MAUI, Hawaii — The Maui Jim Invitational announced today the 2026 field for the 43rd annual Tournament. Clemson University men’s basketball, in addition to Arizona, BYU, Colorado State, Ole Miss, Providence, VCU and Washington will go head-to-head Nov. 23-25, 2026, at the historic Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii.
Together, these eight teams boast 169 NCAA Tournament appearances, eight Final Fours and two national championships between them. Six of the eight teams made the 2025 NCAA Tournament, including Clemson. The Tigers own the most recent Elite Eight appearance of those participating.
Teams that have participated in the Maui Jim Invitational throughout the event’s rich history own 74 of the 85 NCAA National Championships, and seven of those schools have gone on to win the national championship after winning the Maui earlier in the season.
This will mark Clemson’s second trip to the Maui Jim Invitational in program history. The Tigers went 2-1 in 1998 with wins over Chaminade and Kansas State.
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