UConn will heading Maui Invitational next season

LAHAINA, Hawaii– Freshly crowned NCAA champ UConn will heading the 2024 Maui Invitational.The field, announced on

Tuesday, will be stacked as soon as again, with North Carolina, Michigan State and Auburn joining the Huskies at the Lahaina Civic Center from Nov. 25-27.

The field also will include Colorado, Dayton, Iowa State and Memphis.UConn finished one

of the NCAA tournament’s most dominating runs on Monday night, rolling over San Diego State 76-59 for its 6th straight double-digit win in the bracket. The title was the Huskies’ fifth, all because 1999. UConn also has actually won two Maui Invitational titles in that span.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated The Huskies are ranked No. 1 in ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings

, regardless of concerns on what the roster will look like. Adama Sanogo could decide to leave, however Donovan Clingan– if he returns– is waiting in the wings and would instantly get preseason All-America attention regardless of coming off the bench this season.UConn started its dominant NCAA tournament stretch a week after losing in the Big East tournament and choosing a No. 4 seed on Choice Sunday.Arizona won the 2022 Maui Invitational in the competition’s go back to the islands after being played in Las Vegas and Asheville, North Carolina, the past two years.The Associated Press contributed to this report.