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The Hall of Fame Tip Off is an NCAA-exempt tournament organized by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and is sponsored by the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. It features four NCAA Division I men’s college basketball teams. The tournament takes place at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Under the previous format teams were separated into two divisions, the Springfield and Naismith. Each division had 4 teams.
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Sport | College Basketball |
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Founded | 2011 |
No. of teams | 4 |
Country | United States |
Venue(s) | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut |
Most recent champion(s) | Mississippi State |
Most titles | Purdue (2) |
TV partner(s) | ESPN/Local networks |
Sponsor(s) | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Official website | hallfoffametipoff.com |
History
editChampions
editNaismith Bracket Champion | Springfield Bracket Champion | ||||
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Year | Team | ||||
2011 | Kentucky | Long Island | |||
2012 | Ohio State | Loyola Maryland | |||
2013 | North Carolina | Belmont | |||
2014 | Providence | Northeastern | |||
2015 | Purdue | Buffalo | |||
2016 | Duke | Grand Canyon | |||
2017 | Texas Tech | South Alabama | |||
2018 | Michigan | Holy Cross | |||
2019 | Virginia | Rider | |||
2020 | The event was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic | ||||
2021 | Purdue | N/A | |||
2022 | Maryland | N/A | |||
2023 | Mississippi State | N/A | |||
2024 | Showcase Format – No Tournament |
Brackets
edit* – Denotes overtime period
2011
editNaismith Division
editNaismith Semifinals November 19 | Naismith Championship November 20 | ||||||||
2 | Kentucky | 85 | |||||||
Penn State | 47 | ||||||||
2 | Kentucky | 62 | |||||||
Old Dominion | 52 | ||||||||
Old Dominion | 68* | ||||||||
South Florida | 60 | Consolation November 20 | |||||||
Penn State | 53 | ||||||||
South Florida | 49 |
Springfield Division
editSpringfield Semifinals November 19 | Springfield Championship November 20 | ||||||||
Long Island | 60 | ||||||||
Radford | 47 | ||||||||
Long Island | 80 | ||||||||
Vermont | 75 | ||||||||
Vermont | 84 | ||||||||
Marist | 75 | Consolation November 20 | |||||||
Radford | 47 | ||||||||
Marist | 60 |
2012
editNaismith Division
editNaismith Semifinals November 17 | Naismith Championship November 18 | ||||||||
4 | Ohio State | 69 | |||||||
Rhode Island | 58 | ||||||||
4 | Ohio State | 77 | |||||||
Washington | 66 | ||||||||
Washington | 84* | ||||||||
Seton Hall | 73 | Consolation November 18 | |||||||
Rhode Island | 55 | ||||||||
Seton Hall | 60 |
Springfield Division
editSpringfield Semifinals November 17 | Springfield Championship November 18 | ||||||||
Norfolk State | 49 | ||||||||
Loyola (MD) | 65 | ||||||||
Loyola (MD) | 67 | ||||||||
Albany | 64 | ||||||||
UMKC | 59 | ||||||||
Albany | 62 | Consolation November 18 | |||||||
Norfolk State | 57 | ||||||||
UMKC | 63 |
2013
editNaismith Division
editNaismith Semifinals November 23 | Naismith Championship November 24 | ||||||||
24 | North Carolina | 82 | |||||||
Richmond | 72 | ||||||||
24 | North Carolina | 93 | |||||||
3 | Louisville | 84 | |||||||
3 | Louisville | 71 | |||||||
Fairfield | 57 | Consolation November 24 | |||||||
Richmond | 68 | ||||||||
Fairfield | 47 |
Springfield Division
editSpringfield Semifinals November 23 | Springfield Championship November 24 | ||||||||
Hofstra | 81 | ||||||||
Hartford | 78 | ||||||||
Hofstra | 75 | ||||||||
Belmont | 85 | ||||||||
Belmont | 81 | ||||||||
Holy Cross | 70 | Consolation November 24 | |||||||
Hartford | 55 | ||||||||
Holy Cross | 80 |
2014
editNaismith Division
editNaismith Semifinals November 22 | Naismith Championship November 23 | ||||||||
UMass | 68 | ||||||||
Notre Dame | 81 | ||||||||
Notre Dame | 74 | ||||||||
Providence | 75 | ||||||||
Providence | 80 | ||||||||
Florida State | 54 | Consolation November 23 | |||||||
UMass | 75 | ||||||||
Florida State | 69 |
Springfield Division
editSpringfield Semifinals November 22 | Springfield Championship November 23 | ||||||||
Manhattan | 78 | ||||||||
Binghamton | 63 | ||||||||
Manhattan | 51 | ||||||||
Northeastern | 65 | ||||||||
Navy | 44 | ||||||||
Northeastern | 68 | Consolation November 23 | |||||||
Binghamton | 68 | ||||||||
Navy | 70 |
2015
editNaismith Bracket
editNaismith Semifinals November 21 | Naismith Championship November 22 | ||||||||
Florida | 74 | ||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 63 | ||||||||
Florida | 70 | ||||||||
21 | Purdue | 85 | |||||||
Old Dominion | 39 | ||||||||
21 | Purdue | 61 | Naismith Consolation November 22 | ||||||
Saint Joseph's | 66 | ||||||||
Old Dominion | 64 |
Springfield Bracket
editSpringfield Semifinals November 21 | Springfield Championship November 22 | ||||||||
Buffalo | 86 | ||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 68 | ||||||||
Buffalo | 77 | ||||||||
Vermont | 71 | ||||||||
Vermont | 85 | ||||||||
Niagara | 67 | Springfield Consolation November 22 | |||||||
North Carolina A&T | 72 | ||||||||
Niagara | 73 |
2016
editNaismith Bracket
editNaismith Semifinals November 19 | Naismith Championship November 20 ESPN | ||||||||
1 | Duke | 78 | |||||||
Penn State | 68 | ||||||||
1 | Duke | 75 | |||||||
21 | Rhode Island | 65 | |||||||
24 | Cincinnati | 71 | |||||||
21 | Rhode Island | 76 | Naismith Consolation November 20 ESPN2 | ||||||
Penn State | 50 | ||||||||
24 | Cincinnati | 71 |
Springfield Bracket
editSpringfield Semifinals November 19 | Springfield Championship November 20 | ||||||||
Marist | 87 | ||||||||
Brown | 79 | ||||||||
Marist | 72 | ||||||||
Grand Canyon | 84 | ||||||||
Grand Canyon | 82 | ||||||||
Albany | 77 | Springfield Consolation November 20 | |||||||
Albany | 80 | ||||||||
Brown | 76 |
2017
editNaismith Bracket
editNaismith Semifinals November 18 ESPN3 | Naismith Championship November 19 ESPN2 | ||||||||
Texas Tech | 75 | ||||||||
Boston College | 64 | ||||||||
Texas Tech | 85 | ||||||||
20 | Northwestern | 49 | |||||||
La Salle | 74 | ||||||||
20 | Northwestern | 82 | Naismith Consolation November 19 ESPN2 | ||||||
Boston College | 82 | ||||||||
La Salle | 61 |
Springfield Bracket
editSpringfield Semifinals November 18 ESPN3 | Springfield Championship November 19 ESPN3 | ||||||||
Sacred Heart | 61 | ||||||||
Saint Peters | 70 | ||||||||
Saint Peters | 49 | ||||||||
South Alabama | 54 | ||||||||
South Alabama | 68 | ||||||||
Maine | 46 | Springfield Consolation November 19 ESPN3 | |||||||
Sacred Heart | 69 | ||||||||
Maine | 68 |
2018
editNaismith Bracket
editNaismith Semifinals November 17 | Naismith Championship November 18 | ||||||||
18 | Michigan | 84 | |||||||
George Washington | 61 | ||||||||
18 | Michigan | 66 | |||||||
Providence | 47 | ||||||||
South Carolina | 67 | ||||||||
Providence | 76 | Naismith Consolation November 18 | |||||||
George Washington | 55 | ||||||||
South Carolina | 90 |
Springfield Bracket
editSpringfield Semifinals November 16 | Springfield Championship November 18 | ||||||||
Stony Brook | 70 | ||||||||
Holy Cross | 84 | ||||||||
Holy Cross | 57 | ||||||||
Siena | 45 | ||||||||
Norfolk State | 58 | ||||||||
Siena | 61 | Springfield Consolation November 17 | |||||||
Stony Brook | 72 | ||||||||
Norfolk State | 65 |
2019
editNaismith Bracket
editNaismith Semifinals November 23 | Naismith Championship November 24 | ||||||||
7 | Virginia | 58 | |||||||
UMass | 46 | ||||||||
7 | Virginia | 48 | |||||||
Arizona State | 45 | ||||||||
Arizona State | 80 | ||||||||
St. John's | 67 | Naismith Consolation November 24 | |||||||
UMass | 63 | ||||||||
St. John’s | 78 |
Springfield Bracket
editSpringfield Semifinals November 23 | Springfield Championship November 24 | ||||||||
Vermont | 81 | ||||||||
Central Connecticut | 49 | ||||||||
Rider | 72 | ||||||||
Vermont | 67 | ||||||||
Rider | 87 | ||||||||
Columbia | 63 | Springfield Consolation November 24 | |||||||
Columbia | 82 | ||||||||
Central Connecticut | 52 |
2021
editSemifinals November 20 ESPNEWS | Championship November 21 ABC | ||||||||
5 | Villanova | 71 | |||||||
17 | Tennessee | 53 | |||||||
5 | Villanova | 74 | |||||||
6 | Purdue | 80 | |||||||
18 | North Carolina | 84 | |||||||
6 | Purdue | 93 | Consolation November 21 ESPN | ||||||
17 | Tennessee | 89 | |||||||
18 | North Carolina | 72 |
2022
editSemifinals November 19 ESPNEWS | Championship November 20 ESPN | ||||||||
Saint Louis | 67 | ||||||||
Maryland | 95 | ||||||||
Miami (FL) | 70 | ||||||||
Maryland | 88 | ||||||||
Miami (FL) | 74 | ||||||||
Providence | 64 | Consolation November 20 ESPNU | |||||||
Providence | 73 | ||||||||
Saint Louis | 76 |
2023
editSemifinals November 18 ESPN+ | Championship November 19 ESPN2 | ||||||||
Mississippi State | 76 | ||||||||
Washington State | 64 | ||||||||
Mississippi State | 66 | ||||||||
Northwestern | 57 | ||||||||
Rhode Island | 61 | ||||||||
Northwestern | 72 | Consolation November 20 ESPNU | |||||||
Washington State | 78 | ||||||||
Rhode Island | 57 |
2024
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