.Aug 20, 2024, 01:14 PM ETLAHAINA, Hawai'i-- Two-time defending national champ UConn will definitely highlight the Maui Invitational, which is actually returning to the Lahaina Civic Center a year after disastrous wild fires compelled a move to Honolulu.The tournament, which will be participated in Nov. 25-27, declared its own invited universities as well as routine on Tuesday.The Huskies will certainly take on Memphis on the opening day, observed through Colorado-Michigan State, Auburn-Iowa Condition as well as Dayton-North Carolina.Editor's PicksTournament leader Dave Odom named it some of the strongest industries in case's history. UConn is actually making its own 5th Maui appearance.Seven of the 8 staffs brought in the NCAA males's basketball tournament in March. North Carolina and also Iowa Condition reached the Sugary food 16. Fires up in Maui caused 102 deaths in August and also ravaged the city of Lahaina on Maui's northwest coast. Last year's activity was used the College of Hawai'i campus in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. Purdue beat Marquette to win the 2023 label.