SAN DIEGO – Wisconsin will compete at the 2025 Rady Children's Invitational tournament in San Diego, along with Florida, Kansas and Providence, as announced by Sports San Diego officials on Thursday.
The third-annual Rady Children's Invitational tournament will be held November 27-28, 2025, tipping off on Thanksgiving Day. Each day features two games, with the championship and third-place games taking place on Friday, Nov. 28. Tip times will be announced at a later date. All tournament games will air nationally on either FOX or FS1.
"Quite simply this is an amazing field," said Mark Neville, CEO of Sports San Diego. "It was our goal to bring top college basketball teams to our event and these teams fit that mold. We can't wait for next year."
All ticket holders of the 2024 Rady Children's Invitational will receive first access to secure tickets to the 2025 tournament. New ticket purchasers can join the Sports Sand Diego ticket presale list by visiting
RadyChildrensInvitational.com. Tickets will go on sale in spring of 2025.
$5 from every ticket sold will go to Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego.
This will mark the 18th time in the last 20 seasons that Wisconsin has played in a non-conference November tournament. The Badgers have won six holiday tournaments over that span, going 30-13 (.698) since 2005. Most recently, UW claimed the 2023 Fort Myers Tip-Off championship.
This season, the Badgers are competing at the 2024 Greenbrier Tip-Off at The Greenbrier in West Virginia.
About the 2025 Rady Children's Invitational Teams:
Florida Gators
The Gators captured back-to-back NCAA championships in 2006 and 2007. They've also played in 9 Elite Eight rounds and 24 NCAA tournaments.
Kansas Jayhawks
The Jayhawks have won 4 NCAA championships along with 6 times finishing as runner-up. They have also played in 16 Final Fours and 52 NCAA tournaments. In addition, Kansas has won 64 regular season championships and 2,370 games.
Providence Friars
The Friars have made two appearances in the Final Four in 1973 and 1987, and have made 4 trips to the Elite Eight, and 22 appearances in the NCAA tournament. Providence has won 1,424 games.
Wisconsin Badgers
The Badgers have played in 4 Final Fours and have made 27 NCAA Tournament appearances along with capturing 20 regular season championships. Wisconsin has won 1,663 games.
About Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego:
Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego is dedicated to improving the lives of children and families — in our community, throughout the nation and around the world. As one of the largest children's hospitals on the West Coast and one of the nation's top pediatric health care systems, we are proud to provide care to more than 90 percent of the children in our region. With so many families depending on Rady Children's, we rely on our incredible team of more than 1,000 physicians, nearly 1,500 nurses, more than 5,100 employees, and about 500 active volunteers to provide outstanding care and fulfill our covenant to the community. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on donations to support our mission. For more information, visit rchsd.org and find us on Facebook, Twitter and Vimeo.
About Sports San Diego:
Recognizing that San Diego is a premier tourist destination, the mission of Sports San Diego, a non-profit 501c3 organization, is to generate tourism, visibility, and economic impact for the San Diego region by producing the Rady Children's Invitational, Holiday Bowl, California State Games and recruiting outstanding sports events and experiences to San Diego. Since 1978, the association has generated more than $1 billion in economic benefit for the San Diego region.
