Hall of Fame Tip Off

Hall of Fame Tip Off
Sport	College Basketball
Founded	2011
No. of teams	4
Country	United States
Venue(s)	Campus sites (Semifinals); Mohegan Sun Arena; Uncasville, Connecticut (Championship)
Most titles	Purdue(2015, 2021)
TV partner(s)	ESPN/Local networks
Sponsor(s)	Air Force Reserve
Official website	hallfoffametipoff.com

The Hall of Fame Tip Off is a preseason tournament organized by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame featuring four team NCAA Division I men’s basketball teams. The tournament takes place at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. from 2011-2019 Under the previous format teams were separated into two divisions, the Springfield and Naismith, with the winner of the Naismith bracket named tournament champion.

History[]

Champions[]

Naismith Bracket Champion
Year	Team
2011	Kentucky
2012	Ohio State
2013	North Carolina
2014	Providence
2015	Purdue
2016	Duke
2017	Texas Tech
2018	Michigan
2019	Virginia
Champion
Year	Team
2021	Purdue

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

References[]

^ "Basketball Hall of Fame announces teams for 2013 Tip-Off Tournament; includes University of North Carolina, Louisville and more". MassLive. AdvanceDigital. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
^ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Announces 2014 Tip-Off Tournament Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved 27 May 2014.
^ "2015-16 College Basketball Early Season Early Tournaments and Events".
^ "2016 Hall of Fame Tip Off Schedule". Basketball Hall of Fame. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

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. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

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

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

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

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