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Myrtle Beach Invitational
Myrtle Beach Invitational
FormerlyPuerto Rico Tip-Off
SportCollege basketball
Founded2018
FounderESPN Regional Television
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States
Venue(s)HTC Center
Conway, South Carolina
Most recent
champion(s)		Liberty
TV partner(s)ESPN
Official websiteespnevents.com/myrtle-beach-invitational/

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

Champions

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

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

2023

The 2023 tournament will take place at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina from November 16–19, 2023.[1]

Game recaps:[2] [3] [4]


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
College of Charleston64
Vermont73
College of Charleston60Vermont78
Wyoming67Saint Louis68
Saint Louis79
Wyoming69
Wyoming78Vermont61
Furman71Liberty71
Wichita State86
Coastal Carolina77
7th Place GameCoastal Carolina80Wichita State663rd Place Game
Furman89Liberty83
College of Charleston80Furman74Saint Louis69
Coastal Carolina72Liberty88Wichita State90

2022

The 2022 tournament took place at HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina from November 17–20, 2022.[5]

Game recaps: [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

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
Colorado63
Massachusetts66
Colorado103Massachusetts71
#24 Texas A&M75Murray State69
Murray State88
#24 Texas A&M79
Colorado55Massachusetts60
Boise State68Charlotte54
Boise State42
Charlotte54
7th Place GameBoise State70Charlotte683rd Place Game
Loyola-Chicago48Tulsa65
#24 Texas A&M67Loyola-Chicago66Murray State77
Loyola-Chicago51Tulsa85Tulsa60

2021

[18][19]

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
Davidson64
New Mexico State75
Davidson72New Mexico State58
Penn60Utah State85
Penn79
Utah State87**
Davidson76Utah State73
East Carolina67Oklahoma70
Oklahoma79
East Carolina74
7th Place GameEast Carolina73Oklahoma873rd Place Game
Old Dominion60Indiana State63
Penn71Indiana State77New Mexico State80
Old Dominion63Old Dominion36Indiana State66

2019

[20][21]

5th Place Game
November 24		Consolation 2nd Round
November 24		First Round
November 21		Semifinals
November 22		Championship
November 24
17Villanova98
Middle Tennessee69
Middle Tennessee7417Villanova83
Tulane86Mississippi State76
Mississippi State80
Tulane66
Tulane6517Villanova78
Utah6124Baylor87
Ohio53
24Baylor76
7th Place GameOhio6624Baylor773rd Place Game
Utah80Coastal Carolina65
Middle Tennessee63Utah57Mississippi State81
Ohio75Coastal Carolina79Coastal Carolina56

2018

[22][23][24]

5th Place Game
November 18		Consolation 2nd Round
November 16		First Round
November 15		Semifinals
November 16		Championship
November 18
Saint Joseph's89
Wake Forest69
Wake Forest66Saint Joseph's57
Cal State Fullerton59UCF77
UCF68
Cal State Fullerton52
Wake Forest69UCF78
Valparaiso63Western Kentucky62
Valparaiso71
Western Kentucky83
7th Place GameValparaiso64Western Kentucky633rd Place Game
Monmouth53West Virginia57
Cal State Fullerton87Monmouth53Saint Joseph's90
Monmouth63West Virginia71West Virginia97

References

  1. ^ "2022–23 Myrtle Beach Invitational". ESPN Events. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Veretto scores 18, Vermont defeats Charleston 73-64 in the Myrtle Beach Invitational". ESPN. November 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Saint Louis defeats Wyoming 79-69 in the Myrtle Beach Invitational". ESPN. November 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Bell has 20 in Wichita State's 86-77 victory over Coastal Carolina in the Myrtle Beach Invitational". ESPN. November 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022–23 Men's College Basketball Early Season Tournaments and Exempt Multi-Team Events (MTEs)". SB Nation. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "UMass Beats Colorado 66–63 in Myrtle Beach Invite". ESPN. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  7. ^ "Murray State Takes Down No. 24 Texas A&M 88–79". ESPN. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  8. ^ "Williams Scores 12 as Charlotte Knocks off Boise State 54–42". ESPN. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  9. ^ "Griffin Puts Up 20 as Tulsa Takes Down Loyola Chicago 85–66". ESPN. November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  10. ^ "Colorado Takes Down Another Ranked Team, No. 24 Texas A&M". ESPN. November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  11. ^ "Boise State Wins 70–48 over Loyola Chicago". ESPN. November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  12. ^ "Fernandes' Winning 3 Continues UMass Magic, Downs Murray St". The Associated Press. November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  13. ^ "Khalifa Puts Up 14, Charlotte Takes Down Tulsa 68–65". ESPN. November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  14. ^ "Shaver Has 20 & 10 Boards, Boise St. Beats Colorado 68–55". ESPN. November 20, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  15. ^ "No. 24 Texas A&M Dumps Loyola Chicago 67–49 at Tournament". ESPN. November 20, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  16. ^ "Cross Helps UMass Turn Back Charlotte 60–54". ESPN. November 20, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  17. ^ "Murray State Earns 77–60 Victory over Tulsa". ESPN. November 20, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  18. ^ "Field for 2021 Myrtle Beach Invitational Revealed". ESPNEvents. May 20, 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  19. ^ "2021 Myrtle Beach Invitational Bracket". Myrtle Beach Invitational. ESPN Events.
  20. ^ Alan Blondin. "As the inaugural Myrtle Beach Invitational tips off, 2019 participants are revealed". myrtlebeachonline.com. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  21. ^ "2019 Myrtle Beach Invitational Bracket". Myrtle Beach Invitational. ESPN Events.
  22. ^ "2018–19 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments, Events, And Neutral-Site Games". Blogging the Bracket. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  23. ^ "Ultimate guide to early-season tournaments". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  24. ^ "2018 Myrtle Beach Invitational Bracket". Myrtle Beach Invitational. ESPN Events.

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