Tulane DoubleTree Classic

The Tulane DoubleTree Classic is an annual basketball tournament hosted by Tulane University at Fogelman Arena in December. The tournament started in 1996.

History

1996

Date	Game	Winning Team	Losing Team	Score
Dec. 28	First Round	Colorado State	Rhode Island	77-60
Dec. 28	First Round	Tulane	UNC Greensboro	89-46
Dec. 29	Consolation	UNC Greensboro	Rhode Island	87-63
Dec. 29	Championship	Tulane	Colorado State	105-72

1997

Date	Game	Winning Team	Losing Team	Score
Dec. 27	First Round	Holy Cross	Richmond	89-74
Dec. 27	First Round	Tulane	Appalachian State	81-41
Dec. 28	Consolation	Richmond	Appalachian State	94-68
Dec. 28	Championship	Tulane	Holy Cross	78-67

1998

Date	Game	Winning Team	Losing Team	Score
Dec. 28	First Round	Maine	Middle Tennessee State	92-78
Dec. 28	First Round	Tulane	Furman	92-56
Dec. 29	Consolation	Furman	Middle Tennessee State	83-66
Dec. 29	Championship	Tulane	Maine	85-76

1999

Date	Game	Winning Team	Losing Team	Score
Dec. 28	First Round	West Virginia	Lehigh	89-73
Dec. 28	First Round	Tulane	Providence	81-57
Dec. 29	Consolation	Providence	Lehigh	82-62
Dec. 29	Championship	Tulane	West Virginia	104-75

2000

Date	Game	Winning Team	Losing Team	Score
Dec. 27	First Round	Hartford	Long Beach State	69-57
Dec. 27	First Round	Tulane	William & Mary	69-51
Dec. 28	Consolation	Long Beach State	William & Mary	73-61
Dec. 28	Championship	Tulane	Hartford	75-45

2001

Date	Game	Winning Team	Losing Team	Score
Dec. 28	First Round	Virginia	Long Island	73-40
Dec. 28	First Round	Tulane	Buffalo	76-29
Dec. 29	Consolation	Buffalo	Long Island	62-60
Dec. 29	Championship	Tulane	Virginia	74-63

2002

Date	Game	Winning Team	Losing Team	Score
Dec. 28	First Round	Boston College	Southern Methodist	67-57
Dec. 28	First Round	Tulane	UNC Greensboro	63-43
Dec. 29	Consolation	Southern Methodist	UNC Greensboro	62-49
Dec. 29	Championship	Tulane	Boston College	69-50

2003

Date	Game	Winning Team	Losing Team	Score
Dec. 28	First Round	San Jose State	Yale	71-53
Dec. 28	First Round	Marist	Tulane	60-46
Dec. 29	Consolation	Tulane	Yale	74-62
Dec. 29	Championship	San Jose State	Marist	59-49

2004

Date	Game	Winning Team	Losing Team	Score
Dec. 28	First Round	Pepperdine	George State	58-41
Dec. 28	First Round	Tulane	Stephen F. Austin	79-72
Dec. 29	Consolation	Stephen F. Austin	Georgia State	61-56
Dec. 29	Championship	Tulane	Pepperdine	62-40

2005

Date	Game	Winning Team	Losing Team	Score
Dec. 28	First Round	Dayton	Toledo	79-77
Dec. 28	First Round	Samford	Tulane	64-54
Dec. 29	Consolation	Tulane	Toledo	77-67 (OT)
Dec. 29	Championship	Dayton	Samford	68-59

2006

Date	Game	Winning Team	Losing Team	Score
Dec. 28	First Round	Texas-Arlington	Ole Miss	66-55
Dec. 28	First Round	Tulane	Fordham	78-44
Dec. 29	Consolation	Ole Miss	Fordham	99-43
Dec. 29	Championship	Tulane	Texas-Arlington	68-65

2007

Date	Game	Winning Team	Losing Team	Score
Dec. 20	First Round	Robert Morris	Tulane	82-71
Dec. 20	First Round	Virginia Tech	Texas-San Antonio	84-59
Dec. 21	Consolation	Tulane	Texas-San Antonio	76-42
Dec. 21	Championship	Virginia Tech	Robert Morris	76-67

2008

On December 21, Tulane defeated Providence 68-46 win over Providence to take the championship of the Tulane DoubleTree Classic for the 10th time in 13 seasons. Brett Benzio recorded her second double-double, with 13 points and 11 rebounds to be named tournament MVP.[1]

Date	Game	Winning Team	Losing Team	Score
Dec. 20	First Round	Tulane	Alabama State	70-48[2]
Dec. 20	First Round	Providence	Southeast Missouri State	67-59
Dec. 21	Consolation	Alabama State	Southeast Missouri State	60-53
Dec. 21	Championship	Tulane	Providence	68-46[3]

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2009

The 2009 edition will be held from December 28–29.

Date	Game	Winning Team	Losing Team	Score
Dec. 28	First Round	Tulane	Long Island	82-59
Dec. 28	First Round	Texas Tech	North Dakota	81-61
Dec. 29	Consolation	Long Island	North Dakota	83-62
Dec. 29	Championship	Tulane	Texas Tech	67-49

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Most Valuable Players

Year	Player	School
1996	Barbara Farris	Tulane
1997	Grace Daley	Tulane
1998	Grace Daley	Tulane
1999	Janell Burse	Tulane
2000	Janell Burse	Tulane
2001	Teana McKiver	Tulane
2002	Gwen Slaughter	Tulane
2003	Cricket Williams	San Jose State University
2004	D'Aundra Henry	Tulane
2005	Cara Wright	Dayton
2006	Ashley Langford	Tulane
2007	Brittany Cook	Virginia Tech
2008	Brett Benzio	Tulane
2009	Danielle Nunn	Tulane

All Tournament Team

• 1996
  • Barbara Farris, Mary Ann Marino, Grace Daley (Tulane), Becky Hammon, Katie Cronin (Colorado State University), Melinda Goodson (UNC Greensboro).
• 1997
  • Grace Daley, Barbara Farris, Kristen Koch (Tulane), Amy O'Brien (Holy Cross), Natasha Lettsome (Appalachian State), Jennifer Meade (Richmond)
• 1998
  • Grace Daley, Janell Burse (Tulane), Jamie Cassidy, Kristen McCormick (Maine), Jackie Smith (Furman), Cortney Neeley (Middle Tennessee State)
• 1999
  • Janell Burse, Fabrecia Roberson, Grace Daley (Tulane), Christin Annie (West Virginia) Monika Roberts (Providence) Anne Tierney (Lehigh)
• 2000
  • Janell Burse, Britt Themann and Teana McKiver (Tulane), Jackie Moore (Long Beach State), Jen Sobota (William & Mary), Janeka Lopp (Hartford)
• 2001
  • Teane McKiver, Gwen Slaughter, Delacey Joseph (Tulane), Telisha Quarles, Brandi Teamer (Virginia), Jessica Kochendorfer (Buffalo)
• 2002
  • Gwen Slaughter, Delacey Joseph, (Tulane), Brianne Stepherson, Jessalyn Deveney (Boston College), Andrea Cossey (Southern Methodist), Nicole Murray (UNC Greensboro)
• 2003
  • Cricket Williams, Tatiana Taylor (San Jose State), Steph Del Preore, Maureen Magarity (Marist) Kelly Nadeau (Tulane), Christina Phillips (Yale)
• 2004
  • D'Aundra Henry, Lakethia Hampton (Tulane), Jennifer Lacy, Daphanie Kennedy (Pepperdine), April Clyburn (Georgia State), Jennifer Simpson (Stephen F. Austin)
• 2005
  • Cara Wright, Terri Ramsey (Dayton), Jennifer Sands (Tulane), Danielle Bishop (Toledo), Cora Beth Smith, Alex Munday (Samford)
• 2006
  • Ashley Langford, Jami Montagnino (Tulane), Terra Wallace, Maryann Abanobi (Texas-Arlington), Beth Troutt (Fordham) Arminite Price (Ole Miss)
• 2007
  • Andrea Barbour, Brittany Cook (Virginia Tech), Chinata Nesbit, Sade Logan (Robert Morris), Ashley Langford (Tulane), Whitney York (Texas-San Antonio)
• 2008
  • Sonya Daugherty (Southeast Missouri State), Erica Lumpkin (Alabama State), Shantee Darrian (Providence), Ashley Langford, Megan Valicevic), Brett Benzio (Tulane) [6]
• 2009

Championships by School

School	Number
Tulane	11
Dayton	1
San Jose State	1
Virginia Tech	1

References

1. http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/122108aaa.html
2. http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/122008aaa.html
3. http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/122108aaa.html
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-14. Retrieved 2015-11-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/tul-w-baskbl-sched.html
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-14. Retrieved 2015-11-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)