On Monday, the Buffs will face Michigan State in the opening round of the Maui Invitational, one of the most highly-regarded of college basketball’s early-season tournaments. It will be a powerhouse field as the tournament returns to Maui after being relocated to Honolulu in 2023 following the Maui wildfire.

Defeating second-ranked UConn showed the new-look Colorado men’s basketball team it’s quite capable of competing with the top programs in the nation. Iowa State showed the Buffaloes they

The Spartans will face a Colorado lineup that averages 6-foot-7 and 200 pounds, putting a lot of emphasis on their own bigs.