Rare 1959 Far west Classic COLLEGE BASKETBALL PROGRAM Oregon State over Oregon

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Before there was Maui, before there was the Bahamas, before the also-defunct Great Alaska Shootout, there was Portland.
For almost 40 years the Far West Classic was THE college basketball holiday tournament. While nowadays most of the big college hoop tourneys are around Thanksgiving, the Far West Classic was the week between Christmas and New Year's, and it provided the blueprint for all the current tourneys.
For kids around Oregon, their best Christmas present wasn't a toy, but a full-tournament ticket. School was out, and basketball was in!
1959 was a tough year as UCLA, USC were struggling with NCAA violations for paying players.   Oregon and Oregon State made the finals with Oregon State winning.   Oregon later made the NCAA tournament and advance to the final 8 - their best ever achievement.