There will be a local flavor at next year's exempt event ending with a day's worth of games at Mohegan Sun Arena.

The Basketball Hall of Fame's eight team tournament will follow the same format as the event UConn played in during the 2013-14 season and Notre Dame as well as Quinnipiac were a part of this season with two teams playing host to three other schools and the tournament ending with four predetermined matchups.

Next year's event will feature West Virginia, led by former Hillhouse star Bria Holmes, Yale, North Carolina, Gonzaga, USC, Iona, Fairleigh Dickinson and Grand Canyon. North Carolina and Gonzaga will host the host sites for the first three days of the tournament.

UConn will also play a game next season against Florida State but it is sounding more like a one-game deal rather than being part of a tournament.