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