Darnell Sallins
November 25, 2024, 12:30PM
The holiday season is set to begin with Thanksgivings being this Thursday. As an annual tradition, college basketball goes into Feast Week as called by ESPN. While most of college students head home to spend Thanksgivings with family and loved ones, the basketball programs travel across the country and the Atlantic Ocean to play games during this holiday week.
The Maui Invitational begins today. The back-to-back national champions UConn Huskies headlines as stacked field that also includes North Carolina, Auburn, and Iowa State. Four games to tipoff the Invitational beginning with No.2 UConn Huskies against Penny Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers. Then later on tonight, it's a Top 10 showdown in Maui with no.4 Auburn taking on no. 5 Iowa State. The Maui Invitational could be a fantastic way to get back into basketball season in the early window.
Maui Invitational Schedule:
Memphis vs. 2. UConn 2:30PM ESPN2
Colorado vs. Michigan State 5PM ESPN2
4. Auburn vs. 5. Iowa State 9PM ESPNU
Dayton vs. 10. North Carolina 11:30PM ESPN2
The championship game will be Wednesday, November 27 at 5PM on ESPN.
The Maui Invitational is just the beginning of a great basketball week for Feast Week. The Players Era Festival, a brand-new tournament that is groundbreaking with NIL initiative featuring top programs in the nation. This event is taking place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Houston, Alabama, Texas A&M, Rutgers headline the field of eight teams. The eight teams are split up into two groups of four teams: Power Group and Impact Group.
Players Era Festival Schedule:
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Power Group:
San Diego State vs. 14. Creighton 2PM TBS
Oregon vs. 23. Texas A&M 4:30PM TNT
Impact Group:
7. Houston vs. 8. Alabama 8PM
24. Rutgers vs. Notre Dame 10:30 TBS
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Power Group:
Oregon vs. San Diego State 4PM HBO Max
23. Texas A&M vs. 14. Creighton 6:30PM HBO Max
Impact Group:
24. Rutgers vs. 8. Alabama 10PM TBS
Notre Dame vs. 7. Houston 12:30AM TBS
Championship game will be Saturday, November 30 at 9:30PM on TNT.
What about the day before Thanksgiving? Well, that's when the Bad Boys Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis tips off. The 12-games in three days tournament are set for its 13th year. Eight team field headlined by Arizona, Gonzaga, Indiana, and Louisville down in Paradise of Nassau, Bahamas.
Bad Boys Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis Schedule:
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Louisville vs. 16 Indiana 12PM ESPN
West Virginia vs. 3. Gonzaga 2:30PM ESPN
Oklahoma vs. Providence 5PM ESPN2
Davison vs. 17. Arizona 7:30PM ESPN2
Championship game will be Friday, November 29 at 5:30PM on ESPN.
Other Games to Watch:
Terry's Chocolate Vegas Showdown (Tuesday, November 26, 2024)
1. Kansas vs. 12. Duke 9PM ESPN
ESPN Events Invitational (Thursday, November 28, 2024)
21. Florida vs. Wake Forest 2:30PM ESPN
Rady Children's Invitational (Thursday, November 28, 2024)
6. Purdue vs. North Carolina State 3PM FS1
Thanksgiving Hoops Showcase (Thursday, November 28, 2024)
20. Arkansas vs. 25. Illinois 4PM CBS
Rady Children's Invitational (Thursday, November 28, 2024)
BYU vs. Ole Miss 5:30PM FS1
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