Marquette Headlines Maui '08

[Amal_00]

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) -- Alabama will join two-time champion North Carolina and former champion Indiana in the lineup for the 25th Maui Invitational during Thanksgiving week in 2008.

Notre Dame, Oregon, Saint Joseph's, Texas and host Chaminade will also be in the field, tournament officials announced Wednesday.

North Carolina won in 1999 and 2004, and Indiana won in 2002.

Duke, which holds a record three Maui titles, will be joined in this year's event by Arizona State, Illinois, LSU, Marquette, Oklahoma State, Princeton and Chaminade.

[IAmMarquette]

We're actually in it next season, that being '07.

[Wade for President]

"This year" is 2007. 

2 wins over Duke in a year timespan....I'll take that!

[MarquetteVol]

If McRoberts leaves Duke, I think we will be considered the favorite to win in Maui. Especially given Crean's unbelievable track record in getting our guys ready to play for the pre-season tourneys.

[Warrior2008]

I thought Wisconsin was going to be in Maui in 2008.  Anyone else hear that?

[spiral97]

I thought Wisconsin was going to be in Maui in 2008.  Anyone else hear that?

If so we'd have a chance to beat them twice next year (thrice if you count the ncaa tourney).  I'll take all three please!

wow.. this maui talk makes me wonder if I should start looking for tickets soon... lots of nice teams gonna be there!

[NavinRJohnson]

They may be in it in '08, but we're not. We're in it in '07...this year, next season.

[LastWarrior]

I know we're getting ahead of ourselves here but I think we've got to be the favorites for the championship (esp. if DJ is back).  LSU will be much weaker without Big Daddy Davis, we've already shown we can beat Dookie, Illinois sucks, and IU doesn't have Knight.  Wow... that would be a great turkey day present!!

[MeghanMU]

we already bought our tix for maui...it's going to be so freaking awesome.  All those great teams, MU BBall, and maui beaches- doesn't get much better than than.  Went to Alaska in 05 and the B&G club did a really great job of making sure everyone was having a good time and got to where they needed to be. 

[WashDCWarrior]

Going too.  It sounds like the gym they play in seats only 3-4K people.

[Classof2016]

We should beat Arizona St., Illinois, Priceton, and Chaminade. LSU and OK St. are good every year, and Duke does have 8 McDonald's All Americans... Still, if James stays we should have a good chance ot win it.

[Marquette84]

The press release was a bit confusing--they were annoucing the 2008 field, but named the 2007 teams as well.

http://www.mauiinvitational.com/fieldsfuture.html

[ecompt]

I think they were just announcing the 2008 participants, and the 2007 field was mentioned after an afterthought. Whatever. Sounds like a terrific field and test for MU.

[herboturbo]

You guys are also forgetting that we get to see form MU'er Dameon Mason on LSU.  Hopefully Big Baby, McRoberts and James all stick around so they'll be a slew of good teams to plow through since Princeton, Chaminade, and Arizona st are going to not be very good next year while Okie st and UofI will only be decent. 

[77ncaachamps]

We're not going to see DMase.

I hear he's coming out after this year. 

[Marquette84]

You guys are also forgetting that we get to see form MU'er Dameon Mason on LSU. 

That's assuming that Mason even gets minutes in the game.

[muwarrior87]

I think we have a real shot to take home the Maui Invite title next season... with or without James on the team. True, it would be great if he stayed for his jr. season but the way he's been playing late, i am planning for us to have a new starting pt guard next season. Either way, it's bound to be a great tourney to get us started next season!!