Jumpman Invitational ending 3-year run in Charlotte WSOC TV [Video]

By Charlotte Business Journal

January 15, 2025 at 12:44 pm EST

2024 Jumpman Invitational The North Carolina Tar Heels lost 90-84 to the Florida Gators in the 2024 Jumpman Invitational game on Dec. 17 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte. (Melissa Key)

By Charlotte Business Journal

January 15, 2025 at 12:44 pm EST

CHARLOTTE — The Jumpman Invitational is not returning in 2025, ending a three-year run at Spectrum Center.

The Charlotte Sports Foundation confirmed to CBJ that lead backer Jordan Brand, part of Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE), has informed the nonprofit that it will not extend its sponsorship of the two-night college basketball event. The sports foundation, Jordan Brand and ESPN Events started the event in 2022, played each year just before Christmas.