Here’s where Wichita State is reportedly headed for its November basketball tournament
The Wichita State men’s basketball team is reportedly headed to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina this November for its annual early-season tournament.
The Shockers are included in the eight-team field for the 2023 Myrtle Beach Invitational, multiple sources told college basketball analyst Rocco Miller of Bracketeer.org on Thursday.
According to Miller, WSU will be joined by Coastal Carolina, College of Charleston, Furman, Liberty, Saint Louis, Vermont and Wyoming. Although the reported field lacks a major-conference team, Charleston (Colonial Athletic Association), Furman (Southern), Liberty (ASUN) and Vermont (America East) all won their regular-season conference championships this past season and six of the eight teams finished in the top-115 of the final KenPom rankings.
Last year’s Myrtle Beach Invitational didn’t officially announce its field, pairings and dates until late July. The tournament has begun on the Thursday before Thanksgiving the last two years. Once the bracket is officially announced, ticket information will become available.
WSU’s 2023-24 schedule under first-year Paul Mills only has a handful of publicly-announced matchups: Richmond (Nov. 14) and Western Kentucky (TBD) are slated to come to Koch Arena, while the Shockers will play at Missouri on Dec. 3 and against Kansas State on Dec. 22 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.
Here is a look at the multi-team events Wichita State has played in the last 15 seasons:
Wichita State early-season tournament history
2023—Myrtle Beach Invitational (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Field: Furman, Charleston, Vermont, Liberty, Saint Louis, Wyoming, Coastal Carolina.
2022—Hall of Fame Classic (Kansas City, Mo.)
Field: San Francisco, Grand Canyon, Northern Iowa.
2021—Roman Main Event (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Field: Arizona, Michigan, UNLV.
2019—Cancun Challenge (Cancun, Mexico)
Field: West Virginia, South Carolina, Northern Iowa.
2018—Charleston Classic (Charleston, S.C.)
Field: Virginia Tech, Purdue, Alabama, Davidson, Northeastern, Ball State, Appalachian State.
2017—Maui Invitational (Maui, Hawaii)
Field: Michigan, Notre Dame, Marquette, VCU, LSU, California, Chaminade.
2016—Battle 4 Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas)
Field: Louisville, Baylor, Michigan State, LSU, VCU, St. John’s, Old Dominion.
2015—AdvoCare Invitational (Orlando, Fla.)
Field: USC, Alabama, Notre Dame, Xavier, Iowa, Dayton, Monmouth.
2014—Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Field: Colorado, Nebraska, George Washington, DePaul, Ohio, Loyola Marymount, Hawaii.
2013—Hall of Fame Classic (Kansas City, Mo.)
Field: Texas, BYU, DePaul.
2012—Cancun Challenge (Cancun, Mexico)
Field: Iowa, DePaul, Western Kentucky.
2011—Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Field: Alabama, Purdue, Maryland, Colorado, Temple, Western Michigan, Iona.
2010—Maui Invitational (Maui, Hawaii)
Field: Michigan State, Kentucky, Connecticut, Washington, Oklahoma, Virginia, Chaminade.
2009—Hall of Fame Classic (Kansas City, Mo.)
Field: Texas, Pittsburgh, Iowa.
2008—Old Spice Classic (Orlando, Fla.)
Field: Michigan State, Gonzaga, Tennessee, Maryland, Georgetown, Oklahoma State, Siena.
