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Maui Invitational returns to island after fires UConn covers field

.Aug twenty, 2024, 01:14 PM ETLAHAINA, Hawai'i-- Two-time standing up for national champion UConn will highlight the Maui Invitational, which is actually returning to the Lahaina Civic Facility a year after disastrous wild fires pushed a transfer to Honolulu.The tournament, which will certainly be participated in Nov. 25-27, announced its own invited colleges and also routine on Tuesday.The Huskies will tackle Memphis on the opening day, complied with by Colorado-Michigan State, Auburn-Iowa Condition and Dayton-North Carolina.Editor's PicksTournament leader Dave Odom called it among the greatest fields in case's history. UConn is making its own fifth Maui appearance.Seven of the 8 groups created the NCAA men's basketball competition in March. North Carolina as well as Iowa State reached the Sweet 16. Fires in Maui brought about 102 fatalities in August and ravaged the town of Lahaina on Maui's northwest coastline. In 2013's event was played on the Educational institution of Hawai'i campus in Honolulu, on the isle of Oahu. Purdue beat Marquette to win the 2023 label.