Myrtle Beach Invitational
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 Myrtle Beach Invitational | |
| Formerly | Puerto Rico Tip-Off |
|---|---|
| Sport | College basketball |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Founder | ESPN Regional Television |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Venue(s) | HTC Center Conway, South Carolina |
| Most recent champion(s) | Bradley |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN |
| Official website | espnevents |
The Myrtle Beach Invitational is an in-season college basketball tournament owned and operated by ESPN Regional Television that takes place in late November of each year, usually the week before Thanksgiving.
The tournament had its inaugural run in 2018.
Tournament History
[edit]Champions
[edit]| Year | School | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UCF | 78–62 | Western Kentucky |
| 2019 | Baylor | 87–78 | Villanova |
| 2021 | Utah State | 73–70 | Oklahoma |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 60–54 | Charlotte |
| 2023 | Liberty | 71–61 | Vermont |
| 2024 | Bradley | 80-69 | Middle Tennessee |
Brackets
[edit]* – Denotes overtime period
2024
[edit]The 2024 tournament will take place at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina from November 21–24, 2024.[1]
| 5th Place Game Sunday, November 24 | Consolation 2nd Round Friday, November 22 | First Round Thursday, November 21 | Semifinals Friday, November 22 | Championship Sunday, November 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 83* | |||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 85 | Middle Tennessee | 95 | |||||||||||||||
| Portland | 73 | South Florida | 88 | |||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 65 | Middle Tennessee | 69 | |||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 74 | Bradley | 80 | |||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7th Place Game | Texas State | 83 | Bradley | 77 | 3rd Place Game | |||||||||||||
| Princeton | 80 | Wright State | 74 | |||||||||||||||
| Portland | 67 | Princeton | 62 | South Florida | 73 | |||||||||||||
| Princeton | 94 | Wright State | 80 | Wright State | 72 | |||||||||||||
2023
[edit]The 2023 tournament took place at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina from November 16–19, 2023.[2]
| 5th Place Game Sunday, November 19 | Consolation 2nd Round Friday, November 17 | First Round Thursday, November 16 | Semifinals Friday, November 17 | Championship Sunday, November 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Charleston | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| Charleston | 60 | Vermont | 78 | |||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 67 | Saint Louis | 68 | |||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 78 | Vermont | 61 | |||||||||||||||
| Furman | 71 | Liberty | 71 | |||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7th Place Game | Coastal Carolina | 80 | Wichita State | 66 | 3rd Place Game | |||||||||||||
| Furman | 89 | Liberty | 83 | |||||||||||||||
| Charleston | 80 | Furman | 74 | Saint Louis | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 72 | Liberty | 88 | Wichita State | 90 | |||||||||||||
2022
[edit]The 2022 tournament took place at HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina from November 17–20, 2022.[6]
Game recaps: [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
| 5th Place Game Sunday, November 20 | Consolation 2nd Round Friday, November 18 | First Round Thursday, November 17 | Semifinals Friday, November 18 | Championship Sunday, November 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 103 | Massachusetts | 71 | |||||||||||||||
| #24 Texas A&M | 75 | Murray State | 69 | |||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| #24 Texas A&M | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 55 | Massachusetts | 60 | |||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 68 | Charlotte | 54 | |||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 42 | |||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7th Place Game | Boise State | 70 | Charlotte | 68 | 3rd Place Game | |||||||||||||
| Loyola-Chicago | 48 | Tulsa | 65 | |||||||||||||||
| #24 Texas A&M | 67 | Loyola-Chicago | 66 | Murray State | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Loyola-Chicago | 51 | Tulsa | 85 | Tulsa | 60 | |||||||||||||
2021
[edit]| 5th Place Game Sunday, November 21 | Consolation 2nd Round Friday, November 19 | First Round Thursday, November 18 | Semifinals Friday, November 19 | Championship Sunday, November 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 72 | New Mexico State | 58 | |||||||||||||||
| Penn | 60 | Utah State | 85 | |||||||||||||||
| Penn | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 87** | |||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 76 | Utah State | 73 | |||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 67 | Oklahoma | 70 | |||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7th Place Game | East Carolina | 73 | Oklahoma | 87 | 3rd Place Game | |||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 60 | Indiana State | 63 | |||||||||||||||
| Penn | 71 | Indiana State | 77 | New Mexico State | 80 | |||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 63 | Old Dominion | 36 | Indiana State | 66 | |||||||||||||
2019
[edit]| 5th Place Game November 24 | Consolation 2nd Round November 24 | First Round November 21 | Semifinals November 22 | Championship November 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Villanova | 98 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 74 | 17 | Villanova | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 86 | Mississippi State | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 65 | 17 | Villanova | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 61 | 24 | Baylor | 87 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Baylor | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th Place Game | Ohio | 66 | 24 | Baylor | 77 | 3rd Place Game | |||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 80 | Coastal Carolina | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 63 | Utah | 57 | Mississippi State | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 75 | Coastal Carolina | 79 | Coastal Carolina | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
2018
[edit]| 5th Place Game November 18 | Consolation 2nd Round November 16 | First Round November 15 | Semifinals November 16 | Championship November 18 | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 89 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 66 | Saint Joseph's | 57 | |||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 59 | UCF | 77 | |||||||||||||||
| UCF | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 69 | UCF | 78 | |||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 63 | Western Kentucky | 62 | |||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7th Place Game | Valparaiso | 64 | Western Kentucky | 63 | 3rd Place Game | |||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 53 | West Virginia | 57 | |||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 87 | Monmouth | 53 | Saint Joseph's | 90 | |||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 63 | West Virginia | 71 | West Virginia | 97 | |||||||||||||
References
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