PROVO, Utah – BYU men’s basketball knows where it will spend Thanksgiving as the Cougars will play in the 2025 Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational.
The 16-team, three bracket event set for Thanksgiving week will be played at Walt Disney’s World Resort’s State Farm Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Kissimmee, Fla.
The Cougars are in the MAGIC BRACKET alongside Dayton, Georgetown and Miami. The semifinals will be played on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 27, with the championship and consolation games on Friday, Nov. 28.
| MAGIC BRACKET | NOVEMBER 27-28 |
| BYU | Miami |
| Georgetown | Dayton |
| IMAGINATION BRACKET | NOVEMBER 27-28 |
| Charlotte | Furman |
| Illinois State | Richmond |
| ADVENTURE BRACKET | NOVEMBER 24-26 |
| Bradley | Liberty |
| Princeton | Rhode Island |
| Temple | Towson |
| UC San Diego | Vermont |
The Cougars are 0-1 all-time against Georgetown, with their only meeting coming on Feb. 11, 1984, in LaDell Anderson’s first season as head coach. BYU’s Devin Durrant and Brett Applegate combined for 27 points, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a 23-point, 15-rebound double-double from Bill Martin. Patrick Ewing also chipped in 13 points and 10 rebounds.
BYU has won all three of its meetings against Dayton, including a 79-75 overtime victory in their last meeting on Nov. 25, 2022, at Battle 4 Atlantis. Gideon George scored 21 points, including a 3-pointer with 2:19 left in regulation for the Cougars' first lead as they overcame a 23-point first half deficit to improve to 3-0 all-time against the Flyers.
The Cougars and Hurricanes split their previous four meetings but haven’t played one another since Feb. 4, 1989. Both of BYU’s wins have come inside the friendly confines of the Marriott Center, including a 99-86 victory on Feb. 9, 1988 behind 17 points and 10 assists from Brian Taylor.
Tickets will go on sale later in the summer in conjunction with the bracket and schedule releases. Fans can sign up for first access to pre-sale tickets at the ESPN Events Invitational website.