Hall of Fame Tip-Off
SportCollege Basketball
Founded2011
No. of teams4
CountryUnited States
Venue(s)Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Connecticut
Most recent
champion(s)		Mississippi State
Most titlesPurdue (2)
TV partner(s)ESPN/Local networks
Sponsor(s)Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Official websitehallfoffametipoff.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

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

[1]

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

[2]

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

[3]

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

[4]

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

[5]

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

[6]

References

  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.
  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.
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