Two-time defending national champion UConn will highlight the Maui Invitational, which will return to the Lahaina Community Center a year after deadly wildfires forced it to move to Honolulu.
The tournament, which will take place from November 25 to 27, announced the list of invited schools and schedule on Tuesday.
The Huskies will face Memphis on opening day, followed by Colorado-Michigan State, Auburn-Iowa State and Dayton-North Carolina.
Tournament chairman Dave Odom called it one of the strongest fields in the event’s history. UConn made its fifth appearance in Maui.
Seven of the eight teams made it to the NCAA Tournament last March. North Carolina and Iowa State made it to the Sweet 16.
The Maui fires killed 102 people last August and devastated the town of Lahaina on Maui’s northwest coast. Last year’s event was held on the campus of the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. Purdue University defeated Marquette to win the championship in 2023.
According to The Associated Press.
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