franklin National Bank Classic. It is staged at the Verizon Center, on or around the first weekend in December. The tournament raises funds for the Children's Charities Foundation, a fund-raising organization that financially supports Washington-area charities
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Originally, the event lasted two days and featured four teams, highlighted by local mainstays Maryland and George Washington (GW), accompanied by two nationally recognized programs. The first day would consist of a doubleheader pitting each of the local teams against each of the national teams. The following afternoon, a championship game would be held between the two opening round winners. A consolation game between the two teams who lost in the opening round was introduced in 1995.
In 2005, the tournament format was altered due to an inability to attract nationally renowned programs, partially because teams would have two less home games. The event ballooned into a single-evening weeknight event with a tripleheader,
The event has been broadcast both nationally on ABC and locally on Washington D.C.'s WDCA. The 2005 and 2006 editions were shown on CSN Mid-Atlantic, in recent yeart the BB&T Classic has been televised on MASN.
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | Consolation | 4th Place | Tournament MVP |
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| 1995 | UMASS | Florida | Maryland | GW | Marcus Camby, UMass |
| 1996 | Maryland | GW | Cal | Mississippi State | Keith Booth, Maryland |
| 1997 | GW | Maryland | Kansas | Penn | Shawnta Rogers, GW |
| 1998 | Maryland | DePaul | Stanford | GW | Steve Francis, Maryland |
| 1999 | GW | Maryland | Illinois | Seton Hall | SirValiant Brown, GW |
| 2000 | Maryland | GW | St. John's | Michigan | SirValiant Brown, GW |
| 2001 | Maryland | Connecticut | GW | Princeton | Lonny Baxter, Maryland |
| 2002 | Notre Dame | Texas | Maryland | GW | T. J. Ford, Texas |
| 2003 | Gonzaga | GW | West Virginia | Maryland | Ronny Turiaf, Gonzaga |
| 2004 | GW | Maryland | Mich St | George Mason | TJ Thompson, GW |
| 2005 | GW | Maryland |
| Date | Game One | Game Two | Game Three | Date | Consolation | Championship |
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| 12/2/1995 | UMass 50 Maryland 47 |
Florida 75 GW 66 |
N/A | 12/3/1995 | Maryland 98 GW 81 |
UMass 80 Florida 58 |
| 12/8/1996 | Maryland 80 Cal 64 |
GW 57 Miss St 36 |
N/A | 12/9/1996 | Cal 78 Miss St 45 |
Maryland 74 GW 68 |
| 12/7/1997 | Maryland 86 Kansas 83 |
GW 66 Penn 62 |
12/8/1997 | Kansas 89 Penn 71 |
GW 70 Maryland 66 |
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| 12/6/1998 | Maryland 62 Stanford 60 |
DePaul 87 GW 79 |
N/A | 12/7/1998 | Stanford 70 GW 56 |
Maryland92 DePaul 75 |
| 12/4/1999 | GW 72 Seton Hall 63 |
Maryland 69 Illinois 67 |
N/A | 12/5/1999 | Illinois 72 Seton Hall 61 |
GW 74 Maryland 69 |
| 12/2/2000 | Maryland 82 Michigan 51 |
GW 85 St John's 75 |
12/3/2000 | St John's 97 Michigan 83 |
Maryland 71 GW 63 |
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| 12/2/2001 | UConn 84 GW 76 |
Maryland 61 Princeton 53 |
N/A | 12/3/2001 | GW 60 Princeton 57 |
Maryland 77 UConn 65 |
| 12/7/2002 | Texas 100 GW 92 |
Notre Dame 79 Maryland 67 |
N/A | 12/8/2002 | Maryland 93 GW 82 |
Notre Dame 98 Texas 92 |
| 12/6/2003 | GW 70 West Virginia 64 |
Gonzaga 82 Maryland 68 |
N/A | 12/7/2003 | West Virginia 78 Maryland 77 (OT) |
Gonzaga 96 GW 91 |
| 12/4/2004 | GW 96 Michigan St 83 |
MD 78 Geo Mason 54 |
12/5/2004 | Mich St 66 Geo Mason 60 |
GW 101 Maryland 92 |
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| 12/5/2005 | Navy 82 Howard 73 |
Geo Mason 75 American 35 |
GW 78 Maryland 70 |
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| 12/3/2006 | Bucknell 60 Geo Mason 57 |
GW 63 Virginia Tech 62 |
Notre Dame 81 Maryland 74 |
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| 12/2/2007 | Auburn 74 GW 70 |
East Carolina 68 Geo Mason 65 |
VCU 85 Maryland 76 |
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| 12/7/2008 | Virginia Tech 79 Navy 70 |
Maryland 76 GW 53 |
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| 12/6/2009 | GW 81 Navy 69 |
Villanova 95 Maryland 86 |
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| 12/5/2010 | Florida 67 American 48[2] |
Navy 64 GW 57[3] |
Temple 64 Maryland 61[4] |
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| 12/4/2011 | Maryland Notre Dame |
GW VCU |