KemperSports LIVE / Brian Spurlock photos

KemperSports LIVE / Brian Spurlock photos

First photo: Maui residents are in the stands at the Stan Sheriff Center during this week’s Allstate Maui Invitational. The college men’s basketball tournament — moved to Oahu this season following the devastating Aug. 8 wildfires — and its partners Hawaiian Airlines, Polynesian Adventure Tours, and Outrigger Resorts & Hotels, brought Maui residents who were impacted by the wildfires – including Lahainaluna High School students and local business owners – to attend the tournament, which wrapped up Wednesday. The trip included roundtrip flights, transportation to and from the arena, and tickets to watch the first two morning games, tourney organizer KemperSports LIVE said in a news release. In a separate release, KemperSports said over $1.7 million has been raised by the tournament and the college basketball community for Maui wildfire relief and recovery efforts. That includes money raised through the tournament’s Hoops for Ohana online auction as well as a pair of exhibition games played by regular tournament participants Kansas, Illinois, Tennessee and Michigan State.

Second photo: Pete Gillen, a former Division I head coach and college basketball analyst, stands next to tournament chairman Dave Odom as he instructs Lahainaluna players during a clinic held at the Hawaii Convention Center on Sunday. The tournament hosted the Lunas basketball players for the special clinic.

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