LAHAINA >> What a parting shot.

Chaminade, the tiny Division II school with the huge reputation for knocking off giants, bid farewell to its status as an annual Maui Invitational participant by stunning California — and everyone watching — with a 24-point rout of the Golden Bears on the final day of the 2017 tournament.

The Silverswords improved to 8-92 all-time in their signature event after administering the 96-72 drubbing of the hibernating Pac-12 member. It was Chaminade’s first victory on Maui since messing with Texas in the 2012 first round.

“Wins like this are the reason we should be in this tournament,” point guard Austin Pope said.

The ’Swords will not participate on Maui starting in 2018 and in alternating years from there, in an effort by tournament runner KemperLesnik to beef up the field. They will instead play road games at two Maui participants in the off years — next year it will be Arizona and San Diego State.

At the horn of a game long decided, the seventh-place ’Swords (3-2) were euphoric on the floor of the iconic Lahaina Civic Center, slapping each other on the back and dancing on the court. Now they must bottle that feeling.

“That is going to at least last for two years, because we are going to go two years undefeated until (next time),” coach Eric Bovaird said. “Next year I’m hoping to come over and watch the tournament, and I’ll definitely have a good feeling because I know, hey, we haven’t lost since the last time we played.”

Chaminade’s 3-point shots finally found their mark after two errant days. The ’Swords shredded the nets from deep, 14-for-25 (56 percent), topping their overall shooting of 55.6 percent.

Senior point guard Dantley Walker — named for Hall of Famer Adrian Dantley — scored a career-high 23 points, thanks to a 7-for-10 effort from long range.

“When Coach first started recruiting me, and I decided to transfer from UNLV, this is what I envisioned happening — winning a game at Maui, and having this feeling,” the 5-foot-10 Walker said. “It took a couple years to get it, but I tell you what, it was well worth it.”

The 6-6 Pope was a steady hand at the wheel with 12 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and just one turnover.

Pope committed to Hawaii back when Benjy Taylor was interim coach. When that fell through, he found his way to Chaminade, grabbed a highlighter and looked up possible Maui opponents.

“I had this one circled,” he said. “I knew we could get this one … if we all came together.”

Four other ’Swords scored in double figures. Bovaird’s largest team in his seven years went toe to toe with the Bears on the glass, winning that battle by six.

Chaminade could do no wrong on a quick turnaround from a 38-point loss to Michigan the previous afternoon, jumping out behind a couple of 3s by Walker, holding firm when Cal threatened to take a lead late in the half, then carrying a 10-point lead into halftime on a Walker triple and a lefty banker by Pope.

They played carefree in shredding Cal’s fullcourt pressure in the second half, highlighted by Braden Koelliker’s behind-the-back pass in the paint to fellow big man Erik Scheive (14 points) for a bucket.

This Maui win was the school’s most emphatic, topping a 15-point stuffing of Davidson in the event’s first year of 1984. The margin was 30 in the waning minutes.

There was plenty of embarrassment to go around for Cal (2-4) and first-year coach Wyking Jones, who got 23 points from freshman Justice Sueing, a Honolulu native, and little else. Jones was a Cal assistant when Hawaii bested the Bears in the 2016 NCAA Tournament.

“For me, in all the years that I’ve been coaching, I’ve never been so embarrassed in my life from the lack of effort from our guys,” Jones said. “There definitely needs to be some changes.”

As for Chaminade’s coming adjustments, the Silverswords players, staff and administration have generally toed the party line in calling it a win-win situation.

Bovaird, the seventh-year coach, was asked if his team’s accomplishment gave the tournament committee something to think about.

“Possibly. Maybe so,” Bovaird said. “If that’s the case, then we will gladly come back and play every year. If they feel like it’s beneficial for both parties, and that’s the direction they want to go, I wouldn’t turn it down without a doubt.”