Hall of Fame Tip-Off

Hall of Fame Tip-Off
Sport	College Basketball
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

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.

History

Champions


Naismith Bracket Champion		Springfield Bracket Champion
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

* – Denotes overtime period

2011

Naismith Division

Naismith 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

Springfield 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

Naismith Division

Naismith 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

Springfield 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

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Naismith Division

Naismith 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

Springfield 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

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Naismith Division

Naismith 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

Springfield 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

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Naismith Bracket

Naismith 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

Springfield 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

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Naismith Bracket

Naismith 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

Springfield 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

Naismith Bracket

Naismith 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

Springfield 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

Naismith Bracket

Naismith 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

Springfield 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

Naismith Bracket

Naismith 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

Springfield 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

Semifinals 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

Semifinals 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

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2023

Semifinals 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

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2024

The 2024 Hall of Fame Tip-Off will be a :Showcase Format round-robin tournament with predetermined opponents^[7]

	Friday, November 22 ESPN+

	Florida State

	Temple

	Saturday, November 23 ESPN+

	Vermont

	Delaware

	Saturday, November 23 ESPN+

	Yale

	Fairfield

	Saturday, November 23 ESPN+

	Temple

	UMass

	Sunday, November 24 ESPN+

	Vermont

	Fairfield

	Sunday, November 24 ESPN2

	Yale

	Delaware

	Sunday, November 24 ESPNU

	UMass

	Florida State

References

^ "Basketball Hall of Fame announces teams for 2013 Tip-Off Tournament; includes University of North Carolina, Louisville and more". MassLive. AdvanceDigital. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
^ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Announces 2014 Tip-Off Tournament Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
^ "2015-16 College Basketball Early Season Early Tournaments and Events". 2 December 2013.
^ "2016 Hall of Fame Tip Off Schedule". Basketball Hall of Fame. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
^ "2022-23 Men's College Basketball Early Season Tournaments and Exempt Multi-Team Events (MTEs)". SB Nation. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ "2023-24 Men's College Basketball Early Season Tournaments and Exempt Multi-Team Events (MTEs)". SB Nation. April 4, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
^ "Seminoles To Play In Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off". Seminoles.com. Florida State University Department of Athletics. June 26, 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

External links

Official website

[1] "Basketball Hall of Fame announces teams for 2013 Tip-Off Tournament; includes University of North Carolina, Louisville and more". MassLive. AdvanceDigital. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

[2] "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Announces 2014 Tip-Off Tournament Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.

[3] "2015-16 College Basketball Early Season Early Tournaments and Events". 2 December 2013.

[4] "2016 Hall of Fame Tip Off Schedule". Basketball Hall of Fame. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

[5] "2022-23 Men's College Basketball Early Season Tournaments and Exempt Multi-Team Events (MTEs)". SB Nation. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[6] "2023-24 Men's College Basketball Early Season Tournaments and Exempt Multi-Team Events (MTEs)". SB Nation. April 4, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.

[7] "Seminoles To Play In Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off". Seminoles.com. Florida State University Department of Athletics. June 26, 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

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