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Maui Invitational returns to island after fires UConn tops area

.Aug 20, 2024, 01:14 PM ETLAHAINA, Hawai'i-- Two-time speaking up for nationwide champ UConn will definitely highlight the Maui Invitational, which is coming back to the Lahaina Civic Center a year after fatal wild fires forced a transfer to Honolulu.The event, which are going to be actually participated in Nov. 25-27, revealed its own invited schools as well as routine on Tuesday.The Huskies are going to handle Memphis on the opening day, followed by Colorado-Michigan State, Auburn-Iowa State and Dayton-North Carolina.Editor's PicksTournament leader Dave Odom named it one of the strongest industries in the unlikely event's background. UConn is creating its own fifth Maui appearance.Seven of the 8 groups made the NCAA men's basketball tournament in March. North Carolina and also Iowa Condition hit the Sweet 16. Fires in Maui brought about 102 fatalities in August and ravaged the city of Lahaina on Maui's northwest coast. Last year's celebration was used the College of Hawai'i campus in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. Purdue defeated Marquette to gain the 2023 headline.