Myrtle Beach Invitational

Myrtle Beach Invitational

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
Venue(s)	HTC Center Conway, South Carolina
Last champion(s)	Bradley
Broadcaster(s)	ESPN
Official website	espnevents.com/myrtle-beach-invitational/

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.

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 will take 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]

Game recaps: ^{[4] [5] [6]}

	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

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	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

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	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

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	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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9. "Murray State Takes Down No. 24 Texas A&M 88–79". ESPN. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
10. "Williams Scores 12 as Charlotte Knocks off Boise State 54–42". ESPN. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
11. "Griffin Puts Up 20 as Tulsa Takes Down Loyola Chicago 85–66". ESPN. November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
12. "Colorado Takes Down Another Ranked Team, No. 24 Texas A&M". ESPN. November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
13. "Boise State Wins 70–48 over Loyola Chicago". ESPN. November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
14. "Fernandes' Winning 3 Continues UMass Magic, Downs Murray St". The Associated Press. November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
15. "Khalifa Puts Up 14, Charlotte Takes Down Tulsa 68–65". ESPN. November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
16. "Shaver Has 20 & 10 Boards, Boise St. Beats Colorado 68–55". ESPN. November 20, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
17. "No. 24 Texas A&M Dumps Loyola Chicago 67–49 at Tournament". ESPN. November 20, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
18. "Cross Helps UMass Turn Back Charlotte 60–54". ESPN. November 20, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
19. "Murray State Earns 77–60 Victory over Tulsa". ESPN. November 20, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
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24. "2018–19 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments, Events, And Neutral-Site Games". Blogging the Bracket. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
25. "Ultimate guide to early-season tournaments". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
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External links

• Official site of the Myrtle Beach Invitational