The field was revealed Thursday for the 20th annual ESPN Events Invitational men’s college basketball event, and UCF is part of the 10-team field.
The event will take place Nov. 23-27 at State Farm Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Kissimmee. The 10 teams will be divided into two groups.
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UCF will be in the Magic Group with Boston College, Cincinnati and Georgia. Two games will be played on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 26), with the teams switching opponents for two more games Nov. 27. Pairings have not been announced.
The six-team Adventure Group includes Akron, Appalachian State, Belmont, St. Bonaventure, Wright State and Yale. These six teams will each play in three games between Monday-Wednesday, Nov. 23-25.
The field includes 2026 NCAA Tournament participants UCF, Akron, Georgia and Wright State. Yale earned a berth in the NIT.
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UCF will be in the event for the third time (2007, 2017). The Knights are coming off their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2019, posting a 21-12 record and knocking off three top-20 teams in conference play. UCF lost to UCLA in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last season.
UCF is quite familiar with fellow Big 12 foe Cincinnati, which is coming off an 18-15 season, 9-9 in the Big 12.
Georgia had its winningest regular season (22 victories) in 121 years of intercollegiate competition, finishing with a 22-11 record and its second straight NCAA Tournament appearance.
Boston College welcomes head coach Luke Murray, who was part of two national championship teams in five seasons as an assistant at Connecticut. The son of actor Bill Murray, Luke seeks to bring the Eagles their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2009.
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