Miami to Play in 2025 Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami men’s basketball team will take part in the 2025 Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational over Thanksgiving week in Kissimmee, Fla.

The 16-team, three-bracket event will take place Nov. 24-28 at Walt Disney World Resort’s State Farm Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

“We are very excited to take part in the 2025 ESPN Events Invitational in November,” head coach Jai Lucas said. “It is an extremely strong tournament field, which will help prepare us for our conference schedule. We are appreciative of the opportunity and looking forward to competing against top-tier opponents.”

Miami will compete in the Magic Bracket, which includes BYU, Dayton and Georgetown. The semifinals will be played on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 27, with the championship and consolation games on Friday, Nov. 28.

This will be Miami’s third appearance in the ESPN Events Invitational, having taken part in the 2016 and 2021 iterations. The Hurricanes are 2-4 all-time in the tournament, finishing fourth in 2016 and sixth in 2021.

The official bracket and game times for the tournament will be announced at a later date.