Xavier University Athletics
Xavier Will Host Wisconsin In The Fourth Annual Gavitt Tipoff Games
05.15.18 | Men's Basketball
This is the first-ever home game for Xavier in the event.
CINCINNATI - The BIG EAST and Big Ten Conferences have officially announced the matchups and dates for the fourth annual Gavitt Tipoff Games, with eight men's basketball contests set for Nov. 13-16, 2018. Xavier, which hosts Wisconsin on Tuesday, Nov. 13 at Cintas Center, will be playing its first home game in the event since the Gavitt Tipoff Games started in the 2015-16 season.
Game times will be announced at a later date. All games will be televised on FS1 or BTN.
The Gavitt Tipoff Games is a unique early-season series played between the two conferences and named in honor of Hall of Famer Dave Gavitt, founder of the BIG EAST and basketball visionary.
Xavier, 2-0 in its first two Gavitt Tipoff Games contests, won 80-70 at Wisconsin last season and 86-70 at Michigan in the 2015-16 season. Xavier has won 10 of its last 12 games against seven different teams from the Big Ten Conference since the 2007-08 season. XU is 2-1 vs. Wisconsin during that time, including last season's game and two NCAA Tournament games.
The 2018 Gavitt Tipoff Games schedule
Tuesday, Nov. 13
Georgetown at Illinois
Wisconsin at Xavier
Wednesday, Nov. 14
Michigan at Villanova
Seton Hall at Nebraska
Marquette at Indiana
Thursday, Nov. 15
Ohio State at Creighton
Penn State at DePaul
Friday, Nov. 16
St. John's at Rutgers
Scheduled through 2022, the Gavitt Tipoff Games will be played on consecutive days early in the college basketball season. The series will span eight years, with games played at home sites. Each BIG EAST team will participate a minimum of six times, while Big Ten programs will take part a minimum of four times. Teams from both conferences already meet in some traditional rivalry games, and those matchups will continue in the upcoming seasons.
The distinctive series between the two conferences is named to honor the late Gavitt, who had a profound and lasting influence on the sport of basketball at the collegiate, professional and Olympic levels. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.
Game times will be announced at a later date. All games will be televised on FS1 or BTN.
The Gavitt Tipoff Games is a unique early-season series played between the two conferences and named in honor of Hall of Famer Dave Gavitt, founder of the BIG EAST and basketball visionary.
Xavier, 2-0 in its first two Gavitt Tipoff Games contests, won 80-70 at Wisconsin last season and 86-70 at Michigan in the 2015-16 season. Xavier has won 10 of its last 12 games against seven different teams from the Big Ten Conference since the 2007-08 season. XU is 2-1 vs. Wisconsin during that time, including last season's game and two NCAA Tournament games.
The 2018 Gavitt Tipoff Games schedule
Tuesday, Nov. 13
Georgetown at Illinois
Wisconsin at Xavier
Wednesday, Nov. 14
Michigan at Villanova
Seton Hall at Nebraska
Marquette at Indiana
Thursday, Nov. 15
Ohio State at Creighton
Penn State at DePaul
Friday, Nov. 16
St. John's at Rutgers
Scheduled through 2022, the Gavitt Tipoff Games will be played on consecutive days early in the college basketball season. The series will span eight years, with games played at home sites. Each BIG EAST team will participate a minimum of six times, while Big Ten programs will take part a minimum of four times. Teams from both conferences already meet in some traditional rivalry games, and those matchups will continue in the upcoming seasons.
The distinctive series between the two conferences is named to honor the late Gavitt, who had a profound and lasting influence on the sport of basketball at the collegiate, professional and Olympic levels. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.
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