TX Invitational gets Social: Get updates, highlights and more on Twitter, Facebook, IG and Tik Tok
By John Bechtle Jr.
South Belt News
There are now plenty of social media options available for fans looking to keep up with all of the action from the state's premiere high school basketball tournament, the three-day spectacular that is the 2021 McDonald's Texas Invitational.
Tickets, including three-day all-inclusive passes, remain on sale leading up to and during the tournament.
The tournament passes are $20 each, while individual game tickets will be sold at each tournament game venue and are $5 per for adults and $2 per for students with a valid student ID card. Visit www.texasinvitational.com for ticket purchase options.
For basketball fans on the go who would like to keep up with their favorite teams via social media platforms, there are several a single click or tap away:
The tournament site on Facebook can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/TexasInvitational.
The Twitter feed can be accessed from the homepage of the Invitational website or through the link (https://twitter.com/TXInvitational). The Twitter page will include up-to-the-moment scores, tournament updates and more as students in the district's journalism classes, audio visual programs, along with tournament staff, will deliver the news in a rush.
Prefer Tik Tok? There's updates, videos and more by visiting @texasinvitational , and photos of game action and daily updates will also be available on Instagram by way of the Pasadena ISD's official page at pasadenaisdtx.
As always, brackets are updated throughout the day at texasinvitational.com as fans may track their team's progress, particularly during day two and then championship Saturday bracket action.
The event has come a long way since debuting in 1999 with 15 boys' teams and 26 total games played at four sites, with no social media platforms in play.
The McDonald's Texas Invitational is indeed the premier high school basketball tournament in the state and in many recent seasons has provided an early look at several regional and state tournament contenders.
The best part is there's now more social media options available at a click to keep up with all of the action.