Tournament Most Valuable Player
2016 - Jeril Taylor, Southern Indiana
2017 - Justin Reyes, St. Thomas Aquinas
2018 - Trevor Hudgins, NW Missouri State
2019 - Ryan Hawkins, NW Missouri State
2021 - Elijah Jenkins, Embry - Riddle
2022 - Jadin Booth, Florida Southern
2023 - Jadin Booth, Florida Southern
2024 - Dallas Graziani, Nova Southeastern
2024 SCB Hall of Fame Classic Teams and Matchups Announced
Kansas City, MO – Small College Basketball is excited to announce the team and matchups for the 2024 Hall of Fame Classic. After a fantastic 2023 Hall of Fame Classic, the 2024 event returns to Lakeland, FL and the Jenkins Fieldhouse on the campus of Florida Southern College. This year’s event will take place on Saturday November 2nd and Sunday November 3rd. Small College Basketball will continue their partnerships with Polk County Tourism and Sports Marketing and Visit Central Florida. John McCarthy had this to say about the 2024 Hall of Fame Classic:
"I am just thrilled with the field of teams that will be participating in the 2024 Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic,” stated McCarthy. “Six of these teams played in the NCAA Division II Regional Championship game this past season, while four of them reached the Elite Eight, Both teams that played in the National Championship game this past season (Minnesota State and Nova Southeastern) will open up the 2024-25 season in the Hall of Fame Classic. We are so grateful to the D2 CCA for the exemption that they provide for the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic, and we continue to be thrilled with the support from Florida Southern College, Polk County Tourism and Sports Marketing and Visit Central Florida. Collectively, I'm confident that this is the finest overall in-season event within NCAA Division II basketball."
For the third straight year the event will include 10 teams. The Hall of Fame Classic started in 2016 in Evansville, IN. After a stop in St. Joseph, MO, the Hall of Fame Classic moved to Lakeland, FL in 2022. The event did not take place during the 2020 season.
The prominent event includes five games on Saturday and five games on Sunday. Below are the teams and matchups for this year’s event. For more information on the Hall of Fame Classic and Small College Basketball please head to smallcollegebasketball.com
2024 SCB Hall of Fame Classic
Saturday, November 2, 2024
11:00 Lake Superior State 85 Carson-Newman 78
1:15 Point Loma Nazarene 80 Fort Lewis 69
3:30 Nova Southeastern 122 Gannon 99
5:45 Florida Southern 91 Minnesota State 86
8:00 North Georgia 87 STAC 76
Sunday, November 3, 2024
11:00 Carson-Newman 94 Fort Lewis 75
1:15 Lake Superior State 107 Gannon 87
3:30 Nova Southeastern 116 STAC 81
5:45 Point Loma Nazarene 90 Florida Southern 85
8:00 North Georgia 57 Minnesota State 49
2024 Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic Team
Tyson Edmondson, Lake Superior State
Trey Hubbard, Carson-Newman
Jack Browder, Carson-Newman
MJ Iraldi, Nova Southeastern
Ross Reeves, Nova Southeastern
Alex Steen, Florida Southern
Jadin Booth, Florida Southern
Cayden Charles, North Georgia
A.J. White, North Georgia
Luke Haupt, Point Loma Nazarene
MVP: Dallas Graziani, Nova Southeastern
In alphabetic order, here are the teams that have participated in the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic from 2016-2021:
Alabama-Huntsville (2016, 2021 & 2022)
Augustana, SD (2017)
Bellarmine (2016)
Bentley (2023)
Carson - Newman (2024)
Cedarville (2023)
Central Oklahoma (2023)
Colorado School of Mines (2023)
Daemen (2019)
Dallas Baptist (2022)
Davenport (2019)
Embry - Riddle (2021)
Emporia State (2023)
Fairmont State (2018)
Ferris State (2017 & 2018)
Findlay (2017)
Flagler (2022)
Florida Southern (2016, 2022, 2023 & 2024)
Fort Lewis (2024)
Gannon (2024)
Hillsdale (2022)
Kentucky Wesleyan (2016 & 2017)
Indiana University of PA (2017)
Lake Superior State (2024)
Lincoln Memorial (2016, 2019 & 2022)
Mercyhurst (2023)
Minnesota State (2024)
Missouri Western (2018, 2019 & 2021)
Montevallo (2017)
Northern State (2018 & 2021)
North Georgia (2024)
Northwest Missouri State (2018, 2019, 2021 & 2022)
Nova Southeastern (2022 & 2024)
Point Loma Nazarene (2024)
Queens (2018)
Rockhurst (2021)
Seattle Pacific (2021)
Southern Indiana (2016 & 2017)
Southern Nazarene (2019)
St. Thomas Aquinas (2017, 2021 & 2024)
Tarleton State (2018)
UMSL (2023)
UNC Pembroke (2023)
USC Aiken (2019)
Valdosta State (2022)
Virginia Union (2023)
West Texas A&M (2019 & 2022)
William Jewell (2018)