2016 Great Alaska Shootout

2016 Great Alaska Shootout
Season2016–17
Teams8 (men's), 4 (women's)
Finals siteAlaska Airlines Center
Anchorage, Alaska
ChampionsIona (men's)
USC (women's)
MVPSam Cassell Jr., Iona (men's)
Kristen Simon, USC (women's)
Great Alaska Shootout
«2015 2017»

The 2016 GCI Great Alaska Shootout was the 38th Great Alaska Shootout, the annual college basketball tournament that features colleges from all over the United States. All games were played at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The event took place November 23 through November 26, 2016[1] with eight schools participating in the men's tournament and four in the women's tournament. The men's first round, semifinals, and championship game were televised on CBS Sports Network. Iona won the men's tournament, defeating Nevada 75–73.[2][3] In the women's tournament, USC defeated Portland.

  1. ^ "2016 GCI Great Alaska Shootout schedule & results". GoSeaWolves.com. University of Alaska Anchorage Athletics. June 7, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Pack falls just short of Great Alaska Shootout title". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  3. ^ Payne, Terrence (November 27, 2016). "Iona wins Great Alaska Shootout on a buzzer-beater". CollegeBasketballTalk. Retrieved August 23, 2017.