Sunshine Slam
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| Sport | College basketball |
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| Founded | 2019 |
| Founder | Gazelle Group |
| No. of teams | 8 (2019–25) 4 (2026) |
| Country | United States |
| Venues | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
Most recent champions | George Mason (Beach) Pacific (Ocean) |
| Broadcasters | FloHoops CBS Sports Network |
| Website | Sunshine Slam |
The Sunshine Slam is a two-day college basketball tournament featuring eight teams in two separate four-team brackets founded in 2019. The inaugural tournament in 2019 was a round-robin tournament held at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, FL. The Northeast Conference is the host of the tournament. The tournament relocated to the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida and has been played there since 2021.
Brackets
OT – Denotes overtime period
2026
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2025
Campus games
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Beach Bracket
| Semifinals November 24 | Championship November 25 | ||||||
| George Mason | 92 | ||||||
| Ohio | 69 | ||||||
| George Mason | 74 | ||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 65 | ||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 76 | ||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 65 | Consolation Game November 25 | |||||
| Ohio | 58 | ||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 70 | ||||||
Ocean Bracket
| Semifinals November 24 | Championship November 25 | ||||||
| Stony Brook | 58 | ||||||
| Pacific | 86 | ||||||
| Pacific | 68 | ||||||
| Jacksonville | 53 | ||||||
| Jacksonville | 69 | ||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 64 | Consolation Game November 25 | |||||
| Stony Brook | 61 | ||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 54 | ||||||
2024
The format for the Sunshine Slam will consist of a pair of semifinal round games in each bracket on November 25 and a championship and consolation game in each bracket on November 26. Champions will be crowned for both the Beach and Ocean brackets as well as all-tournament teams. In addition to the neutral site games at the Ocean Center, the Sunshine Slam will feature four on-campus games. Each team from the Beach Bracket will host an Ocean Bracket team prior to the event.
Campus games
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Beach Bracket
| Semifinals November 25 | Championship November 26 | ||||||
| Penn State | 85 | ||||||
| Fordham | 66 | ||||||
| Penn State | 67 | ||||||
| Clemson | 75 | ||||||
| Clemson | 70 | ||||||
| San Francisco | 55 | Consolation Game November 26 | |||||
| Fordham | 64 | ||||||
| San Francisco | 85 | ||||||
Ocean Bracket
| Semifinals November 25 | Championship November 26 | ||||||
| Radford | 63 | ||||||
| Chicago State | 48 | ||||||
| Radford | 69 | ||||||
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 56 | ||||||
| Drexel | 81 | ||||||
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 87 | Consolation Game November 26 | |||||
| Chicago State | 71 | ||||||
| Drexel | 83 | ||||||
2023
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Beach Bracket
| Semifinals November 20 | Championship November 21 | ||||||
| Florida State | 83 | ||||||
| UNLV | 75 | ||||||
| Florida State | 77OT | ||||||
| No. 18 Colorado | 71 | ||||||
| No. 18 Colorado | 64 | ||||||
| Richmond | 56 | Consolation Game November 21 | |||||
| UNLV | 65 | ||||||
| Richmond | 82 | ||||||
Ocean Bracket
| Semifinals November 20 | Championship November 21 | ||||||
| Siena | 56 | ||||||
| Central Michigan | 70 | ||||||
| Central Michigan | 61 | ||||||
| Stetson | 71 | ||||||
| Milwaukee | 67 | ||||||
| Stetson | 85 | Consolation Game November 21 | |||||
| Siena | 59 | ||||||
| Milwaukee | 61 | ||||||
2022
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Beach Bracket
| Semifinals November 21 | Championship November 22 | ||||||
| Georgia | 66 | ||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 53 | ||||||
| Georgia | 73 | ||||||
| UAB | 87 | ||||||
| UAB | 80 | ||||||
| South Florida | 65 | Consolation Game November 22 | |||||
| South Florida | 75 | ||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 62 | ||||||
Ocean Bracket
| Semifinals November 21 | Championship November 22 | ||||||
| Bucknell | 66 | ||||||
| Presbyterian | 65 | ||||||
| Austin Peay | 65 | ||||||
| Bucknell | 79 | ||||||
| Austin Peay | 74 | ||||||
| Albany | 59 | Consolation Game November 22 | |||||
| Albany | 68 | ||||||
| Presbyterian | 65 | ||||||
2021
Utah, Tulsa, URI, and Boston College were in one pod, while the other pod consisted of Bryant, Holy Cross, Air Force, and Bethune-Cookman. 2021 Format: Eight teams in two separate four-team bracketed tournaments.
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Beach Bracket
| Semifinals November 20 | Championship November 21 | ||||||
| Utah | 68 | ||||||
| Boston College | 61 | ||||||
| Utah | 72 | ||||||
| Tulsa | 58 | ||||||
| Rhode Island | 71 | ||||||
| Tulsa | 77 | Consolation Game November 21 | |||||
| Boston College | 65 | ||||||
| Rhode Island | 71 | ||||||
Ocean Bracket
| Semifinals November 20 | Championship November 21 | ||||||
| Air Force | 72 | ||||||
| Holy Cross | 53 | ||||||
| Air Force | 73 | ||||||
| Bethune-Cookman | 65 | ||||||
| Bryant | 72 | ||||||
| Bethune-Cookman | 81 | Consolation Game November 21 | |||||
| Holy Cross | 62 | ||||||
| Bryant | 78 | ||||||
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References
- 1 2 "Sunshine Slam Set for 2019 Debut". Sunshine Slam. Gazelle Group. September 10, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ↑ "Sunshine Slam Details". Sunshine Slam. Gazelle Group.
- ↑ "2026 Sunshine Slam Schedule Announced" (PDF). SunshineSlam.com. August 17, 2026. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Sunshine Slam Schedule". Retrieved September 29, 2025.
- ↑ "Matchups Set For The 2024 Sunshine Slam" (PDF). Sunshine Slam. Gazelle Group. August 22, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ↑ "2023 Sunshine Slam Bracket". Sunshine Slam. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ↑ "2022-23 Men's College Basketball Early Season Tournaments and Exempt Multi-Team Events (MTEs)". SB Nation. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- ↑ Newman, Josh [@Joshua_Newman] (June 15, 2021). "Sources: Utah's MTE will be the Sunshine Slam in Daytona, Nov. 20-21. Utes, Tulsa, Rhode Island, Boston College" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ Newman, Josh [@Joshua_Newman] (June 16, 2021). "Second pod at this event will have Bryant, Holy Cross, Air Force, Bethune-Cookman" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
