4 team tournament with Iowa (26-10), Clemson (17-16), & TCU (22-13). Played over Thanksgiving weekend 11/25-26/2022. These are the first OOC games that I know of. No cupcakes here.
stu said:
One cupcake. Cal.
stu said:
"Mark Fox will enter his fourth season as the head men's basketball coach at Cal and has averaged nearly 19 wins each year in his 17-year coaching career. In previous stops at Nevada and Georgia, Fox has guided teams to five appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Cal boasts 28 postseason appearances, including 19 NCAA Tournament appearances."
That's some marketing speak! No mention that Cal under Mark Fox has never had a winning record or post-season appearance.
Have we fallen that far?bluehenbear said:
If you don't know who the cupcake is in the pre-season tournament you've been invited to, you're the cupcake.
Ccajon2 said:
My Bad. Edit: Iowa (26-10). #16 last year. Cal will play two games against either Iowa, Clemson or TCU.
Clipsumcalumnus said:Ccajon2 said:
My Bad. Edit: Iowa (26-10). #16 last year. Cal will play two games against either Iowa, Clemson or TCU.
Iowa and TCU went to the Tournament this year. Clemson will have the most fans in attendance.
bluehenbear said:
If you don't know who the cupcake is in the pre-season tournament you've been invited to, you're the cupcake.
bearup said:
We are the cupcakes, my friend
NOOOOOOOOO!
Some refer to it as the Redneck Rivera...but I will say there are some nice spots near by...concordtom said:
Had to look up where the Emerald Coast is:
NICEVILLE, FLA. Cal, Clemson, Iowa and TCU headline the field for the 2022 Emerald Coast Classic basketball tournament, presented by Global Sports.
The tournament will be played Thanksgiving weekend Nov. 25-26 at Raider Arena on the campus of Northwest Florida State College.
Both Iowa and TCU played in the 2022 NCAA Tournament with the Horned Frogs beating Seton Hall, 69-42, in the first round. TCU fell to top-seeded Arizona, 85-80, in overtime in the second round.
Iowa captured the 2022 Big Ten Conference Tournament championship, tied for fourth in the conference standings and won 26 overall games, the second most win total in a season in program history.
Fran McCaffery has coached Iowa to 20-plus wins eight of the last 10 seasons, including four straight years. The Hawkeyes have competed in the last three NCAA Tournaments and have been ranked in the final Associated Press Poll each of the last three years: No. 16 in 2020, No. 8 in 2021 and No. 25 in 2022.
The Horned Frogs' second NCAA Tournament bid under coach Jamie Dixon was their fourth postseason appearance in the five seasons that postseason was held, the best in program history.
TCU will have all five starters from its 2021-22 team which finished 21-13, its fourth 20-win season in six years under Dixon with a program-record five wins over AP Top 25 teams. TCU surged late with consecutive victories over top-10 opponents in Texas Tech and Kansas to secure a NCAA Tournament berth.
Both Iowa and TCU will be making their second appearance in the Emerald Coast Classic. TCU won the 2017 Emerald Coast Classic title, beating St. Bonaventure in the championship. Iowa played in the 2016 Emerald Coast Classic.
Returning starting forwards Hunter Tyson and PJ Hall will key the fortunes for Clemson, which won five of its last six games to close out the 2021-22 campaign. Brad Brownell is the winningest coach in Clemson history, earning 218 victories in 12 years while guiding the Tigers to the 2021 NCAA Tournament, 2018 Sweet 16, 2011 NCAA Tournament and three NIT appearances.
Mark Fox will enter his fourth season as the head men's basketball coach at Cal and has averaged nearly 19 wins each year in his 17-year coaching career. In previous stops at Nevada and Georgia, Fox has guided teams to five appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Cal boasts 28 postseason appearances, including 19 NCAA Tournament appearances.
"We're excited that we continue to attract teams from the premier basketball conferences in the country," said tournament director Maury Hanks, chief executive officer of Global Sports. "We strive to bring the best college basketball teams possible to the Emerald Coast of Florida."
Game matchups will be announced this summer.
For more tournament information visit www.emeraldcoastclassic.com
Global Sports has produced 49 multi-team college basketball tournaments since 2007 with two more slated for the 2022-23 season.
EMERALD COAST CLASSIC HISTORY
2021 LSU, champion; Wake Forest, runner-up
2019 Florida State, champion; Purdue, runner-up
2018 Cincinnati, champion; Ole Miss, runner-up
2017 TCU, champion; St. Bonaventure, runner-up
2016 Virginia, champion; Providence, runner-up
2015 Iowa State, champion; Illinois, runner-up
2014 Ole Miss, champion; Cincinnati, runner-up