Coaches of the teams participating in the 2006 Maui Invitational college basketball tournament pose with surfboards following a news conference to kick off the tournament in Lahaina. From left to right are Memphis' John Calipari, Chaminade's Matt Mahar, Purdue's Matt Painter, Oklahoma's Jeff Capel, Kentucky's Tubby Smith, UCLA's Ben Howland, Depaul's Jerry Wainwright and Georgia Tech's Paul Hewitt. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

The 2025 Southwest Maui Invitational, one of the country’s premiere early-season college basketball tournaments, will return to the Lahaina Civic Center next week with eight NCAA men’s basketball teams set to play a dozen games.

The Maui Invitational will run Monday-Wednesday, with all 12 televised across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU and available via the ESPN app.

This year’s tournament features Arizona State, Boise State, Chaminade, NC State, Seton Hall, Texas, USC and Washington State. Led by first-year coach Will Wade, NC State is currently the only one of those teams that’s ranked in the AP Top 25.

The Wolfpack won their first four games to earn a No. 25 ranking in the AP Top 25 poll. As of Wednesday, N.C. State ranked fourth in Division I in scoring average (100.8) and 11th in shooting percentage (.538).

The Lahaina Civic Center, which has a capacity of 2,400 people, will play host to the tournament that began in 1984 at Konawaena High School in Kona before moving to the War Memorial Gymnasium in Wailuku from 1985-86 and then the Lahaina Civic Center in 1987.

Kansas’ Udoka Azubuike is hugged by teammate Tristan Enaruna after the Jayhawks beat Dayton in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational championship game Wednesday at Lahaina Civic Center. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER

Duke holds the most tournament titles with five, while the Blue Devils’ rival North Carolina has the most appearances in the Maui Invitational with nine.

To date, 135 different teams have played in the tournament, 25 programs have won a championship on Maui and the 2024 winner was Auburn.

Single game tickets and all-day packages are available at mauiinvitational.com. Kama’aina discounts are also available.

As part of a partnership with Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel, Hawaiian residents will have access to complimentary parking throughout all 12 tournament games.

Each game’s halftime will also feature a half-court challenge where one lucky fan will have the chance to win a two-night stay in a luxurious suite at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino in Southern California.