Sports San Diego announces NCAA teams set to tip off in Rady Children's Invitational
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI)-- Promoting physical fitness is essential in keeping kids healthy, and what better way to keep kids in shape than to host a good old-fashioned basketball tourney?
That's why Rady Children's Hospital San Diego is teaming up with Sports San Diego for a third consecutive year to bring the Rady Children's Invitational to America's Finest City.
The annual tournament, consisting of four NCAA teams, tips off Thursday, Nov. 27, with the third-place and championship games taking place Friday, Nov. 28. The Jenny Craig Pavilion on the University of San Diego campus will play host to the event for the first time.
The teams participating in this year's tournament are the Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten), TCU Horned Frogs (Big 12), Providence Friars (Big East) and the 2025 NCAA champion Florida Gators (SEC).
Here is the schedule for the 2025 Rady Children's Invitational:
November 27:
Florida vs TCU at noon (PT)
Wisconsin vs Providence at 2:30 p.m. (PT)
November 28:
Third Place Game: Time TBD
Championship Game: Time TBD
Tickets for the tournament are available to purchase online, with the price of two-day passes ranging from $95 to $161, and include access to all four games.
For every ticket sold, $5 will be donated to Rady Children's Hospital San Diego.
“Sports events have been an important part of the tourism industry in San Diego,” Dr. Nancy Rohland-Heinrich, President of Sports San Diego, said. “Together with Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego, FOX Sports, USD, and Global Sports & Events – we’re confident this early-season college basketball tournament is already one of the best in the country."
The tournament was hosted at LionTree Arena at UC San Diego for the first two years, but moved to the larger Jenny Craig Pavilion for this year's event.
