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St. John’s Players Era Festival for next season to follow new format

Nypost · · 268 words · By Zach Braziller
open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/sports/st-johns-players-era-festival-for-next-seas…

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“Next year’s Players Era Festival will have a new format, it was announced Thursday.”
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Multiple web sources confirm the Players Era tournament announced an expansion and new format for 2026. One source specifically mentions ESPN reported this on a Thursday.
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“The tournament, held in Las Vegas, will expand to 24 teams and be televised by ESPN.”
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Wikipedia confirms the tournament takes place in Las Vegas. Web search results confirm the expansion to 24 teams and the multiyear broadcast deal with ESPN.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Players Era Festival was an early-season men's college basketball tournament. It was first edition of the Players Era Festival and was played from November 26 to November 30, 2024. Oregon won…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Players_Era_Festival
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Players Era Festival was an early-season college basketball tournament. It was the second edition of the Players Era Festival and the first to feature men's and women's teams. The tournament …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Players_Era_Festival
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Players Era Festival is an American early-season college basketball tournament. The tournament takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada, with games being played at MGM Grand Garden Arena and Michelob Ultr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Players_Era_Festival
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“St. John’s took part in the event a year ago and will do so again next season.”
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Newsday reports St. John's went 1-2 in Las Vegas last season and is part of the 2026 field. Other sources confirm the 2026 participation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Players Era Festival was an early-season college basketball tournament. It was the second edition of the Players Era Festival and the first to feature men's and women's teams. The tournament …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Players_Era_Festival
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The team's head coa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represents St. John's University, located in Queens, New York. The team participates in the Big East Conference, of which it is a founding member. As of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John's_Red_Storm_men's_bas…
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“The new format will include two brackets: an eight-team grouping and another with 16 teams.”
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Multiple sources (Iowa State basketball report and Players Era Festival reveal) confirm the split into an eight-team bracket and a 16-team bracket.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Players Era Festival was an early-season men's college basketball tournament. It was first edition of the Players Era Festival and was played from November 26 to November 30, 2024. Oregon won…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Players_Era_Festival
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Players Era Festival was an early-season college basketball tournament. It was the second edition of the Players Era Festival and the first to feature men's and women's teams. The tournament …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Players_Era_Festival
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Players Era Festival is an American early-season college basketball tournament. The tournament takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada, with games being played at MGM Grand Garden Arena and Michelob Ultr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Players_Era_Festival
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“St. John’s will be a part of the latter that will be held Thanksgiving week.”
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Web results confirm St. John's is in the 16-team bracket and that this specific bracket is held during Thanksgiving/Feast week.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Players Era Festival was an early-season college basketball tournament. It was the second edition of the Players Era Festival and the first to feature men's and women's teams. The tournament …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Players_Era_Festival
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The team's head coa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represents St. John's University, located in Queens, New York. The team participates in the Big East Conference, of which it is a founding member. As of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John's_Red_Storm_men's_bas…
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“The other teams include reigning national champion Michigan, Gonzaga, Louisville, Tennessee, Iowa State, Miami, Texas Tech, Baylor, San Diego State, Kansas State, Creighton, Maryland, TCU and Oregon.”
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A web search result explicitly lists the teams in the 16-team bracket, including Michigan, Gonzaga, Louisville, Tennessee, Iowa State, Miami, Texas Tech, Baylor, San Diego State, Kansas State, Creighton, Maryland, TCU, and Oregon.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gonzaga, Michigan, Alabama, and Maryland are joined by St. John's, Louisville, Tennessee, Iowa State, Miami, Texas Tech, Baylor, TCU, Kansas State, Oregon, Creighton, and fellow Pac-12 team San Diego …
https://www.si.com/college/gonzaga/basketball/players-era-fe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Visit ESPN to view the 2025-26 Men's NCAA Tournament bracket for live scores and results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Michigan had already committed to the Players Era in 2026 (and 2027) in a deal it signed to be a part of last season’s event. The Wolverines dominated over three nights in Vegas, beating San Diego Sta…
https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/basketball/2026/05/michigan…
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“Last year’s 18-team format gave teams two scheduled games and a third based on record and scoring margin.”
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Multiple sources confirm the previous format had 18 teams and determined the third game based on record and scoring margin.
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web search NEUTRAL — After winning two out of three games at last year’s tournament, Auburn basketball will be back in the Players Era Championships in 2026. This year’s field will be expanded to 24 teams and will be spli…
https://www.al.com/auburnbasketball/2026/05/auburn-to-be-inc…
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web search NEUTRAL — Moving to a bracket-play format is a notable change from last year's 18-team format, which gave each team two scheduled games and then determined each team's third game based on record and scoring mar…
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/4870…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Player's Era has expanded from 18 to 24 teams and will be split into two separate brackets, according to Jeff Borzello of ESPN.This bracket format is very different from last year's format of two-…
https://www.si.com/college/houston/basketball/houston-cougar…
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“Next season, there will be a bracket that determines the three opponents.”
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Sources confirm the shift from the previous format to a 'bracket-play format' for the upcoming season to determine games.
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“Teams receive $1 million for taking part in the tournament and will play a minimum of three games.”
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One web search result mentions that ESPN reported the tournament 'guaranteed participating teams $1 million', but no other independent sources were found to corroborate the specific payment or the minimum game count.
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“It has agreed to host Arizona at the Garden on Dec. 5 and visit Alabama a week later.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding specific game dates for St. John's against Arizona or Alabama.
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“Earlier this week, St. John’s hosted top-50 big man Theo Edema, according to a source.”
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“The 6-foot-11 Edema is in the 2027 class, although he could reclassify and be part of a program next season.”
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“He attends Cushing Academy in Massachusetts.”
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