What to know for 2025 men's college basketball Thanksgiving week tournaments, feast week teams schedule, dates
It's Thanksgiving week during the Men's college basketball, and while people are planning to stuff their plates with all of the fixings, men's college basketball is serving a full slate of hoops with its plethora of holiday tournaments.
An annual occurrence, teams will travel across the country − and internationally − to play in a slate of games that provide a great measuring stick for where they stand in the first month of the season, and even stack up on the Quad 1 and 2 wins the NCAA tournament selection committee values so much in March.
Some tournaments started or already wrapped up play before the week began, but there are still others taking place with stacked fields, like the Maui Invitational, which returns to the iconic Lahaina Civic Center, and the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas. In total, 13 teams in the Sportshistori.com men's basketball coaches poll will be playing in tournaments.
When is the 2025 Player's Era Festival Basketball tournament?
When: Nov. 24-27
Where: MGM Grand Garden Arena and Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas.
Teams: No. 2 Houston, No. 6 Michigan, No. 11 Alabama, No. 12 Gonzaga, No. 14 Iowa State, No. 16 St. John's, No. 17 Tennessee, No. 23 Kansas, Auburn, Baylor, Creighton, Maryland, Notre Dame, Oregon, Rutgers, San Diego State, Syracuse, UNLV
When is the 2025 Maui Invitational Basketball tournament?
When: Nov. 24-26
Where: Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, Hawaii.
Teams: Arizona State, Boise State, Chaminade, North Carolina State, Seton Hall, Texas, Southern California, Washington State
When is 2025 ESPN Events Invitational men's college basketball ?
When: ESPN Events Invitational | November 24-28
Where: State Farm Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex | Kissimmee, Fla.
Adventure Bracket: Bradley, Liberty, Princeton, Rhode Island, Temple, Towson, UC San Diego, Vermont
Imagination Bracket: Charlotte, Furman, Illinois State, Richmond
Magic Bracket: BYU, Dayton, Georgetown, Miami (Fla.)
When is 2025 Rady Children's Invitational men's college basketball
When: Nov. 27-28
Where: Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego.
Teams: No. 9 Florida, No. 21 Wisconsin, Providence, TCU
When is 2025 Acrisure Series in men's college basketball?
When: Nov. 25-28
Where: Acrisure Arena, Palm Desert, Calif.
Teams: Grand Canyon, Iowa, Mississippi and Utah are among 20 teams.
When is the 2025 Battle 4 Atlantis tournament?
When: Nov. 26-28
Where: Imperial Arena, Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Teams: Colorado State, Saint Mary's, South Florida, Vanderbilt, Virginia Commonwealth, Virginia Tech, Wichita State and Western Kentucky
When is the 2025 Fort Myers Tip-Off Tournament?
When: Nov. 24-27
Where: Suncoast Credit Union Arena, Fort Myers, Fla.
Teams: No. 18 Michigan State, No. 19 North Carolina, East Carolina and St. Bonaventure among eight teams.
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