Marquette University Athletics
EA SPORTS Maui Invitational Announces 2007 Schedule
8/7/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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Milwaukee - The 24th Annual EA SPORTS Maui Invitational has announced its tournament field for 2007, with Marquette meeting host Chaminade in the first game of the event on Monday, Nov. 19 on ESPN2.
The Golden Eagles and Swords will tip-off action at 9:30 a.m. local time (or 1:30 p.m. CT). Chaminade is a NCAA Division II program, which serves as the host school for the tournament. The Swords posted a 16-11 record in 2006-07, including an 8-7 mark in conference action.
Based on the day one results, Marquette will face either LSU or Oklahoma State in the second round. LSU finished 17-15 overall last season and did not compete in postseason action, while the Cowboys were 22-13 and earned a selection to the National Invitation Tournament. Tip-off for day two will be either 12:30 p.m. (6 p.m. CT) on Nov. 20.
The three-day tourney runs Nov. 19-21 at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii. The eight-team field also includes Princeton, Duke, Arizona State and Illinois. Each of the programs is a potential opponent for MU.
Marquette basketball supporters interested in making the trip to Maui, please contact Premiere Sports Travel at 1-800-924-9993 or check its web site at www.gomarquettesportstravel.com. The travel packages are going quickly, but there are still opportunities to take advantage of both full air/land packages leaving from Milwaukee or Chicago, as well as land-only packages. All travel packages include tickets to all of Marquette's games in Hawaii.
Each of the tournament's 12 games will be broadcast live on one of the ESPN platforms, either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU.
At a glance, the 2007 EA SPORTS Maui Invitational features: former national champions Duke, Marquette and Oklahoma State; former national runners-up Duke, Illinois, Marquette and Oklahoma State; 2007 NCAA Tournament participants Duke, Marquette and Illinois; Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski; Duke, owner of an EA SPORTS Maui Invitational-record three championships (1992, 1997 and 2001); and Maui rookies Marquette, Oklahoma State and Princeton.
