Emerald Coast Classic Champions
Emerald Coast Classic Champions
Full list of Emerald Coast Classic champions, including head coach, by year. The Emerald Coast Classic is an early season Division I men’s college basketball tournament that has taken place annually in November since 2014. Four high-major programs will first play on-campus home games against two of four mid- to low-major teams, then all eight convene at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, FL to play two separate four-team tournaments during Thanksgiving week and crown two champions.
Year | Champions | Head Coaches |
2014 | Ole Miss | Andy Kennedy |
North Carolina Central | LeVelle Moton | |
2015 | Iowa State | Steve Prohm |
Chattanooga | Matt McCall | |
2016 | Virginia | Tony Bennett |
UTRGV | Lew Hill | |
2017 | TCU | Jamie Dixon |
Tennessee Tech | Steve Payne | |
2018 | Cincinnati | Mick Cronin |
Nicholls | Austin Claunch | |
2019 | Florida State | Leonard Hamilton |
Chattanooga (2) | Lamont Paris | |
2020 | cancelled | |
2021 | LSU | Will Wade |
Samford | Bucky McMillan | |
2022 | TCU (2) | Jamie Dixon (2) |
Omaha | Chris Crutchfield | |
2023 | Ohio State | Chris Holtmann |
Western Michigan | Dwayne Stephens | |
2024 | ||
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