LAHAINA, Hawaii — Two-time defending national champion UConn will be the featured event of the Maui Invitational, which returns to the Lahaina Civic Center a year after deadly wildfires forced it to move to Honolulu.
The tournament, which will be played from November 25-27, announced its 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 field in the event's history. UConn is making its fifth appearance in Maui.
Seven of the eight teams made it to the NCAA men's basketball tournament in March. North Carolina and Iowa State both made it to the Sweet 16.
The Maui wildfires caused 102 deaths in August and devastated the town of Lahaina on Maui's northwest coast. Last year's event was played on the University of Hawaii campus in Honolulu on the island of Oahu. Purdue defeated Marquette to win the 2023 title.
