Emerald Coast Classic

Emerald Coast Classic
Sport College basketball
Founded 2014
No. of teams 8
Country  United States
Venue(s) The Arena at Northwest Florida State College
TV partner(s) CBS Sports Network
Official website 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]

2014

First and Second Round Games [3]

First and Second Round Games were played November 20 - November 25 at various sites around the country.

November 20

game in Oxford, Mississippi

November 22

game in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

November 23

game in Oxford, Mississippi

game in Omaha, Nebraska

game in Cincinnati, Ohio

November 25

game in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

game in Cincinnati, Ohio

game in Omaha, Nebraska

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[6]

First and Second Round Games[7]

November 14

game in Blacksburg, Virginia

November 16

game in Ames, Iowa

game in Birmingham, Alabama

November 18

game in Blacksburg, Virginia

November 21

game in Springfield, Illinois

November 22

game in Birmingham, Alabama

November 23

game in Springfield, Illinois

game in Ames, Iowa

Championship round

  Third Round
November 27
CBSSN [8]		     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[9]

First and Second Round Games

November 13

game in Iowa City, Iowa

November 14

game in Memphis, Tennessee

November 15

game in Charlottesville, Virginia

November 19

game in Memphis, Tennessee

game in Providence, Rhode Island

November 20

game in Iowa City, Iowa

November 21

game in Providence, Rhode Island

November 22

game in Providence, Rhode Island

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

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". 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. ↑ "Emerald Coast Classic announces 2015 teams". Emerald Coast Classic. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "2015 Emerald Coast Classic Schedule". Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Norlander, Matt. "CBS Sports unveils College Basketball Schedule for 2015-16". CBS Sports. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Nationally ranked teams headline 2016 Emerald Coast Classic basketball tournament". Emerald Coast Classic. Global Sports. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "2016 Emerald Coast Classic Schedule". Emerald Coast Classic. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

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