Florida basketball to face TCU on Thanksgiving at Rady Children's Invitational

Florida men's basketball will open the 2025 Rady Children's Invitational against TCU on Thanksgiving Day in San Diego, the program revealed Thursday.

The Gators and Horned Frogs square off at 3 p.m.

ET on Thursday, Nov.

27, inside Jenny Craig Pavilion at the University of San Diego.

The game will be televised on FS1, with Providence and Wisconsin meeting in the other first-round matchup.

Winners and losers will battle the next day on FOX in either the championship or third-place game.

Florida basketball owns a 2-1 all-time record against TCU, though the Horned Frogs snagged the last meeting, a 55-50 win in the 2019 SEC/Big 12 Challenge.

The Gators are 5-0 against Providence and 3-2 against Wisconsin.

plan your Thanksgiving accordingly i https://t.co/iSHVxluXjJ | #GoGatorspic.twitter.com/j2HuHrVW1b Florida Gators Mens Basketball (@GatorsMBK) August 7, 2025For head coach Todd Golden, it's another chance to see how his squad stacks up early in the season.

Florida men's basketball claimed a holiday tournament crown just last year, dominating the ESPN Events Invitational in Kissimmee with statement wins over Wake Forest and Wichita State.

Before heading west for the Thanksgiving showdown, Florida tips off the 2025-26 season Nov.

3 against Arizona in Las Vegas as part of the Hall of Fame Series.

For Gator fans making the cross-country trip, two-day passes for the Rady Children's Invitational range from $101 to $161, with $5 from each ticket going to Rady Children's HospitalSan Diego.

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