LA Tech and ODU in the Vegas 16

[Matt from A700]

There's a new postseason basketball tournament called the Vegas 16. It's so unpopular that the planned field of 16 had to be cut to 8 for its inaugural season.

But there are two representatives from C-USA: Louisiana Tech and Old Dominion. In the first round yesterday, ODU defeated Tennessee Tech, 75-59 and Louisiana Tech lost to East Tennessee State, 88-83.

[Matt from A700]

Old Dominion moves on to the championship game to face Oakland after defeating California-Santa Barbara, 64-49.

[MCMLXXX]

23 hours ago, Matt from A700 said:

There's a new postseason basketball tournament called the Vegas 16. It's so unpopular that the planned field of 16 had to be cut to 8 for its inaugural season.

But there are two representatives from C-USA: Louisiana Tech and Old Dominion. In the first round yesterday, ODU defeated Tennessee Tech, 75-59 and Louisiana Tech lost to East Tennessee State, 88-83.

The name still works given that it is in 2016.  They should just call it Vegas 17 next year and the number of teams won't matter.

[Matt from A700]

7 hours ago, MCMLXXX said:

The name still works given that it is in 2016.  They should just call it Vegas 17 next year and the number of teams won't matter.

It also works because that's how many people are in attendance for this game.

[Matt from A700]

ODU wins the inaugural Vegas 16 tournament, 68-67.

[DeepGreen]

So, what's the payout to the winner ODU, maybe $99.02?  And don't they split that with the rest of CUSA?

[Greendylan]

Say what you want about these lower-tier postseason tournaments, but in the end ODU finished with at least some sort of championship that they can tout, 25 wins overall, and 3 more games against solid opponents to help prepare their returning players for next season.  So sure, the tournament carries no real prestige (understandably), but overall it seems like it was a positive experience for their program.