Acrisure Invitational

Not to be confused with the Acrisure Classic or the Acrisure Holiday Invitational.

The Acrisure Invitational is a four-team NCAA Division I college basketball tournament played on the two days following Thanksgiving, at Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms, California. The tournament is a part of the Acrisure series.^[2]

Acrisure Invitational

Logo for inaugural event
Sport	College Basketball
Founded	2023
No. of teams	4
Country	United States
Venue(s)	Acrisure Arena
Most recent champion(s)	Washington
Most titles	Hawai'i, Washington (1)
TV partner(s)	TruTV[1] (2024)
Sponsor(s)	Acrisure
Official website	Acrisure Invitational

Bracket

2024

	Semifinals November 28 TruTV				Championship November 29 TruTV
	TCU	52
	Santa Clara	69
					Santa Clara	69
					Washington	76
	Washington	73
	Colorado State	67			Third Place November 29 TruTV
					TCU	72
					Colorado State	76*

2023

The 2023 event featured Arkansas State, Hawaii, San Diego and UT Rio Grande Valley.^[3][4]

Game recaps: ^[5][6][7][8]

	Semifinals November 24				Championship November 25
	UT Rio Grande Valley	57
	Hawai'i	76
					San Diego	66
					Hawai'i	77
	San Diego	71
	Arkansas State	57			Third Place
					Arkansas State	75
					UT Rio Grande Valley	58

Noel Coleman of Hawaii was named most valuable player.^[9]

References

1. "TNT Sports to Present Comprehensive Live Coverage of NCAA College Basketball Acrisure Series in Palm Springs – Tuesday, Nov. 26-Friday, Nov. 29 – on truTV & Max". August 22, 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
2. "Acrisure Series". Acrisure Arena. Acrisure Arena. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
3. "Acrisure Invitational: Day 1". Acrisure Arena. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
4. Dobbertean, Chris (November 30, 2023). "2023–24 Men's College Basketball Early Season Tournaments and Exempt Multi-Team Events (MTEs)". SBNation. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
5. "Cotton's 23 Points Lead Hawaii past UT Rio Grande Valley 76–57". The Associated Press. November 24, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
6. "Turner Scores 18 and San Diego Defeats Arkansas State 71–57". The Associated Press. November 25, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
7. "Hawaii Off to 5–0 Start with Win over San Diego". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. November 25, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
8. "Arkansas State Bounces Back with Win over UTRGV". KTLO. November 26, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
9. Powers, Shad (November 25, 2023). "Hawaii Smothers San Diego to Earn Inaugural Acrisure Invitational Championship". Palm Springs Desert Sun. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

External links

• Acrisure Invitational