 Logo for inaugural event | |
| Sport | College Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2023 |
| No. of teams | 12 (Men's) & 4 (Women's) |
| Country | United States |
| Venue(s) | Acrisure Arena |
| Most recent champion(s) | Arizona |
| Most titles | Arizona (1) |
| TV partner(s) | Fox |
| Sponsor(s) | Acrisure |
| Official website | Acrisure Classic |
The Acrisure Classic is the final game of a four-team NCAA Division I college basketball multi-team event called the Acrisure Invitational. Three games are played at campus sites in the days leading up to Thanksgiving, and the event culminates with the Acrisure Classic, a nationally televised game on Thanksgiving Day. The inaugural event is scheduled to took place in 2023. Following the games at campus sites, the final game will be played at Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms, California.[1]
It was announced the field would expand to a 16 team featuring 12 men's teams and 4 women's teams, which would play two five-day tournaments and 18 total games the week of Thanksgiving.[2]
Participants
2024
Participating Men's teams:[3]
Participating Women's teams:
2023
The 2023 event featured Arizona and Michigan State meeting in the Acrisure Classic.[1] On-campus games of the Acrisure Invitational will be hosted by the team listed second below.[4] #3 Arizona defeated #21 Michigan State 74−68 in the inaugural game of the Acrisure Classic.[5]
On-campus games
Game recaps:
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Acrisure Classic
Game recap:
| November 23 (Fox) | |||
| No. 21 Michigan State | 68 | ||
| No. 3 Arizona | 74 | ||
References
- 1 2 "Michigan State and Arizona to Headline the Inaugural Acrisure Classic". Acrisure Arena. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ↑ "'Like Maui, but bigger.' Annual week-long college basketball tourney coming to Acrisure".
- ↑ "2024 Acrisure Classic to have California feel as USC, San Diego State confirmed to attend".
- ↑ Dobbertean, Chris (23 September 2023). "2023–24 Men's College Basketball Early Season Tournaments and Exempt Multi-Team Events (MTEs)". SBNation. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ↑ "Love's 17 points, key steal in the closing seconds help No. 3 Arizona top No. 21 Michigan State".