ESPN’s Andy Katz is reporting that Kentucky will be involved in a 16 team Nike event in November of 2017 to honor Nike founder Phil Knight’s birthday.
[QUOTE][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]The two tournaments, each consisting of eight teams, would take place in Portland, Ore. during a four-day period in November 2017. Knight’s 80th birthday is Feb. 24, 2018.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]This event would have more collective star power than any of the previous tournaments played at Maui, New York, Orlando or the Bahamas. The 16 Nike-sponsored schools — mostly elite programs — include Michigan State,[URL=”http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/96/kentucky-wildcats”]Kentucky[/URL], [URL=”http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/150/duke-blue-devils”]Duke[/URL] and [URL=”http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/153/north-carolina-tar-heels”]North Carolina[/URL].
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This sounds like an exciting event that could really help these team’s strength of schedule and really cut down on playing a lot of cupcakes early in the season.[/FONT][/COLOR]
