The University of Hawaii announced that they will host North Carolina men’s basketball in 2024. This is a strong indication that UNC will participate in the 2024 Maui Invitational.
Roy Williams was famous for participating in the pre-Thanksgiving tournament as often as he was allowed. Williams’ Carolina teams would usually pair the tournament with a west coast away game, or a match up with Hawaii in the days leading up to the Invitational, to help break up the travel. UNC played Hawaii in 2016 and were scheduled to play the Rainbow Warriors again in 2020, but had to cancel due to COVID.