Orange Bowl Basketball Classic
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Metro PCS Orange Bowl Classic
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| Formerly | HIP Health Plan Orange Bowl Basketball Classic Metro PCS Orange Bowl Classic |
|---|---|
| Sport | College basketball |
| Founded | 1994, 32 years ago |
| Country | United States |
| Venue | Amerant Arena |
| Sponsor | AutoNation |
The Orange Bowl Basketball Classic also known as the AutoNation Orange Bowl Basketball Classic and AutoNation Orange Bowl Classic is an annual men's college basketball event played in December. The annual neutral site games are held at Amerant Arena in Sunrise, Florida.
Through its history, the event has commonly featured Florida-based programs such as the Florida State Seminoles, Florida Gators, UCF Knights, Miami Hurricanes and USF Bulls. In 2025, the 31st annual Orange Bowl Basketball Classic was held.[1]
1994
UNLV defeated Miami, 56–55.[2]
1995
Tennessee defeated Miami, 57–55.[2]
1996
On December 28, 1996, Miami defeated DePaul, 61–45.[2][3]
1997
UAB defeated Florida 80–73 on December 27, 1997, at Miami Arena in Miami, Florida.[4] Georgia Tech defeated Miami (FL), 69–61.[5]
1998
On December 27, 1998, Florida defeated Michigan 79–63 in the first game at the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic.[6][7] In the second game, Miami (FL) defeated Ohio State 72-64.[8]
1999
No. 7 North Carolina defeated Miami (FL) 78–68 in the 1999 Orange Bowl Classic, Jason Capel had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Tar Heels.[9] UMass defeated Florida State 69-60 in the 1999 Orange Bowl Classic.[10]
2000
In the 2000 Orange Bowl Classic, Florida defeated Gonzaga 85–71, led by 27 points and 10 rebounds from Udonis Haslem. The game was a rematch from the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where Gonzaga eliminated Florida 73–72.[11] In the first game of the double header, Nebraska defeated Miami 72-64.[12][13]
2001
Florida defeated Charlotte 73–52 at the 2001 Orange Bowl Classic.[14][15] Miami (FL) defeated Indiana 58–53 in the first game of the double-header.[16][17]
2002
On December 21, 2002, Florida defeated Miami (FL) 94–93 in 2OT.[18][19][20]
2003
Florida defeated West Virginia 70–57 at the 2003 Orange Bowl Basketball Classic.[21] Miami (FL) defeated Temple 72–66.[22]
2004
Xavier defeated Miami (FL) in overtime 83–70.[23] Florida defeated Providence 84–66.[24]
2005
Louisville defeated Miami 58–43 at the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic in Sunrise, Florida. The Cardinals' leading scorer was Juan Palacios with 19 points.[25] Florida State defeated Nebraska 74–60, Isaiah Swann was the Seminoles’ leading scorer.[26]
2006
Nebraska defeated Miami (FL) 82–67 at the 2006 Orange Bowl Classic in Sunrise, Florida. The Cornhuskers' Marcus Perry was Nebraska's leading scorer with 25 points.[27] Florida defeated UAB 75–70, Corey Brewer led the Gators with 19 points.[28]
2007
Florida defeated Temple 86–69 at the 2007 MetroPCS Orange Bowl Classic, Marreese Speights led the Gators with 20 points.[29] Winthrop defeated Miami (FL) 76–70, Chris Gaynor led the Eagles with 21 points.[30]
2008
Florida defeated Winthrop 74–45, the Gators' leading scorer was Chandler Parsons with 17 points.[31] Florida State defeated Western Kentucky 82–69, Toney Douglas scored 27 points to lead FSU.[32]
2009
Richmond defeated Florida at the MetroPCS Orange Bowl Classic in 2009, led by 16 points by David Gonzalvez.[33] Miami (FL) defeated Florida Atlantic 87–69, Miami's Dwayne Collins was the Hurricanes leading scorer with 17 points.[34]
2010
Florida defeated Kansas State 57–44 behind 15 points from Kenny Boynton.[35] UCF improved to 10–0 with a 84–78 win over Miami (FL), led by 23 points from Marcus Jordan.[36]
2011
Miami (FL) defeated Florida Atlantic 93–90 in 2OT.[37] Florida defeated Texas A&M 84–64.[38]
2012
Florida State defeated Tulsa 82–63.[39] Florida defeated Air Force 78–61.[40]
2013
Florida State handed No. 22 UMass their first loss of the 2013 season 60–55 at the Orange Bowl Classic.[41] Florida beat Fresno State 66–49.[42]
2014
Florida State beat South Florida 75–62.[43] Florida beat Wake Forest 63–50.[44]
2015
Florida State rallied past Florida Atlantic 64–59.[45] Florida beat Oklahoma State 72–70.[46]
2016
Florida State defeated Manhattan 83–67.[47] Florida defeated Charlotte 87–46.[48]
2017
Oklahoma State defeated Florida State 71–70.[49] Clemson defeated Florida 71–69.[50]
2018
No. 11 Florida State defeated Saint Louis 81–59.[51] Florida defeated FGCU 77–56.[52]
2019
In the 2019 Orange Bowl Classic, Florida State defeated South Florida 66–60.[53] Utah State defeated Florida 65–62.[54]
2020
The 2020 Orange Bowl Classic was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[55]
2021
On May 20, 2021, Florida State vs. UCF and USF vs. Florida were announced as the matchups for the 27th annual Orange Bowl Classic.[56] The Florida State vs. UCF game was cancelled while Florida defeated USF 66–55 on Dec. 18, 2021.[57][58]
2022
On December 17, 2022, St. John's defeated Florida State 93–79 at the Orange Bowl Classic.[59] Missouri defeated UCF 68-66 off a DeAndre Gholston buzzer-beating 3 pointer.[60]
2023
On December 9, 2023, USF defeated Florida State 88–72.[61] Florida defeated Richmond 88–72.[62]
2024
Florida State defeated Tulane 77–64 on December 14, 2024, in the Orange Bowl Classic.[63] UCF defeated Tulsa 88–75.[64]
2025
The 2025 Orange Bowl Basketball Classic on December 13, 2025 featured a doubleheader with Florida State vs. UMass and Florida vs. George Washington.[65]
UMass defeated Florida State 103–95.[66] Florida defeated George Washington 80–70.[67]
References
- ↑ Puia, Emily (July 10, 2025). "College Basketball Powerhouses Descend on South Florida for 2025 AutoNation Orange Bowl Basketball Classic". Capital One Orange Bowl.
- 1 2 3 "Miami Faces Nebraska This Saturday At Orange Bowl Classic". University of Miami Athletics. December 28, 2006.
- ↑ https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/12/29/miami-61-depaul-45/
- ↑ "1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Gators. December 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Men's Basketball". University of Miami Athletics.
- ↑ "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Michigan Athletics.
- ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/florida/men/1999-schedule.html
- ↑ https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/news/1998/12/27/mens-hoops-downed-by-hurricanes-72-64
- ↑ LONG, MARK. "Tar Heels rally to beat Hurricanes". The Ledger.
- ↑ https://seminoles.com/news/1999/12/18/fsu-falls-short-against-umass-69-60
- ↑ "Gators beat Gonzaga 85-71 in the O-Bowl Classic". Florida Gators. December 14, 2025.
- ↑ https://gozags.com/news/2000/12/16/Gators_Get_Revenge_85_71.aspx
- ↑ https://huskers.com/news/2000/12/16/bradford-propels-huskers-to-72-64-win-over-miami
- ↑ https://floridagators.com/news/2001/5/14/2978
- ↑ https://www.espn.ph/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/213490057
- ↑ "UF Men a 73-52 Winner at the Orange Bowl Classic". Florida Gators. December 14, 2025.
- ↑ https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/213492390/indiana-miami
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- ↑ "Miami To Face Florida In Orange Bowl Basketball Classic". University of Miami Athletics. June 26, 2002.
- ↑ https://floridagators.com/news/2002/12/22/5010
- ↑ "Florida 70-57 West Virginia (Dec 20, 2003) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Miami 72-66 Temple (Dec 20, 2003) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Xavier 83-70 Miami (Nov 27, 2004) Box Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida 84-66 Providence (Nov 27, 2004) Box Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Louisville 58-43 Miami (Dec 31, 2005) Box Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida State 74-60 Nebraska (Dec 31, 2005) Box Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Nebraska 82-67 Miami (Dec 30, 2006) Box Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida 75-70 UAB (Dec 30, 2006) Box Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida 86-69 Temple (Dec 29, 2007) Box Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Winthrop 76-70 Miami (Dec 29, 2007) Box Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida 74-45 Winthrop (Dec 28, 2008) Box Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "FSU defeats Western Kentucky 82-69". 247Sports.
- ↑ "David Gonzalvez Career Stats - NCAAM". ESPN.
- ↑ "Miami 87-69 Florida Atlantic (Dec 19, 2009) Box Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida 57-44 Kansas State (Dec 18, 2010) Box Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "UCF 84-78 Miami (Dec 18, 2010) Box Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Miami 93-90 Florida Atlantic (Dec 17, 2011) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida 84-64 Texas A&M (Dec 17, 2011) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida State 82-63 Tulsa (Dec 29, 2012) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida 78-61 Air Force (Dec 29, 2012) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida State 60-55 Massachusetts (Dec 21, 2013) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida 66-49 Fresno State (Dec 21, 2013) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida State 75-62 South Florida (Dec 20, 2014) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida 63-50 Wake Forest (Dec 20, 2014) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida State 64-59 Florida Atlantic (Dec 19, 2015) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida 72-70 Oklahoma State (Dec 19, 2015) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida State 83-67 Manhattan (Dec 17, 2016) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida 87-46 Charlotte (Dec 17, 2016) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Oklahoma State 71-70 Florida State (Dec 16, 2017) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Clemson 71-69 Florida (Dec 16, 2017) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida State 81-59 Saint Louis (Dec 22, 2018) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida 77-56 Florida Gulf Coast (Dec 22, 2018) Box Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida State 66-60 South Florida (Dec 21, 2019) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Utah State 65-62 Florida (Dec 21, 2019) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ https://archive.today/20251215032631/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2020/10/13/orange-bowl-basketball-classic-canceled-for-2020/
- ↑ Arena, Amerant Bank. "The 27th Annual AutoNation Orange Bowl Basketball Classic Returns This December | Amerant Bank Arena". www.amerantbankarena.com.
- ↑ "Florida 66-55 South Florida (Dec 18, 2021) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida State Seminoles 2021-22 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN.
- ↑ "St. John's 93-79 Florida State (Dec 17, 2022) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Missouri 68-66 UCF (Dec 17, 2022) Game Recap". ESPN.
- ↑ "South Florida 88-72 Florida State (Dec 9, 2023) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida 87-76 Richmond (Dec 9, 2023) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida State 77-64 Tulane (Dec 14, 2024) Game Recap". ESPN.
- ↑ "UCF 88-75 Tulsa (Dec 14, 2024) Final Score". ESPN.
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- ↑ "Massachusetts 103-95 Florida State (Dec 13, 2025) Final Score". ESPN.
- ↑ "Florida 80-70 George Washington (Dec 13, 2025) Final Score". ESPN.