Notas del Puerto Rico Tip Off 2014

 

Puerto Rico Tip-Off

 

ESPN.Com 2014 announcement - http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/99712/bracket-reveal-puerto-rico-tipoff

 

THE SCHEDULE - All 12 games of the 2014 Puerto Rico Tip-Off to be played at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente will be televised on the ESPN Networks (ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3).  San Juan is in the Atlantic Time zone (one hour ahead of ET, two hours ahead of CT and three hours ahead of MT).

Thursday, November 20 (Atlantic time)

·     G1 - 11:30 a.m., Texas A&M vs. Dayton, ESPNU

·     G2 - 1:30 p.m., College of Charleston vs. Connecticut, ESPNU

·     G3 - 6 p.m., New Mexico vs. Boston College, ESPN2

·     G4 - 8:30 p.m., George Mason vs. West Virginia, ESPNU

Friday, November 21 (Atlantic time)

·     G5 - 1 p.m., G1 & G2 losers, ESPNU or ESPN3

·     G6 - 3:30 p.m., G1 & G2 winners, ESPN2 or ESPNU

·     G7 - 6 p.m., G3 & G4 winners, ESPN2 or ESPNU

·     G8 - 8 p.m., G3 & G4 losers, ESPN3

Sunday, November 23 (Atlantic time)

·     12:30 p.m., G5 & G8 losers, ESPN3

·     3 p.m., G5 & G8 winners, ESPNU

·     5:30 p.m., G6 & G7 losers, ESPN2

·     Championship - 7:30 p.m., Game 6 & G7 winners, ESPN2

 

Non-bracketed Games - November 29

·     College of Charleston at West Virginia

 

 

PRTO HEADLINES (click on underlined for news item link)

 

In his article about "players who deserve more hype", Seth Greenberg of ESPN.com lists guard Olivier Hanlan of Boston College.  In the article, the former college coach said "Hanlan has emerged as one of the best guards in the ACC. He closed out his freshman season by dropping 41 points in a win against Georgia Tech in the opening round of the ACC tournament and built on that performance his sophomore season. Hanlan shot 34.7 percent from deep and got to the line seven times a game.  At 6-4, he’s a tall guard who plays at his own pace. He does an excellent job of changing speed and direction and uses his size to shoot over the defense. He’s patient coming off screens and is hard to defend off ball screens. Eagles coach Jim Christian is expected to use him both on and off the ball."

Boston College

8/5 - To Face New Mexico in Puerto Rico

7/9 - Releases 2014-15 Non-Conference Schedule

6/12 - Diallo Joins Program

6/4 - McDermott Promoted To Director of Basketball Operations

5/29 - Coaches vs. Cancer 5K Set for October 4

4/25 - Preston Murphy Added To Staff

4/17 - Wuczynski Named Assistant Coach

4/16 - Hanlan Will Return for Junior Season

4/14 - Spinelli Named Assistant Coach

4/8 - Christian Makes BC Debut

4/8 - Jim Christian Press Conference Transcript

4/3 - Jim Christian Named Head Basketball Coach

 

College of Charleston

8/6 - President McConnell Appoints Basketball Search Committee

8/5 - Cougars to Open Puerto Rico Tip-Off with NCAA Champion UConn

 

Connecticut

8/5 - To Open Puerto Rico Tip-Off vs. Charleston

7/29 - 2014-15 Basketball Season Tickets Go On Sale Wednesday

7/26 - UConn Basketball Champions Center Nears Completion

6/26 - Puerto Rico Tip-Off Travel Packages on Sale

6/25 - Multiple Huskies Up For Awards at 2014 ESPYS

6/16 - UConn, Duke to Renew Men's Basketball Rivalry

6/9 - Trip to the White House

5/27 - Husky Teams Honored At State Capitol

5/22 - Kevin Ollie Signs New Five-Year Contract

5/14 - Three National Champions And Three Perfect APR Scores

5/5 - Coaches To Participate In Panel at Pentagon

5/2 - Tolksdorf to Transfer from UConn

4/25 - Daniels Declares For NBA Draft, Boatright to Return

4/24 - Brimah to Have Shoulder Surgery

4/7 - Top Dogs! UConn Outlasts Kentucky, 60-54, to Win 4th NCAA title

 

Dayton

8/5 - Pairings Announced For Eighth Annual Puerto Rico Tip-Off

8/5 - Fly With the Flyers on A Charter to the Puerto Rico Tip-Off

7/24 - Dayton and YMCA Hold Event for Nearly 800 Area Children

7/18 - Athletics Unveils New Image

7/10 - Dayton's Hosting Of 2014 NCAA First Four Biggest Success Yet

6/18 – Flyers Joins Dayton Region Walk of Fame

6/18 - Make It 17 Straight in the NCAA's Top 30 for Attendance

6/8 - Khari Price to Transfer

6/6 - Charles Cooke Commits to Dayton

5/4 - Archie Miller Named Ohio Coach of the Year

4/24 - Ohio Gov. John Kasich Honors Dayton’s NCAA Tournament Run

4/24 - 6-6 Forward Detwon Rogers Signs

George Mason

8/5 - Face West Virginia in First Game of Puerto Rico Tip-Off

8/4 - Mason Legend Lamar Butler Joins Broadcast Team

7/22 - To Embark on Foreign Tour to Spain in August

 

New Mexico

8/5 - ESPN Announces Puerto Rico Tip-Off Match-Ups

7/30 - Releases 2014-15 Schedule

7/22 - Lobo Adds Jeremy Anderson as Strength Coach

7/21 - Greenwood Earns National Academic Honor

7/7 - Lobos Dominate Academic Awards

7/6 - Lobo Flashback: Neal's Lobos win 27 & a MW Title

7/2 - Best of Luck Coach Snow

 

Texas A&M

8/5 - Puerto Rico Tip-Off Brackets Announced

7/18 - Aggie Basketball Reveals Complete Non-Conference Schedule

7/14 - Moving Forward

7/7 - Caruso to Visit Philippines with Athletes in Action

6/30 - SEC Men's Basketball Summer Teleconference

6/25 - Battle of the Brazos Returning to the Hardwood

6/23 - Miller Aims for Spot on Bahamas National Team

6/5 - Aggie Basketball Set to Host Summer Youth Camps

6/3 - Texas A&M and Arizona State Agree to Two-Year Basketball Series

6/2 - Maroon Makeover

6/2 - Aggie Basketball Adds Former UH Standout Danuel House

 

West Virginia

8/5 - Puerto Rico Tip - Off Bracket Announced

7/31 - Non-Conference Schedule Announced

7/28 - Fueling The Mountaineers

7/21 - Noreen Named To NABC Honors Court

7/17 - Sports Podcast - Juwan Staten

7/7 - Staten Returns From James Skills Academy

7/3 - Staten Receives Invite to Lebron James Academy

7/2 - The Student - Athlete Model Is Not Broken

7/2 - Chillin4charity Cold Water Challenge

6/23 - Meador Recognized With National Honor

6/17 - Bob Huggins Big 12 Coaches' Teleconference

6/9 - Huggins Signs JUCO Wing

5/20 - Huggins Adds Paige to Recruiting Class

5/14 - NCAA Releases Apr Data

5/12 - Transfers Now a Big Part of College Basketball

5/10 - Bob Huggins News Conference

5/9 - Henderson to Transfer

5/9 - Graduates in the Spotlight: Kevin Noreen

5/7 - To Face LSU in SEC - Big 12 Challenge

4/16 - Sign Guard Tarik Phillip

4/3 - Sports Podcast: Juwan Staten

3/30- Staten Returning For Senior Season

Tournament Bracket Announced

2014 Puerto Rico Tip-Off Features Defending National Champions Connecticut

 

Featuring 2014 NCAA Champions Connecticut, the bracket for the 2014 Puerto Rico Tip-Off has been set.  The eighth annual event to be played Thursday, Friday and Sunday, Nov. 20, 21 and 23 in San Juan.  Additional schools competing in the in-season tournament are Boston College, College of Charleston, Dayton, George Mason, New Mexico, Texas A&M and West Virginia.

 

The three-day, 12-game bracketed event will be played at Coliseo Roberto Clemente for the second-straight season with ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 presenting the games from the Caribbean Island.  The final two Puerto Rico Tip-Off contests on Nov. 23, including the championship game, will be showcased on ESPN2.

 

In the opening Puerto Rico Tip-Off games Nov. 20, Texas A&M will play Dayton at 10:30 a.m. (ET) followed by College of Charleston challenging Connecticut at 12:30 p.m. - both games will be aired on ESPNU.  The evening session starts at 5 p.m. with New Mexico facing Boston College on ESPN2 followed by George Mason meeting West Virginia on ESPNU at 7:30 p.m.

 

In addition to Connecticut (American Athletic), Dayton (Atlantic 10), participated in the NCAA Championship, and advanced to the Elite Eight, and Mountain West post-season champions New Mexico also appeared  Other schools competing in the 2014 post-season were Texas A&M (Southeastern, College Basketball Invitational) and West Virginia (Big 12, National Invitational Tournament).  Boston College (Atlantic Coast), College of Charleston (Colonial) and George Mason (Atlantic 10) participated in their respective conference tournaments.

 

Four schools will make their second appearance in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off: College of Charleston (2007), Dayton (2009), George Mason (2009) and West Virginia (2010).  West Virginia advanced to the 2010 Puerto Rico Tip-Off championship game, losing 74-70 to Minnesota.

 

Charlotte captured the 2013 Puerto Rico Tip-Off crown, as the 49ers defeated Kansas State and Northeastern in the opening rounds before upsetting nationally-ranked Michigan 63-61 in the title game.  In addition to Minnesota, other winners of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off were Miami (FL, 2007); Xavier (2008); Villanova (2009); Alabama (2011) and Oklahoma State (2012).

 

For more information, please visit http://www.puertoricotipoff.com/.

 

Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Schedule subject to change, ^Non-bracketed game)

Date	Time (ET)	Game	Network
Thu, Nov 20	10:30 a.m.	Texas A&M vs. Dayton	ESPNU
	12:30 p.m.	College of Charleston vs. Connecticut	ESPNU
	5 p.m.	New Mexico vs. Boston College	ESPN2
	7:30 p.m.	George Mason vs. West Virginia	ESPNU
Fri, Nov 21	Noon	Consolation #1	ESPNU or ESPN3
	2:30 p.m.	Semifinal #1	ESPN2 or ESPNU
	5 p.m.	Semifinal #2	ESPN2 or  ESPNU
	7 p.m.	Consolation #2	ESPN3
Sun, Nov 23	11:30 a.m.	7th-place Game	ESPN3
	2 p.m.	5th-place Game	ESPNU
	4:30 p.m.	3rd-place Game	ESPN2
	6:30 p.m.	Championship Game	ESPN2
Sat, Nov 29	TBD	Charleston at West Virginia^	TBD

 

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