KANSAS CITY, Mon., November 23, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Small College Basketball is excited to announce that the 2022 SCB Tip Off Classic is entering the Florida Southern College Campus for the next three years.
The tournament will be held at Jenkins Field House and will begin its three-year term on Saturday 5th November 2022. The event is also supported by Polk County Tourism and Sports Marketing.
“We are very excited to be the Small College Basketball Tip Off Classic Lakeland“Said John McCarthy, the founder of Small College Basketball. “With the enormous support of Florida Southern College and Polk County Tourism and Sports Marketing, this will continue to be the most prestigious event of the season in NCAA Division II basketball. Together we create a special experience for the student athletes, coaches and fans in the heart of the Sunshine State. I would also like to thank the NCAA D2 Conference Commissioners Association for their continued support of our event as they further extended the exemption. “
The 2022 event is subject to some changes as it was previously called the SCB Hall of Fame Classic and featured eight teams. The incarnation 2022 will be expanded to 10 teams and renamed SCB Tip Off Classic. Lakeland is the third place the event has been hosted since it was founded in 2016.
For the past several years, the SCB Tip Off Classic has featured some of the best NCAA Division II institutions in the country. Hosting made possible Florida South Men’s basketball has plenty of opportunities to compete against nationally rated opponents.
Most recently, the SCB Tip Off Classic took place in St. Joseph, Mon., Beginning of November. After a one-year break in 2020, the event took place on the weekend of November 6th and 7 in the Civic Arena.
That was the case this year as the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ number 1 did in the preseason Northwest State of Missouri, No. 8 St. Thomas Aquinas (NY), No. 15 Northern state, and No. 16 Queens (NC) all took part.
“Florida Southern College is proud to host this very special event “, Florida Southern College Sports director Drew Howard called. “Little college basketball and John McCarthy do a great job of promoting student athletes at all levels. I am excited to showcase the elite NCAA Division II basketball at the George Jenkins Fieldhouse and bring this event to the Lakeland Community. “
This is the first time since the year the SCB Tip Off Classic was founded in 2016 that Florida South will attend the event. Johannes Ebeling, Born in ’89, is a founding member of the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame.
Mark Jackson, Director of Tourism and Sports Marketing for Polk County, is excited to post the event Central Florida.
“We are very pleased that The Small College Basketball Tip Off Classic with its outstanding performance is in the Florida Southern College Campus in Lakeland“Said Jackson. “Adding this event to our already extensive list of leading sporting events means more economic activity for us Polk County Hotels and restaurants to enjoy more great basketball. “
Below are the matchups for the 2022 SCB Tip Off Classic. Each day consists of five games. For more information on Small College Basketball and the SCB Tip Off Classic, visit smallcollegebasketball.com.
Saturday 5th November 2022
11 clock – Hillsdale vs. Dallas Baptist
1:15 p.m. – Nova Southeastern vs. Alabama-Huntsville
3:30 p.m. – Minnesota State-Moorhead vs. Valdosta State
5:45 p.m. – Flagler vs. Florida South
8 p.m. – queens vs. Northwest State of Missouri
Sunday November 6, 2022
11 a.m. – Minnesota State – Moorhead vs. Alabama –Huntsville
1:15 p.m. – Nova Southeastern vs. Dallas Baptist
3:30 p.m. – Valdosta State vs. Hillsdale
5:45 p.m. – queens vs. Florida South
8 p.m. – Northwest Missouri State vs. Flagler
Above Florida Southern College
Founded in 1883, Florida Southern College is the oldest private university in the state. The college maintains its commitment to academic excellence through over 70 undergraduate programs and distinctive graduate programs in business, education, nursing, and physical therapy. Florida South has a student-to-faculty ratio of 14: 1, is an award-winning national leader in engaging learning, and has 30 NCAA Division II National Championships. Florida South is ranked 8th Best Regional Universities in the South by US News & World Report in its 2022 guide “Best Colleges” and is featured in The Princeton Review’s 2022 Best 387 Colleges Guide and the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2022 . “The Advisor of the Colleges of Distinction 2021-2022 praises Florida Southerns AACSB accredited the Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise alongside the College’s School of Education and the Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Poets & Quants, US News & World Report, Fortune and The Princeton Review also recognize the Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise and Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences as the nation’s leading programs in business and nursing education. Home to the world’s largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture, FSC has appeared on The Princeton Review’s national list of Top 20 Most Beautiful Campus for 12 consecutive years.
SOURCE Florida Southern College
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