The ECAC and, later, MSG Holiday Festival, held at Madison Square Garden, was a college basketball event held each year during the nonconference portion of the season. It is one of the earliest events of its kind.
In its later years, the Festival used a showcase format with no championship awarded.
Season Winner 1952–53 Utah State 1953–54 Duquesne 1954–55 Duquesne 1955–56 San Francisco 1956–57 Manhattan 1957–58 Temple 1958–59 St. John's 1959–60 Cincinnati 1960–61 Ohio State 1961–62 Cincinnati 1962–63 Illinois 1963–64 Villanova 1964-65 St. John's 1965–66 Providence 1966–67 Providence 1967–68 Columbia 1968–69 UCLA 1969–70 St. Bonaventure 1970–71 South Carolina 1971–72 Louisville 1972–73 St. John's 1973–74 Manhattan 1974–75 Fordham 1975–76 Indiana 1976–77 Purdue 1977–78 Georgetown 1978–79 Rutgers 1979–80 St. John's 1980–81 North Carolina State 1981–82 St. John's 1982–83 St. John's 1983–84 North Carolina 1984–85 St. John's 1985–86 St. John's 1986–87 St. John's 1987–88 St. John's 1988–89 Ohio State 1989–90 North Carolina State 1990–91 Maryland 1991–92 St. John's 1992–93 Kentucky 1993–94 Georgia Tech 1994–95 Penn 1995–96 Kentucky 1996–97 St. John's 1997–98 Princeton 1998–99 Hofstra 1999–00 Hofstra 2000–01 Penn State 2001–02 Manhattan 2002–03 Manhattan 2003–04 Penn 2004–05 St. John's 2005–06 St. John's 2006–07 Hofstra 2007–08 Virginia Tech 2008–09 Virginia Tech 2009–10 Cornell 2010–11 St. John's 2011–12 Showcase Format 2013–14 Showcase Format 2014–15 Showcase Format 2015–16 Showcase Format 2016–17 Showcase Format 2017–18 Showcase Format 2018–19 Showcase Format 2019–20 Showcase Format 2023–24 Showcase Format
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