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#51
#51
It wasn't in the Maui Invitational (which didn't exist yet), but one of the biggest upsets in college basketball history occurred at the Lahaina Civic Center in December of 1982. Chaminade beat #1 Virginia, with All-American, Ralph Sampson.

Chaminade 77, No. 1 Virginia 72: College basketball's shocking upset remembered
  • Chaminade had a 6'6" center guarding the 7'4" Ralph Sampson. The Chaminade center outscored Sampson 19-12. Sampson only attempted 9 shots, for some reason.
  • Virginia had already beaten Georgetown (with Patrick Ewing), Houston (with Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler), and Utah (with Tom Chambers).
  • Chaminade had lost their previous game to a mediocre Division 2 school, named Wayland Baptist.
  • Vegas oddsmakers did not even post a line on the game.
 
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Obviously there are MUCH bigger concerns right now, but has anyone heard a status of the Maui Invitational? Will they move it or cancel it.

I’m guessing it gets played somewhere else and is used to raise money to help the people of Maui. No better field of teams to generate internet to do so.
 
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NighthawkVol said:
Obviously there are MUCH bigger concerns right now, but has anyone heard a status of the Maui Invitational? Will they move it or cancel it.

I’m guessing it gets played somewhere else and is used to raise money to help the people of Maui. No better field of teams to generate internet to do so.
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It will probably be moved to Las Vegas.
 
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no way they're playing this tourney. Even if the civic center is spared, you have to go thru Lahaina to get there and those roads are trashed. The only other option is a road around the northern part of the island that road aint for the faint of heart. Or a big car. A road barely bigger than your driveway and steep drop offs.
 
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GreveHaller said:
no way they're playing this tourney. Even if the civic center is spared, you have to go thru Lahaina to get there and those roads are trashed. The only other option is a road around the northern part of the island that road aint for the faint of heart. Or a big car. A road barely bigger than your driveway and steep drop offs.
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It will most likely be moved to The Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, just like in 2021, when COVID precautions were making getting into Hawaii difficult.
 
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