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Maui Invitational goes back to island after fires UConn covers field

.Aug twenty, 2024, 01:14 PM ETLAHAINA, Hawai'i-- Two-time standing up for nationwide champ UConn will definitely highlight the Maui Invitational, which is returning to the Lahaina Civic Center a year after deadly wild fires required a transfer to Honolulu.The tournament, which will be played Nov. 25-27, declared its own invited colleges and also schedule on Tuesday.The Huskies are going to take on Memphis on the opening day, complied with by Colorado-Michigan Condition, Auburn-Iowa Condition and also Dayton-North Carolina.Editor's PicksTournament leader Dave Odom called it among the strongest industries in the unlikely event's history. UConn is actually making its 5th Maui appearance.Seven of the 8 crews brought in the NCAA guys's basketball event in March. North Carolina and also Iowa Condition reached the Sugary food 16. Fires up in Maui brought about 102 deaths in August as well as devastated the town of Lahaina on Maui's northwest shore. In 2015's activity was actually played on the University of Hawai'i grounds in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. Purdue beat Marquette to gain the 2023 label.