KAANAPALI, Hawaii — The Lahaina Civic Center will roar once more.
After two years of pandemic-forced relocation, the Maui Jim Maui Invitational makes its long-awaited return to its namesake island on Monday when eight potent college basketball teams will face off in the intimate confines of a storied 2,400-seat gym.
What You Need To Know
The Maui Jim Maui Invitational college basketball tournament returns to its longtime home after a two-year pandemic hiatus starting Monday in the first round of the 2022 tournament at the 2,400-seat Lahaina Civic Center
Five of eight teams in the field are ranked: No. 9 Arkansas, No. 10 Creighton, No. 14 Arizona, No. 17 San Diego State and No. 23 Texas Tech
All four first-round games will be televised on ESPN2 and the remaining winner’s bracket games Tuesday and Wednesday are on ESPN
Arizona (2000, 2014) is the only team in the field to have raised the Wayne Duke championship trophy
The event remains one of the premier pre-conference tournaments in the sport, with five of the eight teams in the field ranked in the most recent Associated Press Top 25 poll.
