The 2017 Maui Invitational Tournament was an early-season college basketball tournament that was played for the 34th time. The tournament began in 1984, and was part of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Championship Round was played at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii from November 20 to 22. Opening round games previously played at campus sites were discontinued.[1][2]
| Season | 2017–18 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Finals site | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawaii | ||||
| Champions | Notre Dame (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Wichita State (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists | |||||
| Winning coach | Mike Brey (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Matt Farrell (Notre Dame) | ||||
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Notre Dame defeated Wichita State in the championship game to win the Tournament.
Bracket edit
| Fifth Place Game November 22 | Consolation 2nd Round November 21 | First round November 20 | Semifinals November 21 | Championship November 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| VCU | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| VCU | 83 | Marquette | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 69 | 6 | Wichita State | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wichita State | 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| VCU | 60 | 6 | Wichita State | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 68 | 13 | Notre Dame | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Notre Dame | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chaminade | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh Place Game | Chaminade | 64 | 13 | Notre Dame | 92 | Third-place game | |||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 102 | LSU | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 72 | 3 | Michigan | 75 | Marquette | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chaminade | 96 | LSU | 77 | LSU | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Bracket for 2017 Maui Invitational released | News, Sports, Jobs - Maui News". www.mauinews.com. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ Funschelle, Aliyah. "The Sunflower : 2017 Maui Jim Maui Invitational matchups announced". thesunflower.com. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ "2017 MAUI JIM MAUI INVITATIONAL BRACKET UNVEILED". mauiinvitational.com. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ^ "Maui Invitational 2017 bracket: Wichita State, Notre Dame headline tournament". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 22, 2017.