The Drake University men's basketball team will take on Belmont in the first round of the ESPN Events Invitational in Orlando, Fla., event organizers announced Thursday. The game will be the first of three for the Bulldogs Nov. 25, 26 and 28 as part of an eight-team field that features five teams in the 2021 NCAA Tournament field.
The Bulldogs and Bruins are scheduled to tipoff Nov. 25 at 6:6:30 p.m. CST on ESPN2 or ESPNU. Drake will then face either Alabama or Iona in its second game Nov. 26. The Bulldogs Nov. 28 opponent will be either Kansas, Dayton, Miami or North Texas.