In commemoration with Phil Knight’s 80th birthday, a basketball tournament honoring the Nike co-founder will take place over Thanksgiving in 2017. Gonzaga is one of 16 teams that will play in the PK80 Invitational.
The event will be most likely the premier non-conference tournament of the 2018 slate. Arkansas, Butler, Connecticut, Duke, Florida, Georgetown, Michigan State, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Portland, Portland State, Stanford and Texas will all take place in the two-tournament event, held at the Rose Quarter in Portland, Oregon.
Games will take place at both the Moda Center and the Veterans Memorial Coliseum, with scheduled dates of Thursday, Nov.