Sport | College Basketball |
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Founded | 2023 |
No. of teams | 4 |
Venue(s) | LionTree Arena |
Sponsor(s) |
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Tournament format | Single elimination |
Official website | Rady Children's Invitational |
The Rady Children's Invitational is an early-season men's college basketball competition that begins in 2023. It is named for Rady Children's Hospital, affiliated with the UC San Diego School of Medicine.
The Rady Children's Invitational was formed in 2023. [1] Four teams will compete in a two-day, 4-game bracketed tournament, with the games televised on the Fox Sports network (FS1 and FOX). [1] The games will be played at LionTree Arena on the campus of UC San Diego in San Diego, California. [1]
The tournament is set to take place from November 23-24, 2023 at LionTree Arena in San Diego. [2] [3]
Semifinals November 23 FS1 | Championship November 24 FOX | ||||||||
Oklahoma | 79 | ||||||||
Iowa | 67 | ||||||||
Oklahoma | 72 | ||||||||
23 | USC | 70 | |||||||
Seton Hall | 63 | ||||||||
23 | USC | 71 | 3rd place Game November 24 | ||||||
Iowa | 85 | ||||||||
Seton Hall | 72 |
* – Denotes overtime period
The 2024 tournament is set to take place from November 28-29, 2024 at LionTree Arena in San Diego, featuring the following teams: [4]
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