July 26, 2012
2012 Old Spice Classic Bracket 
The 2012 edition of the Old Spice Classic has been set, with Vanderbilt taking on Davidson Thanksgiving Day at 1 p.m. CT in a game televised by ESPN2. The Commodores are paired in the same bracket with West Virginia and Marist, with UTEP, Oklahoma, Clemson, and Gonzaga on the other side of the bracket.
Games will be played Thursday, November 22, Friday, November 23, and Sunday, November 25 at HP Field House at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla. All games will be televised on the ESPN Family of Networks.
The Commodores’ opening round opponent, Davidson, is a very familiar one – Vanderbilt recently wrapped up a home-and-home series with the Wildcats, with the Commodores taking an 80-52 decision in Nashville on January 2, 2011, and an 87-83 win at Davidson on December 7, 2011.
Vanderbilt has also had a recent game with West Virginia at another ESPN preseason event at the 2010 Puerto Rico Tip-Off – WVU claimed that game, 74-71, on November 19, 2010. The Commodores have never played Marist.
Vanderbilt has a 8-5 all-time record against Clemson, a 2-0 record against Oklahoma, and have never faced UTEP or Gonzaga.
Preseason tournaments have been very kind to the Commodores in the last five years, with Vanderbilt taking home three tournament titles (2007 South Padre Invitational, 2008 Cancun Challenge, and the 2011 Legends Classic). Vanderbilt finished fifth in the 2009 EA Sports Maui Invitational and third in the 2010 Puerto Rico Tip-Off. This will be Vanderbilt’s first trip to Orlando for a preseason tournament.
Travel plans are available for fans wishing to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday in Orlando with the Commodores through Anthony Travel. For more information, click on this link.
Below is the full schedule of the tournament. The “Semifinal” games listed are the Friday winners’ bracket games.
2012 Old Spice Classic (Times Central)
Mon., Nov. 12,
West Virginia vs. Gonzaga^, 10:59 p.m., ESPN
^Non-bracketed game
Thurs., Nov. 22
West Virginia vs. Marist, 11 a.m., ESPN2/ESPN3D
Vanderbilt vs. Davidson, 1 p.m., ESPN2/ESPN3D
UTEP vs. Oklahoma, 6 p.m., ESPN2/ESPN3D
Clemson vs. Gonzaga, 8 p.m., ESPN2/ESPN3D
Fri., Nov. 23
Semifinal #1, 11:30 a.m., ESPN/ESPN3D
Consolation#1, 2 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN3D
Consolation#2, 4:30 p.m., ESPN2/ESPN3D
Semfinal#2, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2/ESPN3D
Sun., Nov. 25
5th Place Game, 10:30 a.m., ESPNU/ESPN3D
7th Place Game, 1 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN3D
3rd Place Game, 3:30 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN3D
Championship, 6 p.m., ESPN2/ESPN3D
