rank ed ▁and ▁und efe ated ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁made ▁a ▁scheduled ▁trip ▁to ▁Hon ol ulu ▁for ▁a ▁game . ▁Origin ally ▁seeking ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hawai i , ▁Virginia ▁agreed ▁to ▁play ▁Cham ina de , ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁NA IA , ▁on ▁the ▁trip ▁instead . ▁In ▁a ▁game ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁tele vised ▁and ▁only ▁covered ▁by ▁one ▁sport sw riter ▁from ▁outside ▁the ▁local ▁media ▁( Michael ▁Wil bon ▁of ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post , ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁Hon ol ulu ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland ' s ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁Alo ha ▁Bowl ), ▁Cham ina de ▁defeated ▁the ▁Ralph ▁Sam pson - led ▁Virginia ▁squad ▁ 7 7 – 7 2 ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁ 3 , 3 0 0 ▁spect ators ▁at ▁the ▁Ne al ▁S . ▁Bla is d ell ▁Center . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁ups et , ▁Virginia ▁head ▁coach ▁Terry ▁Holland ▁con gr at ulated ▁Cham ina de ' s ▁athlet ic ▁director , ▁Mike ▁Vas con cell os , ▁and ▁suggested ▁to ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁consider ▁beginning ▁a ▁Hawai i ▁tournament . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁Mau i ▁Classic ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁with ▁Cham ina de ▁reaching ▁the ▁final s ▁and ▁losing ▁to ▁Prov idence . ▁ ▁Today ▁the ▁tournament ▁provides ▁schools ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁comp ete ▁on ▁a ▁neutral ▁court ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁basketball ▁programs ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁college ▁basketball ▁editor ▁Jim ▁O