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

Sport	College basketball
Founded	2018
Founder	ESPN Regional Television
No. of teams	8
Country	United States
Venue(s)	HTC Center
TV partner(s)	ESPN
Official website	espnevents.com/myrtle-beach-invitational/

The tournament had its inaugural run in 2018.

Champions

Year	School	Score	Runner-Up
2018	UCF	78–62	Western Kentucky
2019	Baylor	87–78	Villanova

2019 Tournament

• Baylor
• Coastal Carolina
• Middle Tennessee
• Mississippi State
• Ohio
• Tulane
• Utah
• Villanova

[1]

Championship Round

	First Round November 21 ESPN2 ESPNU					Semifinals November 22 ESPN2 ESPNU					Championship November 24 ESPN
	17	Villanova	98
		Middle Tennessee	69
						17	Villanova	83
							Mississippi State	76
		Mississippi State	80
		Tulane	66
											17	Villanova	78
											24	Baylor	87
		Ohio	53
	24	Baylor	76
						24	Baylor	77
							Coastal Carolina	65
		Utah	57
		Coastal Carolina	79

	3rd place game November 24 ESPNN
		Mississippi State	81
		Coastal Carolina	56

	Consolation 2nd Round November 22 ESPNU					5th place game November 24 ESPNU
		Middle Tennessee	74
		Tulane	86
							Tulane	65
							Utah	61
		Ohio	66
		Utah	80

	7th place game November 24 ESPNU
		Middle Tennessee	63
		Ohio	75

2018 teams

• Cal State Fullerton
• Monmouth
• Saint Joseph’s
• UCF
• Valparaiso
• Wake Forest
• West Virginia
• Western Kentucky

[2]

2018 Tournament

• All times Eastern.

Championship Round

	First Round November 15 ESPN2 ESPNU					Semifinals November 16 ESPN2 ESPNU					Championship November 18 ESPN2
		Saint Joseph's	89
		Wake Forest	69
							Saint Joseph's	57
							UCF	77
		UCF	68
		Cal State Fullerton	52
												UCF	78
												Western Kentucky	62
		Valparaiso	71
		Western Kentucky	83
							Western Kentucky	63
							West Virginia	57
		Monmouth	53
		West Virginia	71

	3rd place game November 18 ESPNU
		Saint Joseph's	90
		West Virginia	97

	Consolation 2nd Round November 16 ESPNU					5th place game November 18 ESPNU
		Wake Forest	66
		Cal State Fullerton	59
							Wake Forest	69
							Valparaiso	63
		Valparaiso	64
		Monmouth	53

	7th place game November 18 ESPNU
		Cal State Fullerton	87
		Monmouth	63

Source[3]

References

1. Alan Blondin. "As the inaugural Myrtle Beach Invitational tips off, 2019 participants are revealed". myrtlebeachonline.com. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
2. "2018-19 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments, Events, And Neutral-Site Games". Blogging the Bracket. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
3. "Ultimate guide to early-season tournaments". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-07-25.

External links

• Official site of the Myrtle Beach Invitational