MAUI, HAWAII (November 8, 2017) - The Maui Jim Maui Invitational has announced Tommy Bahama as its official lifestyle apparel partner beginning with the 2017 Tournament.
 
Tommy Bahama will activate its partnership throughout Tournament week, including Sunday's Evening with the Coaches banquet. School-specific aloha shirts, which will be signed by the eight head coaches participating in this year's Maui Jim Maui Invitational, will also be auctioned off as part of the Tournament's silent auction at Fan Fest, with proceeds benefitting local Maui charities.
 
Additionally, during the three days of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational, scheduled for Nov. 20-22 at the Lahaina Civic Center, Tommy Bahama will donate 10 percent of apparel sales at its Whaler's Village and Wailea stores to the Maui Food Bank.
 
Sharing the Tournament's commitment to quality, Tommy Bahama is a lifestyle brand that offers men's and women's apparel, accessories and a complete home furnishings collection. Earlier this year, Tommy Bahama launched its Collegiate Series of custom designed fan apparel for universities across the country, including the eight schools featured in the Tournament. There are more than 160 Tommy Bahama retail locations worldwide, 18 of which offer a Tommy Bahama Restaurant & Bar.    
 
The 2017 Maui Jim Maui Invitational, which includes Cal, LSU, Marquette, Michigan, Notre Dame, VCU, Wichita State and host Chaminade, features some of the most successful programs of this decade. Since the 2010-11 season, the teams have combined for 35 total NCAA Tournament appearances, 11 Sweet 16 berths, four Elite Eights and three Final Fours, while Michigan, Notre Dame, VCU and Wichita State rank among the top 30 nationally in wins. The teams are led by established head coaches, who have each been to at least one Final Four and combine for 16 total appearances. Ten players who earned All-Conference accolades a season ago return to their respective programs, and the teams have combined to make 234 all-time postseason appearances.
 
About the Maui Jim Maui Invitational
In December 1982, then No. 1 ranked Virginia, led by National College Player of the Year Ralph Sampson, played little-known NAIA Chaminade University in Honolulu while on the way back from a trip to Tokyo. The Silverswords stunned Virginia 77-72 in one of the greatest upsets in college basketball history. Two years later, in 1984, Chaminade University hosted the first Maui Jim Maui Invitational and it has proven to be the premier early-season college basketball tournament for 33 years running. Each year, the Maui Jim Maui Invitational attracts the top programs, best-known coaches and most outstanding players to compete in an exciting atmosphere at the Lahaina Civic Center near the beautiful beaches of Maui.