Michigan State basketball will face Colorado in its return to the Maui Invitational for the sixth time, with the last appearance coming in 2019.

The Spartans survived for a three-point win in the opening round of the Maui Invitational and 30 years later, Izzo is back for a fifth time. In the three decades since his debut, Izzo has won a national title, reached the Final Four eight times and been enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

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

College basketball is ready for its Thanksgiving Week closeup. The schedule is full of early season tournaments that could create buzzworthy marquee matchups.

College basketball teams are traveling across the country and internationally for Thanksgiving week tournaments that could boost NCAA resumes.

The schedule is full of early season tournaments that could create buzzworthy marquee matchups. And many of those come in warm-weather locations.