This will be the fifth time the Spartans have competed in the Hawaii showcase, and their first trip to Maui since 2019. MSU won it all in its first trip to the event in 1991, while Tom Izzo made his head coaching debut with the Spartans in 1995. The Buffaloes have only been in Maui once before, that coming in 2009 when they finished seventh.

Michigan State basketball will face Colorado in its return to the Maui Invitational for the sixth time, with the last appearance coming in 2019. The Spartans have a long history playing in college basketball's premier fall invitational,

The 4-0 Colorado men's basketball team will get its first taste of high-level competition this week in the Maui Invitational. The Buffs will open the early-season tournament on Monday against the 4-1