MAUI, HAWAII (July 17, 2015) – The Maui Jim Maui Invitational, the nation's premier early-season college basketball tournament, today announced dates and matchups for its 2015 Regional Games. The Regional Games, which were introduced to the Tournament in 2011, will be held at the University of Northern Colorado on Nov. 21 and 22 and feature four teams:
Austin Peay,
Cal Poly,
UMBC and
Northern Colorado.
Prior to the regional game matchups in Northern Colorado, the four regional teams will take part in the 2015 Maui Jim Maui Invitational Opening Games and face off against the seven schools that will compete in Maui Nov. 23-25. Each team is guaranteed two games over two days, with the winners squaring off on Nov. 22. Times for these games will be announced at a later date.
Regional Games ScheduleNovember 21Cal Poly vs. Austin Peay
Northern Colorado vs. UMBC
November 22UMBC vs. Cal Poly/Austin Peay
Northern Colorado vs. Cal Poly/Austin Peay
| Team | Top Returning Scorer | Notes |
| Austin Peay | Chris Horton (13.1 ppg) | Dave Loos is entering his 30th season as a head coach |
| Cal Poly | Brian Bennett (11.5 ppg) | Advanced to its first NCAA Tournament in 2014 |
| Northern Colorado | Cameron Michael (12.9 ppg) | Coach B.J. Hill's 76 wins are the second most among all UNC coaches in their first five seasons |
| UMBC | Cody Joyce (13.4 ppg) | Returns four players who started at least 15 games last season |
Tickets for the Maui Jim Maui Invitational Regional Games are available by contacting the Northern Colorado ticket office at 970-351-4849.
The teams competing in the Championship Round of the 2015 Maui Jim Maui Invitational, the 32nd edition of the tournament, will feature four of the winningest programs in college basketball history, including
Indiana,
Kansas,
St. John's and
UCLA. The quartet will be joined in Maui by
UNLV,
Vanderbilt,
Wake Forest and host
Chaminade. The teams in this season's field have won 20 national championships, made 47 trips to the Final Four and made 215 NCAA 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.