2011 Maui Invitational Explained

Type:Maui Invitational
Gender:Men's
Year:2011
Season:2012
Teams:8
Finalfourarena:Lahaina Civic Center
Finalfourcity:Maui, Hawaii
Champions:Duke
Titlecount:5th
Runnerup:Kansas
Gamecount:2nd
Semifinal1:Michigan
Semifinalcount:5th
Semifinal2:UCLA
Semifinalcount2:3rd
Coach:Mike Krzyzewski
Coachcount:5th
Mop:Ryan Kelly
Mopteam:Duke

The 2011 Maui Invitational Tournament was an early-season college basketball tournament played from November 11 to November 23, 2011. It was the 28th annual holding of the Maui Invitational Tournament, which began in 1984, and was part of the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Championship Round was played at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii from November 21 to 23. The Duke Blue Devils won the tournament title, defeating the Kansas Jayhawks in the championship game on November 23 by a score of 68–61. Duke's Ryan Kelly was named the MVP of the tournament. With the victory, Duke won the Maui Invitational Tournament for the fifth time in five appearances, improving the program's overall record at the Maui competition to 15–0.[1]

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

Opening Round

The Opening Round was played on November 11, 14 and 15 at various sites around the country.[2]

November 11

November 14

November 15

Regional Round

Championship Round

The Championship Round occurred from November 21–23 at Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii.

Notes and References

  1. News: Tyler Thornton's late 3-pointer lifts Duke to Maui Invitational title . https://web.archive.org/web/20180227034950/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=313272305 . dead . February 27, 2018 . . . November 23, 2011 . November 23, 2011.
  2. Web site: Bracket . 2011-08-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110809072327/http://www.mauiinvitational.com/bracket/ . 2011-08-09 . dead .