Matchups set for PK85 Phil Knight Legacy and Invitational tournaments
We’ve known the list of schools that will be competing in the celebratory Phil Knight PK85 tournament this coming November for quite a while, but at long last, we are finally getting a glimpse at the first-round matchups in the tournament that will celebrate the 85th birthday of the Nike co-founder.
The tournament will be held in Portland, with some of the best teams in the nation coming to honor Knight. A similar tournament was held a few years ago — the PK80 — in honor of Knight’s 80th birthday. The Duke Blue Devils won that tournament, but it featured teams like North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Gonzaga.
So we know the teams participating, but who will the first-round matchups be between? Let’s take a look:
North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Portland Pilots (INVITATIONAL)
Dec 30, 2019; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; Ramses the North Carolina Tar Heels mascot performs on the court before the North Carolina Tar Heels play the Yale Bulldogs at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Nell Redmond-USA TODAY Sports
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Villanova Wildcats vs. Iowa State Cyclones (INVITATIONAL)
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Oregon Ducks vs. UCONN Huskies (INVITATIONAL)
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Michigan State Spartans vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (INVITATIONAL)
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Duke Blue Devils vs. Oregon State Beavers (LEGACY)
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Xavier Wildcats vs. Florida Gators (LEGACY)
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Purdue Boilermakers vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (LEGACY)
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Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. Portland State Vikings (LEGACY)
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