.Aug twenty, 2024, 01:14 PM ETLAHAINA, Hawai'i-- Two-time defending nationwide champion UConn will highlight the Maui Invitational, which is actually returning to the Lahaina Civic Facility a year after catastrophic wildfires compelled a transfer to Honolulu.The tournament, which will certainly be played Nov. 25-27, introduced its welcomed institutions and also timetable on Tuesday.The Huskies are going to tackle Memphis on the position time, adhered to through Colorado-Michigan State, Auburn-Iowa Condition as well as Dayton-North Carolina.Editor's PicksTournament chairman Dave Odom called it some of the best fields in the unlikely event's past. UConn is creating its own fifth Maui appearance.Seven of the eight groups created the NCAA men's basketball tournament in March. North Carolina and Iowa State hit the Dessert 16. Fires up in Maui led to 102 deaths in August and also devastated the city of Lahaina on Maui's northwest coastline. Last year's event was played on the Educational institution of Hawai'i school in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. Purdue defeated Marquette to win the 2023 headline.