On December 23, 1982, in a small gym in Honolulu, a tiny NAIA school with fewer than 800 students pulled off the impossible: Chaminade University defeated the top-ranked Virginia Cavaliers, led by 7’4” Ralph Sampson — the best college player in the nation.<br />In this cinematic episode, we take you courtside to the Blaisdell Arena, where belief outshone logic and a local underdog changed college basketball forever. From the humid Hawaiian night to the stunned silence of editors on the mainland, this is the untold story of how David toppled Goliath — and inspired every Cinderella run that followed. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />#ChaminadeUpset, #CollegeBasketballHistory, #GreatestUpset, #SportsMiracle, #BasketballLegends, #UnderdogStory, #RalphSampson, #ChaminadeSilverswords, #VirginiaCavaliers, #MervLopes, #NCAABHistory, #MauiInvitational, #SportsHistoryPodcast, #DailySportsHistory, #BasketballHeritage, #Honolulu1982, #CinderellaStory, #CollegeHoops, #SportsDocumentary, #HistoricUpset<br /><br />Listen now! 👉 <a href="https://dailysportshistory.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">DailySportsHistory.com</a> 📲 Follow for more daily sports history insights! <br /><br />Email: [email protected]<br /><br />YouTube: <a href="https://YouTube.com/@dailysportshistory" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">YouTube.com/@dailysportshistory</a><br /><br />Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/dailysportshis" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">twitter.com/dailysportshis</a><br /><br />Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551687917253&amp;mibextid=ZbWKwL" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551687917253&amp;mibextid=ZbWKwL</a><br /><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><br />Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dailysportshistory.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://bsky.app/profile/dailysportshistory.bsky.social</a><br /><br />Instagram<br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailysportshis/profilecard/?igsh=OWl1MzIyYndqOGU2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.instagram.com/dailysportshis/profilecard/?igsh=OWl1MzIyYndqOGU2</a><br /><br />Threads<br /><a href="https://www.threads.net/@dailysportshis" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.threads.net/@dailysportshis</a>