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Maui Invitational goes back to island after fires UConn covers area

.Aug 20, 2024, 01:14 PM ETLAHAINA, Hawai'i-- Two-time defending nationwide champion UConn will certainly highlight the Maui Invitational, which is actually coming back to the Lahaina Civic Facility a year after disastrous wild fires pushed a transfer to Honolulu.The tournament, which will be played Nov. 25-27, declared its welcomed colleges as well as routine on Tuesday.The Huskies are going to tackle Memphis on the position day, observed through Colorado-Michigan Condition, Auburn-Iowa Condition and also Dayton-North Carolina.Editor's PicksTournament leader Dave Odom called it among the strongest areas in the unlikely event's history. UConn is making its fifth Maui appearance.Seven of the 8 groups made the NCAA guys's basketball event in March. North Carolina as well as Iowa Condition got to the Sweet 16. Fires in Maui brought about 102 fatalities in August as well as wrecked the community of Lahaina on Maui's northwest shore. Last year's activity was actually used the Educational institution of Hawai'i university in Honolulu, on the isle of Oahu. Purdue defeated Marquette to gain the 2023 label.