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The matchups for the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 5 at Madison Square Garden were announced, with Florida Atlantic taking on Illinois and UConn facing off against North Carolina. UConn basketball coach Dan Hurley spoke about what it means for his program to play in the Jimmy V Classic, a yearly […]

The UConn men’s basketball program landed a commitment from guard Ahmad Nowell, according to a Sunday tweet from 247Sports. 🚨 UConn lands top 35 combo guard Ahmad Nowell. Nowell, a 6-foot-1 combo guard from Philadelphia (Pa.) chooses UConn over Tennessee, Georgia Tech and Kentucky. ✍️ @DushawnLondon1 – https://t.co/MUn7sKXPna pic.twitter.com/Dq6h5gEFdx — 247Sports (@247Sports) July 23, 2023 […]

NCAA legislation that went into effect on July 1 that allows college basketball programs to add two new assistants, and Geno Auriemma and the UConn women’s basketball program is already taking advantage of the new legislation. The UConn women’s basketball program is adding former Temple women’s basketball head coach Tonya Cardoza as an assistant to […]

UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers was in attendance watching her former teammate Dorka Juhasz play with the Minnesota Lynx against the Dallas Wings, and Bueckers gave an update on her recovery from a torn ACL in an interview on the sideline. “Yeah I’m just still waiting to get cleared to like play pickup, play […]

It was an unfortunate night for UConn basketball’s big man during the 2023 NBA Draft. Adama Sanogo was not one of the names called by Adam Silver. This prompted him to work out for multiple teams like the Chicago Bulls in pursuit of an NBA Summer League roster spot. The Bulls have officially announced that […]

After a standout season that included 31 wins and a national championship victory, the UConn men’s basketball team has agreed to terms on a new contract with head coach Dan Hurley, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The six-year contract will pay Hurley $31.5 million and earn him nearly $33 million in guaranteed money, making him […]

Although UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers is not fully cleared from her ACL injury that kept her out of the 2022-2023 season, but head coach Geno Auriemma said she is 90% recovered, and is expected to be fully ready by the start of the regular season, according to D’Arcy Maine of ESPN. “If she’s […]

UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers is reportedly “very close” to being fully cleared after recovering from a torn ACL that kept her out for the entire 2022-2023 season, according to Alexa Philippou of ESPN. “I’m feeling really good,” Paige Bueckers told reporters at UConn on Wednesday. “I’m just past the 10-month mark [following the […]

The UConn women’s basketball team had a successful season by regular standards. They finished 31-6 overall and 18-2 in Big East Conference play. They were a consistent top ten team in the AP rankings throughout the season, won the Big East Tournament and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament. But this isn’t […]

There have been a lot of rumors flying about the Big 12 conference potentially adding Colorado back to the conference, but the potential ripple effect could be shocking for many fans of college sports who do not follow conference realignment closely. If the Big 12 conference adds Colorado, many believe that the conference could be […]

The National Champion University of Connecticut Huskies have been on their toes for the ongoing NBA Draft deadline. Notable departures due to the draft have been Jordan Hawkins and Adama Sanogo who led them to banner number five. Another player from UConn basketball has an important draft decision — Andre Jackson Jr. As the deadline […]

Adama Sanogo played a major role in UConn’s run to the NCAA Championship. After bringing UConn back to their former glory, Sanogo is now ready for the next chapter of his basketball career. Sanogo will remain in the 2023 NBA Draft, via Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. The big man has officially said goodbye to […]

UConn basketball‘s Tristen Newton announced he is returning to college for his final season of eligibility. Newton averaged 10.1 points, 4.7 assists and 4.5 rebounds last season for the national-champion Huskies. He declared for the NBA Draft in April and played well at the G-League Elite Camp in Chicago. He scored 14 points and made […]

UConn basketball player Andre Jackson Jr. is attending the NBA Draft Combine this week, and he was asked what he thinks about UConn’s team heading into the 2023-2024 season, in which they will be defending national champions. “I think they can do it again,” Andre Jackson Jr. said, via Adam Zagoria. The interesting part to […]

The UConn Huskies and Gonzaga Bulldogs have agreed to play in a multi-year series starting next season at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. The two teams will face off the following year at Madison Square Garden in New York City, reports College Hoops Today’s Jon Rothstein. Announcement of this multi-year matchup comes after the […]

The Charlotte Hornets are in a strange and rather unenviable position. The sale of the team — should it be completed this offseason — is strange only in the sense that NBA legend Michael Jordan has been the majority owner of the team for so long that when he first bought the franchise their mascot […]

Legendary NBA player Ray Allen was in the news on Sunday for earning his degree from the University of Connecticut 30 years after he arrived on campus as a freshman to play for Jim Calhoun. Video clip via Bleacher Report. Ray Allen earned his degree from UConn today 🎓 What it’s all about 👏 (via […]

UConn basketball senior guard Tristen Newton announced that he is has declaring for the NBA Draft while maintaining college eligibility on his Instagram. “First and foremost, I would like to thank god for everything,” Tristen Newton wrote in his statement on Instagram. “It has been an experience like no other being able to bring a […]

UConn basketball junior Andre Jackson Jr. plans to enter the NBA draft, but has retained his college eligibility, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Andre Jackson Jr. was a huge part of UConn basketball’s run to the national championship in 2023. Jackson Jr., Jordan Hawkins and Adama Sanogo were seen as the Huskies’ ‘big three’ […]

The Detroit Pistons will interview former UConn coach and 13-year NBA veteran Kevin Ollie for their head coaching job, according to a Friday tweet from The Athletic Senior lead NBA Insider Shams Charania. “The Detroit Pistons will interview former University of Connecticut coach and 13-year NBA veteran Kevin Ollie for their head coaching job, sources tell me […]

UConn Huskies star center Adama Sanogo will enter the 2023 NBA Draft, according to basketball insider Adam Zagoria. Sanogo averaged 17.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 0.8 blocks, and 0.8 steals per game in the 2022-23 season, shooting 60.6 percent from the field and 36.5 percent from 3. A two-time All-Big East selection, Sanogo was named the […]

When a star player wins a national championship, there is little time to truly bask in the moment. Big decisions need to be made. UConn Basketball dominated the NCAA Tournament field on their way to cutting down the nets this past Monday night. The team was given a lot of exposure to fans, but also […]

The University of Connecticut just won it’s fifth National Championship since 1999 with a 76-59 victory over the San Diego State Aztecs on Monday. It capped a dominating run in the NCAA Tournament that saw UConn win every game by double digits. Their dominance in this year’s tournament and the last few decades had former […]

Former NBA and UConn Huskies guard Ben Gordon was arrested on weapons and threatening charges after behaving erratically in a Connecticut juice shop, police said, according to the Associated Press. Gordon was arrested on charges including interfering with an officer, carrying a dangerous weapon and second-degree threatening. Just before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, multiple 911 […]

The UConn Huskies now have a big target on their back following their enormous success in the recently concluded 2022-23 college basketball season. Chances are, the Huskies will once again be legitimate contenders to win the national title next season, and they can add further credence to that with a win in a scheduled matchup […]

Duke legend and Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley couldn’t be any prouder of his brother, Dan Hurley, who led UConn basketball to the NCAA title on Monday against San Diego State. Bobby, who was in attendance in the game and watched as his younger brother lifted the national championship trophy, shared how amazing it is […]

The UConn Huskies won the NCAA men’s national championship for the first time since 2014 on Monday night, and the celebrations got out of hand after 15 people were charged and 16 were hospitalized, according to WSFB Channel 3 Eyewitness News in Connecticut. Most of the people arrested were UConn students, school spokesperson Stephanie Reitz […]

2023 March Madness is officially in the books. After weeks of madness, the UConn Huskies defeated the San Diego Aztecs 76-59 on Monday. With this result, the Huskies took home their fifth national title, the first since 2014. In the process, UConn won games against Iona, No. 19 Saint Mary’s, Arkansas, No. 9 Gonzaga, and […]

The UConn Huskies have won the national championship in men’s basketball, and new St. John’s basketball coach Rick Pitino took to Twitter to congratulate the Huskies on their fifth national championship in program history. “Much respect goes out to the UConn Huskies,” Rick Pitino said on Twitter. “You dominated at both ends of the floor […]

The 2022-23 UConn Huskies go down in history as one of the most dominant teams in NCAA tournament history. Not a single game in the Big Dance gave UConn basketball a serious challenge from the beginning to the end of a game. Each opponent went down like a firefly clipping the outer edge of a […]

Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskies won the national championship, winning each of their six tournament games in dominant fashion, but for those who already can not wait for college basketball to start again, and some early odds have some familiar programs as the favorites to win next season. Let’s get into the favorites to […]

UConn head men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley had high praise for forward Adama Sanogo following a 76-59 win over San Diego State for an NCAA tournament national championship, CBS Sports Senior Writer Matt Norlander wrote in a Tuesday article. “He’s obviously cemented himself into the pantheon of greatest, obviously, the greatest big guys with all the production […]

Jordan Hawkins and the UConn Huskies got the job done in dominant fashion in the national championship game against the San Diego Aztecs. Emotions continue to run high for UConn basketball players and Huskies supporters after the final buzzer sounded, with Hawkins also sharing a memorable moment with his mom while being interviewed on the […]

The UConn men’s basketball program reigns supreme over college basketball once again. In one of the most dominant March Madness runs ever, the Huskies won their fifth championship and won each game by double digits. It’s the first for Dan Hurley, who helped bring UConn back to the mountaintop in his fifth year at the […]

The Huskies finally did it! In one of the most epic runs to the top of the NCAA Tournament, the University of Connecticut squad took down San Diego State University to win it all. It was the end of a dominant run that saw the Huskies decimate most of their competition. After the game, UConn […]

Dan Hurley and UConn basketball finally got their “One Shining Moment,” and Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul couldn’t be happier for them. Hurley guided UConn to the 2023 national championship against San Diego State on Monday, beating the Aztecs 76-59. Naturally after the win, many heaped praise on Hurley and his Huskies for an incredible […]

San Diego State basketball head coach Brian Dutcher has nothing but respect and admiration for UConn, who beat them for the title in the national championship game. It may be a frustrating loss for the Aztecs, especially after getting so close to actually winning the title. However, in the end, the Huskies are just too […]

UConn basketball star Adama Sanogo had the perfect message to his parents after leading the Huskies to the national title over San Diego State. Sanogo just won the Most Outstanding Player award for the 2023 NCAA Tournament, and with that, he couldn’t help but reflect on his journey to where he is today. When asked […]

UConn basketball coach Dan Hurley has heard what all the doubters have to say about his team before and during the season. Now, they better listen to him. After guiding then Huskies to the 2023 national championship over San Diego State, Hurley opened up about their journey and how several people expressed their doubt that […]