Trips to the Maui Invitational and the Champions Classic in Chicago against Michigan State highlight Kansas University’s 2015-16 men’s basketball nonconference schedule, which KU announced Thursday.

“It’s obviously another solid schedule,” KU coach Bill Self said. “The last two years we played the toughest schedule in the country. This year we feel like, once again, this will be a schedule that will be one of the nation’s best.”

KU’s 2015-16 nonconference schedule:

Oct. 9 (Friday) – Late Night in the Phog – Lawrence, Kan.

Nov. 4 (Wednesday) – Pittsburg State (exhibition) – Lawrence, Kan.

Nov. 10 (Tuesday) – Emporia State (exhibition) – Lawrence, Kan.

Nov. 13 (Friday) – Northern Colorado (Maui Invitational) – Lawrence, Kan.

Nov. 17 (Tuesday) – vs. Michigan State (Champions Classic) – Chicago, Ill.

Nov. 23 (Monday) – vs. TBD (Maui Jim Maui Invitational) – Lahaina, Hawaii

Nov. 24 (Tuesday) – vs. TBD (Maui Jim Maui Invitational) – Lahaina, Hawaii

Nov. 25 (Wednesday) – vs. TBD (Maui Jim Maui Invitational) – Lahaina, Hawaii

Dec. 1 (Tuesday) – Loyola (Md.) – Lawrence, Kan.

Dec. 5 (Saturday) – Harvard – Lawrence, Kan.

Dec. 9 (Wednesday) – Holy Cross – Lawrence, Kan.

Dec. 12 (Saturday) – Oregon State (Kansas City Shootout, Sprint Center) – Kansas City, Mo.

Dec. 19 (Saturday) – Montana – Lawrence, Kan.

Dec. 22 (Tuesday) – at San Diego State – San Diego, Calif.

Dec. 29 (Tuesday) – UC Irvine – Lawrence, Kan.

Jan. 30 (Saturday) – Big 12/SEC Challenge – Lawrence, Kan.