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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State will face VCU on Thursday, Nov. 23 in the opening round of the ESPN Events Invitational, ESPN Events announced Tuesday.

Tipoff is set for 4:30 p.m. central, with the game airing on ESPN2 at the State Farm Field House in the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Fla. Boise State and Virginia Tech are the other two teams on Iowa State’s half of the bracket. The semifinal game is slated for Friday, Nov. 24 at 4:30 p.m. central on ESPN2, while the consolation game is set for 7 p.m. central on ESPNU.

The Cyclones are 1-1 all-time against VCU, dropping a 91-84 game Dec. 29, 1993 in El Paso and winning 66-59 Nov. 26, 1994 in Hawaii.

The 2023 ESPN Events Invitational, a bracket-format tournament, will feature 12 games over the three days. Each team will compete in one game per day, advancing through a bracket-tournament format. The two teams that remain undefeated throughout will face off in a championship match Sunday, Nov. 26.

This is the 17th year Walt Disney World has hosted the tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. All the games will once again be played at State Farm Field House a venue that has been the site of world-class basketball competitions including NBA games and elite youth tournaments.

Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster.

• All-Tournament tickets are available at a $15 discount through Friday, August 11 using the promo code “MAGIC”
• Single-Session tickets are available now for the Lower Center Court tier
• Single-session tickets for all other tiers will go on sale October 2

VIP Hospitality will go on sale at a later date. To sign up for updates, visit https://espnevents.com/espn-events-invitational/vip-hospitality.

Travel packages, which include a discounted rate at the Gaylord Palms Resort as well as transportation to/from the arena, will soon be available via Anthony Travel. To learn more and sign up for notifications visit https://book.anthonytravel.com/d/espn-events-invitational.

ESPN EVENTS INVITATIONAL

November 23, 24 and 26

State Farm Field House (ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, near Orlando, Fla.)

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Baylor, TCU and BYU don't have to report. They support 17, 20 and 21 sports, respectively.

I'm working on a revenue breakdown. It's a bit more involved.

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This has nothing to do with them joining the Big 12. I wanted to make that clear up front.

I bought a slide scanner and have been scanning my slides and negatives from an old collection. I have a whole carousel of slides from Colorado and have to comment about what a beautiful state that is. But I've always thought it was an elusive beauty. The beauty is in the vista. That beauty is miles away. When you try to go there, the real beauty is in another vista, not so much where you are standing. You just can't get your hands around it. It's always in the distance.

Not that where your at might not have some beauty of its own unless that close up stuff is just barren landscape fit for the moon. It's just that the breathtaking beauty seems to always be in the distance. I find that a bit frustrating that the state plays hard-to-get.

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My tailgating group will be in A3 so am hoping to acquire a parking pass for that lot as well. I have a B3 pass and am hoping to do any of the following:

1. swap B3 for A3 straight up
2. buy the A3 pass and sell/donate my B3 elsewhere
3. do some combo of the swapping the A3/B3 plus cash.

Feel free to reply here or DM me. Thanks!

These videos never get old!

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Saw it yesterday. Good.

I have not seen any video glimpses of Lee, Hanikka, Remsberg, or Brock on any of the videos. They were, along with Dekkers, the original 5 that were rumored and speculated.

Dekkers and reserve lineman Sauser were identified in criminal charges. Brock "is not currently practicing with the team" according to Matt Campbell.

The videos are flashes, so I do not mean to imply they are definitive. Has anyone with better eyes (almost anyone, really) seen any of the other 3 practicing?

Excellent summary, IMO

The boys have been working...

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Arrogance at its finest.
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Rising junior LB emerges as an ISU priority target for 2025

Behind BYU, we have the largest stadium in the 16 team Big 12. Pretty cool if you ask me.

He is a difference maker defensively everywhere on the court.

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We're having a sort of reunion in Ames this year -- a group of us who mostly graduated at roughly the same time in the late 80s, plus spouses and kids. It's part reunion, part our 35th annual fantasy football draft for 12 of us, part or all party.

(Yes, in the late 80s we competed in many intramural sports and Kaleidoquiz as 'The Flying Carp').

What's the best way to buy a block of tickets to the ISU v UNI game? I'm seeking 16 tickets, together. I see them on Ticketmaster, with their fees, and will get online Wednesday at 9a to try and give my money directly to the ISU Athletic Department.

Any other ideas or advice?

Interesting roster of the team that beat the Jayhawks…