So Cal Challenge

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So Cal Challenge
So Cal Challenge logo.png
SportCollege Basketball
Founded2021
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States
Venue(s)The Pavilion at JSerra
Most recent
champion(s)		Utah Valley (Sand Division, first tile)
Fresno State (Surf Division, first title)
TV partner(s)CBSSN, FloHoops
Sponsor(s)Venue Twin
Official websiteSo Cal Challenge

The So Cal Challenge is an eight-team college basketball tournament held during Monday and Wednesday of Thanksgiving week of the NCAA Division I men's basketball season, with the inaugural tournament taking place in 2021. Following games held at campus sites, teams are placed into either the Sand Division or the Surf Division and compete for the tournament title in their division. Semifinal and final games are held at The Pavilion at JSerra in San Juan Capistrano, California.[1] Each of the games played on campus in the days leading up to the main event involves one team from each division. The event is hosted by the Big West Conference.[1] A women's beach volleyball event is held two weekends before the men's basketball tournament begins.

Brackets[]

2021[]

The inaugural tournament featured Cal Poly from the host Big West Conference, three other schools located in California and TCU from the Big 12 Conference. On-campus games were hosted by the team listed second below.[1] Following the on-campus games, teams were placed into either the Sand Division or the Surf Division without regard to the outcome of those games. Division semifinal winners met in the finals.

On-campus games[]

Game recaps: [2][3][4][5]

Sand Division[]

Game recaps: [6][7][8][9]

Semifinals
November 22 (FloHoops) 		Championship
November 24 (FloHoops)
    
Cal Poly 72
Nicholls 75*
Nicholls 63
Utah Valley 74
Utah Valley 83
Idaho 45 Third Place
November 24 (FloHoops)
Cal Poly 67
Idaho 63

* – Denotes overtime period

Surf Division[]

Game recaps: [10][11][12][13]

Semifinals
November 22 (CBSSN) 		Championship
November 24 (CBSSN)
    
TCU 66
Santa Clara 85
Santa Clara 52
Fresno State 59
Fresno State 70
Pepperdine 63 Third Place
November 24 (CBSSN)
TCU 73
Pepperdine 64

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Southern California's Premier NCAA Division 1 Sports Challenge". Southern California Challenge. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Aimaq Lifts Utah Valley over Pepperdine 86-74 in OT". ESPN. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Robinson Scores 27 to Carry Fresno State over Idaho 69-62". ESPN. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Miles Jr. Scores 16 to Carry TCU over Nicholls St. 63-50". ESPN. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Williams Scores 26 to Lift Santa Clara over Cal Poly 87-57". ESPN. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Gordon Carries Nicholls State past Cal Poly 75-72 in OT". ESPN. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Aimaq Carries Utah Valley past Idaho 83-45". ESPN. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Utah Valley's Quick Strike Downs Nicholls 74-63". ESPN. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Colvin Scores 28 to Lift Cal Poly past Idaho 67-63". ESPN. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Williams Scores 22, Santa Clara Scorches TCU 85-66". ESPN. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Robinson, Hill Lead Fresno State past Pepperdine 70-63". ESPN. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Fresno St. Takes Down Santa Clara 59-52 for 5-0 Start". ESPN. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  13. ^ "TCU Tops Pepperdine 73-64, Win No. 100 for Dixon". ESPN. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

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