The North Carolina Tar Heels will head to Hawaii this fall for a sport in opposition to the College of Hawaii after which the Maui Invitational. Whereas we all know data on the non-conference sport in opposition to the Rainbow Warriors, we now know who the Tar Heels will face off in opposition to first in Maui.
Per Jon Rothstein, the Tar Heels will open up their Maui Invitational in opposition to Dayton on Monday, November twenty fifth. The Tar Heels shall be on the backside of the bracket, and can play both the winner or loser of Auburn and Iowa State.
Defending nationwide champion UConn will face off in opposition to Memphis whereas Michigan State and Colorado will battle within the different first-round sport.
This 12 months’s subject is one other loaded one that includes the two-time defending champion Huskies in addition to packages like Auburn, Michigan State, Iowa State, and Memphis.
North Carolina has had success in Maui, showing within the match eight occasions and successful it 4 occasions. They final appeared in 2020 when the match was moved to Asheville, North Carolina as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. They final gained it in 2016.
The total schedule for the 2024 Maui Invitational shall be launched at a later date.
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