LA JOLLA, Calif. – Fresh off its first Big West title and an NCAA March Madness appearance, the UC San Diego men's basketball team will take part in the Terry's Chocolate ESPN Events invitational in November. The Tritons will play three games in an eight team, bracketed event which will be held Nov. 24-26 at Walt Disney World Resort's State Farm Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. First up for the Tritons will be their first-ever match-up against Temple. UC San Diego will square off against the Owls on Nov. 24 at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 PT) on ESPNU.
  
The ADVENTURE BRACKET features Bradley, Liberty, Princeton, Rhode Island, Temple, Towson, UC San Diego and Vermont. The eight teams will each play three games between Monday-Wednesday, Nov. 24-26. UC San Diego is making its first appearance in the ESPN Events Invitational. Temple has appeared twice previously: 2010 and 2019.
 
This is the 19th year Walt Disney World has hosted the ESPN Events Invitational at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, and the first time three different tournaments been held at the site. All the games will once again be played at State Farm Field House, a venue that has been the site of world-class basketball competitions including NBA games and elite youth tournaments.
 
Tickets for all three brackets are now on sale here!
 
All tickets include two back-to-back games within the same bracket. A complete schedule with session names can be viewed above/below. New in 2025, all tickets will include reserved seat assignments. There will be no general admission tickets. Fans can select their seats using Ticketmaster's interactive map.
 
Experience Kissimmee is offering discounted rates at nearby hotels for the ESPN Events Invitational.
 
TERRY'S CHOCOLATE ESPN EVENTS INVITATIONAL
ADVENTURE BRACKET
November 24-26
State Farm Field House (ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Kissimmee, Fla.)
 

Date	Time (ET)	Matchup/Event	Network
Mon, Nov. 24	11 a.m.	Rhode Island vs. Towson	ESPN2/ESPNU
	1:30 p.m.	Liberty vs. Vermont	ESPNU
	4:30 p.m.	Temple vs. UC San Diego	ESPNU
	7 p.m.	Princeton vs. Bradley	ESPN+
Tue, Nov. 25	Noon	Semifinal #1	ESPN2
	2:30 p.m.	Consolation #1	ESPNU
	5 p.m.	Semifinal #2	ESPN2
	7:30 p.m.	Consolation #2	ESPNU
Wed, Nov. 26	Noon	Championship Game	ESPN2
	2:30 p.m.	Third place game	ESPNU
	5 p.m.	Seventh place game	ESPN+
	7:30 p.m.	Fifth place game	ESPNU

 
About ESPN Events
ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, owns and operates a portfolio of collegiate sporting events nationwide. In the 2024-25 academic year, the 34-event schedule includes four early-season college football kickoff games, 17 college bowl games, 10 college basketball events, the premiere regular season college softball and gymnastics events, as well as the Band of the Year National Championship. Collectively, these events account for over 400 hours of live programming on ESPN platforms, reaching 60 million viewers and attracting more than 650,000 annual attendees. Each year, the portfolio of events features more than 20 Division I conferences and hosts over 4,000 participating student-athletes. With satellite offices in more than 10 cities across the country, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as providing unique experiences for teams and fans.
 
About Terry's Chocolate
Terry's Chocolate is more than a chocolate, it's an experience. Tap it, unwrap it and enjoy it: this ritual has been tempting the United Kingdom since 1926 and has become popular in the U.S. market with several million balls sold each year. This unique and interactive format has made the Terry's Chocolate a must-have Christmas stocking-stuffer and the perfect token gift all year round. Terry's, time to have a blast!
 
About ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, located at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, is the home of Disney Soccer and Disney Spring Training and one of the premier sites for amateur sports in the nation. The complex hosts dozens of events each year and has accommodated 70 different sports featuring athletes from 70 different countries. Designed to provide professional, amateur and youth athletes with experiences synonymous with the names Disney and ESPN, the 220-acre facility features multiple competition venues, including 16 baseball/softball fields; a 9,500-seat stadium; a state-of-the-art indoor arena in addition to two field houses for basketball, volleyball, eSports and other indoor sports; and 17 multi-purpose outdoor fields for soccer, football and field hockey. The complex also contains a professional production center that produces content for the Disney family of networks for global distribution. For more information, visit www.disneysportsnews.com for news releases, photos and videos and www.espnwwos.com for the latest calendar of events.
 
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.