MAUI, Hawaii – The Maui Jim Maui Invitational announced today the 2023 field for the 40th annual Tournament. Gonzaga, Kansas, Marquette, Purdue, Syracuse, Tennessee, UCLA and Chaminade will meet Nov. 20-22, 2023, at the historic Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii.
 
"The Maui Jim Maui Invitational strives to bring the best college basketball teams and talent to the island of Maui and set the precedent for the rest of the season," said Tournament Chairman Dave Odom. "The 2023 field is no exception, and we could not be more excited to return to our home at the Lahaina Civic Center and show these teams the magic of Maui."
 
The Bulldogs were in the event in 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2018. No. 3 Gonzaga topped No. 1 Duke in the 2018 Maui Invitational championship game, 89-87. Rui Hachimura earned MVP honors after scoring 20 points in the final.
 
The Zags won the 2009 tournament title behind co-Tournament MVP performances from Steven Gray and Matt Bouldin. Adam Morrison was named the tournament's MVP in 2005, following a tournament record 43-point performance against Michigan State.
 
Teams that have participated in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational throughout the event's history own 70 of the 82 NCAA championships, and seven of those schools have gone on to win the national championship after competing in Maui earlier in the season.
 
"We are thrilled to announce the 2023 Maui Jim Maui Invitational field", said Tom Valdiserri, Executive Vice President of KemperLesnik, the operator of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational. "These programs represent the best of college basketball and we look forward to hosting this historic field in Maui."
 
All-Tournament travel packages and school Booster travel packages for the 2023 Maui Jim Maui Invitational will be available at a later date.
 
About the Maui Jim Maui Invitational
In December 1982, then No. 1 ranked Virginia, led by National College Player of the Year Ralph Sampson, played little-known NAIA Chaminade University in Honolulu while on the way back from a trip to Tokyo. The Silverswords stunned Virginia 77-72 in one of the greatest upsets in college basketball history. Two years later, in 1984, Chaminade University hosted the first Maui Jim Maui Invitational and it has proven to be the premier early-season college basketball tournament for 36 years running. Each year, the Maui Jim Maui Invitational attracts the top programs, best-known coaches and most outstanding players to compete in an exciting atmosphere at the Lahaina Civic Center near the beautiful beaches of Maui.