MANHATTAN, Kan. – Game occasions and tickets for the Players Era 16 at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena, Nov. 24-28, have been introduced earlier this week.
Public pre-sale will begin on Thursday (July 16) with public on-sale beginning on Friday (July 17). Fans are inspired to buy tickets for the occasion by means of the Ahearn Fund.
Ok-State is in Bracket #2 of the Players Era 16 and can face perennial NCAA Tournament participant Gonzaga within the opening-round sport at 11:30 p.m., CT on Tuesday, Nov. 24 on the T-Mobile Arena. The Wildcats will play both Alabama or Big 12 brethren Baylor on Thursday, Nov. 26 in both the second quarterfinal sport at 5 p.m., CT or within the second comfort sport at 10:30 p.m., CT.
The Bracket #2 semifinal (8 p.m., CT) in addition to the third-place (midday CT), seventh-place (2:30 p.m., CT) and fifth-place (10:30 p.m., CT) video games are set for Friday, Nov. 27.
The Players Era 16 Championship is ready for 9:30 p.m., CT on Saturday, Nov. 28 at Michelob ULTRA Arena.
All video games will likely be on the ESPN household of networks with particular designations introduced later.
Alabama, Baylor, Gonzaga and Ok-State are in Bracket #2 with Creighton, Miami (Fla.), defending nationwide champion Michigan and TCU, whereas Iowa State, Louisville, Maryland, Oregon, San Diego State, St. John’s, Tennessee and Texas Tech are in Bracket #1.
Other opening-round matchups embrace Maryland/Tennessee, Iowa State/San Diego State, Oregon/St. John’s, Louisville/Texas Tech, Creighton/Michigan and Miami (Fla.)/TCU.
The expanded 24-team Players Era occasion will likely be damaged up into two tournaments – the Players Era 8 and the Players Era 16 – with the ESPN Family of Networks broadcasting all 37 video games. The Players Era 8, which incorporates Big 12 contributors Houston, Kansas and West Virginia, will precede the Players Era 16, as it’s going to happen the week of Nov. 16-20.
Earlier this 12 months, the Big 12 and the Players Era introduced a first-of-its-kind partnership that ensures the convention eight groups on this 12 months’s expanded match discipline.
After debuting with eight groups for its inaugural match in 2024, the Players Era Men’s Championship expanded to 18 groups for the 2025 version. Oregon gained the primary match championship over Alabama in 2024, whereas Michigan defeated Gonzaga this previous season.
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