De Sales Invitational
Brotherhood and Basketball
The sixth annual De Sales Invitational will be held February 13 – 15, 2026.
2025 De Sales Invitational
16 teams from around the country descended upon Saint Francis for our fifth annual basketball tournament February 28 – March 2. Congratulations to champions St. Joseph Seminary College from St. Benedict, LA! Our Lady of Guadalupe from Denton, NE placed second, and Mundelein from Mundelein, IL placed third. You can see all of the games on the Seminary’s YouTube channel.
The De Sales Invitational is generously underwritten by Tom & Lynne VanHimbergen, Kevin & Linda Steiner, Pat Connaughton of the Milwaukee Bucks, and Sendik’s Food Market. May God bless our amazing sponsors!
Round of 16 | Saturday at MMOC
39 Kenrick Glennon
24 Saint John Vianney
54 St. Joseph Seminary College
12 St Mary’s (Baltimore)
41 Notre Dame
18 St. John’s
57 Our Lady of Guadalupe
22 St. Mary’s (Houston)
Round of 16 | Saturday at Miller Gym
39 Saint Francis de Sales
28 Saint Charles Borromeo
21 Saint Paul
11 St. Vincent de Paul
39 Mundelein
26 Moreau
35 St. Joseph (Wichita)
29 St. Gregory the Great
Quarterfinals | Saturday at MMOC
44 St. Joseph Seminary College
22 Saint Francis de Sales
47 Mundelein
42 Notre Dame
Quarterfinals | Saturday at Miller Gym
39 Saint Paul
37 Kenrick-Glennon
33 Our Lady of Guadalupe
31 St. Joseph (Wichita)
Semifinals | Saturday at Miller Gym
3OT
39 St. Joseph Seminary College
35 Saint Paul
33 Our Lady of Guadalupe
27 Mundelein
Finals | Sunday at MMOC
3rd Place Game
29 Mundelein
16 Saint Paul
Championship Game
41 St. Joseph Seminary College
31 Our Lady of Guadalupe
Friday Pool Play at MMOC
53 Our Lady of Guadalupe
24 St. John Vianney
50 Saint Paul
31 St. Vincent de Paul
36 Saint Francis de Sales
18 St. Gregory the Great
37 Kenrick-Glennon
21 St. Mary’s (Houston)
32 Notre Dame
13 St. John’s
Friday Pool Play at Miller Gym
34 St. Joseph (Wichita)
28 St. Gregory the Great
42 Kenrick-Glennon
27 Mundelein
81 St. Joseph Seminary College
22 St. Mary’s (Baltimore)
39 Our Lady of Guadalupe
15 Moreau
34 Saint Paul
29 St. Charles Borromeo
Saturday Pool Play at MMOC
29 Moreau
20 St. John Vianney
37 St. Charles Borromeo
26 St. Vincent de Paul
81 Notre Dame
10 St. Mary’s (Baltimore)
Saturday Pool Play at Miller Gym
37 St. Joseph (Wichita)
34 Saint Francis de Sales
61 Mundelein
22 St. Mary’s (Houston)
58 St. Joseph Seminary College
16 St. John’s
2024 De Sales Invitational
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.
2023 De Sales Invitational
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.
2022 De Sales Invitational
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.
The 2022 De Sales Invitational was generously underwritten by Tom and Lynne VanHimbergen.
2021 De Sales Invitational
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.