SAN DIEGO – Sports San Diego officials have announced that the Purdue men's basketball team will compete in the 2024 Rady Children's Invitational in San Diego on Nov. 28 and 29, at LionTree Arena on the campus of UC San Diego.
The Boilermakers will be joined by Arkansas, BYU and Notre Dame in the four-team, two-game event. The first game will be played on Thanksgiving Day, with the consolation and championship games set for Black Friday.
"We are fired up to have these premier college basketball programs and institutions with amazing traditions and fan bases set to play in San Diego next year," said Mark Neville, CEO of Sports San Diego, the organization that produces the tournament. "Together with Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, FOX Sports, UC San Diego Athletics, and Global Sports & Events, we endeavor to produce one of the best early season college basketball tournaments in the country. Part of that means securing top basketball programs year after year. We are extremely proud of this 2024 field."
The inaugural Rady Children's Invitational tips off this year featuring Iowa, USC, Seton Hall and Oklahoma. The games will air nationally on FS1 (November 23) and FOX (November 24).
"We're thrilled that the Rady Children's Invitational is attracting some of the best college programs in the country to our region and shining the national spotlight on San Diego," said Stephen Jennings, Senior Vice President and Chief External Affairs Officer at Rady Children's Hospital and Executive Director at Rady Children's Hospital Foundation. "Whether as a spectator or a participant, sports like basketball have the power to bring families together, and that's what we're all about at Rady Children's."
Ticket prices for the 2023 event range from $35 to $125 per day. Each day includes two games. Two-day tickets are also available. Fans wanting to purchase tickets are encouraged to visit www.RadyChildrensInvitational.com. $5 from each ticket sold will be donated to Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego.
The Boilermakers enter this year's Maui Invitational having won two straight Thanksgiving week tournaments, defeating No. 18 and No. 6 Villanova in the 2021 Hall of Fame Tipoff Classic, and then West Virginia, No. 6 Gonzaga and No. 8 Duke a year ago to win the Phil Knight Legacy.
The Boilermakers will be joined by Arkansas, BYU and Notre Dame in the four-team, two-game event. The first game will be played on Thanksgiving Day, with the consolation and championship games set for Black Friday.
"We are fired up to have these premier college basketball programs and institutions with amazing traditions and fan bases set to play in San Diego next year," said Mark Neville, CEO of Sports San Diego, the organization that produces the tournament. "Together with Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, FOX Sports, UC San Diego Athletics, and Global Sports & Events, we endeavor to produce one of the best early season college basketball tournaments in the country. Part of that means securing top basketball programs year after year. We are extremely proud of this 2024 field."
The inaugural Rady Children's Invitational tips off this year featuring Iowa, USC, Seton Hall and Oklahoma. The games will air nationally on FS1 (November 23) and FOX (November 24).
"We're thrilled that the Rady Children's Invitational is attracting some of the best college programs in the country to our region and shining the national spotlight on San Diego," said Stephen Jennings, Senior Vice President and Chief External Affairs Officer at Rady Children's Hospital and Executive Director at Rady Children's Hospital Foundation. "Whether as a spectator or a participant, sports like basketball have the power to bring families together, and that's what we're all about at Rady Children's."
Ticket prices for the 2023 event range from $35 to $125 per day. Each day includes two games. Two-day tickets are also available. Fans wanting to purchase tickets are encouraged to visit www.RadyChildrensInvitational.com. $5 from each ticket sold will be donated to Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego.
The Boilermakers enter this year's Maui Invitational having won two straight Thanksgiving week tournaments, defeating No. 18 and No. 6 Villanova in the 2021 Hall of Fame Tipoff Classic, and then West Virginia, No. 6 Gonzaga and No. 8 Duke a year ago to win the Phil Knight Legacy.