Wisconsin basketball 2025 'Feast Week' event, field finalized
Wisconsin basketball 2025 'Feast Week' event, field finalized
See you in San Diego!
Tickets are now on sale for the @RCISanDiego this Thanksgiving!
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The Wisconsin Badgers are one of the four teams set to compete in the 2025 Rady's Children's Invitational in San Diego, California.
The Thanksgiving week event will take place on November 27th and 28th, with the semifinal games on the 27th and the championship and third place game on the 28th. The Badgers are joined in the four-team field by the national champion Florida Gators, TCU Horned Frogs, and Providence Friars.
Last season, the BYU Cougars, Purdue Boilermakers, NC State Wolfpack, and Ole Miss Rebels were the four teams invited. Purdue was the event's champion, beating Ole Miss in the title game 80-78. This will be Wisconsin's biggest 'Feast Week' multi-team event since 2022, when it participated in the Maui Invitational. The Badgers played in the Greenbriar Classic last November and the Fort Myers Tip-Off the year before.
Head coach Greg Gard and staff have done an excellent job reloading the program's roster entering 2025-26. They will have to be up for an early-season test, especially if they face the top-ranked Gators.
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