.Aug 20, 2024, 01:14 PM ETLAHAINA, Hawai'i-- Two-time defending nationwide champ UConn will definitely highlight the Maui Invitational, which is actually returning to the Lahaina Civic Center a year after deadly wild fires required a relocate to Honolulu.The competition, which will be played Nov. 25-27, revealed its own invited schools as well as timetable on Tuesday.The Huskies will certainly take on Memphis on the opening day, complied with by Colorado-Michigan Condition, Auburn-Iowa Condition and Dayton-North Carolina.Editor's PicksTournament chairman Dave Odom named it among the toughest areas in the unlikely event's record. UConn is creating its own 5th Maui appearance.Seven of the 8 staffs brought in the NCAA men's basketball competition in March. North Carolina as well as Iowa State got to the Sweet 16. Fires up in Maui led to 102 deaths in August as well as ravaged the community of Lahaina on Maui's northwest coastline. Last year's celebration was actually played on the College of Hawai'i school in Honolulu, on the isle of Oahu. Purdue beat Marquette to gain the 2023 label.