RON MALY HAS BEEN WATCHING THE PARADE GO BY FOR A LONG TIME. THIS IS ONE OF HIS WEBSITES.

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Iowa, Memphis, Providence and Virginia headline the eight-team field for the 2016 Emerald Coast Classic basketball tournament. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Savannah State and St. Francis Brooklyn also are playing in the tournament with one more team to be announced within the next month. Iowa, Providence and Virginia competed in the 2015 NCAA tournament, with Iowa and Virginia advancing to the third round. First and second-round games will be played at on-campus sites Nov. 12 through Nov. 23, with the third round and championship round scheduled Thanksgiving weekend Nov. 25-26 at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, Fla. Iowa State captured the 2015 Emerald Coast Classic title by beating Illinois, 84-73, in the championship last Saturday.