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Cold Nights and Hot Games: Great Alaska Shootout Basketball Tourney

Each year, colleges and universities from in 1979, but under a new name.
all over the nation send their men's Broadcaster Billy Packer is credited with
basketball teams to the "Last Frontier changing the name from the Sea Wolf
State" to the Great Alaska Shootout Classic to the Great Alaska Shootout
Basketball Tourney. The competition Basketball Tourney back in 1979. In this
heats up the cold winter days and stunning tournament, the title game came
nights, as teams meet head on to battle down to the University of Kentucky
for buckets. Colleges and universities Wildcats and the Iona College Gaels. The
get the opportunity to play against Wildcats proved too powerful for the tiny
their top rivals and powerhouses of the New York school, and emerged victorious
game. These games draw in record crowds as the second champion of this fantastic
each year, as any basketball fan should new basketball challenge.
not miss the chance to attend this fast A list of past champions reads like a
paced pre season classic. who's who of College basketball,
The main question on any sports fan's including NC State, Louisville, Kansas,
mind is, why Alaska? The reason is Kentucky, Duke, North Carolina, and UCLA
simple, former University of Alaska to name a few.
Anchorage head coach, Bob Rachal found a The attendance may have been meager in
loophole in the NCAA rules determining the early days, but soon the action
pre season play. In an effort to draw caught on, and now college basketball
more attention to the state, the fans of all ages flock to the state for
University of Alaska Anchorage, and the the Thanksgiving weekend Great Alaska
Seawolves athletic program, Rachal Shootout Basketball Tourney. What
became the mastermind of what began as better way to celebrate our national day
the Sea Wolf Classic. The NCAA rules of thanks than by cheering on teams from
stated any games played outside the all across the country? Many hotels,
contagious 48 states did not count cruises, and lodges have special packages
towards a program's pre determined designed with the college basketball fan
allotment. For this reason, participants in mind.
of the Great Alaska Shootout Basketball If you find you cannot wait until
Tourney can get an early gauge of their December to enjoy hot hoops action, head
teams prowess against national talent. to Anchorage and watch the action melt
The first Sea Wolf Classic was held in away the snow! Plan a trip for the
1978 for the '78-'79 basketball season family and bring budding sports fans to
and saw the Wolfpack of North Carolina experience the thrilling display of skill
State University crush the University of and sportsmanship, or make it a raucous
Louisville's Cardinals. The tournament occasion for celebration with your best
ended in 1978, leaving many wondering if hoops loving buds. Whoever you bring,
it would become an annual event. Much just make sure you bring yourself to
to everyone's relief, the Sea Wolf this annual college basketball showdown!
Classic became a Thanksgiving tradition




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