Emerald Coast Classic

The Emerald Coast Classic is an 8 team college basketball tournament held during Thanksgiving of NCAA Division I men's basketball season, with the inaugural tournament beginning in 2014. Games are held on the campus of Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, Florida. The tournament will be presented by Global Sports.[1] First and second-round games will be played at on-campus sites, with the third round and championship round scheduled Thanksgiving weekend at Northwest Florida State College.[2]

Emerald Coast Classic
SportCollege basketball
Founded2014
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States
Venue(s)The Arena at Northwest Florida State College
TV partner(s)CBS Sports Network
Official websiteEmerald Coast Classic

2014

First and Second Round Games

First and second-round games were played at on-campus sites November 20–25, 2014 with the third round and championship round scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend, November 28 and 29.[3]

  November 20     November 23
                 
      Northern Arizona 74
    Southern 38       Ole Miss 80
    Ole Miss 69  
  November 22     November 25
                 
      Northern Arizona 53
    Southern 48       Middle Tennessee 65
    Middle Tennessee 66  
  November 23     November 25
                 
      Eastern Illinois 53
    North Carolina Central 45       Creighton 75
    Creighton 65  
  November 23     November 25
                 
      North Carolina Central 70
    Eastern Illinois 49       Cincinnati 79
    Cincinnati 54  

Championship round
  Third Round
November 28
Emerald Coast TV[4]		     Semifinals
November 29
CBSSN[5]
                 
  Middle Tennessee 51  
  Cincinnati 69    
      Cincinnati 54
      Ole Miss 66
  23 Creighton 68    
  Ole Miss 75   3rd place game
November 29
Emerald Coast TV
 
Middle Tennessee 47
  23 Creighton 57
  Third Round
November 28
Emerald Coast TV		     Championship Round
November 29
Emerald Coast TV
                 
  Eastern Illinois 40  
  NC Central 65    
      NC Central 40
      Northern Arizona 36
  Southern 63    
  Northern Arizona 70OT   3rd place game
November 29
Emerald Coast TV
 
Eastern Illinois 54
  Southern 43

2015

First and Second Round Games

First and second-round games were played at on-campus sites November 14–23, 2014 with the third round and championship round scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend, November 27 and 28.[6]

  November 14     November 18
                 
      Jacksonville State 62
    Alabama State 85       Virginia Tech 71
    Virginia Tech 82  
  November 14     November 18
                 
      Chattanooga 63
    Chicago State 64       Iowa State 83
    Iowa State 106  
  November 14     November 18
                 
      Jacksonville State 55
    Alabama State 70       UAB 61
    UAB 72  
  November 21
Springfield, Illinois		     November 18
Springfield, Illinois
                 
      Chicago State 79
    Chattanooga 81       Illinois 82
    Illinois 77  

Championship round
  Third Round
November 27
CBSSN [7]		     Championship Round
November 28
CBSSN
                 
  Iowa State 99  
  Virginia Tech 77    
        Iowa State 84
        Illinois 73
  UAB 58    
  Illinois 72   3rd place game
November 28
 
Virginia Tech 82OT
    UAB 77
  Third Round
November 27		     Championship Round
November 28
                 
  Alabama State 58  
  Chattanooga 95    
      Chattanooga 62
      Jacksonville State 52
  Chicago State 65    
  Jacksonville State 68   3rd place game
November 28
 
Alabama State 66
  Chicago State 64

2016

First and Second Round Games

First and second-round games were played at on-campus sites November 13–22, 2016 with the third round and championship round scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend, November 25 and 26.[8]

  November 13     November 20
                 
      UTRGV 67
    Savannah State 84       Iowa 95
    Iowa 116  
  November 13     November 20
                 
      Savannah State 86
    UTRGV 75       Memphis 99
    Memphis 95  
  November 15     November 22
                 
      Grambling State 34
    St. Francis Brooklyn 32       Virginia 90
    Virginia 95  
  November 19     November 21
                 
      St. Francis Brooklyn 48
    Grambling State 54       Providence 64
    Providence 71  

Championship round
  Third Round
November 25
CBSSN		     Championship Round
November 26
CBSSN
                 
  8 Virginia 74  
  Iowa 41    
      8 Virginia 63
      Providence 52
  Providence 60    
  Memphis 51   3rd place game
November 26
 
Iowa 92
  Memphis 100
  Third Round
November 25		     Championship Round
November 26
                 
  Savannah State 91  
  St. Francis Brooklyn 97    
      St. Francis Brooklyn 61
      UTRGV 71
  Grambling State 93    
  UTRGV 101 OT   3rd place game
November 26
 
Savannah State 104
  Grambling State 110

2017

First and Second Round Games

First and second-round games were played at on-campus sites November 12–21, 2017 with the third round and championship round scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend, November 24 and 25.[9]

  November 18
BTN		     November 20
BTN
                 
      Jackson State 45
    Maryland Eastern Shore 43       Maryland 76
    Maryland 96  
  November 13
Fox Sports Southwest		     November 20
Fox Sports Southwest
                 
      Omaha 66
    Tennessee Tech 63       TCU 99
    TCU 100  
  November 14     November 21
                 
      Tennessee Tech 104
    Omaha 71       New Mexico 96
    New Mexico 103  
  November 18     November 20
                 
      Maryland Eastern Shore 48
    Jackson State 58       St. Bonaventure 96
    St. Bonaventure 72  

Championship round
  Third Round
November 24
CBSSN		     Championship Round
November 25
CBSSN
                 
  New Mexico 67  
  TCU 69    
      TCU 89
      St. Bonaventure 79
  St. Bonaventure 63    
  Maryland 61   3rd place game
November 25
 
New Mexico 65
  Maryland 80
  Third Round
November 25		     Championship Round
November 26
                 
  Tennessee Tech 86  
  Omaha 85    
      Tennessee Tech 90
      Maryland Eastern Shore 60
  Maryland Eastern Shore 66    
  Jackson State 63   3rd place game
November 25
 
Omaha 73
  Jackson State 75

2018

First and Second Round Games

First and second-round games will be played were played at on-campus sites November 10–20, 2018 with the third round and championship round scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend, November 23 and 25.[10]

  November 13     November 19
                 
      Western Michigan 52
    NC Central 51       Cincinnati 78
    Cincinnati 73  
  November 17     November 20
                 
      NC Central 63
    Southern 65       George Mason 78
    George Mason 69  
  November 10     November 16
                 
      Nicholls State 54
    Southern 53       Baylor 81
    Baylor 80  
  November 10     November 20
                 
      Nicholls State 55
    Western Michigan 64       Ole Miss 75
    Ole Miss 90  

Championship round
  Third Round
November 23
CBSSN		     Championship Round
November 24
CBSSN
                 
  George Mason 55  
  Cincinnati 71    
      Cincinnati 71
      Ole Miss 57
  Baylor 70    
  Ole Miss 78   3rd place game
November 24
 
George Mason 61
  Baylor 72


  Third Round
November 23		     Championship Round
November 24
                 
  Nicholls State 77  
  NC Central 63    
      Nicholls State 62
      Western Michigan 61 OT
  Southern 70    
  Western Michigan 85   3rd place game
November 24
 
NC Central 83
  Southern 71

2019 Tournament

[11]

 
November 28
CBSSN		     Championship Round
November 29
CBSSN
                 
  Florida State 60  
  17 Tennessee 57    
      Florida State 63
      Purdue 60
  Purdue 59    
  20 VCU 56   3rd Place Game
CBSSN
 
17 Tennessee 72
  20 VCU 69


 
November 28
CBSSN		     Championship Round
November 29
CBSSN
                 
  Chicago State 62  
  Jacksonville State 71    
      Jacksonville State 60
      Chattanooga 63
  Alabama State 56    
  Chattanooga 74   3rd Place Game
CBSSN
 
Chicago State 54
  Alabama State 67

2020 Tournament
  Semifinals
November 27
CBSSN		     Championship Round
November 29
CBSSN
                 
  Florida  
  Illinois    
     
     
  Iowa State    
  Oregon   3rd Place Game
CBSSN
 
 

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References
  1. Walker, Brandon (17 April 2014). "NWF State's arena to host D I men's tournament". nwfdailynews.com. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  2. "Northwest Florida State set to host 2014 Emerald Coast Classic Basketball Tourney featuring Creighton, Ole Miss and other top NCAA teams". Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  3. "2014 Emerald Coast Classic Schedule". Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  4. "Emerald Coast TV to stream Emerald Coast Classic". Emerald Coast Classic. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  5. Rob Anderson (10 September 2014). "Tweet Number 509744142931738624". Twitter. Retrieved 12 September 2014. CBS Sports Network announces it will televise the championship game of the Emerald Coast Classic. Field is Creighton, Cincy, Ole Miss, MTSU.
  6. "2015 Emerald Coast Classic Schedule". Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  7. Norlander, Matt. "CBS Sports unveils College Basketball Schedule for 2015-16". CBS Sports. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  8. "2016 Emerald Coast Classic Schedule". Emerald Coast Classic. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  9. "2017 Emerald Coast Classic Schedule". Emerald Coast Classic. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  10. "2018 Emerald Coast Classic Schedule". Emerald Coast Classic. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  11. Blake Lovell. "Tennessee to take part in 2019 Emerald Coast Classic". southeasthoops.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  12. "CBS Sports Network to televise Emerald Coast Classic". www.emeraldcoastclassic.com. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
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