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Maui Invitational goes back to isle after fires UConn covers area

.Aug 20, 2024, 01:14 PM ETLAHAINA, Hawai'i-- Two-time speaking up for nationwide champ UConn are going to highlight the Maui Invitational, which is coming back to the Lahaina Civic Facility a year after catastrophic wildfires required a move to Honolulu.The event, which are going to be played Nov. 25-27, declared its invited universities as well as schedule on Tuesday.The Huskies will handle Memphis on the opening time, followed by Colorado-Michigan State, Auburn-Iowa State as well as Dayton-North Carolina.Editor's PicksTournament leader Dave Odom named it one of the strongest fields in case's record. UConn is creating its own fifth Maui appearance.Seven of the 8 groups made the NCAA men's basketball competition in March. North Carolina and also Iowa State reached the Dessert 16. Fires up in Maui brought about 102 fatalities in August as well as ravaged the city of Lahaina on Maui's northwest coast. Last year's event was played on the University of Hawai'i school in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. Purdue beat Marquette to win the 2023 headline.