TAMPA, Fla. (August 22, 2024) – ESPN Events announced the bracket for the 2024 Myrtle Beach Invitational on Thursday. The University of South Florida opens the invitational on Thursday, November 21, against Portland at 2:30 p.m. The 2024-25 men's basketball schedule is presented by Tampa General Hospital.
The Bulls and Pilots will meet for the first time. South Florida and Portland are joined by Bradley, Middle Tennessee, Ohio, Princeton, Texas State, and Wright State. The Bulls have only played against the Ohio Bobcats and the Wright State Raiders.
It was a historic season for the South Florida Bulls in 2023-24 as the program finished with a school-record 25 wins and claimed its first conference regular season title in program history in head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim's first season with the program.