Myrtle Beach Invitational

The Myrtle Beach Invitational is a preseason college basketball tournament owned and operated by ESPN Regional Television that takes place in late November of each year, usually the week before Thanksgiving.

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

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

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

2022

The 2022 tournament will take place at HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina[1] The tournament is set to take place from November 17–20, 2022.[2]

2021

[3][4]

  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   
 East Carolina   73          Oklahoma   87 
  7th Place Game      Old Dominion   60       Indiana State   63      3rd Place Game
   Penn   71      Indiana State   77      New Mexico State   80 
   Old Dominion   63       Old Dominion   36       Indiana State   66 
        

2019

[5][6]

  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  
   Ohio  66        24  Baylor  77
  7th Place Game        Utah  80          Coastal Carolina  65     3rd Place Game
     Middle Tennessee  63      Utah  57      Mississippi State  81
     Ohio  75        Coastal Carolina  79        Coastal Carolina  56

2018

[7][8][9]

  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   
 Valparaiso   64          Western Kentucky   63 
  7th Place Game      Monmouth   53       West Virginia   57      3rd Place Game
   Cal State Fullerton   87      Monmouth   53      Saint Joseph's   90 
   Monmouth   63       West Virginia   71       West Virginia   97 
        

References
  1. Goodman, Jeff (May 22, 2021). "Sources also indicate to Stadium that a similar move is likely with the Legends Classic, which was set to be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  2. "2022-23 Men's College Basketball Early Season Tournaments and Exempt Multi-Team Events (MTEs)". SB Nation. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  3. "Field for 2021 Myrtle Beach Invitational Revealed". ESPNEvents. ESPNEvents. May 20, 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. "2021 Myrtle Beach Invitational Bracket". Myrtle Beach Invitational. ESPN Events.
  5. Alan Blondin. "As the inaugural Myrtle Beach Invitational tips off, 2019 participants are revealed". myrtlebeachonline.com. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  6. "2019 Myrtle Beach Invitational Bracket". Myrtle Beach Invitational. ESPN Events.
  7. "2018-19 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments, Events, And Neutral-Site Games". Blogging the Bracket. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  8. "Ultimate guide to early-season tournaments". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  9. "2018 Myrtle Beach Invitational Bracket". Myrtle Beach Invitational. ESPN Events.
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