Bracket revealed for Kansas men’s basketball’s Maui Jim Maui Invitational trip
LAWRENCE — Kansas men’s basketball revealed its Maui Jim Maui Invitational opener Tuesday.
The Jayhawks will go up against Chaminade in the first round on Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. (CT) the Lahaina Civic Center in Lahaina, Hawaii. The matchup will be televised on ESPNU. And from there, Kansas will either go up against Marquette or UCLA in the next round — and either Gonzaga, Purdue, Syracuse or Tennessee in the round after that.
“Kansas is 17-6 all-time in the Maui Invitational, including 15-6 in games played in the Lahaina Civic Center,” a Kansas release stated. “The Jayhawks have won their last six games in the venue dating back to the 2011 championship game.”
Kansas has won the invitational each of the past two times it’s played in it, in 2015 and 2019, as well as back in 1996. This will be the fifth time the Jayhawks have gone into it with head coach Bill Self at the helm. So far, it is an undefeated 4-0 against Chaminade.
In 2011, Kansas finished second. In 2005, it finished seventh. In 2001, it finished third. And in 1987, it finished fourth.
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Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He is the National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas for 2022. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
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