.Aug 20, 2024, 01:14 PM ETLAHAINA, Hawai'i-- Two-time defending national champion UConn will certainly highlight the Maui Invitational, which is actually coming back to the Lahaina Civic Center a year after fatal wild fires forced a transfer to Honolulu.The tournament, which will certainly be participated in Nov. 25-27, introduced its own invited schools and routine on Tuesday.The Huskies will certainly handle Memphis on the opening time, followed by Colorado-Michigan State, Auburn-Iowa Condition as well as Dayton-North Carolina.Editor's PicksTournament leader Dave Odom called it some of the best fields in case's past history. UConn is actually creating its 5th Maui appearance.Seven of the eight teams made the NCAA guys's basketball tournament in March. North Carolina as well as Iowa State arrived at the Sugary food 16. Fires in Maui led to 102 fatalities in August as well as ruined the community of Lahaina on Maui's northwest shore. Last year's event was played on the University of Hawai'i grounds in Honolulu, on the isle of Oahu. Purdue beat Marquette to win the 2023 headline.