MAUI - The 2025 Southwest Maui Invitational announced that Sun Devil Men's Basketball will play Texas in the first round of the highly-anticipated event.
To be played at the historic Lahaina Civic Center Nov. 24-26, 2025, the 42nd annual tournament will feature several premier college basketball programs. Arizona State and Texas will be joined in a loaded field that also includes North Carolina State, Seton Hall, Boise State, USC, Washington State and host Chaminade. The Sun Devils and Longhorns will play in the final game of the first round on Nov. 24, scheduled for 9 PM MST and airing live on ESPN2. All games of the Maui Invitational will be available on the ESPN, ESPN2, or ESPNU. Here is a closer look at the full bracket:
Led by 1992 Maui Invitational co-MVP, Bobby Hurley, the Sun Devils will be one of the tournament's predominant storylines. Coach Hurley will be only the third head coach to lead a team in Maui after winning the Tournament's MVP honors during their playing career (Penny Hardaway/Steve Wojciechowski).
The 2025 Maui Invitational will mark Arizona State's 6th appearance in the tournament (1991, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2007), compiling a 9-6 record during those visits, including winning the 1994 Maui Invitational with Bill Frieder as head coach in which standout power forward Mario Bennett received tournament MVP honors. During their most recent visit to Maui in 2007, NBA star James Harden led the Sun Devils to a 2-1 record where the freshman guard averaged 17 points/game.
Travel packages for the 2025 tournament are now available with single game tickets available at a later date.
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By securing a spot in the Maui Invitational, it is clear that Head Coach Bobby Hurley's philosophy of scheduling extremely tough in the non-conference has not changed for the upcoming year. Last season, Arizona State faced one of the toughest slates in the nation, including three of the teams that reached the 2025 Final Four.
About the Maui Invitational
In December 1982, then No. 1 ranked Virginia, led by National College Player of the Year Ralph Sampson, played little-known NAIA Chaminade University in Honolulu while on the way back from a trip to Tokyo. The Silverswords stunned Virginia 77-72 in one of the greatest upsets in college basketball history. Two years later, in 1984, Chaminade University hosted the first Maui Invitational and it has proven to be the premier early-season college basketball tournament for 40 years running. Each year, the Maui Invitational attracts the top programs, best-known coaches and most outstanding players to compete in an exciting atmosphere at the Lahaina Civic Center near the beautiful beaches of Maui.
Sun Devil Maui Invitational quick facts
Total Appearances: 5
All-Time Record: 9-6
Best Finish: 1994 (Tournament Champions)
Appearances by Arizona State in Maui Invitational (5)
2007
2-1 (5th place)
L Illinois
W Princeton
W LSU
2002
2-1 (5th place)
L No. 17 Kentucky
W Chaminade
W Utah
1998
1-2 (7th place)
L No. 9 Utah
L Kansas State
W Chaminade
1994
3-0 (Tournament champions)
W Texas A&M
W No. 13 Michigan
W No. 7 Maryland
1991
1-2 (6th place)
L Rice
W Lamar
L Minnesota
Neutralizing the opponent
Arizona State continued their success under Bobby Hurley in regular season games at neutral sites during the 2024-25 campaign. ASU picked up five neutral site wins during the regular season, which is a new program record. The Sun Devils defeated four teams that won 20+ games in neutral settings in 2024-25 (Saint Mary's, Grand Canyon, Santa Clara, New Mexico). Three were 2025 NCAA Tournament participants. ASU has now won 18 games overall under Hurley in neutral site regular season games. That includes past wins over NC State, Kansas State, St. John's, Mississippi State, Xavier, Michigan, Utah State, New Mexico, Saint Mary's, Creighton, Santa Clara, and UMass.
2024-25 (5-1)
ASU 78, UMass 62 (Dec. 21, 2024) - MGM Springfield Basketball Hall of Fame Classic (Springfield, MA)
Florida 83, ASU 66 (Dec. 14, 2024) - Holiday Hoopsgiving at State Farm Arena (Atlanta, GA)
ASU 68, Saint Mary's 64 (Nov. 29, 2024) - Acrisure Series (Palm Desert, CA)
ASU 85, New Mexico (Nov. 28, 2024) - Acrisure Series (Palm Desert, CA)
ASU 87 vs. Grand Canyon 76 (Nov. 14, 2024) - Hall off Fame Series at Footprint Center (Phoenix, AZ)
ASU 81, Santa Clara 74 (Nov. 8, 2024) - Hoopfest at Lee's Family Forum (Las Vegas, NV)
Sun Devil Men's Basketball's non-conference schedule continues to come together. In addition to the Maui Invitational, Arizona State previously announced home matchups with Gonzaga and Oregon State. Stay tuned as several additional premier non-conference games will be announced this month.
Renewing a Pac-12 rivalry
The Sun Devil Men's Basketball team will face a familiar foe from the Pac-10 and Pac-12 days in 2025-26 and 2026-27 as they welcome Oregon State back to their schedule. The Beavers will visit Tempe on Dec. 21, 2025, with Arizona State returning the trip to Corvallis in 2026-27. Wayne Tinkle's Beavers squad went 20-13 in 2024-25.
The last meeting -- a 79-61 win on Feb. 14, 2024 -- was the 100th between the Beavers and the Sun Devils, as Arizona State has now won each of the last 15 meetings in Tempe.
Homecoming weekend
Sun Devil Men's Basketball will host Gonzaga on Friday, Nov. 14 as part of their 2025-26 non-conference slate. Arizona State welcomes the Bulldogs to Desert Financial Arena in one of the most highly-anticipated home games of the upcoming season. It is the return trip of an original home-and-home agreement made prior to last season. The Sun Devils gave Gonzaga all they could handle in a close 88-80 loss in Spokane last November.
"It was important for us to secure a home game with a marquee opponent in 2025 for our amazing fan base," Sun Devil Men's Basketball Head Coach Bobby Hurley remarked. "We are excited to see the atmosphere at Desert Financial Arena. It will also be a tremendous opportunity for our players to compete against one of the best teams in the nation."
You aren't going to want to miss one of the biggest non-conference home matchups in recent program history. Single-game tickets are available now. The Nov. 14 matchup is part of a busy weekend for Sun Devil Fans. On Friday, Arizona State and Gonzaga will meet on the hardwood. The following day (Nov. 15), Sun Devil Football hosts West Virginia at Mountain America Stadium for their annual Homecoming game. Both the tip-off and kick-off times will be revealed at a later date.
Big 12 schedule
The Big 12 announced the Conference scheduling matrix for the 2025-26 men’s and women’s basketball seasons. Each school has a home-and-home with three other Conference opponents, and faces the other 12 opponents once, with six at home and six on the road for an 18-game Big 12 schedule. Opponents were selected to best balance the schedule in terms of travel and competitiveness. A full Big 12 schedule will be released next month.
The Sun Devil men’s basketball team will play eight games against conference members that qualified for last season’s NCAA Tournament. Included among those eight games are home dates vs. Arizona, Kansas and Texas Tech. The Red Raiders came within one win of making the 2025 NCAA Final Four.
Included among ASU’s five road games against 2025 NCAA Tournament teams is a matchup against 2025 NCAA Runner-up Houston. The Cougars also claimed the 2025 Big 12 regular season championship and conference tournament.
Home only
- Cincinnati
- Kansas (2025 NCAA first round)
- Kansas State
- Oklahoma State
- Texas Tech (2025 NCAA Elite Eight)
- West Virginia
Away only
- Baylor (2025 NCAA Second Round)
- BYU (2025 NCAA Sweet 16)
- UCF
- Houston (2025 NCAA runner-up, 2025 Big 12 regular season and tournament champion)
- Iowa State (2025 NCAA Second Round)
- TCU
Home and home
- Arizona (2025 NCAA Sweet 16)
- Colorado
- Utah
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