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.
 Puerto Rico Tip-Off | |
| Sport | College basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder | ESPN Regional Television |
| Ceased | 2017 |
| Replaced by | Myrtle Beach Invitational |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | United 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 |
History edit
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 edit
| Year | School |
|---|---|
| 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 edit
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]
- All times Eastern.
Campus Site Games edit
| Game 1 November 12 ESPN3 | Game 2 November 13 SEC Network | ||||||||
| Western Michigan | 60 | ||||||||
| Bridgewater | 57 | South Carolina | 78 | ||||||
| Appalachian State | 95 | ||||||||
Championship Round edit
| First Round November 16 ESPN2 ESPNU | Semifinals November 17 ESPN2 ESPNU | Championship November 19 ESPN2 | |||||||||||
| Illinois State | 69 | ||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 65 | ||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 64 | ||||||||||||
| Boise State | 82 | ||||||||||||
| Boise State | 58 | ||||||||||||
| UTEP | 56 | ||||||||||||
| Boise State | 64 | ||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 75 | ||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 104 | ||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 98 | ||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 80 | 3rd place game | |||||||||||
| Tulsa | 78 | November 19 (ESPNU) | |||||||||||
| Tulsa | 81 | ||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 84 | ||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 74 | ||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 68 | ||||||||||||
| Consolation 2nd Round November 17 ESPNU | 5th place game November 19 ESPNU | ||||||||
| South Carolina | 80 | ||||||||
| UTEP | 56 | ||||||||
| South Carolina | 79 | ||||||||
| Western Michigan | 66 | ||||||||
| Appalachian State | 67 | ||||||||
| Western Michigan | 86 | ||||||||
| 7th place game November 19 ESPNU | ||||
| UTEP | 72 | |||
| Appalachian State | 76 | |||
2016 Tournament (Tire Pros Invitational) edit
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 edit
| First Round November 19 | Semifinals November 20 | Championship November 22 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Butler | 93 | ||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 59 | |||||||||||||
| 22 | Butler | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | Utah | 74 | ||
| Consolation 2nd Round November 20 | 5th place game November 22 | ||||||||
| Missouri State | 69 | ||||||||
| Minnesota | 74 | ||||||||
| Minnesota | 68 | ||||||||
| Texas Tech | 81 | ||||||||
| Mississippi State | 72 | ||||||||
| Texas Tech | 74 | ||||||||
| 7th place game November 22 | ||||
| Missouri State | 70 | |||
| Mississippi State | 84 | |||
2014 Tournament edit
| First Round Thursday, November 20 | Semifinals Friday, November 21 | Championship Sunday, November 23 | ||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 53 | |||||||||||||
| Dayton | 55 | |||||||||||||
| Dayton | 64 | |||||||||||||
| 17 | Connecticut | 75 | ||||||||||||
| Charleston | 57 | |||||||||||||
| 17 | Connecticut | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Connecticut | 68 | ||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 78 | |||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Boston College | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Boston College | 66 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 70 | |||||||||||||
| George Mason | 65 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 91 | |||||||||||||
| 3rd Place Game Sunday, November 23 | ||||
| Dayton | 65 | |||
| Boston College | 53 | |||
| Consolation 2nd Round Friday, November 21 | 5th Place Game Sunday, November 23 | ||||||||
| Texas A&M | 59 | ||||||||
| Charleston | 50 | ||||||||
| Texas A&M | 64 | ||||||||
| New Mexico | 51 | ||||||||
| New Mexico | 69 | ||||||||
| George Mason | 58 | ||||||||
| 7th Place Game Sunday, November 23 | ||||
| Charleston | 61 | |||
| George Mason | 60 | |||
2013 Tournament edit
Campus Site Games edit
| Game 1 November 17 | Game 2 November 29 | ||||||||
| Northeastern | 66 | ||||||||
| Long Beach State | 58 | 14 | VCU | 79 | |||||
| Kansas State | 71 | ||||||||
Championship Round edit
| First Round Thursday, November 21 | Semifinals Friday, November 22 | Championship Sunday, November 24 | ||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 61 | |||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 86 | |||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 56 | |||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 63 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Michigan | 61 | ||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 61 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Michigan | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Michigan | 82OT | ||||||||||||
| Florida State | 80 | |||||||||||||
| Florida State | 85 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | VCU | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 3rd Place Game Sunday, November 24 | ||||
| Northeastern | 60 | |||
| Florida State | 62 | |||
| Consolation 2nd Round Friday, November 22 | 5th Place Game Sunday, November 24 | ||||||||
| Kansas State | 63 | ||||||||
| Georgetown | 90 | ||||||||
| Georgetown | 84 | ||||||||
| 10 | VCU | 80 | |||||||
| Long Beach State | 67 | ||||||||
| 10 | VCU | 73 | |||||||
| 7th Place Game Sunday, November 24 | ||||
| Kansas State | 52 | |||
| Long Beach State | 38 | |||
2012 Tournament edit
| First Round Thursday, November 15 | Semifinals Friday, November 16 | Championship Sunday, November 18 | ||||||||||||
| Akron | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 69OT | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 62 | |||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 45 | |||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 76 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | NC State | 56 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | NC State | 72 | ||||||||||||
| Penn State | 55 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | NC State | 94 | ||||||||||||
| UMass | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Providence | 75 | |||||||||||||
| UMass | 77 | |||||||||||||
| 3rd Place Game Sunday, November 18 | ||||
| Tennessee | 83 | |||
| UMass | 69 | |||
| Consolation 2nd Round Friday, November 16 | 5th Place Game Sunday, November 18 | ||||||||
| Akron | 82 | ||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 63 | ||||||||
| Akron | 85 | ||||||||
| Penn State | 60 | ||||||||
| Penn State | 55OT | ||||||||
| Providence | 52 | ||||||||
| 7th Place Game Sunday, November 18 | ||||
| UNC Asheville | 67 | |||
| Providence | 72 | |||
All Times Eastern
2011 Tournament edit
- November 17–20
| First Round | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||
| Temple | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 55 | |||||||||||||
| Temple | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Purdue | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Purdue | 91 | |||||||||||||
| Iona | 90 | |||||||||||||
| Purdue | 56 | |||||||||||||
| 16 | Alabama | 65 | ||||||||||||
| Maryland | 42 | |||||||||||||
| 16 | Alabama | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | Alabama | 70 | ||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 60 | |||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Colorado | 58 | |||||||||||||
| 3rd Place Game | ||||
| Temple | 78OT | |||
| Wichita State | 74 | |||
| Consolation 2nd Round | 5th Place Game | ||||||||
| Western Michigan | 88 | ||||||||
| Iona | 94 | ||||||||
| Iona | 89 | ||||||||
| Maryland | 63 | ||||||||
| Maryland | 78 | ||||||||
| Colorado | 71 | ||||||||
| 7th Place Game | ||||
| Western Michigan | 76 | |||
| Colorado | 81 | |||
2010 Tournament edit
- November 18–21
| First Round | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||
| Davidson | 70 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 84 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 74 | |||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 49 | |||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 59 | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 74 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 63 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | North Carolina | 107‡ | ||||||||||||
| 8 | North Carolina | 67 | ||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 72 | |||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 95 | |||||||||||||
| 3rd Place | ||||
| Vanderbilt | 72 | |||
| 8 | North Carolina | 65 | ||
| Consolation 2nd Round | 5th Place | ||||||||
| Davidson | 70 | ||||||||
| Nebraska | 67 | ||||||||
| Davidson | 64 | ||||||||
| WKU | 51 | ||||||||
| Hofstra | 60 | ||||||||
| WKU | 62 | ||||||||
| 7th Place Game | ||||
| Nebraska | 62 | |||
| Hofstra | 47 | |||
‡ tournament record for most points scored in a game
2009 Tournament edit
- November 19–22
| First Round | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Dayton | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Georgia Tech | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Dayton | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Villanova | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Villanova | 69 | ||||||||||||
| George Mason | 68 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Villanova | 79 | ||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Indiana | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 89 | |||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 86 | |||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 74 | |||||||||||||
| Boston University | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 80 | |||||||||||||
| 3rd Place Game | ||||
| 21 | Dayton | 75 | ||
| Kansas State | 83 | |||
| Consolation 2nd Round | 5th Place Game | ||||||||
| 19 | Georgia Tech | 70 | |||||||
| George Mason | 62 | ||||||||
| 19 | Georgia Tech | 85 | |||||||
| Boston University | 67 | ||||||||
| Indiana | 67 | ||||||||
| Boston University | 71 | ||||||||
| 7th Place Game | ||||
| George Mason | 69 | |||
| Indiana | 66 | |||
2008 Tournament edit
- November 20–23
| First Round | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 57 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 74 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 62 | |||||||||||||
| Xavier | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Missouri | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Xavier | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Xavier | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Memphis | 58 | |||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Memphis | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Memphis | 84 | |||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 70 | |||||||||||||
| USC | 61 | |||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 63 | |||||||||||||
| 3rd Place Game | ||||
| Virginia Tech | 73 | |||
| Seton Hall | 77 | |||
| Consolation 2nd Round | 5th Place Game | ||||||||
| Fairfield | 59 | ||||||||
| Missouri | 87 | ||||||||
| Missouri | 83 | ||||||||
| USC | 72 | ||||||||
| Chattanooga | 46 | ||||||||
| USC | 73 | ||||||||
| 7th Place Game | ||||
| Fairfield | 61 | |||
| Chattanooga | 42 | |||
2007 Tournament edit
- November 15–18
| First Round | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||
| Houston | 72 | |||||||||||||
| VCU | 73 | |||||||||||||
| VCU | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Miami | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Marist | 61 | |||||||||||||
| Miami | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Miami | 64 | |||||||||||||
| Providence | 58 | |||||||||||||
| Temple | 64 | |||||||||||||
| Providence | 66 | |||||||||||||
| 18 | Arkansas | 51 | ||||||||||||
| Providence | 67 | |||||||||||||
| College of Charleston | 49 | |||||||||||||
| 18 | Arkansas | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 3rd Place Game | ||||
| VCU | 60 | |||
| 18 | Arkansas | 70 | ||
| Loser's Bracket | Fifth Place Game | ||||||||
| Houston | 64 | ||||||||
| Marist | 58 | ||||||||
| College of Charleston | 69 | ||||||||
| Houston | 84 | ||||||||
| College of Charleston | 79 | ||||||||
| Temple | 76 | ||||||||
| 7th Place Game | ||||
| Marist | 69 | |||
| Temple | 73 | |||
References edit
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