The 1996 Maui Invitational Tournament was an early-season college basketball tournament that was played, for the 13th time, from November 25 to November 27, 1996. The tournament, which began in 1984, was part of the 1996-97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was played at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii[1] and was won by the Kansas Jayhawks. It was the first title for both the program and for its head coach Roy Williams.[2]
| Season | 1996–97 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 8 |
| Finals site | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawaii |
| Champions | Kansas (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Virginia (1st title game) |
| Semifinalists | |
| Winning coach | Roy Williams (1st title) |
| MVP | Raef LaFrentz (Kansas) |
Bracket
edit| 5th place game November 22 | Consolation 2nd Round November 26 | First Round November 25 | Semifinals November 26 | Championship November 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chaminade | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | UMass | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chaminade | 55 | 15 | UMass | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 64 | Virginia | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 93 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 74 | Virginia | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 68 | 2 | Kansas | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||
| California | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th place game | Iowa | 60 | California | 67 | 3rd place game | ||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 70 | 2 | Kansas | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chaminade | 37 | 2 | Kansas | 82 | 15 | UMass | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 67 | LSU | 53 | California | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||