Myreon Jones and the Gators are set to face the Musketeers on Thanksgiving Day.
Gators to Face Xavier in Phil Knight Legacy Opener
Monday, July 25, 2022 | Men's Basketball
Florida men's basketball will face Xavier on Thanksgiving Day in the opening round of the Phil Knight Legacy event in Portland, Oregon. Tip is set for 5:30 p.m. Eastern on Nov. 24, airing on ESPN2 from Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Florida makes its first holiday tournament appearance under head coach Todd Golden, while Sean Miller takes over at Xavier for a second stint as the team's head coach.
The Gators and Musketeers notably met in the 2019 Charleston Classic championship game, a 70-65 Gators victory. The teams most recently squared off in this past season's National Invitation Tournament second round, a Musketeers win in Cincinnati with both teams being coached by interim head coaches. Florida is 2-3 all-time vs. Xavier and 1-1 in neutral-site games.
The Florida-Xavier matchup is paired in the bracket with a Duke-Oregon State showdown, with the respective winning and losing teams set to meet the following day, Friday, Nov. 25, at the Moda Center. The Gators will then face a team from the opposite side of the bracket – Gonzaga, Portland State, Purdue or West Virginia – to wrap the event on Sunday, Nov. 27.
Moda Championships Packages are now on sale. Single session tickets will be on sale Friday, July 29 at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT with ticket information available here.
Florida makes its first holiday tournament appearance under head coach Todd Golden, while Sean Miller takes over at Xavier for a second stint as the team's head coach.
The Gators and Musketeers notably met in the 2019 Charleston Classic championship game, a 70-65 Gators victory. The teams most recently squared off in this past season's National Invitation Tournament second round, a Musketeers win in Cincinnati with both teams being coached by interim head coaches. Florida is 2-3 all-time vs. Xavier and 1-1 in neutral-site games.
The Florida-Xavier matchup is paired in the bracket with a Duke-Oregon State showdown, with the respective winning and losing teams set to meet the following day, Friday, Nov. 25, at the Moda Center. The Gators will then face a team from the opposite side of the bracket – Gonzaga, Portland State, Purdue or West Virginia – to wrap the event on Sunday, Nov. 27.
Moda Championships Packages are now on sale. Single session tickets will be on sale Friday, July 29 at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT with ticket information available here.
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Event | Network | Arena |
| Thu, Nov. 24 | 3 p.m. | Duke vs. Oregon State | ESPN | Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 5:30 p.m. | Florida vs. Xavier | ESPN2 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |
| 10 p.m. | Purdue vs. West Virginia | ESPN2 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |
| Fri, Nov. 25 | 12:30 a.m. | Portland State vs. Gonzaga | ESPN | Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 3 p.m. | Semifinal #1 | ESPN | Moda Center | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Consolation Game #1 | ESPN2 or ESPNU | Moda Center | |
| 10 p.m. | Consolation Game #2 | ESPN2 or ESPNU | Moda Center | |
| Sat, Nov. 26 | 12:30 a.m. | Semifinal #2 | ESPN or ESPN2 | Moda Center |
| Sun, Nov. 27 | 3:30 p.m. | Championship Game | ABC | Moda Center |
| 7:30 p.m. | Third Place Game | ESPN | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |
| TBD | Seventh Place Game | TBD | Chiles Center | |
| TBD | Fifth Place Game | TBD | Chiles Center |
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