Rady Children's Invitational

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The Rady Children’s Invitational is an annual men’s NCAA Division I college basketball tournament held in San Diego, California. Originating in 2023, the tournament is held at LionTree Arena. Four teams compete in a two-day, four-game bracketed tournament.^[1]

History and format

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

Brackets

2023

The tournament took 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

2024

The 2024 tournament is set to take place from November 28-29, 2024 at LionTree Arena in San Diego, featuring the following teams:^[4]

References

^ "Rady Children's Invitational Tip Times and First Day Matchups Announced". Rady Children's Invitational. August 17, 2013. 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.
^ "Rady Children's Invitational College Basketball Tournament Announces 2024 Tournament Teams". Rady Children's Invitational. October 24, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

External links

Official website

NCAA men's college basketball tournaments

Division I

Early season	Acrisure Invitational Asheville Championship Bahamas Championship Battle 4 Atlantis Belfast Classic Big 5 Classic Cancún Challenge Cayman Islands Classic Charleston Classic Continental Tire Main Event Diamond Head Classic Emerald Coast Classic Empire Classic ESPN Events Invitational Fort Myers Tip-Off Gulf Coast Showcase Hall of Fame Classic Hall of Fame Tip Off Jacksonville Classic Jamaica Classic Las Vegas Invitational Legends Classic Maui Invitational Myrtle Beach Invitational Nassau Championship NIT Season Tip-Off Northern Classic Paradise Jam Phil Knight Invitational Rady Children's Invitational SoCal Challenge Sunshine Slam Wooden Legacy
Defunct Early season	All-College Basketball Classic Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Crossover Classic DirecTV Classic Great Alaska Shootout Global Sports Classic Las Vegas Classic Puerto Rico Tip-Off Savannah Invitational 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 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 Halifax First Nations
United States	Pilgrims Mayflower Plymouth Colony Plymouth, Massachusetts Plymouth Rock William Bradford Edward Winslow Mary Brewster Susanna White Native Americans Samoset Squanto Massasoit Wampanoag Cornucopia National Thanksgiving Proclamation Franksgiving National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation William Penn Sarah Josepha Hale Blackout Wednesday Abraham Lincoln Freedom from Want Mourt's Relation
Cuisine	Thanksgiving dinner Turkey Deep-fried Tofurkey Stuffing Gravy Butternut squash Apple cider Hazelnuts Cranberry sauce Carrots Mashed potatoes Sweet potatoes Acorn squash Yams Maize Menudo Green bean casserole Pie Apple Pumpkin Pecan Sweet Potato

Media

Songs

Television

"Bart vs. Thanksgiving"
The Berenstain Bears Meet Bigpaw
Bozo, Gar and Ray: WGN TV Classics
Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals
Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
A Doonesbury Special
Fluppy Dogs
Garfield's Thanksgiving
Intergalactic Thanksgiving
Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
The Mouse on the Mayflower
"Oprah's Favorite Things"
Saints & Strangers
"Slapsgiving"
"Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap"
Star Wars Holiday Special
"Thanksgiving"
"Thanksgiving Orphans"
The Thanksgiving Special
Turkey Hollow
"Turkeys Away"
A Very Gaga Thanksgiving
A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving

Associated
events

Cultural	Christmas and holiday season Harvest festivals Thanksgiving in film Thanksgiving television specials Winter festivals Lighting of the Macy's Great Tree World's Largest Disco 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 Boston English vs. Boston Latin Missouri Turkey Day Game Turkey Day Classic
Basketball	Acrisure Classic Acrisure Invitational Ball Dawgs Classic Battle 4 Atlantis ESPN Events Invitational Fort Myers Tip-Off Continental Tire Main Event Las Vegas Invitational Maui Invitational Rady Children's Invitational SoCal Challenge Wooden Legacy
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 The Match