The schedule for the 2018 Maui Invitational is out; Duke basketball will take on San Diego State in its opening round matchup. If the Blue Devils are victorious against the Aztecs, they will move on to play the winner of Auburn and Xavier. This is the 35th running of the Maui Invitational, which will take place Nov. 19-21.
BREAKING: The 2018 @MauiInv bracket is official… and loaded. #HereComesDuke ☀️🌴🌊🏀🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/glCC0NAY8r
— Duke Basketball (@DukeMBB) July 24, 2018
Duke basketball has won the Maui five times — most recently in 2011. That year, Ryan Kelly and Mason Plumlee scored 17 points each in the title win over Kansas.
An interesting note: all three Duke assistants — Nate James, Jon Scheyer, Chris Carrawell — played on Duke teams that won titles in Maui.
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