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Maui Invitational returns to island after fires UConn tops area

.Aug 20, 2024, 01:14 PM ETLAHAINA, Hawai'i-- Two-time standing up for national champ UConn are going to highlight the Maui Invitational, which is returning to the Lahaina Civic Center a year after fatal wild fires obliged a relocate to Honolulu.The competition, which are going to be actually played Nov. 25-27, declared its own invited colleges and timetable on Tuesday.The Huskies are going to take on Memphis on the opening day, complied with through Colorado-Michigan State, Auburn-Iowa Condition and also Dayton-North Carolina.Editor's PicksTournament chairman Dave Odom named it some of the greatest industries in the unlikely event's background. UConn is actually creating its own 5th Maui appearance.Seven of the 8 teams made the NCAA males's basketball tournament in March. North Carolina and Iowa State reached the Dessert 16. Fires up in Maui led to 102 deaths in August and also ravaged the city of Lahaina on Maui's northwest coast. In 2015's activity was played on the Educational institution of Hawai'i university in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. Purdue beat Marquette to gain the 2023 title.