College Basketball Invitational

The College Basketball Invitational (CBI) is a men's college basketball tournament created in 2007 by The Gazelle Group. The inaugural tournament occurred after the conclusion of the 2007–08 men's college basketball regular season. The CBI selects 16 teams that are not selected for the NCAA Tournament or the National Invitation Tournament[1] (NIT), and who are willing to pay a $50,000 entry fee to participate.[2] In the CBI,[3] teams compete on home courts. The CBI is a single-elimination tournament until the final two teams are determined, after which the championship is determined by a championship series with a best-two-out-of-three format.

College Basketball Invitational
Current season, competition or edition:
2019 College Basketball Invitational
College Basketball Invitational
SportBasketball
Founded2007
FounderThe Gazelle Group
Inaugural season2008
No. of teams16
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)		South Florida
Most titlesNo team has more than one title.
TV partner(s)ESPNU (2016–present)
CBSSN (2014–2015)
AXS TV (2009–2013)
Fox College Sports (2008)
Related
competitions		National Invitation Tournament
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
Vegas 16
Official websitehttp://www.gazellegroup.com/main/cbi/

The inaugural CBI
CBI logo from 2008 until 2018.

The 2008 College Basketball Invitational was the first new postseason tournament since the Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament in 1974. The opening round was played on March 18, 2008, and March 19, 2008, with the second round being played on March 24, 2008. The semifinals took place on March 26, 2008. The championship was a best-of-three series with games being played on March 31, April 2, and April 4, 2008. The bracketing was done in east, west, south and midwest regions.[4]

Tulsa was crowned the champion in the 2008 tournament.

Television

On February 1, 2016, the CBI announced an exclusive television partnership with ESPN to broadcast the Championship Series of the CBI. In the inaugural year, games were available in local markets on Fox Sports Net and DirecTV.[5] The games could also be viewed on the official website.[6] The 2009 tournament broadcast was changed to HDNet with four first-round games, two quarterfinal games, both semifinal games, and all three championship games being broadcast. HDNet changed its name to AXS and aired the 2013 tournament. CBS Sports Network televised the 2014 and 2015 tournaments. ESPNU has televised the best-of-three Championship Series since 2016.[7]

The following is an overview and list of the announcers and television networks to broadcast the College Basketball Invitational (or CBI).

YearNetworkPlay-by-playColor analyst
2008Fox College SportsMichael ReghiBob Sundvold
2009[8]HDNetRich CelliniCraig Ehlo
2010[9]
2011
2012Keno Davis
2013[10]AXS TVKenny RiceBobby Cremins
2014[11]CBSSNScott GrahamBob Wenzel
2015[12]Michael ReghiJohn Griffin
2016ESPNUMitch HolthusSean Harrington
2017Roy PhilpottCorey Williams
2018Jason Capel
2019Tim McCormick
2020None

Champions
Tulsa
Oregon State
VCU
Oregon
Pittsburgh
Santa
Clara
Siena
Loyola
Nevada
Wyoming
North Texas
South Florida
CBI Champions
– 1 championship
YearChampionRunner-upMVP
2008TulsaBradleyJerome Jordan, Tulsa
2009Oregon StateUTEPRoeland Schaftenaar, Oregon State
2010VCUSaint LouisJoey Rodriguez, VCU
2011OregonCreightonJoevan Catron, Oregon
2012PittsburghWashington StateLamar Patterson, Pittsburgh
2013Santa ClaraGeorge MasonKevin Foster, Santa Clara
2014SienaFresno StateBrett Bisping, Siena
2015Loyola ChicagoUL MonroeEarl Peterson, Loyola Chicago
2016NevadaMorehead StateTyron Criswell, Nevada
2017WyomingCoastal CarolinaJustin James, Wyoming
2018North TexasSan FranciscoRoosevelt Smart, North Texas
2019South FloridaDePaulDavid Collins, South Florida
2020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[13]

Presenting sponsors
  • 2008–2010 None
  • 2011–2012 Zebra Pen
  • 2013 Buick
  • 2014–2016 None
  • 2017 Five Four
  • 2019–2020 Roman
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References
  1. "Fourth postseason hoops tourney announced". ESPN. 27 January 2009.
  2. Shaffer, Jonas. "Towson men's basketball declines postseason tournament invitations".
  3. "Group starts third postseason tourney featuring 16 teams". Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
  4. "College Basketball Invitational introduced as new postseason event" (Press release). The Gazelle Group. Archived from the original on 2008-03-19. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
  5. "Fox College Sports to broadcast inaugural College Basketball Invitational" (Press release). The Gazelle Group. Archived from the original on 2008-03-19. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
  6. "College Basketball Invitational online viewing prices". The Gazelle Group. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  7. "ESPNU to air CBI Championship Series". College Basketball Invitional. Gazelle Group. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  8. "HDNet to Broadcast 2009 College Basketball Invtnl" (Press release). Albany HDTV. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  9. "HDNet to Broadcast Live Coverage of the 2010 College Basketball Invitational" (Press release). PR News Wire. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
  10. "2013 March Madness: CBI Championship Schedule" (Press release). Eye on Sky and Air Sports. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  11. "2014 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Championship Schedule" (Press release). Eye on Sky and Air Sports. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  12. "2015 CBI, CIT, & NIT TV & National Radio Info" (Press release). Eye on Sky and Air Sports. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  13. "CBI called off amid ongoing coronavirus concerns". ESPN.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
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