Myrtle Beach Invitational
Preseason college basketball tournament
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The Myrtle Beach Invitational was an in-season college basketball tournament owned and operated by ESPN Regional Television that took place in late November of each year, usually the week before Thanksgiving.
 Myrtle Beach Invitational | |
| Formerly | Puerto Rico Tip-Off |
|---|---|
| Sport | College basketball |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Founder | ESPN Regional Television |
| Ceased | 2024 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Venues | HTC Center Conway, South Carolina |
| Last champion | Bradley |
| Broadcaster | ESPN |
| Official website | espnevents |
The tournament had its inaugural run in 2018. After six years ESPN announced the tournament would cease operations after November of 2024.[1]
Tournament history
Champions
| Year | School | Score | Runner-up | Tournament MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UCF | 78–62 | Western Kentucky | Aubrey Dawkins, UCF |
| 2019 | Baylor | 87–78 | Villanova | Jared Butler, Baylor |
| 2021 | Utah State | 73–70 | Oklahoma | Justin Bean, Utah State |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 60–54 | Charlotte | Noah Fernandes, UMass |
| 2023 | Liberty | 71–61 | Vermont | Kyle Rode, Liberty |
| 2024 | Bradley | 80–69 | Middle Tennessee | Christian Davis, Bradley |
Brackets
* – Denotes overtime period
2024
The 2024 tournament took place at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina from November 21–24, 2024.[2]
| 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
The 2023 tournament took place at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina from November 16–19, 2023.[3]
| 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
The 2022 tournament took place at HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina from November 17–20, 2022.[7]
Game recaps: [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 | |||||||||||||