A bit of regression was expected from UConn. Stephon Castle, Donovan Clingan, Tristen Newton and Cam Spencer entered the 2024 NBA Draft after last season. However, losing three straight games to unranked teams on a neutral floor is a surprising result.

For most folks who get the opportunity to visit Hawaii, the experience is often one that has them raving about paradise when they return to the mainland. But Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskies may have a different perception,

UConn forward Alex Karaban was taken to a hospital with a head injury after the No. 2 Huskies’ 85-67 loss to Dayton in the seventh-place game of the Maui Invitational.

Dan Hurley and the No. 2 UConn Huskies don't have happy memories of their trip to Maui. What the Huskies experienced in Hawaii was not even remotely close to the expectation they had before they took a flight to the Pacific island state, as they went winless in three games in the Maui Invitational.

The UConn basketball team came into the Maui Invitational ranked #2 in the country, and a lot of people were expecting them to win the entire tournament. What nobody expected was the Huskies to go winless in Maui for a last place finish.