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Hy-Vee Classic to end after 2018, as Iowa announces it's pulling out

The Iowa men's basketball coach breaks down the Hawkeyes' win over Northern Iowa in the Hy-Vee Classic. Chad Leistikow

The Hy-Vee Classic will be no more.

The mid-December college basketball event, which featured Iowa’s four Division I schools, will end after this season, Iowa announced Thursday. The event first started in 2012.

The Hawkeyes cited an increase of Big Ten games among the reasons why it was pulling out after this upcoming season. The final Hy-Vee Classic will happen on Dec.15 at Wells Fargo Arena. Iowa will face UNI, while Iowa State will battle Drake.