AUBURN – Auburn basketball forward Chad Baker-Mazara always wanted to go to Hawaii.

However, he never imagined that this would be the case under these circumstances; We travel to the Aloha State to compete in one of college basketball’s premier early-season invitational tournaments.

“You’re going to Maui, but at the same time you’re going to play basketball at a very high level,” Baker-Mazara said Wednesday. “The combination makes me feel like a child when you give him candy.”

WILL HOWARD, HUDSON RETURN?:Two Auburn basketball reserves involved in a flight dispute en route to Maui will be “available.”