Maui, Hawaii, May 27, 2015 – In addition to 2015 Maui Jim Maui Invitational Championship Round teams
Indiana,
Kansas,
St. John's,
UCLA,
UNLV,
Vanderbilt,
Wake Forest and host
Chaminade, four Opening Round teams will take part in the Tournament's Opening and Regional Games.
Austin Peay,
Cal Poly,
UMBC and
Northern Colorado will square off Nov. 21 and 22 at the University of Northern Colorado.
A complete schedule of Opening and Regional Games, as well as the Championship Round bracket, will be revealed later this summer.
The four Opening Round teams will take part in Opening Games at the seven island schools that will travel to the Championship Round of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational, which will take place Nov. 23-25 at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii. The seven island squads will each host Opening Games against one of the four Opening Round teams prior to departing for the Championship Round in Maui.
The teams competing in the 2015 Maui Jim Maui Invitational, the 32nd annual edition of the nation's premier early-season tournament, will feature four of the winningest programs in college basketball history, including Indiana, Kansas, St. John's and UCLA.. The teams in next season's field have won 20 national championships, made 47 trips to the Final Four and made 215NCAA Tournament berths.
All-Tournament Reserved Travel Packages are now on sale at
www.mauiinvitational.com/travel or by contacting the Tournament Travel Department at 800-826-3822.