.Aug 20, 2024, 01:14 PM ETLAHAINA, Hawai'i-- Two-time defending nationwide champ UConn will definitely highlight the Maui Invitational, which is actually going back to the Lahaina Civic Center a year after disastrous wild fires required a move to Honolulu.The event, which will be actually played Nov. 25-27, revealed its invited universities and also schedule on Tuesday.The Huskies are going to take on Memphis on the opening day, followed by Colorado-Michigan State, Auburn-Iowa State and Dayton-North Carolina.Editor's PicksTournament leader Dave Odom named it among the best fields in case's past. UConn is actually creating its own 5th Maui appearance.Seven of the 8 teams brought in the NCAA men's baseball event in March. North Carolina and also Iowa Condition got to the Sugary food 16. Fires up in Maui resulted in 102 deaths in August and also devastated the community of Lahaina on Maui's northwest coastline. Last year's occasion was actually played on the College of Hawai'i school in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. Purdue defeated Marquette to succeed the 2023 title.