The Full History of Chaminade’s Legendary Maui Invitational Appearances

Since its debut in 1984, the Maui Invitational has been a popular early-season collegiate basketball competition. Additionally, the host team was the Chaminade of DII men’s basketball from 1984 to 2017, despite all the Division I powerhouses that had claimed a title.

In 2025, the Silverswords resumed their operations. The last time Chaminade participated in the Maui Invitational, the Silverswords lost to Syracuse on the last day of the competition and to nationally ranked Kansas and UCLA. They came very close to upsetting Washington State in the first round, but finally lost 90-85. Chaminade ended the first half with an 11-point, 52-41 lead before Washington State came storming back in the second half.

From 1984 to 2017, Chaminade participated in every Maui Invitational; however, in 2018, that began to change. Chaminade will now play in the “Mainland” bracket in even years and return to the Maui bracket in odd years due to a change made by the tournament that season.

The 2020 tournament was held in Asheville, North Carolina, and had a changed appearance due to COVID-19. Chaminade was unable to travel. In 2021, the Silverswords made a comeback. However, the event was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, due to COVID-19 travel restrictions and protocols in Hawaii.

You can track the Silverswords run in the 2025 tournament below:

Date	Opponent	Score
Monday, Nov. 24	Washington State	L, 90-85
Tuesday, Nov. 25	Texas	L, 119-78
Wednesday, Nov. 26	Boise State	L, 102-76

The Maui Invitational: Tracking Chaminade’s wins

Although Chaminade’s record in the Maui Invitational is currently 8-97, the Silverswords have undoubtedly established itself. Naturally, Chaminade made headlines in 1982 when it beat top-ranked Virginia before the tournament, and since 1984, it has also had some upsets in Maui.

In 1984, the Silverswords defeated Davidson in their first-ever Maui Invitational match before falling to Providence in the championship. They have only ever won games in consecutive seasons once, and it took them 11 years to do so. For Chaminade, that is the longest span between upsets.

All eight of the Silverswords’ victories in the Maui are listed here.

Year	Opponent	Final score
1984	Davidson	77-62
1991	Providence	111-108
1992	Stanford	71-63 (2OT)
2003	Villanova	52-49
2007	Princeton	74-70
2010	Oklahoma	68-64
2012	Texas	86-73
2017	Cal	96-72

Eric Bovaird became the Silverswords’ head coach during the 2011–12 season. He guided Chaminade to an 86-73 first-round shock of Texas in just his second season in charge. It defeated California 96-72 to end its time as the yearly host.

The whole history of Chaminade at the Maui Invitational

At the DII level, Chaminade’s early-season schedule is therefore the most difficult. Every year, the Silverswords have seen top-25 teams, national champions, and numerous Hall of Fame coaches. Let’s examine the opponents they have met during the tournament.

Year	School (Ranking IF AVAILABLE)	Final Score
1984	Davidson	Won, 77-62
1984	Providence	Lost, 60-58
1985	Kansas State	Lost, 68-56
1985	Virginia Tech	Lost, 70-66
1986	Long Beach State	Lost, 70-67
1986	UNC-Charlotte	Lost, 79-55
1986	Arkansas	Lost, 69-54
1987	Kansas	Lost, 89-62
1987	Stanford	Lost, 93-82
1987	Nebraska	Lost, 76-75
1988	Memphis State	Lost, 88-44
1988	Vanderbilt	Lost, 94-70
1988	DePaul	Lost, 89-68
1989	Louisville	Lost, 89-70
1989	Evansville	Lost, 70-53
1989	San Diego State	Lost, 63-49
1990	Iowa State	Lost, 115-82
1990	Toledo	Lost, 108-100
1990	Loyola Marymount	Lost, 162-129
1991	Providence	Won, 111-108
1991	Arkansas	Lost, 99-84
1991	Rice	Lost, 93-86
1992	Memphis State	Lost, 64-56
1992	Oklahoma	Lost, 105-88
1992	Stanford	Won, 71-63 (2OT)
1993	Boston College	Lost, 108-61
1993	Notre Dame	Lost, 94-78
1993	Tennessee Tech	Lost, 83-78
1994	Maryland	Lost, 95-67
1994	Indiana	Lost, 92-79
1994	Texas A&M	Lost, 73-52
1995	Michigan State	Lost, 69-65
1995	Vanderbilt	Lost, 96-71
1995	Wisconsin	Lost, 104-66
1996	UMass	Lost, 59-48
1996	South Carolina	Lost, 64-55
1996	Iowa	Lost, 67-37
1997	Duke	Lost, 96-70
1997	DePaul	Lost, 57-55
1997	Boston College	Lost, 81-72
1998	Syracuse	Lost, 82-44
1998	Clemson	Lost, 72-60
1998	Arizona State	Lost, 78-64
1999	Purdue	Lost, 96-78
1999	Utah State	Lost, 70-48
1999	Memphis	Lost, 88-65
2000	Arizona	Lost, 97-57
2000	UConn	Lost, 77-61
2000	UNLV	Lost, 90-70
2001	South Carolina	Lost, 74-61
2001	Seton Hall	Lost, 74-62
2001	Houston	Lost, 76-73
2002	Virginia	Lost, 86-76
2002	Arizona State	Lost, 101-71
2002	UMass	Lost, 69-55
2003	Villanova	Won, 52-49
2003	Hawaii	Lost, 68-54
2003	San Diego State	Lost, 75-67
2004	Texas	Lost, 84-62
2004	Louisville	Lost, 93-63
2004	BYU	Lost, 77-56
2005	Michigan State	Lost, 89-67
2005	Maryland	Lost, 98-69
2005	Kansas	Lost, 102-54
2006	UCLA	Lost, 88-63
2006	DePaul	Lost, 93-74
2006	Oklahoma	Lost, 72-57
2007	Marquette	Lost, 74-63
2007	LSU	Lost, 78-72
2007	Princeton	Won, 74-70
2008	North Carolina	Lost, 115-70
2008	Alabama	Lost, 78-56
2008	Indiana	Lost, 81-79
2009	Maryland	Lost, 79-51
2009	Vanderbilt	Lost, 68-41
2009	Colorado	Lost, 73-58
2010	Michigan State	Lost, 82-74
2010	Wichita State	Lost, 79-58
2010	Oklahoma	Won, 68-64
2011	UCLA	Lost 92-60
2011	Georgetown	Lost 88-61
2011	Tennessee	Lost 86-60
2012	Texas	Won 86-73
2012	Illinois	Lost 84-61
2012	North Carolina (No. 9)	Lost 112-70
2013	Baylor (No. 13)	Lost 93-77
2013	Gonzaga (No. 11)	Lost 113-81
2013	Minnesota	Lost 83-68
2014	Pittsburgh	Lost 81-68
2014	BYU	Lost 121-85
2014	Missouri	Lost 74-60
2015	Kansas (No. 5)	Lost 123-72
2015	UNLV	Lost 93-73
2015	St. John’s	Lost 100-93
2016	North Carolina (No. 4)	Lost 104-61
2016	Connecticut	Lost 93-82
2016	Tennessee	Lost 95-81
2017	Notre Dame	Lost 83-56
2017	Michigan	Lost 102-64
2017	California	Won 96-72
2019	Kansas	Lost, 93-63
2019	UCLA	Lost, 74-48
2019	Georgia	Lost, 80-77
2021	Oregon	Lost, 73-49
2021	Notre Dame	Lost, 90-64
2021	Butler	Lost, 84-51
2023	Kansas (No. 1)	Lost, 83-56
2023	UCLA (No. 24)	Lost, 76-48
2023	Syracuse	Lost, 105-56
2025	Washington State	Lost, 90-85
2025	Texas	Lost, 119-78
2025	Boise State	Lost, 102-76