Zach Edey, the reigning national player of the year, leads Purdue into this year’s Maui Jim Maui Invitational, Nov. 20-22 at Lahaina Civic Center. The Boilermakers open against Gonzaga in the first round. AP file photo
The Maui News
Maui Jim Maui Invitational officials on Tuesday unveiled the bracket for the men’s college basketball tournament that will take place Nov. 20-22 at the Lahaina Civic Center.
The first-round matchups on Nov. 20 will be Tennessee vs. Syracuse at 9:30 a.m., Purdue vs. Gonzaga at noon, Kansas vs. Chaminade at 4 p.m. and UCLA vs. Marquette at 6:30 p.m.
Purdue finished the 2022-23 season ranked No. 3 in the final Associated Press poll. Kansas was No. 4, Marquette was No. 6, UCLA was No. 7 and Gonzaga was No. 9.
The Boilermakers’ top returnee is Zach Edey, a 7-foot-4 center who swept all six national player of the year awards as a junior in 2022-23. He averaged 22.3 points, 12.9 rebounds, 2.1 blocks and 1.5 assists per game, while shooting 60.7 percent from the field.
He won the Wooden Award, the Naismith Award, the Big O Trophy (USBWA), NABC National Player of the Year, the AP National Player of the Year and The Sporting News National Player of the Year awards last season.
Maui’s Mary Trotto (second from right) poses for a photo with TNT International Racing Club teammates Angela Staab (from left), Cora Hill and Nancy Berger at the USATF Masters National Championship last week in North Carolina. Photo courtesy of Mary Trotto 
Zach Edey, the reigning national player of the year, leads Purdue into this year’s Maui Jim Maui Invitational, Nov. 20-22 at Lahaina Civic Center. The Boilermakers open against Gonzaga in the first round. AP file photo 
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