One thing has become clear as we look ahead to the 2024-25 season: The place to be is in Palm Desert, California during Thanksgiving Week.
Over four days (November 26-29), Acrisure Arena will be home to 20 games involving high-major teams in Men’s and Women’s College Basketball. If you need an alternative for Turkey Day, look no further.
Announcing The Field for the 2024 Acrisure Invitational
Washington, Santa Clara, TCU, and Colorado State are the latest teams to confirm they will be part of this loaded feast of basketball in the desert. These will be the semifinal matchups to be played on Thursday, November 28th:
TCU vs. Santa Clara
Washington vs. Colorado State
All four squads will be in action on Friday, November 29th as part of either the Championship Game or 3rd Place Game
Announcing the on-Campus Matchups
UC Riverside and Alcorn State have been confirmed as the participating travel teams within the Acrisure Invitational for 2024. Here is the full schedule of games they will compete in against the remainder of the field:
November 18th - Alcorn State at TCU
November 19th - UC Riverside at Santa Clara
November 21st - UC Riverside at Washington, Alcorn State at Colorado State
November 24th - Alcorn State at UC Riverside
Overview
The tournament will again be held at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert.
This will be the second year of the event.
Between November 26th and 29th - 20 high major games will be played at the venue.