Emerald Coast Classic Men’s Tournament History

2023 Emerald Coast classic

Ohio State captured the 2023 Emerald Coast Classic championship.

tournament results

Mercer 60, Tennessee State 59
Western Michigan 68, Southeastern Louisiana 67
Ohio State 92, Alabama 81
Santa Clara 88, Oregon 82

Consolation

Tennessee State 91, Southeastern Louisiana 77
Western Michigan 72, Mercer 67

third place

Alabama 99, Oregon 91

championship

Ohio State 86, Santa Clara 56

Ohio State's Bruce Thornton was named the outstanding player of the 2023 tournament

all-tournament team

Bruce Thornton, Soph., G, Ohio State — Most Outstanding Player
Roddy Gayle Jr., Soph., G, Ohio State
Adama-Alpha Bal, Jr., G, Santa Clara
Christoph Tilly, Soph., C, Santa Clara
Mark Sears, Sr., G, Alabama
Keeshawn Barthelemy, Jr., G, Oregon
Seth Hubbard, Soph., G, Western Michigan
Jalyn McCreary, Sr., F, Mercer
Kinyon Hodges, Sr., G, Tennessee State
Roger McFarlane, Jr., G, Southeastern Louisiana

2022 Emerald Coast classic

TCU became the first school to win two Emerald Coast Classic championships after capturing after winning the 2017 tournament as well

tournament results

Southern 76, Loyola Maryland 58
Omaha 63, Louisiana Monroe 56
Iowa 74, Clemson 71
TCU 59, Cal 48

Consolation

Loyola Maryland 65, Louisiana Monroe 64
Omaha 88, Southern 78

third place

Clemson 67, Cal 59

championship

TCU 79, Iowa 66

all-tournament team

Mike Miles, Jr., G, TCU — Most Outstanding Player
Jamari Blackmon, Sr., G, ULM
David Brown III, So., G,  Loyola Maryland
Luke Jungers, Fr., F, Omaha
Brion Whitley, Gr., G,  Southern
Lars Thiemann, Sr., C, Cal
Chase Hunter, Jr., G, Clemson
Kris Murray, Jr., F, Iowa
Patrick McCaffery, Jr., F, Iowa
Micah Peavy, Jr., G, TCU

2021 Emerald Coast classic

LSU won the 2021 Emerald Coast Classic

tournament results

McNeese 71, St. Francis Brooklyn 59
Samford 77, North Carolina A&T 75
LSU 68, Penn State 63 (overtime)
Wake Forest 80, Oregon State 77 (overtime)

Consolation

North Carolina A&T 73, St. Francis Brooklyn 67
Samford 83, McNeese 75

third place

Penn State 60, Oregon State 45

championship

LSU 75, Wake Forest 61

LSU's Tari Eason was named Most Outstanding Player

all-tournament team

Tari Eason , So., F, LSU — Most Outstanding Player
Patrick Emilien, Gr., F, St. Francis Brooklyn
Marcus Watson, Fr., F, North Carolina A&T 
Myles Lewis, Gr., F, McNeese State 
Ques Glover, So., G, Samford 
Warith Alatishe, Sr., F, Oregon State 
Samuel Sessoms, Sr., G, Penn State
Alondes Williams, Gr., G, Wake Forest 
Daivien Williamson, Sr., G, Wake Forest
Darius Days, Sr., F, LSU

2019 Emerald Coast classic

Florida State celebrated championship of sixth annual Emerald Coast Classic
Florida State captured 2019 Emerald Coast Classic title

tournament results

Jacksonville State 71, Chicago State 62
Chattanooga 74,  Alabama State 56
Florida State 60, Tennessee 57
Purdue 59, VCU 56

Consolation

Alabama State 67, Chicago State 54
Chattanooga 63, Jacksonville State 60

third place

Tennessee 72, VCU 69

championship

Florida State  63, Purdue 60 (overtime)

all-tournament team

Devin Vassell, Soph., G, Florida State – Most Outstanding Player
Tobi Ewuosho, Sr., G/F,  Alabama State 
David Jean-Baptiste, Jr., G, Chattanooga
Andrew Lewis, Jr., G, Chicago State
Derek St. Hilaire, Jr., G, Jacksonville State
Lamonte` Turner , Sr., G, Tennessee
Marcus Santos-Silva, Jr., F, VCU
Jahaad Proctor, Sr., G, Purdue 
Matt Haarms, Jr., F, Purdue 
Devin Vassell, Soph., G, Florida State
Trent Forrest, Sr., G, Florida State

2018 Emerald Coast classic

2018 Emerald Coast Classic Champions

tournament results

Nicholls State 77, North Carolina Central 63
Western Michigan 85, Southern 70
Cincinnati 71, George Mason 55
Ole Miss 78, Baylor 70

Consolation

North Carolina Central 83, Southern 71
Nicholls State 62, Western Michigan 61 (OT)

third place

Baylor 72, George Mason 61

championship

Cincinnati 71, Ole Miss 57

Cumberland

all-tournament team

Jarron Cumberland, Jr., G, Cincinnati—Most Outstanding Player
Averaged 18.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 blocked shots, scoring 25 points in championship game

Cane Broome, Sr., G, Cincinnati
Devontae Schuler, So., G, Ole Miss
Breein Tyree, Jr., G, Ole Miss
Tristan Clark, So., F, Baylor
Otis Livingston II, Sr., G, George Mason
Jeremiah Jefferson, Sr., G, Nicholls State
Seth Dugan, Sr., C, Western Michigan
Randy Miller Jr., Jr., G, North Carolina Central
Eddie Reese, Sr., G, Southern

2017 Emerald Coast classic

tournament results

Tennessee Tech 86, Omaha 85
Maryland Eastern Shore 66, Jackson State 63
TCU 69, New Mexico 67
St. Bonaventure 63, Maryland 61

Consolation

Jackson State 75, Omaha 73 (OT)
Tennessee Tech 90, Maryland Eastern Shore 60

third place

Maryland 80, New Mexico 65

championship

TCU 89, St. Bonaventure 79

all-tournament team

Kenrich Williams, Sr., F, TCU – Most Outstanding Player.
Williams averaged 20 points and 12 rebounds in two games, including 17 points, 12 rebounds, three assists & two steals in championship game

Desmond Bane, Soph., TCU
Matt Mobley, Sr., St. Bonaventure
Izaiah Brockington, Fr., St. Bonaventure
Anthony Cowan, Soph., Maryland
Sam Logwood, Sr., New Mexico
Aleksa Jugovic, Sr., Tennessee Tech
Ahmad Frost, Soph., Maryland Eastern Shore
Jeremiah Jefferson, Jr., Jackson State

Kenrich Williams enjoyed his 23 career double-double for TCU

2015 Emerald Coast classic

tournament results

Jacksonville State 68, Chicago State 65
Chattanooga 95, Alabama State 58
Iowa State 99, Virginia Tech 77
Illinois 72, UAB 58

Consolation

Alabama State 66, Chicago State 64
Chattanooga 62, Jacksonville State 52

third place

Virginia Tech 82, UAB 77 (OT)

championship

Iowa State 84, Illinois 73

all-tournament team

Monté Morris, Jr., G, Iowa State – Most Outstanding Player.
Morris collected 20 points, nine rebounds and six assists in 84-73 victory past Illinois for championship. He had 14 points, with seven assists and one steal in 99-77 semifinal round win against Virginia Tech.

Jameel McKay, Sr., F, Iowa State
Kendrick Nunn, Jr., G, Illinois
Malcolm Hill, Jr., F, Illinois
Erik Durham, Jr., G, Jacksonville State
Jamel Waters, Sr., G, Alabama State
Elliott Cole, Chicago State
Casey Jones, Sr., F, Chattanooga
Zach Leday, Jr., F, Virginia Tech
Chris Cokley, So., F, UAB

Monte Morris

2014 Emerald Coast classic

tournament results

Northern Arizona 70, Southern 63 (OT)
North Carolina Central 65, Eastern Illinois 40
Cincinnati 69, Middle Tenn. State 51
Mississippi 75, Creighton 68

Consolation

Eastern Illinois 54, Southern 43
North Carolina Central 40, Northern Arizona 36

third place

Creighton 57, Middle Tenn. State 47

championship

Mississippi 66, Cincinnati 54

Stefan Moody

all-tournament team

Stefan Moody, Jr., G, Ole Miss – Most Outstanding Player
Moody scored a career-high 26 points, including 17 in second half, in 66-54 victory past Cincinnati for championship.

Jarvis Summers, Sr., G, Ole Miss
Octavius Ellis, Jr., F, Cincinnati
Gary Clark, Fr., F, Cincinnati
Isaiah Zierden, So., G, Creighton
Jacquez Rozier, Middle Tennessee State
Karamo Jawara, Sr., F, North Carolina Central
Quinton Upshur, Sr., G, Northern Arizona
Trae Anderson, Jr., F, Eastern Illinois
Treiun Banks, So., G, Southern

emerald coast classic tournament records

team

Points – 110, Grambling vs. Savannah State (104), Nov. 26, 2016
Rebounds – 48, Purdue vs. Florida State vs. Nov. 30, 2019
Field Goals – 40, Memphis vs. Iowa Nov. 26, 2016; 40, Grambling vs. Savannah State, Nov. 26, 2016
Field Goal Attempts – 74 Grambling vs. Texas Rio Grande Valley, Nov. 25, 2016
Field Goal Percentage – .679 (36-53), Chattanooga, vs. Alabama State, Nov. 27, 2015
3-Point Field Goals – 17, Texas Rio Grande Valley vs. Grambling, Nov. 25, 2016; 17 Savannah State vs. Grambling, Nov. 26, 2016
3-Point Field Goal Attempts – 37, Savannah State vs. Grambling, Nov. 26, 2016
3-Point Field Goal Percentage – .661 (11-18), Maryland Eastern Shore vs. Jackson State, Nov. 24, 2017
Free Throws Made – 32, St. Bonaventure vs. TCU, Nov. 25, 2017
Free Throw Attempts – 44, St. Bonaventure vs. TCU, Nov. 25, 2017
Free Throw Percentage – 1.000 (14-14), New Mexico vs. Maryland, Nov. 25, 2017
Assists – 28, Chattanooga vs. Alabama State, Nov. 27, 2015
Steals – 20, Southern vs. Loyola Maryland, Nov. 25, 2022
Blocked Shots – 9, TCU vs. New Mexico, Nov. 25, 2017; 9, Chattanooga vs. Alabama State, Nov. 27, 2015; 9, Iowa State vs. Virginia Tech, Nov. 27, 2015
Turnovers – 31, Loyola Maryland vs. Southern, Nov. 25, 2022
Points in Half – 65 (2nd half) Grambling vs. Savannah State, Nov. 26, 2016
Overtime Periods – 1, Virginia Tech 82, UAB 77 Nov. 28, 2015; Northern Arizona 70, Southern 63, Nov. 28, 2014; 1, Texas Rio Grande Valley 101, Grambling 93, Nov. 25, 2016; 1, Jackson State 75, Omaha 73, Nov. 25, 2017; 1, Nicholls State 62, Western Michigan 61, Nov. 24, 2018; 1, Florida State 63, Purdue 60, Nov. 30, 2019 ; 1, LSU 68, Penn State 63, Nov. 26, 2021; 1, Wake Forest 80, Oregon State 77, Nov. 26, 2021.

individual

Points – 42, Peter Jok, Iowa, vs. Memphis, Nov. 26, 2016
Rebounds – 20, Avery Ugba, Grambling vs. Texas Rio Grand Valley, Nov. 25, 2016
Field Goals – 15, Dedric Lawson, Memphis vs. Iowa, Nov. 26, 2016
Field Goal Attempts – 22, Remond Brown, Grambling vs. Texas Rio Grande Valley Nov. 25, 2016; 22, Dedric Lawson, Memphis vs. Iowa, Nov. 26, 2016
Field Goal Percentage (min. 5 attempts) – 100 (9-9) Josh Davis, Western Michigan vs. Southern, Nov. 23, 2018; 100 (6-6), Justin Tuoyo, Chattanooga, vs. Alabama State, Nov. 27, 2015; 100 (5-5) Colen Gaynor, Maryland Eastern Shore vs. Jackson State Nov. 24, 2017
3-Point Field Goals – 10, Antonio Green, Texas Rio Grande Valley vs. Grambling Nov. 25, 2016
3-Point Field Goal Attempts – 14, Antonio Green, Texas Rio Grande Valley vs. Grambling Nov. 25, 2016
3-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 3 attempts) – 100 (5-5) Colen Gaynor, Maryland Eastern Shore vs. Jackson State Nov. 24, 2017; 100 (3-3), Jermaine Sanders, Cincinnati vs. Middle Tennessee State, Nov. 29, 2014; .857 (6-7) Mitchell Ervin, Grambling vs. Savannah State, Nov. 26, 2016
Free Throws Made – 13, Breein Tyree, Ole Miss vs. Baylor, Nov. 23, 2018; 13, Jarron Cumberland, Cincinnati vs. Ole Miss, Nov. 24, 2018
Free Throw Attempts – 17, Breein Tyree, Ole Miss vs. Baylor, Nov. 23, 2018
Free Throw Percentage (min. 8 attempts) – 100 (11-11) Ques Glover, Samford vs. McNeese, Nov. 27, 2021; 100 (12-12), Peter Jok, Iowa, vs, Memphis, Nov. 26, 2016; 100 (10-10) Andrew Lewis, Chicago State, vs. Alabama State, Nov. 30, 2019; 100 (10-10), Matt Mobley, St. Bonaventure, vs. Maryland, Nov. 24, 2017; 100 (8-8), Justin Jackson, Maryland, vs. New Mexico, Nov. 25, 2017; 100 (8-8), Rodney Bullock, Providence, vs. Virginia, Nov. 26, 2016; 100 (8-8), King McClure, Baylor, vs. George Mason, Nov. 24, 2018; 100 (8-8); Kawanise Wilkins, Western Michigan vs. Southern Nov 23, 2018
Assists –  15, Ques Glover, Samford vs. North Carolina A&T, Nov. 26, 2021
Steals – 7, Xavier Pinson, LSU vs. Wake Forest, Nov. 27, 2021
Blocked Shots – 4, Justin Tuoyo, Chattanooga vs. Alabama State, Nov. 27, 2015