Not to be confused with the Acrisure Invitational.
Acrisure Classic
Logo for inaugural event
Sport
College Basketball
Founded
2023
No. of teams
12 men's and 4 women's in 2024
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 a four-team NCAA Division I college basketball showcase event. Three games are played at campus sites in the days leading up to Thanksgiving, and the event culminates with a nationally televised game on Thanksgiving Day. The inaugural event took place in 2023. Following the games at campus sites, the final game was played at Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms, California.[1]
The field will expand to 16 teams in 2024, featuring 12 men's and four women's teams, which would play two five-day tournaments and a total of 18 games during Thanksgiving week.[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".
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