PALM DESERT, Calif. – Saint Louis' matchups for the 2025 Acrisure Invitational in Palm Desert, Calif., over Thanksgiving have been announced.

The Billikens open the series against Santa Clara on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 27) at 6 p.m. (CT). The next day (Friday, Nov. 28), SLU will play either Minnesota or Stanford. Both games will be nationally televised.

The games will be held at Acrisure Arena in the Coachella Valley in Palm Desert, Calif. The Acrisure Series is one of the largest multi-team college basketball tournaments with more than 20 NCAA Division I men's basketball programs participating.

Acrisure Invitational Schedule
Thursday, Nov. 27
Saint Louis vs. Santa Clara, 6 p.m. CT (CBSSN)
Minnesota vs. Stanford, 8:30 p.m. CT (CBSSN)

Friday, Nov. 28
Championship game, 6 p.m. CT (TruTV)
Third-place game, 8:30 p.m. CT (TruTV)

This will be the second straight year that SLU plays Santa Clara. The Broncos have made the NIT three out of the last four seasons under 10th-year head coach Herb Sendek.

Minnesota begins year one under new head coach Niko Medved. Stanford went to the NIT last season under Kyle Smith in his debut season with the Cardinal.

All four teams in the Acrisure Invitational have top-100 T-Rank projections per Bart Torvik, whose ratings take into account incoming players for the 2025-26 season.