NCAAB Jimmy V Classic: Georgetown-Texas, UConn-NC St. Frank Doyle Last Updated: December 4, 2012 Jimmy V Classic: Preview and Result Every year, college basketball pays tribute to former coach Jim Valvano with The Jimmy V Classic. Valvano died on April 28, 1993 of bone cancer, less than a year after he founded The V Foundation of Cancer Research. He’s remembered not only for his work on the court, but...