1996 Maui Invitational Tournament

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1996 Maui Invitational Tournament
Season1996–97
Teams8
Finals siteLahaina Civic Center
Maui, Hawaii
ChampionsKansas (1st title)
Runner-upVirginia (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachRoy Williams (1st title)
MVPRaef LaFrentz (Kansas)

The 1996 Maui Invitational Tournament was an early-season college basketball tournament that was played, for the 13th time, from November 25 to November 27, 1996. The tournament, which began in 1984, was part of the 1996-97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was played at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii[1] and was won by the Kansas Jayhawks. It was the first title for both the program and for its head coach Roy Williams.[2]

Bracket[]

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  5th place game
November 22 		Consolation 2nd Round
November 21 		First Round
November 20 		Semifinals
November 21 		Championship
November 22
                                               
       Chaminade  48  
     15  UMass  59  
     Chaminade  55        15  UMass  68  
     South Carolina  64          Virginia  75  
     South Carolina  70
       Virginia  93  
     South Carolina  74          Virginia  63
     LSU  68        2  Kansas  80
       California  75  
         Iowa  59  
   Iowa  60          California  67
  7th place game        LSU  70        2  Kansas  85     3rd place game
     Chaminade  37    2  Kansas  82    15  UMass  55
     Iowa  67        LSU  53        California  59

References[]

  1. ^ EA Sports Maui Invitational Past Tournament Fields
  2. ^ "KU makes merry in Maui". 28 November 1996.
  3. ^ Basketball Stats and History|website=Sports Reference - College Basketball[permanent dead link]
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