DePaul Added to Emerald Coast Classic FieldThe DePaul Blue Demons will be taking part in the annual Emerald Coast Classic tournament, scheduled to take place starting December 9th. #BasketballOnTheBeach is back with a field headlined by Florida State, Mississippi State and Utah.
DePaul, the 5th seed, will take on Richmond in their first round matchup. The tournament at The Arena on the campus of Northwest Florida State College.
Close to home for the Seminoles, the former 2019 tournament champion, will take on Northeastern in the first round of tournament play.
The entire tournament will take place over three days, culminating with the championship game on Sunday, the 11th.
“The reputation of our tournament has allowed us to continue to attract some of the top basketball programs in the country,” said tournament director Maury Hanks, chief executive officer of Global Sports. “We continue to strive to bring the best college basketball teams possible to the Emerald Coast of Florida.”
Emerald Coast Classic History2021 — Vanderbilt, champion; Wisconsin, runner-up
2020 — Tournament Cancelled
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