Prepare
Saturday, November 7
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
The Foundry Future Summit
Students move through an immersive experience built around leadership, access, preparation, and what comes next.
Step Inside The Future Summit
The Weekend
Prepare. Lead.
Perform.
The Foundry brings people together around a simple belief: what happens before the moment matters. Across two days in San Antonio, students discover what is possible, leaders share what experience has taught them, and two basketball programs take the floor to show what preparation looks like when the moment arrives.
November 7–8, 2026San Antonio, Texas
Two Days. One Continuous Experience.
Lead
Saturday Evening
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
The Foundry Table
The room shifts from preparing future leaders to a dinner conversation about the experiences, decisions, and leadership that shape them.
Take Your SeatPerform
Sunday, November 8
Tipoff at 1:00 PM
The Foundry Classic
Duke and North Texas take the floor as the weekend moves from conversations about preparation and leadership to the arena where both are tested.
Join The MomentSaturday Morning
It Starts With
What Comes Next.
Before the lights come on Sunday, The Foundry begins with students.
Step Inside The Future SummitThe Future Summit brings high school students into an environment built to expand what they can see for themselves. Through conversations, experiences, and direct access to people across education, business, sport, and other pathways, students spend the day exploring possibilities and turning exposure into clearer next steps.
Saturday Evening
The Conversation
Continues At The Table.
What begins Saturday with students looking toward their future continues that evening with leaders reflecting on the experiences that shaped their own.
Take Your SeatThe Foundry Table is a signature Saturday night dinner centered on leadership, conversation and connection, featuring a moderated conversation with Duke Head Coach Kara Lawson and North Texas Head Coach Jason Burton.
Sunday
Then, The MomentTakes The Floor.
Everything before Sunday has been about what happens before the moment. Now, the moment arrives.
Duke Women’s Basketball and North Texas Women’s Basketball meet in The Foundry Classic, bringing two programs, two identities and a weekend built around preparation and leadership together on one floor.
This is where The Foundry’s belief becomes visible: the performance everyone sees is built on everything that came before it.
Join The Moment
Make It A Weekend
The Foundry brings you to San Antonio. Make the city part of the experience.
The Foundry Weekend Experience
Want more of the weekend handled for you? The Foundry Weekend Experience brings together a two-night stay, Foundry Table access, premium Classic seating, game-day hospitality, a curated San Antonio experience and more.
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