The 2023 Big Island Holiday Classic is set to return to the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium this weekend.

The five-day event, put on by TItleTown Events (previously Malika Sport Tours) and hosted by the University of Hawai’i at Hilo, is a modern reiteration of the Big Island Invitational Tournament from the 1990s, which featured many NCAA Division I programs. features nine teams from across the NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA with 10 total collegiate basketball contests.

Tickets can be purchased through Hawai’i Hilo’s recently-launched online ticket platform at HiloAthletics.com/TIXBIC.

All nine games will be live streamed online.

For more information visit HiloAthletics.com/BigIslandClassic.

Below is a detailed schedule of this year’s event:

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15
6 PM [WBB] Bridgewater State vs Angelo State

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16
12 PM [WBB] Angelo State vs Hawai’i Hilo

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17
2 PM [WBB] Bridgewater State vs Hawai’i Hilo
4 PM [MBB] Alaska vs Hawai’i Hilo
6 PM [MBB] Concordia Nebraska vs San Francisco State

MONDAY, DECEMBER 18
2 PM [MBB] Olivet Nazarene vs Concordia Nebraska
4 PM [MBB] San Francisco State vs Alaska
6 PM [MBB] Hastings vs Hawai’i Hilo

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19
11 AM [MBB] Olivet Nazarene vs Hastings
6 PM [MBB] San Francisco State vs Hawai’i Hilo