MBB | Gaels To Play in Maui Invitational in 2021
5/1/2020 10:15:00 AM | Men's Basketball
MAUI, Hawai'i – The Maui Jim Maui Invitational announced its 2021 field today which includes Saint Mary's among other premier teams. The collection of programs invited boasts a combined 137 NCAA Tournament appearances, 59 Sweet Sixteen berths, and two AP Coach of the Year winners.
Butler, Chaminade, Houston, Notre Dame, Oregon, Texas A&M, and Wisconsin will be joining the Gaels in Maui for the 38th annual Tournament, which will be contested November 22-24 at the historic Lahaina Civic Center on the island of Maui.
"The Maui Jim Maui Invitational strives to bring the best college basketball teams and talent to the island of Maui year after year," said Tournament Chairman Dave Odom. "The 2021 field is no exception, and we are extremely excited to welcome these teams to the Lahaina Civic Center."
The Gaels will be the new kids on the block at the tournament as the only school in the field of eight playing there for the very first time. It will be the team's second trip to Hawai'i in as many years however as it was announced yesterday SMC will play in the Diamond Head Classic during the 2020-21 campaign.
All-Tournament travel packages and school Booster travel packages for the 2021 Maui Jim Maui Invitational will be available at a later date.
Two of the 2021 participants are ranked in the top 35 all-time winningest schools, Notre Dame and Oregon. Houston, Notre Dame, and Wisconsin rank in the top 50 programs with the most NCAA Tournament appearances, with 21, 36, and 24, respectively. Saint Mary's, Oregon, and Wisconsin all rank in the top 20 winningest teams of the last decade.
Notre Dame is the only returning program to have earned a Maui Jim Maui Invitational championship title, having done so in their most recent appearance in 2017.
Teams that have participated in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational throughout the event's history own 69 of the 81 NCAA championships. Seven schools have gone on to win the national championship after competing in Maui earlier in the season.
#GaelsRise — Join the Season Ticket Waitlist today to be part of the Gaels 2020-21 season by clicking HERE. Current season ticket holders can renew their seats HERE and logging in at the top of the page. Email smctickets@stmarys-ca.edu with questions.
Butler, Chaminade, Houston, Notre Dame, Oregon, Texas A&M, and Wisconsin will be joining the Gaels in Maui for the 38th annual Tournament, which will be contested November 22-24 at the historic Lahaina Civic Center on the island of Maui.
"The Maui Jim Maui Invitational strives to bring the best college basketball teams and talent to the island of Maui year after year," said Tournament Chairman Dave Odom. "The 2021 field is no exception, and we are extremely excited to welcome these teams to the Lahaina Civic Center."
The Gaels will be the new kids on the block at the tournament as the only school in the field of eight playing there for the very first time. It will be the team's second trip to Hawai'i in as many years however as it was announced yesterday SMC will play in the Diamond Head Classic during the 2020-21 campaign.
All-Tournament travel packages and school Booster travel packages for the 2021 Maui Jim Maui Invitational will be available at a later date.
Two of the 2021 participants are ranked in the top 35 all-time winningest schools, Notre Dame and Oregon. Houston, Notre Dame, and Wisconsin rank in the top 50 programs with the most NCAA Tournament appearances, with 21, 36, and 24, respectively. Saint Mary's, Oregon, and Wisconsin all rank in the top 20 winningest teams of the last decade.
Notre Dame is the only returning program to have earned a Maui Jim Maui Invitational championship title, having done so in their most recent appearance in 2017.
Teams that have participated in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational throughout the event's history own 69 of the 81 NCAA championships. Seven schools have gone on to win the national championship after competing in Maui earlier in the season.
#GaelsRise — Join the Season Ticket Waitlist today to be part of the Gaels 2020-21 season by clicking HERE. Current season ticket holders can renew their seats HERE and logging in at the top of the page. Email smctickets@stmarys-ca.edu with questions.
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