LAHAINA — DePaul coach Jerry Wainwright said he didn't realize yesterday's 93-74 victory was the 200th of his career.

"Not bad for 20 years (as a coach). I think my wife mentioned something about 200 but I thought she was talking about the average daily balance on her credit card," said Wainwright, speaking after the Chaminade game. "All that means is I've been around a long time and surrounded by good people. I've only got 524 more to go to catch (the late) coach (Ray) Meyer. I'm going to get that out of the way this year. I'm going to start counting games I watch."

The night before, Memphis coach John Calipari won his 150th game as coach of the Tigers in a 77-65 win over Oklahoma.

FIVE NAISMITH CANDIDATES PLAYING ON MAUI

Of the 50 finalists named yesterday for the Naismith Trophy, awarded each year to the top player in college basketball, five are participating in this year's EA Sorts Maui Invitational.

UCLA guard Arron Afflalo, UCLA forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, DePaul guard Sammy Mejia, Kentucky forward Randolph Morris and Georgia Tech guard Anthony Morrow were selected by the Atlanta Tipoff Club's Board of Selectors.

In January the field of finalists will be cut to 30 before the final ballot is sent to voters in March.

CHAMINADE BANNERS

At halftime of Chaminade's game against DePaul, CU athletic director Kaia Hedlund presided over the posting of three banners commemorating Silversword excellence.

The banners acknowledge the 2005-2006 Pacific West conference championship, the team's NCAA Division II regional semifinalist status, and the retirement of the No. 50, which belonged to Chaminade legend Will Pounds, who died in March of a heart attack.

The banners were raised on the wall to the right of the north grandstands in the Lahaina Civic Center.

The 2005-2006 Silversword basketball team advanced to the first NCAA Division II Tournament in school history and won its first game in the NCAA Tournament. Coach Matt Mahar was named PacWest Coach of the Year and guard Chris Reaves won PacWest Player of the Year.

Pounds, the first Hawaii college basketball player to score 2,000 points in his career, was drafted by the Portland Trailblazers in 1979.

His wife Yvette donated $5,000 to Chaminade to seed the first endowed scholarship for student-athletes at the school.

MUFI, MERV, AND HERM

Mayor Mufi Hannemann, legendary Chaminade coach Merv Lopes and University of Hawaii athletic director Herman Frazier attended the semifinals of the EA Sports Maui Invitational yesterday. Hannemann lettered in basketball at Iolani School and is a fan of the game.

Thirteen years ago, Hannemann started the Mufi Hannemann Basketball Jamboree to showcase the talents of girls throughout the state.

Lopes was on hand to honor his friend Will Pounds, who had his number retired at halftime of the Silverswords' game against DePaul.

Pounds died of a heart attack in March at the age of 49.

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