Rady Children’s Invitational Bracket, Schedule Featuring BYU Basketball
Nov 26, 2024, 11:44 AM
BYU basketball is one of four teams participating in the 2024 Rady Children's Invitational in San Diego. (Isaac Hale, Deseret News)
(Isaac Hale, Deseret News)
BYU basketball is one of four teams in the 2024 Rady Children’s Invitational.
The two-day event occurs at UC San Diego’s LionTree Arena in San Diego, California.
THIS WEEK pic.twitter.com/MHnBD0keic
— BYU Men's Basketball (@BYUMBB) November 25, 2024
BYU will face nationally ranked Ole Miss on Thanksgiving Day. One day later, BYU will face NC State or Purdue. The Wolfpack and Boilermakers were Final Four teams a season ago.
How to watch BYU Basketball in the Rady Children’s Invitational
The Rady Children’s Invitational opening round games will be televised on FS1.
FS1 is available on the FOX Sports app by logging in with your television credentials. Streaming services like Hulu + Live TV, FuboTV, and YouTube TV offer FS1.
The Third Place Game and Championship on Friday, November 29, will air on network FOX.
How to listen
You can listen to the BYU basketball games in the Rady Children’s Invitational on KSL NewsRadio (102.7 FM, 1160 AM), the KSL NewsRadio app, or sports.ksl.com.
Participating teams
BYU Cougars
- Conference: Big 12
- Head Coach: Kevin Young (First Season)
- 2024-25 Record: 5-0
- AP Ranking: Receiving Votes
- Coaches Poll: Receiving Votes
- KenPom: No. 26
- BartTorvik: No. 28
- Haslam Metrics: No. 39
- Leading Scorer: Egor Demin (15.2)
- Rebounds Leader: Keba Keita (10.2)
- Assists Leader: Egor Demin (7.2)
Your BYU Cougars are coming to SD‼️🏀 The Cougars have won 1,786 games, & 27 conference championships, ranking 12th among all Division I basketball programs.@byumbb first #RadyChildren'sInvitational game is set for Thanksgiving Day vs Ole Miss at 2:30pm PT pic.twitter.com/DKzvZ3ANtz
— Rady Children's Invitational (@RCISanDiego) September 24, 2024
Mississippi Rebels
- Conference: SEC
- Head Coach: Chris Beard (Second Season)
- 2024-25 Record: 5-0
- AP Ranking: No. 23
- Coaches Poll: No. 24
- KenPom: No. 48
- BartTorvik: No. 38
- Haslam Metrics: No. 41
- Leading Scorer: Sean Pedulla (14.4)
- Rebounds Leader: Malik Dia (6.8)
- Assists Leader: Jaylen Murray (4.0)
The Ole Miss Rebels are coming to SD ‼️🏀
The Rebels have made 8 trips to the NCAA tournament. They also captured the SEC Western Division 5 times & have won 1,389 games. @olemissmbb first #RCI game is set for Thanksgiving Day vs BYU at 2:30pm PT
SOLD OUT EVENT‼️ pic.twitter.com/gXVLEe5JgD
— Rady Children's Invitational (@RCISanDiego) October 24, 2024
NC State Wolfpack
- Conference: ACC
- Head Coach: Kevin Keatts (Eigth Season)
- 2024-25 Record: 5-0
- AP Ranking: Not Ranked
- Coaches Poll: Not Ranked
- KenPom: No. 54
- BartTorvik: No. 52
- Haslam Metrics: No. 48
- Leading Scorer: Jayden Taylor (13.8)
- Rebounds Leader: Dontrez Styles (6.0)
- Assists Leader: Michael O’Connell (4.6)
Introducing the NC State Wolfpack!! 🏀🐺
The Wolfpack made their 4th Final Four in 2024. They’ve appeared in 29 NCAA tournaments & have won 1,805 games & conference championships. @packmensbball first #RCI game is set for Thanksgiving Day vs Purdue at 12pm PT
SOLD OUT EVENT‼️ pic.twitter.com/IRl1bAYVQ2
— Rady Children's Invitational (@RCISanDiego) October 18, 2024
Purdue Boilermakers
- Conference: Big Ten
- Head Coach: Matt Painter (20th Season)
- 2024-25 Record: 5-1
- AP Ranking: No. 13
- Coaches Poll: No. 12
- KenPom: No. 16
- Bart Torvik: No. 16
- Haslam Metrics: No. 14
- Leading Scorer: Trey Kaufman-Renn (17.7)
- Rebounds Leader: Trey Kaufman-Renn (6.0)
- Assists Leader: Braden Smith (9.3)
Introducing your Purdue Boilermakers!! 🏀⚡️The Boilermakers have reached the Final Four 3x, including 2024. They have won 26 Big Ten titles & have sent 39 players to the NBA.@boilerball first #RadyChildrensInvitational game is set for Thanksgiving Day vs NC State at 12pm PT pic.twitter.com/Q82lKWcj8f
— Rady Children's Invitational (@RCISanDiego) September 18, 2024
Rady Children’s Invitational Bracket
JUST ANNOUNCED…. the 2024 #RadyChildrensInvitational matchups and tip times are locked in🔐🏀👀@byumbb @packmensbball @olemissmbb @bolierball pic.twitter.com/1VgoqY6NvT
— Rady Children's Invitational (@RCISanDiego) August 23, 2024
2024 Rady Children’s Invitational Schedule
First Round — Thursday, November 28th, 2024
Game 1: Purdue vs. NC State | 1 p.m. (MST) | FS1
Game 2: Ole Miss vs. BYU | 3:30 p.m. (MST) | FS1 & KSL NewsRadio
Friday, November 29th, 2024
Game 3: Third Place Game: 1:30 p.m. (MST) | FOX
Game 4: Championship: 4 p.m. (MST) | FOX
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU in the Big 12 Conference on X: @Mitch_Harper.
