PKI will be played at three facilities in Portland, Ore.: Chiles Center on the campus of the University of Portland, the Rose Quarter's Moda Center and Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

The Pilots also tipped off that tournament against North Carolina. co-founder and 2012 Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame inductee. The early season men's and women's college basketball events – born from the successful PK80 events that helped celebrate the 80th birthday of Phil Knight in 2017 – will once again honor the NIKE, Inc. The women's PKI field features Iowa State, Michigan State, North Carolina and Oregon, which combine for 81 NCAA Tournament appearances, 13 Elite Eights and six Final Fours. Portland will play either Villanova or Iowa State depending on opening day results. Five of the teams are ranked in 's Way Too Early Top 25: No. Six of the eight teams reached the NCAA Tournament last season, including the national runner-up Tar Heels and semifinalist Villanova. The accomplished field has a combined 212 NCAA Tournament appearances, 45 Final Fours and 16 NCAA titles. Portland, serving as co-host of the event along with Moda Center and ESPN Events, is joined in the PKI bracket by Alabama, Iowa State, Michigan State, Oregon, UConn and Villanova.

The PKI and Phil Knight Legacy are separate multi-team tournaments each featuring eight men's teams and four women's teams competing during ESPN's annual Feast Week, Thursday, Nov. University of Portland will open the event against NCAA runner-up North Carolina on Thanksgiving Day with a 10 a.m. – Brackets were officially announced Monday morning for the upcoming Phil Knight Invitational (PKI) and Phil Knight Legacy tournaments to be played over Thanksgiving weekend in Portland.

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