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Latest revision as of 15:47, 18 November 2025
American college all-star basketball game
| College All-Star Basketball Classic | |
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| Status | Inactive |
| Inaugurated | 1971-72 |
| Most recent | 1981-82 |
| Organized by | NCAA NAIA Pizza Hut |
The Pizza Hut All-Star Basketball Classic was an annual American all-star game featuring senior college basketball players in the United States. The event was sanctioned by the NCAA and NAIA. It was one of the country’s longest-running college all-star basketball games[a] starting in 1972 it was sponsored by Pizza Hut.
The All-Star Classic drew star players such as Larry Bird, Vinnie Johnson, Bo Ellis, Nick Galis, and Ricky Pierce, while some legendary coaches like Al McGuire,[2] Joe B. Hall, and Ralph Miller, coached the All-Stars. The event lasted for a decade.
The All-Star Classic was started in 1972 by Pizza Hut with all its proceeds going to charity, the Pizza Hut Charities Foundation.[3][4][5] It was held on April 15, 1972, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. The following editions were also played at the same venue.
Former, Los Angeles Lakers player Elgin Baylor, was the commentator of the first Pizza Hut Basketball Classic which was televised by the CBS.[6]
The game was played annually between East and West selections.
Eight players of each team (East and West) were elected by popular vote, while the remaining two were selected by a national coaching media panel. The ballots for the players’ selection were available at all Pizza Hut restaurants of the country and the participating colleges. USA‘s top 100 senior College basketball players were eligible for election. The majority of the voted players were also elected as NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans during the season.
Bold: Team that won the game.
- ^ “West’s All-Stars Win Aloha Classic”. April 12, 1982.
- ^ “Al McGuire, Thinking Back, Can’t Suppress the Tears”. March 29, 1977.
- ^ “Pizza Hut Basketball Classic”. nytimes.com. April 5, 1972.
- ^ “PIZZA HUT BASKETBALL CLASSIC”. thecrimson.com. January 1, 1973.
- ^ “1973 PIZZA HUT CLASSIC BASKETBALL PROGRAM”. archive.org. February 17, 1985.
- ^ “TV Commentary Role Goes to Elgin Baylor”. nytimes.com. March 26, 1972.
- ^ Ben Steele (July 8, 2024). “Do you remember Al McGuire’s last game as a coach? It’s not Marquette’s 1977 title game”. jsonline.com.
- ^ “Television”. nytimes.com. April 1, 1978.
- ^ “SPORTS WORLD SPECIALS”. nytimes.com. February 2, 1981.
- ^ “1981 Pizza Hut All-Star Basketball Classic”. Middlesboro Daily News (Google Books). March 1, 1981.
