| Puerto Rico Tip-Off | |
| Pixels: | 180px |
| Sport: | College basketball |
| Founded: | 2007 |
| Folded: | 2017 |
| Replaced: | Myrtle Beach Invitational |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Country: | United States |
| Venue: | HTC Center (2017) HP Field House (2016) Roberto Clemente Coliseum (2013–2015) Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (2012) José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (2007–2011) |
| Champion: | Iowa State |
| Most Champs: | Miami (FL) & Xavier (2) |
| Website: | puertoricotipoff.com |
| Tv: | ESPN |
| Founder: | ESPN Regional Television |
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.
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.[1] 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,[2] temporarily renamed the Tire Pros Invitational for 2016.[3] 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.[4] [5]
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.[6]
| 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 |
The 2017 field of eight teams to compete in the 2017 Puerto Rico Tip-Off was unveiled on July 26, 2017.[7] 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.[4]
The 2016 tournament took place at HP Field House in Orlando, Florida due to a Zika virus outbreak in Puerto Rico,[2] and temporarily was renamed the Tire Pros Invitational Tournament.[3]
All Times Eastern
‡ tournament record for most points scored in a game