MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State has been selected to participate in the 2019 Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans Fort Myers Tip-Off, which is set for November 2019 at the Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, Florida.

 

The complete bracket, including game dates, match-ups and television broadcast times, will be announced later.

 

K-State will be joined in the tournament field by the Missouri Valley’s Bradley, the Big Ten’s Northwestern and the ACC’s Pittsburgh. The quartet are off to a collective 22-2 record in 2018-19, including undefeated marks by K-State (6-0) and Pittsburgh (6-0) and just one loss apiece for Bradley (6-1) and Northwestern (4-1).

 

Each team will play four games in the Tip-Off – the first two at on-campus sites and the final two rounds in Fort Myers. K-State will play two home games at Bramlage Coliseum against opponents to be determined.

 

“We are looking forward to the challenge of playing in a quality non-conference tournament like the Las Vegas Invitational,” said head coach Bruce Weber. “We always want to challenge our team in the preseason with quality opponents and this tournament has a really good field.”

 

The tournament will once again be staged at the Suncoast Credit Union Arena, a $28 million state-of-the-art arena where Boston College defeated Loyola Chicago to capture the inaugural Fort Myers Tip-Off Championship. The Eagles knocked off Wyoming, 88-76, and the Ramblers beat Richmond, 82-66, in the semifinals, while the Cowboys won the third-place game with a 68-66 win over the Spiders. All the games were televised on FS1.

 

Fans can immediately begin planning to catch all the action at the 2019 Fort Myers Tip-Off by visiting the tournament’s website at www.fortmyerstipoff.com to sign up for updates regarding ticket presales and travel packages, good for access to all four games of the 2019 Tournament. For more information on the Fort Myers Tip-Off and all event updates, please follow on Twitter at @FtMyersTipoff, or visit www.fortmyerstipoff.com.

 

–www.kstatesports.com–

 

TOM GILBERT
Director for Men’s Basketball Communications | K-State Athletics