.Aug twenty, 2024, 01:14 PM ETLAHAINA, Hawai'i-- Two-time defending nationwide champion UConn will certainly highlight the Maui Invitational, which is returning to the Lahaina Civic Facility a year after deadly wild fires forced a move to Honolulu.The tournament, which will definitely be participated in Nov. 25-27, declared its invited universities and schedule on Tuesday.The Huskies will definitely tackle Memphis on the opening time, adhered to by Colorado-Michigan State, Auburn-Iowa State and Dayton-North Carolina.Editor's PicksTournament leader Dave Odom called it one of the toughest industries in case's past. UConn is actually making its own fifth Maui appearance.Seven of the 8 teams created the NCAA men's basketball tournament in March. North Carolina as well as Iowa State hit the Sweet 16. Fires in Maui triggered 102 fatalities in August as well as ravaged the community of Lahaina on Maui's northwest coastline. Last year's event was actually used the Educational institution of Hawai'i university in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. Purdue beat Marquette to succeed the 2023 headline.