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Our Story

Hosted by Detachment 225 at the University of Notre Dame, this tournament began in 1985 as a relatively small event. However, as the years passed, attendance increased and we now regularly host over 500 players, hailing from over 50 schools.  Now in its thirty-eighth year, the Flyin' Irish Invitational Basketball Tournament is an annual destination for cadets and midshipmen from across the country to interact with and compete against their future colleagues and comrades-in-arms.  We hope you join us!

Past Teams To Participate:

Mens:

Colorado University Boulder Air Force

Marquette Navy

University of Iowa Air Force

Indiana State Air Force

University of St. Thomas Air Force

University of Minnesota Army

Michigan State Air Force

Northwestern/Loyola Navy

Purdue (A) Air Force

University of Pittsburgh Air Force

Iowa State Army

University of Maryland Air Force

University of Michigan Air Force

University of Nebraska Air Force

Virginia Tech Corp of Cadets

Saint Louis University Air Force

Notre Dame Navy/Marines

University of Illinois Air Force

Olivet Nazarene Army

Illinois Tech Air Force

University of Wisconsin Air Force

Marquette Army

Notre Dame Army

Purdue (B) Air Force

University of Kentucky Air Force

South Dakota State Air Force

Notre Dame Air Force

Indiana University Air Force

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Womens:

Olivet Nazarene Army

University of Minnesota Army

Virginia Tech Corp of Cadets

Michigan State Air Force

Notre Dame Air Force/Navy

Marquette Army

Notre Dame Army

Saint Louis University Air Force

University of Kentucky Air Force

University of Wisconsin Air Force

37th Flyin' Irish Basketball Invitational Champions:

Men's Champions: Washington University in St. Louis
     Women's Champions: Virginia Tech
      
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