BYU will kick off the Maui Invitational with UCLA

(Darin Oswald | Idaho Statesman via AP) Boise State guard RJ Williams knocks the ball away from Brigham Young forward Kolby Lee in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Boise. Amherst, Mass. • Five years after last playing on the island, BYU men’s basketball makes its return to the Maui Invitational and will start Monday against UCLA.

After taking on the Bruins, the Cougars will face either Chaminade or Kansas on Tuesday and a third opponent (to be determined) on Wednesday. The invitational also includes Dayton, Georgia, Michigan State and Virginia Tech.

“What a great field,” BYU coach Mark Pope said. “It doesn’t get any better than what they do here…