SAN DIEGO – San Diego State men’s basketball team will play the Iowa State Cyclones on Tuesday, November 24, in its opening round game of the Players Era 16 in Las Vegas. The announcement was made by Tournament organizers on Thursday.
The event is divided into two eight-team brackets with Tennessee, Maryland, St. Johns, Oregon, Louisville and Texas Tech rounding out San Diego State and Iowa State’s side of the draw. The other half of the bracket features Gonzaga, Kansas State, Baylor, Alabama, Michigan, Creighton, TCU and Miami. The games will be contested in both T-Mobile Arena and Michelob ULTRA Arena and will be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks.
After the team’s get a day off on Wednesday, November 25, the winner of the Aztecs/Cyclones game will play the winner of Tennessee/Maryland on Thursday, November 26. That game will be the first of eight matchups that day (four semifinal and four consolation games). On Friday, November 27, the top two teams in each bracket will face off for the right to play for the championship as well as six other games to determine places three through eight. The championship game will be Saturday, November 28 at Michelob ULTRA Arena.
The contest against Iowa State will be the seventh in the series, with the Cyclones leading 4-2 all-time. SDSU and ISU met on a neutral court just once, an 87-57 win for Iowa State in the fifth-place game at the 2018 Maui Invitational.
Information regarding ticket sales, broadcast networks, tip times and venues will be announced at a later date.
Players Era 16
T-Mobile Arena and Michelob ULTRA Arena
Tuesday-Saturday, November 24-28
Las Vegas, Nevada
Tuesday, Nov. 24 – Opening Round Games (Times and Venue TBA)
San Diego State vs. Iowa State
Tennessee vs. Maryland
St. John's vs. Oregon
Louisville vs. Texas Tech
Gonzaga vs. Kansas State
Baylor vs. Alabama
Michigan vs. Creighton
TCU vs. Miami (FL)
Wednesday, Nov. 25
No games scheduled
Thursday, Nov. 26 (Times and Venue TBA)
Semifinal #1 - WINNER (Tennessee/Maryland) vs. WINNER (San Diego State/Iowa State)
Semifinal #2 - WINNER (St. John's/Oregon) vs. WINNER (Louisville/Texas Tech)
Consolation #1
Consolation #2
Semifinal #3- WINNER (Gonzaga/Kansas State) vs. WINNER (Baylor/Alabama)
Semifinal #4 - WINNER (Michigan/Creighton) vs. WINNER (TCU/Miami)
Consolation #3
Consolation #4
Friday, Nov. 27 (Times and Venue TBa)
Bracket #1 Champ – WINNER Semifinal #1 vs. WINNER Semifinal #2
Bracket #2 Champ – WINNER Semifinal #3 vs. WINNER Semifinal #4
Bracket #1 Third Place
Bracket #1 Fifth Place
Bracket #1 Seventh Place
Bracket #2 Third Place
Bracket #2 Fifth Place
Bracket #2 Seventh Place
Saturday, Nov. 28 (Time TBA)
Players Era 16 Championship Game (Michelob ULTRA Arena)