Arby's Classic is an annual high school basketball tournament held in December at the Viking Hall, in Bristol, Tennessee.
During the 1982 basketball season, the Tennessee High Vikings traveled to Louisville, Kentucky to play in the King of Bluegrass Tournament.
After returning to Bristol, Coach Dale Burns discussed with then Athletic Director Bill Bingham the possibility of having a similar tournament to take advantage of Tennessee High's tremendous facility, Viking Hall.
Exciting teams and individual players resulting in packed houses have made the Arby's Classic one of the top high school basketball tournaments in the country.
Their dedication and hard work produce a class event with precision timing which appears to spectators to run effortlessly.