The UConn mens basketball team made history tonight and they did it with authority. The Huskies got their first ever program win against Kansas —on the road — knocking off the No. 21 Jayhawks 61-56. UConn improves to 7-1 on the season and now has three AP Top 25 wins on the year. Solo Ball […]
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UConn women’s basketball smoked the USF Bulls, 85-51, in a wire-to-wire victory in Tampa on Tuesday. Sarah Strong notched her fourth double-double of the season with a team-high 14 points and 10 rebounds to go with four assists. Blanca Quiñonez put up 13 points, hitting 3-4 shots from deep, while Azzi Fudd and Ashlynn Shade […]
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UConn men’s basketball returns to action Tuesday night with another big time matchup, as the 6-1 Huskies head to historic Phog Allen Fieldhouse to take on No. 21 Kansas. The Jayhawks (6-2) are not the national title contenders that they have been in past years, but return to Lawrence after an impressive win over then […]
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UConn men’s basketball stayed put at No. 5 in the AP Top 25 this week, despite a convincing wire-to-wire win over then-No. 13 Illinois at Madison Square Garden. The Illini dropped one spot to No. 14 following the loss to the Huskies, while Kansas broke back into the Top 25 at No. 21 ahead of […]
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UConn women’s basketball kicked off Big East play with an 104-39 obliteration of the Xavier Musketeers at the Cintas Center on Sunday. The Huskies set season-highs in points scored, margin of victory and 3-pointers made. 12 of the 13 players available for UConn scored while six reached double-figures. Allie Ziebell led the way with 16 […]
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UConn men’s hoops delivered a vintage performance on Friday afternoon in its home away from home. The Huskies pulled away early and kept their foot on the gas thanks to the immense skill and depth across the roster. Beating the No. 13 team in New York City is a great statement for Dan Hurley’s squad […]
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The no. 5 UConn men’s basketball team held off no. 13 Illinois, 74-61, to improve to 6-1 on the young season. It’s UConn’s second top-25 win this month, and it was done by shutting off the Illini from three as Brad Underwood’s men shot 6-of-29 (20.7%) from three. The Huskies also won the rebounding margin […]
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The UConn men’s basketball team did exactly what it needed to do Sunday against Bryant, picking up positive momentum heading into a top-15 ranked matchup at Madison Square Garden. Without Tarris Reed Jr., Silas Demary Jr. recorded the fifth triple-double in program history as UConn downed the Bulldogs 72-49, leading comfortably from tip-to-buzzer. The Huskies, […]
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UConn football is reportedly on the hunt for a new head coach. The last four times this happened, it was under sub-optimal conditions, to say the least. When Jim Mora took over for Randy Edsall, the Huskies had just wrapped up a brutal run that included an outbound transfer exodus, gutting the roster as if […]
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After the most successful two-year stretch in its FBS existence, UConn football will be looking for a new coach, as ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that a deal is imminent between Colorado State and Jim Mora Jr. to make him the new Rams head coach. Mora was hired in 2021 after the end of Randy Edsall’s […]
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UConn standout Skyler Bell was named one of three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to college football’s top wide receiver. The other finalists are Makai Lemon of USC and Jeremiah Smith of Ohio State. After 12 games, Bell sits first in the country in receptions, receiving yards, receiving touchdowns, and 100-yard games, setting […]
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UConn men’s basketball’s home loss to Arizona dropped the Huskies two spots in this week’s AP Poll, with the Huskies now at No. 5. The Wildcats jumped up to No. 2 following the win and received 11 first-place votes, while the 4-1 Huskies received none for the first time all season. St. John’s is the […]
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Silas Demary Jr. made history for UConn men’s basketball as the Huskies (5-1) cruised to a comfortable 72-49 victory over Bryant. With a 10-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist triple-double, Demary Jr. became just the fifth Husky in program history to record a triple-double. Demary Jr. joins Tristen Newton (4 times), Shabazz Napier (2), Daniel Hamilton and Kemba […]
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UConn women’s basketball closed out the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase with a dominant 93-41 win over the Utah Utes at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday. The Huskies never trailed. Azzi Fudd had 24 points — a mark Utah didn’t surpass until the 9:10 mark of the fourth quarter — on 9-11 shooting and […]
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UConn football captured its ninth win of the regular season, a feat last accomplished in 2007 that matches the FBS program record for wins in a season, after taking down Florida Atlantic, 48-45, in a game that came down to the wire. The Huskies jumped out to a 24-3 lead in the first quarter as […]
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UConn men’s basketball looks to bounce back from its first loss of the season on Wednesday night with a get-right game against the Bryant Bulldogs in Hartford on Sunday night. The Huskies (4-1) hung tough with No. 4 Arizona without star big man Tarris Reed, but couldn’t seal the deal late and fell to the […]
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The top-ranked UConn Huskies fought off a valiant comeback bid by the No. 6 Michigan Wolverines on Friday night at Mohegan Sun Arena, pulling out a 72-69 victory. The Huskies led by as many as 20 in the second half, only for Michigan to roar back and get within a single possession three times in […]
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TIME: 3:00 PM TV: ESPN+ ANNOUNCERS: AJ Ricketts (play-by-play), Patrick Murray (analyst), Savanna Collins (sideline) RADIO: UConn Sports Network; Varsity Network App; 97.9 Fox Sports, WGCH 1490 AM, WAVZ 1300 AM, WILI 1400 AM and 95.3 FM, WICH 1310 AM and 94.5 FM; Sirius/XM online streaming, XM 388 (UConn) ANNOUNCERS: Mike Crispino (play-by-play), Wayne Norman (color analyst), […]
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UConn women’s basketball made a surprise addition to its 2026 recruiting class on Thursday, announcing the signing of Jovana Popovic (pronounced yo-vah-na PAH-poh-vich), a 5-8 guard out of Vrbas, Serbia. “Jovana is a high-level guard with a lot of experience,” Geno Auriemma said in the release. “She can handle the ball, she’s a playmaker, she […]
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A shorthanded UConn men’s basketball team was handed its first loss of the season Wednesday night, as the No. 4 Arizona Wildcats held off a late Huskies comeback to secure a 71-67 victory. Without star big man Tarris Reed, who was ruled out with an ankle injury shortly before tip-off, UConn struggled on the glass […]
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Playing without Tarris Reed Jr. for the third time in the first five games of the season, the No. 3 UConn men’s basketball team dropped its first game of the year to No. 4 Arizona, 71–67. Reed has been the sail in which UConn’s offense catches its wind, and without him, the team fails to […]
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UConn men’s basketball’s gauntlet of a nonconference schedule continues Wednesday night, as the No. 3 Huskies welcome No. 4 Arizona to Gampel Pavilion for the second-ever top-five matchup in Storrs. After holding on late to beat then No. 7 BYU at TD Garden on Saturday, Dan Hurley and the Huskies will welcome a tough Arizona […]
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After a 2024 season that hit high marks not met by the program since 2010, UConn football has done it again, capturing victory number eight over Air Force on Saturday as they near the end of another successful season. Before Jim Mora arrived in Storrs, the Huskies’ highest win total over consecutive seasons since 2012 […]
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UConn men’s basketball held firm at No. 3 in this week’s AP Top 25 following wins over Columbia and then-NO. 7 BYU at TD Garden in Boston on Saturday. The 3-0 Huskies received two first-place votes, and the Cougars fell two spots to No. 9 after the neutral-site loss to UConn. Arizona, the Huskies’ opponent […]
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