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Seth Trimble
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St. Bonaventure Joins Carolina & Michigan State In 2025 Fort Myers Tip-Off Field
April 23, 2025 | Men's Basketball
Travel packages go on sale on June 12.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – North Carolina, Michigan State and St. Bonaventure will be part of the 2025 Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division field, with games set for Nov. 25 and 27 at Suncoast Credit Union Arena on the campus of Florida SouthWestern State College in Fort Myers.
Organizers announced UNC and MSU as participants last fall, and the fourth team in the event will be announced in the coming weeks.
The two-game event feature pre-determined matchups. St. Bonaventure will face North Carolina on Nov. 25, while the Tar Heels will face the Spartans on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27. The Spartans' matchup on Nov. 25 and the Bonnies' matchup on Nov. 27 will be revealed at a later date. Each game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division will air on the FOX Sports family of networks.
It will be just the second all-time meeting between St. Bonaventure and North Carolina, with the Tar Heels scoring a 91-72 victory over the Bonnies in the 1968 NCAA Tournament.
The tournament also announced travel packages for the 2025 event will be available beginning June 12. Official fan travel packages include tickets to both of a chosen team's games, hotel accommodations and parking at Suncoast Credit Union Arena. For complete travel package information and to register for priority access, log on to www.fortmyerstipoff.com/travel. At this time, the only way to guarantee tickets to the Fort Myers Tip-Off, which sold out last year, is through official fan travel packages, which offer a variety of hotel night options. Ticket packages, if available, will go on sale this fall.
The Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village and the Marriott Sanibel Harbor Resort and Spa will serve as the host hotels for the Beach Division teams of the Fort Myers Tip-Off, allowing fans to stay where the teams stay and experience resort life to the fullest. Additionally, the Luminary Hotel & Co., a boutique hotel located in downtown Fort Myers, and the Pink Shell Resort and Margaritaville Beach Resort, resort destinations located on beautiful Fort Myers Beach, are available lodging options for fans to choose the ideal vacation experience.
The Fort Myers Tip-Off, launched in 2018, has become a staple of the early season college basketball calendar, regularly bringing in championship-caliber programs to Southwest Florida on an annual basis. Gonzaga, Kansas, Auburn, 2025 national champion Florida, Ohio State, Marquette, Wisconsin, Virginia and Michigan, among others, have recently participated in the event.
Organizers announced UNC and MSU as participants last fall, and the fourth team in the event will be announced in the coming weeks.
The two-game event feature pre-determined matchups. St. Bonaventure will face North Carolina on Nov. 25, while the Tar Heels will face the Spartans on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27. The Spartans' matchup on Nov. 25 and the Bonnies' matchup on Nov. 27 will be revealed at a later date. Each game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division will air on the FOX Sports family of networks.
It will be just the second all-time meeting between St. Bonaventure and North Carolina, with the Tar Heels scoring a 91-72 victory over the Bonnies in the 1968 NCAA Tournament.
The tournament also announced travel packages for the 2025 event will be available beginning June 12. Official fan travel packages include tickets to both of a chosen team's games, hotel accommodations and parking at Suncoast Credit Union Arena. For complete travel package information and to register for priority access, log on to www.fortmyerstipoff.com/travel. At this time, the only way to guarantee tickets to the Fort Myers Tip-Off, which sold out last year, is through official fan travel packages, which offer a variety of hotel night options. Ticket packages, if available, will go on sale this fall.
The Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village and the Marriott Sanibel Harbor Resort and Spa will serve as the host hotels for the Beach Division teams of the Fort Myers Tip-Off, allowing fans to stay where the teams stay and experience resort life to the fullest. Additionally, the Luminary Hotel & Co., a boutique hotel located in downtown Fort Myers, and the Pink Shell Resort and Margaritaville Beach Resort, resort destinations located on beautiful Fort Myers Beach, are available lodging options for fans to choose the ideal vacation experience.
The Fort Myers Tip-Off, launched in 2018, has become a staple of the early season college basketball calendar, regularly bringing in championship-caliber programs to Southwest Florida on an annual basis. Gonzaga, Kansas, Auburn, 2025 national champion Florida, Ohio State, Marquette, Wisconsin, Virginia and Michigan, among others, have recently participated in the event.
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