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

• Ole Miss 69
• Southern 38

game in Oxford, Mississippi

November 22

• Middle Tennessee 66
• Southern 48

game in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

November 23

• Ole Miss 80
• Northern Arizona 74

game in Oxford, Mississippi

• Creighton 65
• North Carolina Central 45

game in Omaha, Nebraska

• Cincinnati 54
• Eastern Illinois 49

game in Cincinnati, Ohio

November 25

• Middle Tennessee 65
• Northern Arizona 53

game in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

• Cincinnati 79
• North Carolina Central 70

game in Cincinnati, Ohio

• Creighton 75
• Eastern Illinois 53

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	70^OT			3rd place game November 29 Emerald Coast TV
							Eastern Illinois	54
							Southern	43

2015^[6]

First and Second Round Games^[7]

• First and Second Round Games were played November 14 - November 23 at various sites around the country.

November 14

• Virginia Tech 82
• Alabama State 85

game in Blacksburg, Virginia

November 16

• Iowa State 106
• Chicago State 64

game in Ames, Iowa

• UAB 72
• Alabama State 70

game in Birmingham, Alabama

November 18

• Virginia Tech 71
• Jacksonville State 62

game in Blacksburg, Virginia

November 21

• Illinois 77
• Chattanooga 81

game in Springfield, Illinois

November 22

• UAB 61
• Jacksonville State 55

game in Birmingham, Alabama

November 23

• Illinois 82
• Chicago State 79

game in Springfield, Illinois

• Iowa State 83
• Chattanooga 63

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	82^OT
							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

• First and Second Round Games^[10] were played November 13 - 22 at various sites around the country.

November 13

• Iowa
• Savannah State

game in Iowa City, Iowa

November 14

• Memphis
• UTRGV

game in Memphis, Tennessee

November 15

• Virginia
• St. Francis Brooklyn

game in Charlottesville, Virginia

November 19

• Memphis
• Savannah State

game in Memphis, Tennessee

• Providence
• Grambling State

game in Providence, Rhode Island

November 20

• Iowa
• UTRGV

game in Iowa City, Iowa

November 21

• Providence
• St. Francis Brooklyn

game in Providence, Rhode Island

November 22

• Virginia
• Grambling

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.

External links

• Emerald Coast Classic