Boardwalk Battle
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College basketball |
| Location | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Month played | November |
| Established | 2024 |
| Administrator | Gazelle Group |
| Teams | 8 |
| Website | Boardwalk Battle |
| Current champion | |
| UC San Diego | |
The Boardwalk Battle, owned and operated by The Gazelle Group,[1] is an eight team early-season college basketball tournament that was first contested during the 2024–25 season, that takes place in late November of each year, in Daytona Beach, Florida, at the Ocean Center.[2] The Northeast Conference is the sponsor of the tournament, Boardwalk Battle was created to showcase the top mid-major programs.[3] All games in the tournament are streamed by BallerTV.com
Champions
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2024 | UC San Diego |
Bracket
* – Denotes overtime period
2024
| 5th Place Game November 23 | Consolation 2nd Round November 22 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship November 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 96 | James Madison | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| La Salle | 83 | UC San Diego | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| La Salle | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 55 | UC San Diego | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 72 | Toledo | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th Place Game November 23 | East Carolina | 71 | Jacksonville State | 80 | 3rd Place Game November 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 64 | Toledo | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| La Salle | 92 | Toledo | 103 | James Madison | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 77 | Stetson | 78 | Jacksonville State | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "2024 Boardwalk Battle Field Announced/Tickets On Sale" (PDF). Boardwalk Battle. Gazelle Group. July 12, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ Vinel, Chris (July 12, 2024). "Boardwalk Battle college basketball tourney to be held at Ocean Center in Daytona Beach in November". Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ "Men's Basketball To Play In Daytona's Boardwalk Battle". jaxstatesports.com. Jacksonville State University Athletics. May 28, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ Hall, Erick (November 21, 2024). "2024 Boardwalk Battle Men's Basketball Tournament bracket, schedule, game times, results". The Telegraph. Edwardsville Publishing Company. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
