Maui Invitational returns to the island a year after wildfires. UConn highlights the field
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FILE - Connecticut head coach Dan Hurley reacts during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arizona, Dec. 2, 2018, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
LAHAINA, Hawaii – Two-time defending national champion UConn will highlight the Maui Invitational, which is returning to the Lahaina Civic Center a year after fatal wildfires forced a move to Honolulu.
The tournament, which will be played from Nov. 25-27, announced its invited schools and schedule on Tuesday.
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The Huskies will take on Memphis on the 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 is making its fifth Maui appearance.
Seven of the eight teams made the NCAA Tournament last March. North Carolina and Iowa State reached the Sweet 16.
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