The UC San Diego men’s basketball team is set to compete in the Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational this November, following its first Big West title and an NCAA March Madness appearance. The tournament will take place from November 24-26 at the State Farm Field House, located at Walt Disney World Resort’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
UC San Diego will play three games as part of an eight-team bracketed event. Their opening game marks their first-ever matchup against Temple University, scheduled for November 24 at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 PT) on ESPNU.
The Adventure Bracket includes Bradley, Liberty, Princeton, Rhode Island, Temple, Towson, UC San Diego and Vermont. Each team will play three games over the course of the event. This year marks UC San Diego’s debut in the ESPN Events Invitational; Temple has previously participated in 2010 and 2019.
This is the 19th year that Walt Disney World has hosted the invitational at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. It is also the first time that three different tournaments have been held at this venue during a single season. All games are set to be played at State Farm Field House, which has hosted NBA games and major youth basketball competitions.
Tickets for all brackets are now available for purchase online. All tickets include two consecutive games within the same bracket and come with reserved seat assignments for 2025—general admission tickets are not offered this year. Fans can select their seats using Ticketmaster’s interactive map.
Discounted hotel rates near the complex are being offered through Experience Kissimmee for those attending the invitational.
“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.”
“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!”
“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 baseball/softball fields; a stadium; indoor arenas; field houses; outdoor fields; as well as a professional production center that produces content for global distribution.”
“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 academic ideals , graduating at an average rate of 90 percent , among public institutions in NCAA Division I or II.”
More information about upcoming events can be found on www.disneysportsnews.com or www.espnwwos.com.
