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Maui Invitational goes back to island after fires UConn covers area

.Aug twenty, 2024, 01:14 PM ETLAHAINA, Hawai'i-- Two-time speaking up for nationwide champion UConn will definitely highlight the Maui Invitational, which is actually coming back to the Lahaina Civic Facility a year after fatal wildfires compelled a move to Honolulu.The competition, which will certainly be participated in Nov. 25-27, revealed its welcomed institutions and also routine on Tuesday.The Huskies will certainly take on Memphis on the opening time, adhered to by Colorado-Michigan State, Auburn-Iowa Condition and also Dayton-North Carolina.Editor's PicksTournament chairman Dave Odom named it some of the greatest fields in the event's history. UConn is creating its own 5th Maui appearance.Seven of the 8 crews brought in the NCAA men's basketball tournament in March. North Carolina and also Iowa State got to the Dessert 16. Fires in Maui led to 102 deaths in August and also wrecked the community of Lahaina on Maui's northwest shore. In 2014's celebration was actually played on the University of Hawai'i grounds in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. Purdue defeated Marquette to gain the 2023 label.