The 2023 De Sales Invitational was generously underwritten by Tom & Lynne VanHimbergen, Kevin & Linda Steiner, Pat Connaughton, and Fr. Gerry Brittain.
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 families who came to cheer all of the seminarians on! Saint Francis de Sales Seminary won the championship game. St. Paul Seminary placed second, and Our Lady of Guadalupe came in third. Congratulations to all!
Watch the games on the Seminary's YouTube channel.
Friday at MMOC
Game 1 34 Saint Francis de Sales 33 St. Vincent de Paul
Game 2 55 St. Paul 48 Our Lady of Guadalupe
Game 3 37 Kenrick-Glennon 36 Moreau
Game 4 | 2OT 49 Mundelein 46 St. John's
Game 5 45 Immaculate Heart of Mary 42 Notre Dame
Game 6 39 St. Gregory the Great 31 SFDS Gold
Saturday at MMOC
Game 7 43 Our Lady of Guadalupe 31 SFDS Gold
Game 9 46 Mundelein 43 St. Gregory the Great
Game 11 41 St. Paul 21 Immaculate Heart of Mary
Game 13 53 Moreau 43 St. John's
Game 15 39 SFDS Gold 24 St. Gregory the Great
Game 17 33 Kenrick-Glennon 31 Moreau
Game 19 40 Saint Francis de Sales 28 SFDS Gold
Saturday at Miller Gym
Game 8 46 Saint Francis de Sales 34 St. John's
Game 10 54 Kenrick-Glennon 31 Notre Dame
Game 12 28 Moreau 26 St. Vincent de Paul
Game 14 77 Our Lady of Guadalupe 38 Notre Dame
Game 16 37 St. Vincent de Paul 29 Immaculate Heart of Mary
Game 18 53 Our Lady of Guadalupe 37 Mundelein
Game 20 38 St. Paul 27 St. Vincent de Paul
8 p.m. | Game 21 36 Saint Francis de Sales 28 Kenrick-Glennon
9 p.m. | Game 22 38 St. Paul 34 Our Lady of Guadalupe
Sunday at MMOC Games open to the public and livestreamed
3rd Place Game 58 Our Lady of Guadalupe 51 Kenrick-Glennon
Championship Game | OT 51 Saint Francis de Sales 48 St. Paul
The dates for the 2024 tournament are February 9-11, 2024.
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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