Rady Children's Invitational

The Rady Children's Invitational is an annual men's NCAA Division I college basketball tournament held in San Diego, California. The tournament was founded in 2023. It was held at LionTree Arena originally, but moved to the Jenny Craig Pavilion on the campus of the University of San Diego in 2025. Four teams compete in a two-day, four-game bracketed tournament.^[1]

Rady Children's Invitational

Sport	College basketball
Founded	2023
No. of teams	4
Venue(s)	LionTree Arena (2023–24) Jenny Craig Pavilion (2025)
Most recent champion(s)	Purdue
Sponsor(s)	Rady Children's Hospital Sports San Diego
Tournament format	Single elimination
Official website	Rady Children's Invitational

History and format

The inaugural tournament took place November 23–24, 2023, at LionTree Arena on the campus of UC San Diego, featuring Iowa (Big Ten), Oklahoma (Big 12), USC (Pac-12), and Seton Hall (Big East). Oklahoma defeated USC to win the championship.

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

2025

The 2025 tournament will be held at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in University of San Diego.^[2]

	Semifinals November 27 FS1					Championship November 28 FOX
	Florida
	TCU
	Wisconsin
	Providence					3rd place Game November 28 FOX

2024

The 2024 tournament took place November 28–29 at LionTree Arena in San Diego, featuring the following teams:^[3]

	Semifinals November 28 FS1					Championship November 29 FOX
	13	Purdue	71
		NC State	61
						13	Purdue	80
						23	Ole Miss	78
	23	Ole Miss	96*
		BYU	85			3rd place Game November 29 FOX
						NC State		61
						BYU		72

2023

The tournament took place November 23–24, at LionTree Arena.^[4][5]

	Semifinals November 23 FS1					Championship November 24 FOX
		Oklahoma	79
		Iowa	67
							Oklahoma	72
						23	USC	70
		Seton Hall	63
	23	USC	71			3rd place Game November 24 FOX
							Iowa	85
							Seton Hall	72