It’s never too early to start to look ahead to next season. Over the next coming weeks, we will examine what comes next for each team in the Power 5 conferences and also those outside the Power 5 that could make noise on the national stage. Today: the Connecticut Huskies.

In 2014, they all stormed the floor at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the host of that season’s Final Four. Shabazz Napier had led Connecticut to its fourth national championship in 15 years, its third in a 10-year period.

After the final buzzer, notable former standouts gathered on the court for the celebration that night. Rip Hamilton was there. Ray Allen and Khalid El-Amin, too. Charlie Villanueva lingered near the 3-point line while Napier & Co. snipped the nets.

Head coach Kevin Ollie smiled. It was a dream for the former UConn and NBA guard, who earned an extension and a $2.8 million annual salary off that journey.

With Napier and DeAndre Daniels gone, the Huskies were expected to take a slight step back, but the return of Ryan Boatright and the addition of Rodney Purvis, a former McDonald’s All-American, also offered promise.

So it was a shock when UConn finished a disappointing season with a first-round loss to Arizona State … in the NIT. That wasn’t the plan. It was a steep slide that followed a national title run.

But next season will arrive soon.

The Huskies lost Boatright, but they’ll be led by Purvis, a couple of graduate transfers and a solid incoming recruiting class. Connecticut should improve in 2015-16.

What the immediate future holds: Well, it has to hold some offense because last year didn’t bear much of it. The Huskies averaged 64.2 points per game, 259th in the country. They finished 39th in adjusted offensive efficiency, per kenpom.com data, during the national title season, and 107th last season.

That could -- should -- change next season with Seton Hall graduate transfer Sterling Gibbs (16.3 PPG, 3.8 APG, 44 percent from the 3-point line) and Cornell graduate transfer Shonn Miller (16.8 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 1.8 BPG). Both players will be eligible next season and will probably crack Ollie’s starting rotation.

Gibbs earned a two-game suspension last season after striking Villanova’s Ryan Arcidiacono during a game in February. That didn’t help his reputation but few have ever doubted his skill. He could blossom under Ollie. Miller will help the Huskies inside. He’s a rugged big man who should also make an immediate impact.

The X factor of the entire season, however, will be Purvis. He was solid last season but inconsistent. He entered NC State as a projected one-and-done, but he has never lived up to the hype. He averaged 11.6 PPG and shot 36 percent from the arc. And he also registered a 54 percent mark from the free-throw line and 1.9 turnovers per game. He scored 29 points (11-for-22) in 35 minutes of action against SMU in the American Athletic Conference tournament. He’s capable.

Four-star guard Jalen Adams will be a strong addition to this rotation, too. He could play either guard spot and help UConn form one of the nation’s best backcourts. Daniel Hamilton (10.9 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 3.7 APG) could play small forward or inside with a smaller lineup. Hamilton’s versatility creates a multitude of options for Ollie. Miller and Amida Brimah (9.1 PPG, 3.5 BPG) will be a strong pair in the paint.

If Adams, Gibbs, Purvis, Hamilton, Miller and Brimah can all get on the same page, UConn should be an AAC contender and potential threat for a deep run in March.