The Puerto Rico Tip-Off was an early-season college basketball tournament owned and operated by ESPN Regional Television that took place in late November of each year from 2007 through 2017, usually the week before Thanksgiving.
History The Puerto Rico Tip-Off began in 2007. From 2007 to 2011, it was held in José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 2012, it took place in Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. From 2013 to 2015, Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan hosted it.
In 2016, plans to hold the tournament at Roberto Clemente Coliseum were scrapped due to a Zika virus outbreak in Puerto Rico, and it was held instead at HP Field House at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, temporarily renamed the Tire Pros Invitational for 2016.Dobbertean, Chris, "2016 Tire Pros Invitational Primer: Oklahoma And Xavier The Main Attractions (Updated)," bloggingthebracket.com, November 17, 2016, 12:07 p.m. EST. Retrieved June 26, 2018 Plans called for the tournament to return to Puerto Rico in 2017 and take place at the Coliseo Tomás Dones in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, but widespread damage in Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria in September 2017 caused the 2017 edition of the tournament to be moved as well, to the HTC Center on the campus of Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina.Dobbertean, Chris, "2017 Puerto Rico Tip-Off At Myrtle Beach Primer," bloggingthebracket.com, November 10, 2017, 1:00 p.m. EST. Retrieved June 26, 2018
The 2017 tournament was the final one for the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. Since 2018, the Myrtle Beach Invitational has taken place at the HTC Center instead.Coaches Database Puerto Rico Tip-Off Champions Accessed 2 June 2022
Champions Year School 2017 Iowa State 2016 Xavier 2015 Miami 2014 West Virginia 2013 Charlotte 2012 Oklahoma State 2011 Alabama 2010 Minnesota 2009 Villanova 2008 Xavier 2007 Miami
2017 Tournament The 2017 field of eight teams to compete in the 2017 Puerto Rico Tip-Off was unveiled on July 26, 2017. Due to the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, the 2017 tournament took place at the HTC Center on the campus of Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. All times Eastern.
Campus Site Games
Championship Round
2016 Tournament (Tire Pros Invitational)
The 2016 tournament took place at HP Field House in Orlando, Florida due to a Zika virus outbreak in Puerto Rico, and temporarily was renamed the Tire Pros Invitational Tournament.
2015 Tournament
2014 Tournament
2013 Tournament
Campus Site Games
Championship Round
2012 Tournament
All Times Eastern
2011 Tournament November 17–20
2010 Tournament November 18–21
‡ tournament record for most points scored in a game
2009 Tournament November 19–22
2008 Tournament November 20–23
2007 Tournament November 15–18
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