This isn’t the only time Walton has been honored as the 2024 invitational tips off. ESPN hyped the tournament by compiling a video of his greatest hits calling the Maui Invitational.

The late Bill Walton gets ready to do the color commentary for ESPN before the Kansas Jayhawks met the Chaminade Silverswords during the first round of the Allstate Maui Invitational on Nov. 20 ...

Bill Walton, an NBA Hall of Famer who was also a legendary college basketball announcer, died at the age of 71 in May, making this year's Maui Invitational men's basketball tournament the first ...