2021 College Basketball Invitational

2021 College Basketball Invitational
Teams8
Finals siteOcean Center
Daytona Beach, Florida
ChampionsPepperdine (1st title)
Runner-upCoastal Carolina (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachLorenzo Romar (1st title)
MVPKessler Edwards (Pepperdine)
Attendance1,358 (1 game not reported)
College Basketball Invitationals
«2020 2022»

The 2021 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination men's college basketball tournament consisting of eight National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament or the NIT. It was held from March 22 to 24. This event marked the 13th year the tournament has been held, after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In February 2021, the CBI was reported to be exploring holding its annual postseason tournament in a neutral site format rather than on campus. [1] Subsequently, the site was announced as being the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. Pepperdine won the tournament.

Participating teams

The 2021 bracket was unveiled on March 15.[2] For the 2021 event the championship game was a single game instead of a three game series.

Team Conference Overall record Conference record Appearances Last bid
Army Patriot 12–9 7–7 1st Never
Bellarmine A-Sun 13–7 10–3 1st Never
Bowling Green MAC 14–11 10–8 1st Never
Bryant NEC 15–6 10–4 2nd 2013
Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 16–7 9–5 3rd 2019
Longwood Big South 12–16 10–10 2nd 2019
Pepperdine West Coast 12–12 7–6 3rd 2016
Stetson A-Sun 11–14 7–9 1st Never

Declined invitations

  • Marshall
  • UTSA
  • Washington State[3]

Schedule

Date Time* Matchup Television Score Attendance
Quarterfinals
March 22 11:30 am Stetson vs. Bowling Green FloSports 53–52 101
2:30 pm Coastal Carolina vs. Bryant 93–82 75
5:30 pm Longwood vs. Pepperdine 66–80 102
8:30 pm Bellarmine vs. Army 77–67 601
Semifinals
March 23 5:30 pm Stetson vs. Coastal Carolina FloSports 72–77OT
8:00 pm Pepperdine vs. Bellarmine 82–71 286
Championship
March 24 8:00 pm Coastal Carolina vs. Pepperdine FloSports 61–84 193
*All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4). Winning team in bold.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 22 		Semifinals
March 23 		Championship
March 24
         
Stetson 53
Bowling Green 52
Stetson 72
Coastal Carolina 77*
Coastal Carolina 93
Bryant 82
Coastal Carolina 61
Pepperdine 84
Longwood 66
Pepperdine 80
Pepperdine 82
Bellarmine 71
Bellarmine 77
Army 67

* Denotes overtime period.

References

  1. ^ Jon Rothstein [@jonrothstein] (February 5, 2021). "Sources: The CBI is exploring holding its annual postseason tournament in a neutral site format rather than on campus" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "2021 CBI Bracket". Gazelle Group. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "Washington State declines CBI invite, ends 2020–21 season with 14–13 record". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved March 15, 2021.