Former coach Dave Odom is the new chairman of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.
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Odom, who coached at Wake Forest and South Carolina, was chosen Tuesday to replace Big East commissioner Dave Gavitt in running the eight-team invitational celebrating its 26th anniversary next month.
Odom took the Demon Deacons - and player of the year Tim Duncan - to the round of eight in the 1996 NCAA tournament and his teams made the tourney a total of 10 times.
Gavitt remains with the invitational as co-chairman emeritus with former chairman Wayne Duke, who served as commissioner of the Big Eight and Big Ten.
This year's tournament will be Nov. 23-25 at the Lahaina Civic Center.
The field will be Arizona, Cincinnati, Maryland, Wisconsin, Gonzaga, Colorado, Vanderbilt and Chaminade, the Division II host school from Honolulu.
