Rady Children's Invitational

College basketball tournament

Rady Children's Invitational
Sport	College basketball
Founded	2023
No. of teams	4
Venue(s)	LionTree Arena
Most recent champion(s)	Purdue
Sponsor(s)	Rady Children's Hospital Sports San Diego
Tournament format	Single elimination
Official website	Rady Children's Invitational

The Rady Children's Invitational is an annual men's NCAA Division I college basketball tournament held in San Diego, California. The tournament was founded in 2023. It is held at LionTree Arena on the campus of the University of California, San Diego. Four teams compete in a two-day, four-game bracketed tournament.

History and format

The inaugural tournament took place November 23–24, 2023, at LionTree Arena on the campus of UC San Diego, featuring Iowa (Big Ten), Oklahoma (Big 12), USC (Pac-12), and Seton Hall (Big East). Oklahoma defeated USC to win the championship.

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

2024

The 2024 tournament is set to take place from November 28–29 at LionTree Arena in San Diego, featuring the following teams:

Semifinals November 28 FS1			Championship November 29 FOX

13	Purdue	71

	NC State	61
			13	Purdue	80

			23	Ole Miss	78
23	Ole Miss	96*

	BYU	85	3rd place Game November 29 FOX


			NC State		61

			BYU		72

2023

The tournament took place from November 23–24, at LionTree Arena.

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 FOX


				Iowa	85

				Seton Hall	72

Future Fields

2025

Florida, Kansas, Providence, Wisconsin

References

"Rady Children's Invitational Tip Times and First Day Matchups Announced". Rady Children's Invitational. August 17, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
"Rady Children's Invitational College Basketball Tournament Announces 2024 Tournament Teams". Rady Children's Invitational. October 24, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
Morrissette, Connor (February 28, 2023). "USC men's basketball to play in Rady Children's Invitational over Thanksgiving 2023". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
"Schedule Set for Inaugural Rady Children's Invitational". Hawkeye Sports. August 17, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

External links

Official website

NCAA men's college basketball tournaments

Division I

Early season	Acrisure Classic Acrisure Holiday Invitational Acrisure Invitational Arizona Tip-Off Bahamas Championship Battle 4 Atlantis Big 5 Classic Boardwalk Battle Cancún Challenge Cayman Islands Classic Charleston Classic Diamond Head Classic Empire Classic Emerald Coast Classic ESPN Events Invitational Fort Myers Tip-Off Greenbrier Tip-Off Gulf Coast Showcase Hall of Fame Tip-Off Jacksonville Classic Legends Classic Maui Invitational Myrtle Beach Invitational Nassau Championship NIT Season Tip-Off Paradise Jam Phil Knight Invitational Players Era Festival Rady Children's Invitational Sunshine Slam Vegas Showdown
Defunct Early season	All-College Basketball Classic Asheville Championship Belfast Classic Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Continental Tire Main Event Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Crossover Classic DirecTV Classic Great Alaska Shootout Global Sports Classic Jamaica Classic Las Vegas Classic Las Vegas Invitational Northern Classic Puerto Rico Tip-Off Savannah Invitational SoCal Challenge Southland Basketball Tip-Off Vancouver Showcase
Conference postseason	ACC America East The American ASUN Atlantic 10 Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA Conference USA Horizon Ivy League MAAC MEAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pac-12 (on hiatus until 2027) Patriot SEC Southern Southland SWAC Sun Belt Summit WAC West Coast
Defunct Conference postseason	American South American West Big Eight East Coast Great Midwest Great West Metro Southwest
Postseason	NCAA Division I Tournament National Invitation Tournament College Basketball Invitational CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament College Basketball Crown (starting in 2025)
Defunct Postseason	The Basketball Classic Vegas 16 National Commissioners Invitational Tournament National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament

Division II

Conference postseason	CCAA CACC Carolinas East Coast Great American GLIAC GLVC G-MAC Great Northwest Gulf South Lone Star Mountain East Northeast-10 Northern Sun Pacific West Peach Belt PSAC RMAC South Atlantic SIAC Sunshine State
Defunct Conference postseason	Heartland
Postseason	NCAA Division II Tournament

Division III

Conference postseason	Allegheny Mountain American Rivers American Southwest Atlantic East C2C Centennial CUNYAC CCIW CCS Commonwealth Coast Empire 8 Great Northeast HCAC Landmark Liberty Little East MASCAC Michigan Middle Atlantic (MAC Commonwealth and MAC Freedom) Midwest Minnesota NESCAC NEWMAC New Jersey North Atlantic NACC NCAC Northwest Ohio Old Dominion Presidents' SAA SCIAC SLIAC Skyline SCAC SUNYAC United East Upper Midwest USA South Wisconsin
Defunct Conference postseason	ACAA Colonial States NECC
Postseason	NCAA Division III Tournament ECAC Tournaments

Thanksgiving

History and
traditions

Canada	Samuel de Champlain Martin Frobisher First Nations
United States	Pilgrims Mayflower Plymouth Colony Plymouth, Massachusetts William Bradford Edward Winslow Mary Brewster Susanna White Native Americans Samoset Squanto Massasoit Wampanoag Cornucopia National Thanksgiving Proclamation Franksgiving National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation Sarah Josepha Hale Blackout Wednesday Abraham Lincoln Freedom from Want Mourt's Relation Friendsgiving
Germany	Erntedankfest Düsseldorf-Urdenbach
Cuisine	Thanksgiving dinner Turkey Deep-fried Tofurkey Turducken Stuffing Gravy Butternut squash Apple cider Cranberry sauce Creamed corn Mashed potatoes Sweet potatoes Succotash Green bean casserole Pie Apple Pumpkin Pecan Sweet Potato

Media

Songs

Television

Associated
events

Cultural	Christmas and holiday season Harvest festival List Thanksgiving in film Thanksgiving television specials Winter festivals Lighting of the Macy's Great Tree National Adoption Day Black Friday Cyber Black Friday National Day of Listening Native American Heritage Day Small Business Saturday Cyber Monday Giving Tuesday Thanksgivukkah
Parades	Novant Health (Charlotte) Chicago America's (Detroit) Oktoberfest (Kitchener-Waterloo) Hollywood Christmas (Los Angeles) Macy's (New York City) 6abc-Dunkin' Donuts (Philadelphia) Celebrate the Season (Pittsburgh) America's Hometown (Plymouth)
Protests	National Day of Mourning Unthanksgiving Day Buy Nothing Day

Sports

Football	NFL on Thanksgiving Day CFL Thanksgiving Classic Turkey Day Classic
Turkey trots	Berwick Run for the Diamonds Buffalo Turkey Trot Dallas Turkey Trot Feaster Five Road Race Manchester Road Race
Others	National Dog Show Pumpkin chucking / Pumpkin shoot Turkey bowling Turkey Night Grand Prix

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