Ea Sports Maui Invitational

With Thanksgiving just around the corner it is that time again for one of the most exciting NCAA Basketball tournaments of the year. That's right it is the famous Ea Sports Maui Invitational. This year the teams include Butler, Marquette, Mississippi State, North Carolina, Texas, Chaminade, USC, Illinios. Now this year the tournament is not loaded with the powerhouse teams like it has had in the past but that doesn't mean that there hasn't been some exciting basketball being played.

 In the top half of the bracket Butler came through in the clutch again when Rotnei Clarke hit a game winning 3 pointer. This Rotnei Clarke kid may be the best shooter in the country and I have been lucky enough to see him play in high school as he played at Verdigris High School. After a great 4 year career there he ended up being the Oklahoma's all-time leading scorer in the history of high school basketball with over 4,000 points in his career. With that being said that was not even the most exciting thing that happened. In the bottom half of the bracket the host team D-II Chaminade Silverswords didn't just beat Texas they blew them out with the game never being close. This has been the first time since 2003 that the fighting Silverswords have been in the winners bracket. Can they keep this magic up in the next round against Illinois? I guess we will have to watch tonight and see.

Have a great holiday!
Uncle Drew is out!