Men's Basketball: 2012 Puerto Rico Tip-Off

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University of Tennessee Athletics: Men's Basketball

June 6, 2012

The 2012 Puerto Rico Tip-Off officially announced its eight-team field Wednesday. The event takes place in historic San Juan, Puerto Rico, Nov. 15-18.

Joining Tennessee in the field are Akron, UMass, NC State, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Providence and UNC Asheville.

Games are held on Thursday, Nov. 15, Friday, Nov. 16 and Sunday, Nov. 18. There are no tournament games on Saturday, Nov. 17.

Tennessee is one of four teams in the field that finished the 2011-12 season with a top-100 RPI, and all eight team finished last season in the top 160. NC State and UNC Asheville each made the NCAA Tournament last year, while the Vols, Akron and UMass earned NIT bids.

Alabama defeated Purdue to claim last year's Puerto Rico Tip-Off championship.

The Big Orange have made two previous tournament appearances in Puerto Rico. Tennessee went 1-2 at the 1991 San Juan Shootout, defeating American-Puerto Rico before falling to TCU and Miami (Fla.). In 1999, the Vols posted a 2-1 record at the Puerto Rico Holiday Classic in Bayamon, beating American-Puerto Rico and Southern Illinois prior to a title game loss to Tulsa.

 

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Puerto Rico Tip-Off Bracket Announced

Puerto Rico Tip-Off Bracket Announced - UTSPORTS.COM - University of Tennessee Athletics

July 26, 2012

Puerto Rico Tip-Off Bracket

ESPN released the bracket for the 2012 Puerto Rico Tip-Off Thursday, and the Tennessee basketball team is set to face UNC Asheville at 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Nov. 15, the tournament's first day of competition. The game will be televised nationally on ESPNU.

The tournament takes place Nov. 15-18 at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan. A limited number of team travel packages are available for purchase by visiting Puerto Rico Tip-Off | Hotel Accommodations and Game Tickets | Anthony Travel Inc.

The Volunteers and Bulldogs are familiar foes, having faced one another four times in the past five seasons. Tennessee leads the all-time series 8-0, dating to 1997.

The winner of Tennessee's contest with UNC Asheville plays the winner of the Nov. 15 contest between Akron and Oklahoma State. That semifinal clash would take place Friday, Nov. 16, at 10:30 a.m. ET on ESPNU.