Puerto Rico Tip-Off

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Puerto Rico Tip-Off
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Puerto Rico Tip-Off
Sport College basketball
Founded2007
Founder ESPN Regional Television
Ceased2017
Replaced by Myrtle Beach Invitational
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States
Venue(s) HTC Center (2017)
HP Field House (2016)
Roberto Clemente Coliseum (2013–2015)
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (2012)
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (2007–2011)
Last
champion(s)
Iowa State
Most titles Miami (FL) & Xavier (2)
TV partner(s) ESPN
Official website puertoricotipoff.com

The Puerto Rico Tip-Off was an early-season college basketball tournament owned and operated by ESPN Regional Television that took place in late November of each year from 2007 through 2017, usually the week before Thanksgiving.

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History

The Puerto Rico Tip-Off began in 2007. From 2007 to 2011, it was held in José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 2012, it took place in Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. [1] From 2013 to 2015, Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan hosted it.

In 2016, plans to hold the tournament at Roberto Clemente Coliseum were scrapped due to a Zika virus outbreak in Puerto Rico, and it was held instead at HP Field House at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, [2] temporarily renamed the Tire Pros Invitational for 2016. [3] Plans called for the tournament to return to Puerto Rico in 2017 and take place at the Coliseo Tomás Dones in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, but widespread damage in Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria in September 2017 caused the 2017 edition of the tournament to be moved as well, to the HTC Center on the campus of Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. [4] [5]

The 2017 tournament was the final one for the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. Since 2018, the Myrtle Beach Invitational has taken place at the HTC Center instead. [6]

Champions

YearSchool
2017 Iowa State
2016 Xavier
2015 Miami
2014 West Virginia
2013 Charlotte
2012 Oklahoma State
2011 Alabama
2010 Minnesota
2009 Villanova
2008 Xavier
2007 Miami

2017 Tournament

The 2017 field of eight teams to compete in the 2017 Puerto Rico Tip-Off was unveiled on July 26, 2017. [7] Due to the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, the 2017 tournament took place at the HTC Center on the campus of Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. [4]

Campus Site Games

Game 1
November 12
ESPN3
Game 2
November 13
SEC Network
  Western Michigan 60
  Bridgewater 57   South Carolina 78
  Appalachian State 95

Championship Round

First Round
November 16
ESPN2
ESPNU
Semifinals
November 17
ESPN2
ESPNU
Championship
November 19
ESPN2
  Illinois State 69
 South Carolina65
 Illinois State64
 Boise State82
  Boise State 58
  UTEP 56
 Boise State64
 Iowa State75
  Iowa State 104
 Appalachian State98
 Iowa State803rd place game
 Tulsa78November 19 (ESPNU)
  Tulsa 81
 Illinois State84
 Western Michigan74
 Tulsa68
Consolation 2nd Round
November 17
ESPNU
5th place game
November 19
ESPNU
      
 South Carolina80
 UTEP 56
 South Carolina79
 Western Michigan 66
 Appalachian State 67
 Western Michigan86
7th place game
November 19
ESPNU
   
 UTEP 72
 Appalachian State76

2016 Tournament (Tire Pros Invitational)

[8]

The 2016 tournament took place at HP Field House in Orlando, Florida due to a Zika virus outbreak in Puerto Rico, [2] and temporarily was renamed the Tire Pros Invitational Tournament. [3]

First Round
November 17
Semifinals
November 18
Championship
November 20
         
Clemson 95
Davidson 78
Clemson 77
11 Xavier 83
11 Xavier 83OT
Missouri 82
11 Xavier 67
  Northern Iowa 59
Northern Iowa 82
Arizona State 63
  Northern Iowa 73OT
  Oklahoma 67
Oklahoma 89
Tulane 70
3rd place game
November 20
   
Clemson 64
  Oklahoma 70
Consolation 2nd Round
November 18
5th place game
November 20
      
Davidson 70
Missouri 55
  Davidson 68
  Arizona State 60
Arizona State 80
Tulane 71
7th place game
November 20
   
  Missouri 67
  Tulane 62

2015 Tournament

[9] [10] [11]

First Round
November 19
Semifinals
November 20
Championship
November 22
         
22 Butler 93
Missouri State 59
22 Butler74
Temple 69
Minnesota 70
Temple 75
22 Butler 75
Miami (FL)85
Mississippi State 79
Miami (FL) 105
Miami (FL)90
16 Utah 66
  Texas Tech 63
16 Utah 73
3rd place game
November 22
   
Temple 68
16 Utah74
Consolation 2nd Round
November 20
5th place game
November 22
      
Missouri State 69
Minnesota74
Minnesota 68
Texas Tech81
Mississippi State 72
Texas Tech74
7th place game
November 22
   
Missouri State 70
Mississippi State84

2014 Tournament

[12]

First Round
Thursday, November 20
Semifinals
Friday, November 21
Championship
Sunday, November 23
         
  Texas A&M 53
  Dayton 55
 Dayton 64
17 Connecticut75
  Charleston 57
17 Connecticut 65
17 Connecticut 68
 West Virginia78
  New Mexico 65
  Boston College 69
 Boston College 66
 West Virginia70
  George Mason 65
  West Virginia 91
3rd Place Game
Sunday, November 23
   
 Dayton65
 Boston College 53
Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 21
5th Place Game
Sunday, November 23
      
 Texas A&M59
 Charleston 50
 Texas A&M64
 New Mexico 51
 New Mexico69
 George Mason 58
7th Place Game
Sunday, November 23
   
 Charleston61
 George Mason 60

2013 Tournament

[13]

Campus Site Games

Game 1
November 17
Game 2
November 29
  Northeastern 66
  Long Beach State 58 14 VCU 79
  Kansas State 71

Championship Round

First Round
Thursday, November 21
Semifinals
Friday, November 22
Championship
Sunday, November 24
         
  Charlotte 68
 Kansas State 61
 Charlotte86
Northeastern 77
 Northeastern63
  Georgetown 56
Charlotte63
14 Michigan 61
 Long Beach State 61
14 Michigan 85
14 Michigan82OT
 Florida State 80
  Florida State 85
10 VCU 67
3rd Place Game
Sunday, November 24
   
 Northeastern 60
 Florida State62
Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 22
5th Place Game
Sunday, November 24
      
 Kansas State 63
 Georgetown90
 Georgetown84
10 VCU 80
 Long Beach State 67
10 VCU73
7th Place Game
Sunday, November 24
   
 Kansas State52
 Long Beach State 38

2012 Tournament

[14]

First Round
Thursday, November 15
Semifinals
Friday, November 16
Championship
Sunday, November 18
         
  Akron 65
  Oklahoma State 69OT
 Oklahoma State62
 Tennessee 45
  UNC Asheville 68
  Tennessee 75
 Oklahoma State76
6 NC State 56
6 NC State 72
  Penn State 55
6 NC State94
 UMass 76
  Providence 75
  UMass 77
3rd Place Game
Sunday, November 18
   
 Tennessee83
 UMass 69
Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 16
5th Place Game
Sunday, November 18
      
 Akron82
 UNC Asheville 63
 Akron85
 Penn State 60
 Penn State55OT
 Providence 52
7th Place Game
Sunday, November 18
   
 UNC Asheville 67
 Providence72

All Times Eastern

2011 Tournament

First Round Semifinals Championship
         
  Temple 69
  Western Michigan 55
 Temple 77
 Purdue85
  Purdue 91
  Iona 90
 Purdue 56
16Alabama65
  Maryland 42
16 Alabama 62
16 Alabama70
 Wichita State 60
  Wichita State 67
  Colorado 58
3rd Place Game
   
 Temple78OT
 Wichita State 74
Consolation 2nd Round 5th Place Game
      
 Western Michigan 88
 Iona94
 Iona89
 Maryland 63
 Maryland78
 Colorado 71
7th Place Game
   
 Western Michigan 76
 Colorado81

2010 Tournament

First Round Semifinals Championship
         
Davidson 70
West Virginia 84
West Virginia74
Vanderbilt 71
Nebraska 49
Vanderbilt 59
Minnesota74
West Virginia 70
Hofstra 63
8 North Carolina 107
8 North Carolina 67
Minnesota72
Western Kentucky 77
Minnesota 95
3rd Place
   
Vanderbilt72
8 North Carolina 65
Consolation 2nd Round 5th Place
      
Davidson70
Nebraska 67
Davidson64
WKU 51
Hofstra 60
WKU62
7th Place Game
   
Nebraska62
Hofstra 47

‡ tournament record for most points scored in a game

2009 Tournament

First Round Semifinals Championship
         
21 Dayton 63
19 Georgia Tech 59
21 Dayton 65
6Villanova71
6 Villanova 69
  George Mason 68
6Villanova79
 Ole Miss 67
  Indiana 71
  Ole Miss 89
 Ole Miss86
 Kansas State 74
  Boston University 70
  Kansas State 80
3rd Place Game
   
21 Dayton 75
 Kansas State83
Consolation 2nd Round 5th Place Game
      
19Georgia Tech70
 George Mason 62
19Georgia Tech85
 Boston University 67
 Indiana 67
 Boston University71
7th Place Game
   
 George Mason69
 Indiana 66

2008 Tournament

First Round Semifinals Championship
         
  Fairfield 57
  Virginia Tech 74
 Virginia Tech 62
 Xavier63
  Missouri 71
  Xavier 75
 Xavier63
 Memphis 58
  Chattanooga 71
  Memphis 83
 Memphis84
 Seton Hall 70
  USC 61
  Seton Hall 63
3rd Place Game
   
 Virginia Tech 73
 Seton Hall77
Consolation 2nd Round 5th Place Game
      
 Fairfield 59
 Missouri87
 Missouri83
 USC 72
 Chattanooga 46
 USC73
7th Place Game
   
 Fairfield61
 Chattanooga 42

2007 Tournament

First Round Semifinals Championship
         
  Houston 72
  VCU 73
 VCU 63
 Miami69
  Marist 61
  Miami 85
 Miami64
 Providence 58
  Temple 64
  Providence 66
18 Arkansas 51
 Providence67
  College of Charleston 49
18 Arkansas 75
3rd Place Game
   
 VCU 60
18Arkansas70
Loser's Bracket Fifth Place Game
      
 Houston64
 Marist 58
 College of Charleston 69
 Houston84
 College of Charleston79
 Temple 76
7th Place Game
   
 Marist 69
 Temple73

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