The 1988 Maui Invitational Tournament was an early-season college basketball tournament that was played, for the 5th time, from November 25 to November 27, 1988. The tournament, which began in 1984, was part of the 1988-89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament featured a particularly loaded field (three of the eight teams were ranked in the AP top 10 and a fourth in the top 20) and the eventual national champion for the second straight season. Games were played at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii.[1] The No. 3 Michigan Wolverines won the tournament by defeating Vanderbilt, Memphis State, and No. 4 Oklahoma.[2] It was the second title for the program and its head coach Bill Frieder.
| Season | 1987–98 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 8 |
| Finals site | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawaii |
| Champions | Michigan (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Oklahoma (1st title game) |
| Semifinalists | |
| Winning coach | Bill Frieder (2nd title) |
| MVP | Glen Rice (Michigan) |
Bracket edit
| 5th Place Game Sunday, November 27 | Consolation 2nd Round Saturday, November 26 | First Round Friday, November 25 | Semifinals Saturday, November 26 | Championship Sunday, November 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chaminade | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis State | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chaminade | 70 | Memphis State | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 94 | 3 | Michigan | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 91 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 82 | 3 | Michigan | 91 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Ohio State | 97 | 4 | Oklahoma | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Ohio State | 93 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Oklahoma | 97 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th Place Game | 16 | Ohio State | 72 | 4 | Oklahoma | 83 | 3rd Place Game | ||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 70 | 8 | UNLV | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chaminade | 68 | DePaul | 77 | Memphis State | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 89 | 8 | UNLV | 86 | 8 | UNLV | 90 | ||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ EA Sports Maui Invitational Past Tournament Fields
- ^ "Michigan beats Oklahoma in Maui final". Honolulu Advertiser. November 28, 1988. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "College Basketball Roundup". United Press International. November 26, 1988. Retrieved December 11, 2021.