16 teams from around the country will descend upon Saint Francis for our fifth annual basketball tournament! The excitement is building, and we hope you will be a part of it! Come to Saint Francis to watch the games at Mary Mother of the Church Pastoral Center in person or watch online on the Seminary's YouTube channel.
The De Sales Invitational is generously underwritten by Tom & Lynne VanHimbergen, Kevin & Linda Steiner, and Sendik's Food Market. May God bless our amazing sponsors!
The Shoremen's first game is Friday, February 28 at 7:00 p.m. at Mary Mother of the Church Pastoral Center (MMOC) 3501 South Lake Drive, Saint Francis. Come cheer for the Shoremen!
All times listed are Central Standard Time.
Friday Pool Play at MMOC Open to the public and livestreamed
5 p.m. | Game 1 Our Lady of Guadalupe St. John Vianney Livestream 6 p.m. | Game 3 Saint Paul St. Vincent de Paul Livestream 7 p.m. | Game 5 Saint Francis de Sales St. Gregory the Great Livestream 8 p.m. | Game 7 Kenrick-Glennon St. Mary's (Houston) Livestream 9 p.m. | Game 9 Notre Dame St. John's Livestream
Saturday Pool Play at MMOC Open to the public and livestreamed 8 a.m. | Game 11 Moreau St. John Vianney Livestream 9 a.m. | Game 13 St. Vincent de Paul St. Charles Borromeo Livestream 10 a.m. | Game 15 Notre Dame St. Mary's (Baltimore) Livestream
Friday Pool Play at Miller Gym Livestream only | Not open to the public
5 p.m. | Game 2 St. Gregory the Great St. Joseph (Wichita) Livestream 6 p.m. | Game 4 Kenrick-Glennon Mundelein Livestream 7 p.m. | Game 6 St. Joseph Seminary College St Mary's (Baltimore) Livestream 8 p.m. | Game 8 Our Lady of Guadalupe Moreau Livestream 9 p.m. | Game 10 Saint Paul St. Charles Borromeo Livestream
Saturday Pool Play at Miller Gym Livestream only | Not open to the public 8 a.m. | Game 12 Saint Francis de Sales St. Joseph (Wichita) Livestream 9 a.m. | Game 14 Mundelein St. Mary's (Houston) Livestream 10 a.m. | Game 16 St. Joseph Seminary College St. John's Livestream
Round of 16 | Saturday at MMOC Open to the public and livestreamed
12 p.m. | Game 17 #1 seed #16 seed
1 p.m. | Game 19 #4 seed # 13 seed
2 p.m. | Game 21 #2 seed #15 seed
3 p.m. | Game 23 #3 seed #14 seed
Round of 16 | Saturday at Miller Gym Livestream only | Not open to the public
12 p.m. | Game 18 #8 seed #9 seed
1 p.m. | Game 20 #5 seed #12 seed
2 p.m. | Game 22 #7 seed #10 seed
3 p.m. | Game 24 #6 seed #11 seed
Quarterfinals | Saturday at MMOC Open to the public and livestreamed
4 p.m. | Game 25 Winner of Game 17 Winner of Game 18
5 p.m. | Game 27 Winner of Game 21 Winner of Game 22
Quarterfinals | Saturday at Miller Gym Livestream only | Not open to the public
4 p.m. | Game 26 Winner of Game 19 Winner of Game 20
5 p.m. | Game 28 Winner of Game 23 Winner of Game 24
Semifinals | Saturday at Miller Gym Livestream only | Not open to the public
8 p.m. | Game 29 Winner of Game 25 Winner of Game 26
9 p.m. | Game 30 Winner of Game 27 Winner of Game 28
Finals | Sunday at MMOC Open to the public and livestreamed
10 a.m. | Game 31 3rd Place Game
11:15 a.m. | Game 32 Championship Game
The Salesianum was delighted to host 350 seminarians and priests at its fourth annual tournament February 9-11. It was an amazing three days of grace upon grace as seminarians and priests gathered to give glory to God and play a few games of basketball. In a repeat of our inaugural tournament, Our Lady of Guadalupe won, with Saint Francis de Sales coming in second, and Kenrick-Glennon placing third.
The 2024 De Sales Invitational was generously underwritten by Tom & Lynne VanHimbergen, Kevin & Linda Steiner, and Pat Connaughton of the Milwaukee Bucks.
The 3rd annual De Sales Invitational basketball tournament featured 12 teams from around the United States. It was an extraordinary weekend of basketball, but also a lot of brotherhood, for the 250 men who have chosen to give their lives to Christ. Between games, the men prayed together, ate together, and enjoyed a camaraderie that strengthens the future of our Church. Thank you to everyone who participated, from the seminarians and priests, to the many families who came to cheer the seminarians on! Our own Shormen won the intensely-fought championship game over St. Paul Seminary in overtime. Our Lady of Guadalupe came in third. Congratulations to all!
The 2023 De Sales Invitational was generously underwritten by Tom & Lynne VanHimbergen, Kevin & Linda Steiner, Pat Connaughton of the Milwaukee Bucks, and Fr. Gerry Brittain.
The second annual De Sales Invitational hosted 12 teams from around the nation on February 18 - 20, 2022. Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary won for the second year in a row by defeating Saint Francis de Sales Seminary 53-47, in a repeat of last year's championship game. Moreau placed third. It was an amazing weekend for the hundreds of seminarians who traveled to Wisconsin to pray and play together.
2022 Games can be viewed on YouTube.
The 2022 De Sales Invitational was generously underwritten by Tom and Lynne VanHimbergen.
The innaugural De Sales Invitational Basketball Tournament was held in February 2021. Six teams from Midwestern seminaries came together for a weekend of brotherhood and fun. The three days of camaraderie were particularly welcome because all of the seminaries were living in some state of quarantine at the time. An excellent team from Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Nebraska defeated the SFDS team in the championship game. Kenrick-Glennon placed third.
The 2021 De Sales Invitational was graciously underwritten by Tom and Lynne VanHimbergen.
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