Liberty will take on Furman, Nov. 16 in the first round of the Myrtle Beach Invitational.
Liberty to Face Furman in 1st Round of Myrtle Beach Invitational
8/10/2023 9:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Liberty Flames will face the Furman Paladins in the opening round of the 2023 Myrtle Beach Invitational on Nov. 16.
The bracket for the eight-team event was announced, with the Flames and Paladins set to square off in the final game of day one at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. The winner of the Liberty-Furman game will face the winner of Wichita State and Coastal Carolina. That semifinal game will take place on Nov. 17 at 9 a.m. on ESPNU. The championship game will be held on Nov. 19 at 5:30 p.m. on either ESPN or ESPN2.
The entire event will take place at the HTC Center on the campus of Coastal Carolina (Conway, S.C.).
This will be the seventh all-time meeting between the two squads but first since the 2016-17 season, a 61-58 Furman triumph in Lynchburg.
The Flames will be joining Conference USA after winning at least a share of the ASUN regular season and/or division title in each of the last five seasons. Liberty finished 27-9 last season and competed in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) for the first time, defeating 2022 NCAA Final Four participants Villanova in the first round before falling to Wisconsin in the second round.
The Paladins posted a 28-8 record last year and claimed the SoCon title. Furman, a No. 13 seed in the NCAA Tournament, downed No. 4 seed Virginia to reach the second round.
The eight-team field includes: Liberty, Furman, Charleston, Wichita State, Coastal Carolina, Saint Louis, Vermont and Wyoming. All games will be televised across the ESPN platforms.
Of the eight-team field, four teams competed in postseason play during the 2022-23 season after finishing atop their conference's regular season standings – Liberty (ASUN), Furman (SoCon), Charleston (CAA) and Vermont (America East). Furman, Charleston and Vermont competed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
Owned and operated by ESPN Events, Myrtle Beach Invitational tickets are on sale here. All session For more information, check out the Myrtle Beach Invitational website.
Past Myrtle Beach Invitational champions include UCF (2018), Baylor (2019), Utah State (2021) and UMass (2022).
2023 Myrtle Beach Invitational Schedule
Thursday, Nov. 16
11:30 a.m. College of Charleston vs. Vermont, ESPNU
2 p.m. Saint Louis vs. Wyoming, ESPN2
4:30 p.m. Wichita State vs. Coastal Carolina, ESPNU
7 p.m. Furman vs. Liberty, ESPN+
Friday, Nov. 17
12 p.m. Semifinal #1 (College of Charleston/Vermont vs. Saint Louis/Wyoming winners), ESPN2
2:30 p.m. Consolation #1 (College of Charleston/Vermont vs. Saint Louis/Wyoming losers), ESPNU
6:30 p.m. Consolation #2 (Wichita State/Coastal Carolina vs. Furman/Liberty losers), ESPN+
9 p.m. Semifinal #2 (Wichita State/Coastal Carolina vs. Furman/Liberty winners), ESPNU
Sunday, Nov. 19
10:30 a.m. Fifth Place Game, ESPNU
1 p.m. Seventh Place Game, ESPN+
5:30 p.m. Championship Game, ESPN or ESPN2
8 p.m. Third Place Game, ESPN2
The bracket for the eight-team event was announced, with the Flames and Paladins set to square off in the final game of day one at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. The winner of the Liberty-Furman game will face the winner of Wichita State and Coastal Carolina. That semifinal game will take place on Nov. 17 at 9 a.m. on ESPNU. The championship game will be held on Nov. 19 at 5:30 p.m. on either ESPN or ESPN2.
The entire event will take place at the HTC Center on the campus of Coastal Carolina (Conway, S.C.).
This will be the seventh all-time meeting between the two squads but first since the 2016-17 season, a 61-58 Furman triumph in Lynchburg.
The Flames will be joining Conference USA after winning at least a share of the ASUN regular season and/or division title in each of the last five seasons. Liberty finished 27-9 last season and competed in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) for the first time, defeating 2022 NCAA Final Four participants Villanova in the first round before falling to Wisconsin in the second round.
The Paladins posted a 28-8 record last year and claimed the SoCon title. Furman, a No. 13 seed in the NCAA Tournament, downed No. 4 seed Virginia to reach the second round.
The eight-team field includes: Liberty, Furman, Charleston, Wichita State, Coastal Carolina, Saint Louis, Vermont and Wyoming. All games will be televised across the ESPN platforms.
Of the eight-team field, four teams competed in postseason play during the 2022-23 season after finishing atop their conference's regular season standings – Liberty (ASUN), Furman (SoCon), Charleston (CAA) and Vermont (America East). Furman, Charleston and Vermont competed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
Owned and operated by ESPN Events, Myrtle Beach Invitational tickets are on sale here. All session For more information, check out the Myrtle Beach Invitational website.
Past Myrtle Beach Invitational champions include UCF (2018), Baylor (2019), Utah State (2021) and UMass (2022).
2023 Myrtle Beach Invitational Schedule
Thursday, Nov. 16
11:30 a.m. College of Charleston vs. Vermont, ESPNU
2 p.m. Saint Louis vs. Wyoming, ESPN2
4:30 p.m. Wichita State vs. Coastal Carolina, ESPNU
7 p.m. Furman vs. Liberty, ESPN+
Friday, Nov. 17
12 p.m. Semifinal #1 (College of Charleston/Vermont vs. Saint Louis/Wyoming winners), ESPN2
2:30 p.m. Consolation #1 (College of Charleston/Vermont vs. Saint Louis/Wyoming losers), ESPNU
6:30 p.m. Consolation #2 (Wichita State/Coastal Carolina vs. Furman/Liberty losers), ESPN+
9 p.m. Semifinal #2 (Wichita State/Coastal Carolina vs. Furman/Liberty winners), ESPNU
Sunday, Nov. 19
10:30 a.m. Fifth Place Game, ESPNU
1 p.m. Seventh Place Game, ESPN+
5:30 p.m. Championship Game, ESPN or ESPN2
8 p.m. Third Place Game, ESPN2
Wednesday, June 10
Friday, April 03
Tuesday, March 31
Monday, March 23