Eight Big East and Big Ten teams slated for 2020 Gavitt Games

Eight Big East and Big Ten teams are slated to participate in the 2020 Gavitt Games, sources said.

The Gavitt Games is an annual series between the Big East and Big Ten Conferences and named in honor of Dave Gavitt, founder of the Big East and a basketball visionary.

Last year’s games were played Nov. 11-14 at school sites. This year’s schedule and matchups are not imminent.

Big Ten in the Gavitt Games:

Iowa
Michigan State
Purdue
Rutgers
Indiana
Wisconsin
Maryland
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— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) May 18, 2020

.@BIGEASTMBB teams in the Gavitt Games:

Butler
Creighton
Georgetown
Marquette
Providence
St. John’s
Villanova
Xavier

Byes:
DePaul
Seton Hall
UConn (out this year)
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) May 17, 2020

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