Mississippi State will participate in the 2012 Maui Invitational.

The Bulldogs will join a field that includes Butler, Illinois, Marquette, North Carolina, Texas, USC and Division II Chaminade, the host school.

Mississippi State confirmed Wednesday that the team has signed Kristers Zeidaks, a 6-foot-8 small forward out of Latvia, to a financial aid agreement. He has been academically cleared by the NCAA and will enroll in the fall term.

The 21-year-old did not play with a club last season and is therefore eligible to play for MSU this season.

Zeidaks played for the Latvian national team in the U20 European Championships last year, averaging 13.7 points and 6.2 rebounds while shooting 47.1 percent from the field.

John Riek will leave Mississippi State to transfer to another school.

Riek did not enroll at Missisppi State on Tuesday.

Riek was rated as the top incoming freshman center in the country in 2008.