Tickets go on sale this week for the inaugural Arizona Tip-Off college basketball tournament in Glendale.

Taking place at Desert Diamond Arena Nov. 17-19, eight games over a three-day stretch will feature regional programs and nationally recognized teams in an ultra-competitive early season tournament format.

DePaul, South Carolina, Grand Canyon and San Francisco make up the four-team Cactus Division, while Northern Arizona, Purdue Fort Wayne, South Dakota and Virginia Military Institute (VMI) will compete in the Desert Division.

Ticket packages start at $15 and will go on sale Wednesday, Oct. 11 at www.ticketmaster.com and searching “Arizona Tip-Off” or directly at the dedicated event page. Fans interested in attending any of the games can register to receive event information and gain access to early tickets through a one-day presale on Tuesday, Oct. 10 by signing up at www.arizonatipoff.com/tickets.

Tickets will be sold as full-division packages, which are good for all games in either the Cactus or Desert Division, or as a single-session tickets, good for both games in a particular session.

The full schedule, with sessions, is:

Friday, Nov. 17

Noon: VMI vs. South Dakota

2:30 p.m.: Purdue Fort Wayne vs. NAU

7 p.m.: Grand Canyon vs. San Francisco

9:30 p.m.: DePaul vs. South Carolina

Saturday, Nov. 18

Noon: Third-Place Game

2:30 p.m.: Championship Game

Sunday, Nov. 19

2:30 p.m.: Third-Place Game

5 p.m.: Championship Game