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
SportCollege basketball
Founded2018
FounderESPN Regional Television
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States
Venue(s)HTC Center
TV partner(s)ESPN
Official websiteespnevents.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

[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

[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.
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