Phil Knight Invitational to Feature 16 Teams, Including Duke, North Carolina, Michigan State, UConn

To honor Nike founder Phil Knight, the company created the PK80, a 16-team, early-season men’s college basketball tournament that will take place over Thanksgiving week in 2017 from Portland, Ore.

One of the largest regular-season tournaments in college basketball history, sporting a field featuring some of the top schools in the nation, will be played Nov. 23-26 from the Rose Quarter’s Moda Center and Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Participating schools include Arkansas, Butler, Connecticut, Duke, Florida, Georgetown, Gonzaga, Michigan State, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Portland, Portland State, Stanford and Texas.