FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Palms Division of the Fort Myers Tip-Off was announced today, featuring four teams taking part in a bracketed tournament on Nov. 25-26 at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, Fla. Miami University will join Jacksonville, Mercer and Siena in the four-team Palms Division bracket.
The Palms Division teams join the previously announced Beach Division field of Michigan, Xavier, South Carolina and Virginia Tech in a Thanksgiving Week college basketball showcase in Southwest Florida. Game times and matchups for both the Palms and Beach Division will be announced in the coming weeks.
Travel packages for fans looking to join their favorite team at the Fort Myers Tip-Off are now available at
www.fortmyerstipoff.com/travel. The Marriott Sanibel Harbour is the host hotel for the Palms Division teams and fans will have the opportunity to stay where the teams stay and experience resort life to the fullest.
As part of the Fort Myers Tip-Off, each team from the Beach Division will host one team from the Palms Division prior to competing in Fort Myers. The full schedule of on-campus games can be found below.
Fort Myers Tip-Off On-Campus Games
November 18
Miami University at Michigan
November 20
Jacksonville at Virginia Tech
Siena at Xavier
November 21
Mercer at South Carolina
The complete game schedule, including matchups, in Fort Myers will be announced in the coming weeks. Between the Beach and Palms Divisions of the Fort Myers Tip-Off, eight games will be held over the course of three days leading up to Thanksgiving Day. In total, four games – two Beach Division and two Palms Division – will be played on Nov. 25, two Palms Division games will be held on Nov. 26 and two Beach Division games will take place on Nov. 27.
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