2015 Maui Invitational

2015 Maui Invitational Tournament

Season	2015–16
Teams	8
Finals site	Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawaii
Champions	Kansas (2nd title)
Runner-up	Vanderbilt (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Wake Forest (1st semifinal) UCLA (4th semifinal)
Winning coach	Bill Self (1 title)
MVP	Wayne Selden Jr. & Frank Mason III (Kansas)
Maui Invitational Tournament «2014 2016»

The 2015 Maui Invitational Tournament was an early-season college basketball tournament that was played, for the 32nd time, from November 13 to November 25, 2015. The tournament began in 1984, and was part of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Championship Round was played at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii from November 23 to 25.

Brackets

Opening round

The opening round was played on November 13–16 at various sites around the country.

November 13

• Kansas 109, Northern Colorado 72 in Lawrence, Kansas
• UNLV 74, Cal Poly 72 in Paradise, Nevada
• Vanderbilt 80, Austin Peay 41 in Nashville, Tennessee
• Wake Forest 78, UMBC 73 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

November 15

• UCLA 88, Cal Poly 83 in Los Angeles, California

November 16

• Indiana 102, Austin Peay 76 in Bloomington, Indiana
• St. John's 75, UMBC 53 in New York City

Regional round

	Semifinals November 21				Final November 22
	Northern Colorado	72
	UMBC	81
					UMBC	65
					Cal Poly	78
	Cal Poly	73
	Austin Peay	64			Third Place November 22
					Northern Colorado	76
					Austin Peay	91

*Games played at Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Colorado

Championship round

The Championship round was played from November 23–25^[1] at Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii.^[2]

	Fifth Place Game November 25					Consolation 2nd Round November 24					Quarterfinals November 23					Semifinals November 24					Championship November 25
												St. John's	55
											19	Vanderbilt	92
							St. John's	73								19	Vanderbilt	86
						13	Indiana	83									Wake Forest	64
												Wake Forest	82
											13	Indiana	78
	13	Indiana	69																		19	Vanderbilt	63
		UNLV	72																		5	Kansas	70
											5	Kansas	123
												Chaminade	72
	Seventh Place Game					Chaminade		73								5	Kansas	92			Third Place Game
						UNLV		93									UCLA	73
	St. John's		100								UNLV		75								Wake Forest		80
	Chaminade		93								UCLA		77								UCLA		77

References

1. "2015 Maui Jim Maui Invitational Tournament Central". Maui Invitational. November 23, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
2. "Maui Jim Maui Invitational Bracket Revealed: National Powers Set to Clash in Paradise".