Indiana has drawn in-government rival Notre Dame as its first round opponent in the Maui Invitational.
Indiana has drawn in-ceremonial rival Notre Dame as its first round opponent in the Maui Invitational. That off on November 24th. The sensation of that game will face the toughie of Texas versus St. Josephs. The Hoosiers along with North Carolina and Oregon are among previous winners in this years eight team field.
Notre Dame went 25-8 last season and is foreseeable to coming back its two top leading in power forward Luke Harangody (20.4 ppg, 10.4 rpg) and headland guard Kyle McAlarney (15.1 ppg, 3.5 apg). Harangody, a Hoosier innate who high school at Andrean High in Merrillville, was named Big East Player of the Year last March.
Here is the official mob relief from the tournament organizers:
MAUI, Hawaii, Aug. 5, 2008 The EA SPORTS Maui Invitational nowadays the official support for the 2008 edition of the peoples premier early-season college basketball tournament. Marking its milestone 25th year, the eight-team competition will arrival to Mauis sea-front Lahaina Civic Center Nov.24-26.
Battling this year for the sought-after Wayne Duke Championship Trophy, will be North Carolina, Notre Dame, Texas, Indiana, Oregon, Saint Josephs, Alabama and host Chaminade. Six of the seven Division I in the 2008 league participated in the 2008 NCAA Tournament, by North Carolinas Final Four attendance and Texas run to the Elite Eight. The field also includes three last domestic champions North Carolina, Indiana and Oregon with 10 NCAA between them.
The ESPN networks will combine once yet again to deal live telly treatment of all 12 tournament tournament. In appendage, ESPN360.com will provide live simulcasts of the knockout televised on ESPN and ESPN2.
Throughout its story the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational has become synonymous with the kickoff of the seminary season, said Tournament Chairman Dave Gavitt. We look forward to commemorating the tournaments 25th year with additional imposing field for Maui glory. Fans from across the inhabitants can look forward to a memorable know-how, on and off the close.
First-round action tips off Thanksgiving week on Monday, Nov. 24, with Game One featuring Atlantic 10 team and Maui newcomer, Saint Josephs, led by instructor Phil Martelli, against 2008 Elite Eight participant and -time Maui team, Texas, under head coach Rick Barnes. The hit of this game will take on the conqueror of Game Two, pitting in-municipal rivals for crusade as five-time countrywide champion and 2002 Maui title holder, Indiana, by new teacher Tom Crean, will face head coach Mike Brey and Notre Dame, a mounting BIG EAST cogency returning for a second exterior at the Lahaina Civic Center. Four-time nationalized supporter and two-time Maui titleholder, North Carolina, will hit the hardwood in Game Three, as Hall of Famer Roy Williams pilots his highly Tar Heels in a contest with 2008 PacWest Conference champ and tournament host Chaminade, which off an distressed over Princeton in Maui last year. The champ of that game will quadrangular off with the winner of Game Four, which pairs two teams making Maui presentation: head trainer Ernie Kent will call the when past national title holder and 2007 Pac-10 Conference titleholder, Oregon, against the Crimson Tide of Alabama, a Mark Gottfried-led team looking to make its mark in hellSynonyms.
The semifinals will take status Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Eastern time on ESPN, with the winners to the challenge game Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 10 p.m. Eastern. Remaining game tickets including school specific Booster Tickets will go on sale to the accustomed public on Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 3 p.m. Eastern time (9 a.m. Hawaiian time) via the tournament Web site at www..com. Travel packages with game tickets and hotel accommodations are motionless available through Oahu Travel, the tournaments official travel agency (800.826.3822). In adding together, tickets for the tournaments Tip-Off Banquet, a exceptional even with the 2008 head and teams set for Sunday, Nov. 23, and a spot the 5th Annual EA SPORTS Maui Golf Invitational on Thanksgiving Day are stationary obtainable. Visit the Web sites Tickets & Travel section for minutiae.
EA SPORTSTM, the Earths leading collaborative attraction company and developer of the top-selling NCAA March Madness , its eighth year as title champion of the Maui Invitational.
Other tournament include the Maui Visitors Bureau, County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation, Hawaii Tourism Authority, , GEICO and Gatorade. The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Sheraton Maui Resort and Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa, all sited in the wonderful Ka Beach resort area, serve as host for the thousands of fans and who every year accompany their to Maui. KemperSports has the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational since 1990.
