ESPN Events Invitational
The Terry's Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational is an annual college basketball tournament originally played over the Thanksgiving weekend—Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. The inaugural tournament was held November 23, 24, and 26, 2006. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference serves as the host for the event. The tournament is played in the State Farm Field House within the ESPN [Wide World of Sports Complex] that is part of the Walt Disney World Resort in Kissimmee, Florida.
From 2006 through 2023, the tournament consisted of eight teams from separate conferences. All eight teams were guaranteed three games. Teams who lost in the first round moved to the consolation bracket and could finish no better than fifth place, whereas teams who won in the first round moved to the championship bracket and could finish no worse than fourth place. The final ranking of the teams was determined by separate games for first, third, fifth, and seventh places. The 2020 tournament was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2024, the tournament had only four teams, with winners in the first round advancing to the championship game. The two teams that lost in the semifinals played in the third-place game.
In 2025, the tournament will last five days, include sixteen teams, and consist of twenty games played across three separate brackets. The tournament will open with the eight-team Adventure Bracket played over its first three days. During the final two days, eight other teams will play in two separate four-team brackets, the Imagination Bracket and the Magic Bracket.
Brackets
2025
The 2025 Terry's Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational field consisted of sixteen team distributed across three brackets:- The eight-team Adventure bracket was played November 24–26 and consisted of 2025–26 [Bradley Braves men's basketball team|Bradley], 2025–26 [UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball team|UC San Diego], 2025–26 [Liberty Flames basketball team|Liberty], 2025–26 [Princeton Tigers men's basketball team|Princeton], 2025–26 [Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team|Rhode Island], 2025–26 [Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple], 2025–26 [Towson Tigers men's basketball team|Towson], and 2025–26 [Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team|Vermont].
- The four-team Imagination Bracket was played November 27–28 and consisted of 2025–26 [Furman Paladins men's basketball team|Furman], 2025–26 [Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team|Illinois State], 2025–26 [Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team|Charlotte], and 2025–26 [Richmond Spiders men's basketball team|Richmond].
- The four-team Magic Bracket was also played November 27–28 and consisted of 2025–26 [BYU Cougars men's basketball team|BYU], 2025–26 [Dayton Flyers men's basketball team|Dayton], 2025–26 [Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team|Georgetown], and 2025–26 [Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team|Miami].
2024
- '''November 28 – November 29'''
2023
- '''November 23 – November 26'''
2022
- '''November 24 – November 27'''
2021
- '''November 25 – November 28'''
2020
Tournament was scheduled to be played Thursday, November 26 through Sunday, November 29 but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the field consisted of Auburn, Belmont, Boise State, Gonzaga, Michigan State, Saint Louis, Siena and Xavier.2019
- '''November 28–December 1'''
2018
- '''November 22 – November 25'''
2017
- '''November 23 – November 26'''
2016
- '''November 24 – November 27'''
2015
- '''November 26 – November 29'''
2014
- '''November 27 – November 30'''
2013
- '''November 28–December 1'''
2012
- '''November 24–27'''
2011
- '''November 24–27'''
2010
- '''November 25–28'''
2009
- '''November 26–27, 29'''
2008
- '''November 27–28, 30'''
2007
- '''November 22–23, 25'''
2006
- '''November 23–24, 26'''