The Oregon men's basketball team will take on Alabama tonight (it's actually happening at the time of this post, but my Internet connection has been out for the past hour) in the first round of the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational. In its 25th edition, the event features three top-8 teams, including the unanimous No. 1 Tarheels from the University of North Carolina (who the Ducks will have the pleasure of taking on tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. PST with a win over the Crimson Tide tonight).

I'll be commenting on this post throughout the first half, so if you're out there watching it, join me!

Also, the Ducks are rocking some brand new unis for the tourney, complete with new Nike kicks!

GO DUCKS!