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AmericanAirlines Arena hosts UM, NBA legends, seven other college basketball teams Saturday

South Florida college basketball junkies have a jam-packed menu of games Saturday at the Hoophall Miami Invitational, a quadrupleheader being played at AmericanAirlines Arena.

The University of Miami and Yale tip off at 7:30 p.m., capping a schedule that includes Georgia Tech vs. St. John’s (noon), Memphis vs. No. 20 Texas Tech (2:30 p.m.), and North Carolina State vs. Vanderbilt (5 p.m.).

The Hurricanes won their first five games this season, but are coming off back-to-back close losses to Seton Hall and Rutgers. They lost 83-81 to Seton Hall at the Wooden Legacy tournament in Fullerton, California, on Sunday and on Wednesday dropped a home game to Rutgers, 57-54.