What you should know about Purdue basketball playing in the Maui Invitational


No. 2 Purdue men’s basketball (USA TODAY) heads to Hawaii for the Maui Invitational from Nov. 20-22.

The field includes No. 1 Kansas, No. 5 Marquette, No. 8 Tennessee, No. 12 Gonzaga, No. 25 UCLA, Syracuse and host Chaminade.

The games will be played at the Stan Sheriff Center on the University of Hawaii campus. The usual venue, the Lahania Civic Center, is being used as a relief center in the wake of summer wildfires that ravaged the island.

Maui Invitational schedule

Monday, Nov. 20, 2023

2:30 p.m. ET, Game 1: Tennessee vs. Syracuse, ESPN2

5 p.m. ET, Game 2: Purdue vs. Gonzaga, ESPN2

9 p.m. ET, Game 3: Kansas vs. Chaminade, ESPNU

11:30 p.m. ET, Game 4: UCLA vs. Marquette, ESPN2

Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023

2:30 p.m. ET: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, ESPN2

5 p.m. ET: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, ESPN2

8 p.m.. ET: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, ESPN

10:30 p.m. ET: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, ESPN

Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023

2:30 p.m. ET: Third-place game, ESPN2

5 p.m. ET: Championship game, ESPN

9:30 p.m. ET: Seventh-place game, ESPNU

Midnight ET: Fifth-place game, ESPN2

What channel is Purdue basketball in the Maui Invitational on?

TV: All games are on ESPN networks

Radio: Purdue Sports Network (96.5 FM in Lafayette, 1260 AM in Indianapolis)

Streaming: Varsity Network, ESPN+, Fubo, Paramount+, Sling

Purdue basketball key players

Through 3 games

Zach Edey (20.7 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.7 blocked shots); Braden Smith (11.7 points, 50% 3FG, 8.3 assists, 6.0 rebounds); Lance Jones (9.7 points, 3.7 assists); Fletcher Loyer (8.3 points, 41.7% 3FG); Myles Colvin (8.3 points, 70% 3FG).

Key players at Maui Invitational

Kansas: Hunter Dickinson (19.5 points, 8.0 rebounds); Kevin McCullar Jr. (18.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists); K.J. Adams Jr. (13.0 points, 5.0 rebounds)

Marquette: Kam Jones (21.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists); Oso Ighodaro (13.0 points, 9.0 rebounds); Tyler Kolek (10.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists)

Tennessee: Dalton Knecht (20.5 points); Josiah-Jordan James (13.0 points, 6.5 rebounds); Jordan Gainey (12.0 points).

Gonzaga: Braden Huff (19.0 points, 9.0 rebounds); Ryan Nembhard (16.0 points, 7.0 assists); Nolan Hickman (15.0 points)

UCLA: Adem Bona (17.0 points, 7.5 rebounds); Sebastian Mack (13.5 points); Lazar Stefanovic (11.0 points, 6.0 rebounds)

Syracuse: Judah Mintz (23.0 points, 3.5 assists); J.J. Starling (13.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists); Justin Taylor (13.5 points, 6.5 rebounds)

Chaminade: Jamir Thomas (20.0 points); Isaac Amaral-Artharee (19.5 points, 4.5 rebounds); Ross Reeves (12.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists)

Purdue basketball news

Welcome sight:Colvin had reputation as a dunker. Freshman showing he can shoot, too.

Player ratings:Zach Edey too big, Braden Smith too good

Purdue basketball schedule

Day, date location, opponent time, TV/result
Oct. 28, Saturday at Arkansas (exhibition) L, 81-77, OT
Nov. 1, Wednesday vs. Grace (exhibition) W, 98-51
Nov. 6, Monday vs. Samford W, 98-45
Nov. 10, Friday vs. Morehead State W, 87-57
Nov. 13, Monday vs. Xavier W, 83-71
Nov. 20, Monday vs. Gonzaga in Hawaii 5 p.m., ESPN2
Nov. 21, Tuesday vs. Tennessee or Syracuse in Hawaii 2:30 or 8 p.m., TBA
Nov. 22, Wednesday vs. TBA in Hawaii TBA, TBA
Nov. 28, Tuesday vs. Texas Southern 8:30 p.m., BTN
Dec. 1, Friday at Northwestern 9 p.m., BTN
Dec. 4, Monday vs. Iowa 7 p.m., BTN
Dec. 9, Saturday vs. Alabama in Toronto 1:30 p.m., Fox
Dec. 16, Saturday vs. Arizona in Indianapolis 4:30 p.m., Peacock
Dec. 21, Thursday vs. Jacksonville 6:30 p.m., BTN
Dec. 29, Friday vs. Eastern Kentucky 5 or 7 p.m., BTN
Jan. 2, Tuesday at Maryland 7 p.m., Peacock
Jan. 5, Friday vs. Illinois 8:30 p.m., FS1
Jan. 9, Tuesday at Nebraska 9 p.m., Peacock
Jan. 13, Saturday vs. Penn State 2:15 p.m., BTN
Jan. 16, Tuesday at Indiana 7 p.m., Peacock
Jan. 20, Saturday at Iowa 2 p.m., FS1
Jan. 23, Tuesday vs. Michigan 9 p.m., Peacock
Jan. 28, Sunday at Rutgers 1 p.m., Fox
Jan. 31, Wednesday vs. Northwestern 6:30 p.m., BTN
Feb. 4, Sunday at Wisconsin 1 p.m., CBS
Feb. 10, Saturday vs. Indiana 8 p.m., Fox
Feb. 15, Thursday vs. Minnesota 8:30 p.m., BTN
Feb. 18, Sunday at Ohio State 1 p.m., CBS
Feb. 22, Thursday vs. Rutgers 7 p.m., FS1
Feb. 25, Sunday at Michigan 2 p.m., CBS
March 2, Saturday vs. Michigan State 8 p.m., Fox
March 5, Tuesday at Illinois 7 p.m., Peacock
March 10, Sunday, vs. Wisconsin, 12:30 p.m., Fox
March 13-17 Big Ten tournament in Minneapolis

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