With the end-of-season drums beating louder every day, we proudly take off our hats off to those recently honored by the USBWA. Hearty congratulations to past and future EA SPORTS Maui Invitational participants:

Nominated for the Oscar Robertson Trophy:
D.J. Augustin, Texas, 2008 Participant
Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina, 2008 Participant
Luke Harangody, Notre Dame, 2008 Participant

The Oscar Robertson Trophy is awarded to the USBWA's Player of the Year. It is the nation's oldest award and the only one named after a former player. The legendary Oscar Robertson was the USBWA's first player of the year in 1959.

Nominated for the Henry Iba Award:
Coach Herb Sendek, Arizona State, 2007 Participant
Coach Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, 2007 Participant
Coach Rick Barnes, Texas, 2008 Participant
Coach Bo Ryan, Wisconsin, 2009 Participant
Kevin Stallings, Vanderbilt, 2009 Participant

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Congratulations to EA SPORTS Maui Invitational Tournament Chairman Emeritus, Wayne Duke, for his recent honor. Thank you, Wayne, for all you do for college basketball overall, and this tournament in particular.

Wayne Duke Postgraduate Award

In recognition of the Big Ten's leadership in fully integrating athletics into the academic mission of its member institutions, the Indianapolis Big Ten Community Partnership has initiated the Wayne Duke Postgraduate Award.

The Wayne Duke Postgraduate Award is named for the former Big Ten Conference commissioner who served from 1971-89. While leading the Big Ten, Duke spent much of his time working to improve academic standards and graduation rates for student-athletes.

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The Greatest Upset Never Seen

In the recent Dec. 31 issue of Sports Illustrated, Alexander Wolff takes an in-depth look at the dramatic college basketball game that spawned today's EA SPORTS Maui Invitational. In the piece titled, "The Greatest Upset Never Seen," Wolff describes Chaminade's miraculous upset of then top-ranked Virginia on Dec. 23, 1982, which "led to the creation of what has become the Maui Invitational, the sport's most prestigious in-season tournament."

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EA SPORTS Maui Invitational Hoopsters Named John R. Wooden Award Candidates

The John R. Wooden Award Announced the Midseason Top 30 Candidates for the "most prestigious individual honor in college basketball...bestowed upon the nation's best player at an institution of higher education..."

2008 EA SPORTS Maui Invitational Participants

D.J. Augustin, Texas
Wayne Ellington, North Carolina
Eric Gordon, Indiana
Malik Hairston, Oregon
Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
Luke Harangody, Notre Dame
D.J. White, Indiana

2007 EA SPORTS Maui Invitational Participants

James Harden, Arizona State
Demarcus Nelson, Duke

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 DUKE UNIVERSITY Wins 4th Championship in the 2007 EA SPORTS Maui Invitational

Marquette finishes runner-up in Maui debut

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM:

* Kyle Singler  -  Duke University
DeMarcus Nelson  -  Duke University
Dominic James  -  Marquette University
Jerel McNeal  -  Marquette University
Calvin Brock  -  University of Illinois

*Most Valuable Player

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