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The Syracuse players celebrate their win in the 1998 Maui Invitational championship game.

(Stephen Cannerelli | scannerelli.com)

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Syracuse will find a familiar coaching name, but an unfamiliar foe when it opens the 2013 Maui Invitational against Minnesota.

The bracket for the 2013 Maui Invitational, which will be played on Nov. 25-27, was released on Wednesday. Syracuse will play Minnesota at 5:30 p.m. (EST) on Nov. 25. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

Syracuse's last game against Minnesota came in the 1990 NCAA Tournament in New Orleans. The Gophers won the Sweet 16 game.

However, Syracuse fans will recognize the name of Minnesota's coach. Richard Pitino, the son of former SU assistant and current Louisville coach Rick Pitino, will be in his first year at Minnesota. Pitino was the head coach at Florida International last year.

The bracket for the 2013 Maui Invitational.

Louisville coach Rick Pitino greets his son, Richard, prior to the Louisville-Florida International game last year. The younger Pitino is now the head coach at Minnesota.

The rest of the Maui bracket has California facing Arkansas (3:30, ESPN2), Baylor taking on tournament host Chaminade (9:30, ESPNU) and Gonzaga meeting Dayton (Midnight, ESPN2).

Syracuse's second-round opponent will be either California or Arkansas. Syracuse played both schools last season, beating Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark., in November as part of the SEC/Big East Challenge and defeating Cal in the second-round of the NCAA Tournament in San Jose, Calif.

Syracuse has played in the Maui Invitational twice, winning the tournament in both 1990 and 1998. Billy Owens was the tourney MVP in 1990, while Jason Hart won the award in 1998.

As part of this year's Maui Invitational, the teams invited to play in Maui will also play a game against a set of schools who will go onto play games at Coastal Carolina in Conway, S.C. Syracuse will host St. Francis (N.Y.) on Nov. 18 at the Carrier Dome.