UConn Struggles at Maui Invitational, Remains in AP Top 25

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00:00For the two-time reigning national champs in Yukon in the Maui Invitational, John, they

00:10dropped all three games out in Maui.

00:13It led to Dan Hurley back stateside over the weekend saying he is never going to sign Connecticut

00:19up for another early season MTE, that's multiple games in a tournament environment.

00:25But Yukon still did hang on to the number 25 spot in the recent AP poll that came out

00:31yesterday afternoon.

00:32John, let's talk about Connecticut big picture.

00:36What was the biggest issue for the Huskies out in Maui and how does Dan Hurley fix it?

00:41I think you got to look at three things right now.

00:44The first is defense.

00:45I mean, the backbone of Yukon's run the past two years has been defense.

00:49Obviously, it looks a lot different without Donovan Klingin, but Yukon's three opponents

00:54in Maui, Memphis, Colorado, Dayton, all shot 50% or better from the field against the Huskies.

01:01The next thing is going to be guard play.

01:03That was a big question for Yukon coming into the season.

01:06There are major question marks right now for Yukon in the backcourt.

01:10A year ago, you had a first-team All-American in Tristan Newton.

01:13Right now, role allocation on the perimeter is still a major question for Yukon.

01:18And then the five-spot, Ben, is another question.

01:20Two years ago, Yukon had Adama Sunogo, the most outstanding player in the 2023 Final Four.

01:26Last year, it had Donovan Klingin.

01:28Samson Johnson, Terrace Reed have the ability to be a good two-headed monster, but obviously

01:33not at the level that Yukon has had the last two seasons.