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Maui Invitational goes back to isle after fires UConn tops field

.Aug 20, 2024, 01:14 PM ETLAHAINA, Hawai'i-- Two-time speaking up for nationwide champ UConn will certainly highlight the Maui Invitational, which is actually going back to the Lahaina Civic Facility a year after deadly wildfires required a move to Honolulu.The tournament, which will definitely be played Nov. 25-27, introduced its own invited institutions and also schedule on Tuesday.The Huskies will handle Memphis on the position time, complied with by Colorado-Michigan Condition, Auburn-Iowa State and Dayton-North Carolina.Editor's PicksTournament leader Dave Odom named it one of the strongest fields in the unlikely event's record. UConn is actually making its 5th Maui appearance.Seven of the eight staffs created the NCAA males's basketball event in March. North Carolina and also Iowa Condition reached the Dessert 16. Fires in Maui brought about 102 deaths in August and also ruined the town of Lahaina on Maui's northwest shoreline. In 2014's celebration was actually used the Educational institution of Hawai'i university in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. Purdue beat Marquette to gain the 2023 headline.