.Aug 20, 2024, 01:14 PM ETLAHAINA, Hawai'i-- Two-time defending national champ UConn will highlight the Maui Invitational, which is actually coming back to the Lahaina Civic Facility a year after disastrous wildfires obliged a move to Honolulu.The tournament, which will definitely be played Nov. 25-27, announced its invited universities and also schedule on Tuesday.The Huskies will certainly tackle Memphis on the position time, complied with by Colorado-Michigan State, Auburn-Iowa State and Dayton-North Carolina.Editor's PicksTournament chairman Dave Odom named it one of the strongest fields in the unlikely event's background. UConn is creating its own 5th Maui appearance.Seven of the eight groups brought in the NCAA guys's baseball competition in March. North Carolina and Iowa Condition got to the Sweet 16. Fires up in Maui caused 102 deaths in August as well as ravaged the city of Lahaina on Maui's northwest coast. Last year's event was played on the College of Hawai'i university in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. Purdue beat Marquette to gain the 2023 title.