ESPN announces matchups for 2022 Phil Knight Invitational and Phil Knight Legacy Events
ESPN has announced the matchups, game times and networks for the 2022 Phil Knight Invitational (PKI) and Phil Knight Legacy men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments.
The PKI and Phil Knight Legacy multi-team tournaments, which will each feature eight men’s teams and four women’s teams, competing during ESPN’s annual Feast Week, Thursday, Nov. 24 – Sunday, Nov. 27.
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. co-founder and 2012 Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame inductee. PKI and Phil Knight Legacy 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.
All 32 games of both events will be televised on ESPN networks, including the men’s and women’s championship games – live from the Moda Center on Sunday, Nov. 27.
2022 PKI (Men)
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Event | Network | Arena |
| Thu, Nov. 24 | 1 p.m. | North Carolina vs. Portland | ESPN | Moda Center |
| 3:30 p.m. | Iowa State vs. Villanova | ESPN2 | Moda Center | |
| 8 p.m. | UConn vs. Oregon | ESPN2 | Moda Center | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Alabama vs. Michigan State | ESPN | Moda Center | |
| Fri, Nov. 25 | 2:30 p.m. | Consolation Game #1 | ESPNU | Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 5 p.m. | Semifinal #1 | ESPN | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |
| 10 p.m. | Semifinal #2 | ESPN2 or ESPNU | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |
| Sat, Nov. 26 | 12:30 a.m. | Consolation Game #2 | ESPN or ESPN2 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| Sun, Nov. 27 | 3:30 p.m. | Third Place Game | ESPN | Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 10 p.m. | Championship Game | ESPN | Moda Center | |
| TBD | Seventh Place Game | TBD | Chiles Center | |
| TBD | Fifth Place Game | TBD | Chiles Center |
2022 PKI (Women)
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Event | Network | Arena |
| Thu, Nov. 24 | 5 p.m. | North Carolina vs. Oregon | ESPNU | Chiles Center |
| 7:30 p.m. | Iowa State vs. Michigan State | ESPNU | Chiles Center | |
| Sun, Nov. 27 | 1 p.m. | Third Place Game | ESPN2 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 7:30 p.m. | Championship Game | ESPN2 | Moda Center |
2022 Phil Knight Legacy (Men)
| 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 |
2022 Phil Knight Legacy (Women)
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Event | Network | Arena |
| Fri, Nov. 25 | 5:30 p.m. | UConn vs. Duke | ESPN2 or ESPNU | Chiles Center |
| 8 p.m. | Iowa vs. Oregon State | ESPNU | Chiles Center | |
| Sun, Nov. 27 | 1 p.m. | Championship Game | ABC | Moda Center |
| 10 p.m. | Third Place Game | ESPN2 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
Release via ESPNPR
Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter
Follow ZAGSBLOGHoops on Instagram
The post ESPN announces matchups for 2022 Phil Knight Invitational and Phil Knight Legacy Events appeared first on Zagsblog.