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Maui Invitational® Hosted by Chaminade today announced that former Division I college basketball coach Bobby Cremins will be joining the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational for the 2012 edition of the adidas Hoops Clinics presented by Hawaiian Airlines. Along with EA SPORTS Maui Invitational Tournament Chairman David Odom, Chaminade men's basketball coach
Eric Bovaird and women's basketball coach Bobby Keanin, Cremins will lead two coaches clinics.
“I've been to Hawaii several times, and all of my stays have been fantastic,” Cremins said. “It's my pleasure to be part of the premier early-season college basketball tournament and giving back to the people of Hawaii through these clinics.”
Cremins spent 31 seasons as a college basketball head coach at three different schools: Appalachian State (1975-1981), Georgia Tech (1981-2000) and College of Charleston (2006-2012). While at Georgia Tech, where Cremins is the winningest coach in program history, he was named the ACC Coach of the Year three times (1983, 1985 and 1996) and the Naismith College Coach of the Year in 1990. At College of Charleston, Cremins led the Cougars to four 20-win campaigns in his first five years and in 2011 enjoyed a memorable run to the NIT Quarterfinals while claiming the school's first Southern Conference regular-season championship title.
Odom is a former head coach at Wake Forest and South Carolina. At Wake Forest, he coached two-time NBA MVP and four-time NBA Champion Tim Duncan, and at South Carolina he led the Gamecocks to back-to-back NIT Championships in 2005 and 2006.
Bovaird is in his second year as the Chaminade University Men's Basketball Head Coach. Bovaird went 11-14 in his first year at the helm of the Silverswords program. Prior to taking over at Chaminade, he served as the Assistant Coach at West Liberty University in West Virginia. His teams recorded a 175-40 won-loss record - one of the top records in the NCAA Division II level over the past five years. West Liberty finished the 2010-2011 season ranked No. 1 nationally, with their lone loss coming to BYU-Hawaii in the Final Four. West Liberty led the nation in scoring in six of the last seven years and was ranked as a top-20 teams nationally in five of the past six years. Keanini is going into his third year leading the Chaminade's women's program after a stellar high school coaching career at Roosevelt High School on Oahu. Keanini's teams won numerous league and conference championships and a Division II state championship in 2004.
The coaches clinics target high school, middle school and community basketball coaches and are free of change. Some of the topics that will be discussed are using pressure defense to force an up-tempo game and taking a fast break and turning it into secondary offense.
The coaches clinics provide an educational opportunity for local island basketball coaches – youth and high school levels – to learn coaching skills, playing techniques and overall management styles.
Special thanks to the various clinic sponsors, including
Maui Visitors Bureau,
County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation,
Hawaii Tourism Authority,
adidas,
Hawaiian Airlines, HMSA, FoodLand and Gatorade.
Coaches Clinics
When: Thursday, October 18 from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. (check-in 4:30 p.m.)
Where: War Memorial Gymnasium / Wailuku, Maui
Who: Community Basketball Coaches led by Bobby Cremins,
Eric Bovaird,
Bobby Keanini and Dave Odom
Fee: $25 or free if an active basketball coach on Maui
Registration: Log on to
www.goswords.com to register. For questions please contact the Chaminade Athletic Department at 808-735-4790
When: Sunday, October 21 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. (check-in 9:30 a.m.)
Where: Chaminade's McCabe Gym / Honolulu, Oahu
Who: Community Basketball Coaches led by Bobby Cremins,
Eric Bovaird,
Bobby Keanini and Dave Odom
Registration: Log on to
www.goswords.com to register. For questions please contact the Chaminade Athletic Department at 808-735-4790
Tickets and Travel Packages
For fans that want to stay close to the action, don't miss out on purchasing an Official Travel Package. The travel package includes tickets to your school's participating games and accommodations at an official host hotel. Packages are still available through
Oahu Travel, the tournament's official travel agency (800.826.3822). Game tickets are available at
www.mauiinvitational.com.
Tickets are also available for the Tip-Off Banquet on Sunday, November 18
th from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa. All participating teams attend the banquet, which is emceed by ESPN's Bill Raftery and features speeches from the participating coaches and exciting performances by traditional Hawaiian entertainment groups.
About the 2012 EA SPORTS Maui Invitational
The 29
th annual EA SPORTS Maui Invitational will launch the college basketball season with another exciting field. The Championship Round includes Island Teams
Butler,
Illinois,
Marquette,
Mississippi State,
North Carolina,
Texas,
USC and host
Chaminade. Championship Round matchups start Monday, November 19 at the
Lahaina Civic Center in Maui and feature some of the nation's premier programs.
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Game 1 (3:30 p.m. EST, ESPN2): Butler vs. Marquette
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Game 2 (6:00 p.m. EST, ESPN2): Mississippi State vs. North Carolina
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Game 3 (9:30 p.m. EST, ESPNU): Texas vs. Chaminade
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Game 4 (Midnight EST, ESPN2): USC vs. Illinois
The ESPN networks will combine once again to offer live television coverage of all 12 Championship Round games. For the fourth straight year, every game will be produced in high definition on ESPN HD, ESPN2 HD and ESPNU HD. All games will also be available live on WatchESPN.
The four newly announced Mainland Teams -
Colgate,
Coppin State,
Elon and
Florida Atlantic – will participate in the Regional Games at Elon University from November 17-18. Prior to the Championship Round and Regional Games, the Island Teams and Mainland Teams will face-off in seven Opening Games at the Island Teams home arenas from November 9-13.
In all, 93 schools representing 21 conferences and 39 states have competed in the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational, with participants having won an astounding 63 of 74 NCAA Championships and 59 of 74 national runners-up spots while comprising 243 of 296 Final Four teams.
About EA SPORTS
EA SPORTS™ is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world and 2012 marks its twelfth year as title sponsor of the Maui Invitational. With top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, global videogame competitions and breakthrough digital experiences, EA SPORTS delivers personal access to the emotion of sports through industry-leading sports simulation videogames, including Madden NFL football, FIFA Soccer, NHL® hockey, NBA JAM, NCAA® Football, Fight Night boxing, EA SPORTS MMA, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® golf, and EA SPORTS Active.
About Tournament Sponsors
Other tournament sponsors include the
Maui Visitors Bureau,
County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation,
Hawaii Tourism Authority,
adidas,
Hawaiian Airlines,
Progressive and
Geico. The
Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa,
Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa and
Westin Maui Resort & Spa, all located in the beautiful Ka'anapali Beach Resort area, serve as host hotels.
About Chaminade University
Chaminade University, the only Catholic university in Hawaii, provides a rich educational experience. Chaminade is a place where people grow: professionally, intellectually and spiritually. The Society of Mary, the Marianists, founded Chaminade University in 1955 (as St. Louis Junior College.) Chaminade University offers its students an education in a collaborative learning environment that prepares them for life, service and successful careers.
About KemperLesnik®
KemperLesnik is a sports marketing, events and public relations agency. Ranked by Crain's Chicago Business among Chicago's top PR agencies, KemperLesnik produces integrated communications programs and manages major national events, including the EA SPORTS
Ô Maui Invitational
®, the McDonald's All American
® Games, the POWERADE
® Jam Fest and activation for KitchenAid and its PGA of America partnership. KemperLesnik has operated the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational since 1990. For more information, visit
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