The Buffs are headed to Palm Desert for Thanksgiving break
If you’re looking for plans to do with your Thanksgiving break this year, the Colorado Buffaloes have got you covered. CU’s men’s basketball team will be headed to Palm Desert, California to play in the Acrisure Series from November 25-28.
Colorado played in the stacked Maui Invitational last season, where they upset back-to-back national champs UConn to take home 6th place in the tournament. This season, coach Tad Boyle opted for something more calm, sending his team to play in Palm Desert against a significantly weaker group of teams.
As of now, Colorado is one of 14 teams to be locked in to play in the non-conference tournament. Other schools to confirm their involvement are Minnesota, San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Jose State, Utah, Washington, Stanford, Northern Iowa, Tulsa, Loyola Chicago, Nevada, San Diego and California Baptist. Additional schools may be announced in the coming weeks and months. The tournament will be played at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert.
This will be Colorado’s 13th consecutive season participating in a non-conference tournament and their first time playing in Palm Desert. Per the Acrisure Series Twitter/X account, tickets will be available online soon.