DePaul to Compete in Inaugural Arizona Tip Off

GLENDALE, Ariz. - The DePaul men's basketball team was announced, Thursday, June 15, as a participant in the inaugural Arizona Tip Off event set to take place Nov. 17-19. The event, hosted by Intersport, will take place at Desert Diamond Arena which is located across the street of the 2024 Final Four host venue, State Farm Stadium.

Eight teams, including the Blue Demons, are participating in the event across two divisions. DePaul will face off in the Cactus Division against South Carolina, Grand Canyon and San Francisco. Northern Arizona, IPFW, South Dakota and VMI will compete in the Desert Division.

DePaul will open action in the event Nov. 17 against South Carolina with a second game set to take place against Grand Canyon/San Francisco on Nov. 19. All Cactus Division games will be broadcast by CBS Sports Network with tip times for all games to be announced at a later date.

The Arizona Tip Off marks the fourth and fifth game in the Blue Demons 2023-24 slate, joining home games against Iowa State, Louisville and Northwestern.

Travel packages for fans looking to join their favorite team in the Grand Canyon State for the inaugural Arizona Tip-Off are on sale now at arizonatipoff.com/travel. Fans can also register to receive regular event updates and additional tournament and ticket news by visiting arizonatipoff.com/contact. Ticket-only packages, based on availability, will be available in the fall.

Locally, the tournament will be hosted by the Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission, which each year brings major sporting events and welcomes thousands of visitors to the state. However, when it comes to college basketball, few early season tournaments are regular staples of the western United States. Of the 25 regularly contested multi-team events during the 2022-23 season, only six took place outside the Eastern and Central Time Zones.

The launch of the Arizona Tip-Off will continue to bolster Intersport's roster of early season events that has seen considerable growth in the last five years. After launching the Fort Myers Tip-Off in 2018, its first early season college basketball tournament, the Chicago-based agency has announced plans to host at least seven events throughout the course of the 2023-24 non-conference college basketball season, including the Cactus and Desert divisions of the Arizona Tip-Off (Nov. 17-19), the Beach and Palms divisions of the Fort Myers Tip-Off (Nov. 20-22), the Elevance Health Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off (Nov. 23-25), the CBS Sports Classic (Dec. 16) and the Ohio State-West Virginia neutral site contest in Cleveland (Dec. 30), with additional event announcements to come throughout the summer.

For more information on the Arizona Tip-Off, please visit the event website at www.arizonatipoff.com or on Twitter and Instagram at @Arizona_TipOff.

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For all the latest information on DePaul Men's Basketball, please visit DePaulBlueDemons.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, following the Blue Demons on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

2023-24 TICKET INFORMATION

Season ticket renewals for the 2023-24 season are now open. Current holders have the option to renew their existing seat location or elect for an optional seat upgrade. Existing season ticket holders who renew by May 31 will lock in their same season ticket price from the 2022-23 season.

Those looking to purchase 2023-24 season tickets can place a $25 per-seat deposit to lock-in their priority for seat selection this summer. The Ticket Office is also now accepting $50 deposits for Group Outings or Luxury Suite Rentals. Fans can visit DePaulBlueDemons.com/Tickets for more information.

About Intersport

Since 1985, Intersport has been an award-winning innovator and leader in the creation of sports, lifestyle, culinary and entertainment-based marketing platforms. With expertise in Sponsorship Consulting, Experiential Marketing, Hospitality, Customer Engagement, Content Marketing, Productions and Sports Properties, this Chicago-based Marketing & Media Solutions Company helps their clients to create ideas, content and experiences that attract and engage passionate audiences. To learn more about Intersport, visit www.intersport.global, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

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