Big game for Huskies, facing Duke
UConn faces Duke Thursday night in an important game for the Huskies in terms of gaining a foothold nationally. The details: When: 8 p.m. Where: Izod Center, East Rutherford, N.J. TV, Radio: ESPN,...
View ArticleAnother Ivy foe next for Huskies
The UConn men are back in action Monday night, hosting another Ivy League team. The last time the Huskies did so, this happened: Columbia gave top-ranked Kentucky a tough game earlier this month, and...
View ArticleIn need of a win, Huskies face Gators
The UConn men return to action today on the road in bad need of a solid win. The Huskies are at Florida in the third game between the two marquee college hoop franchises in the past 13 months. UConn...
View ArticleStill in Florida, Huskies back at it
The UConn men are still in Florida an still chasing victories. Tuesday night, at least on paper, shouldn’t be much of a challenge as the South Florida Bulls are struggling this season. But it seems...
View ArticleAnalysis: Huskies complete Florida 2-step
By Ed Daigneault TAMPA, Fla. — UConn had depth last year. It began this season needing to develop depth. The Huskies appear to be on that road. Bench players provided 17 points in Tuesday night’s 58-44...
View ArticlePoints will be valuable against Bearcats
The most obvious thing about this game is that points will be precious and the final score will be low. That and it will all be wrapped up and put to bed by the time that the Patriots kick off against...
View ArticleHuskies in Tulsa … late tipoff
UConn continues to battle its way through the AAC, tonight finding its way to Tulsa for a late league game: Details When: 9:30 p.m. Where: Reynolds Center, Tulsa, Okla. TV, Radio: CBS Sports Network,...
View ArticleAn unenjoyable trip to Tulsa for UConn men
The UConn men had been playing well of late, stringing together wins in five of their previous six games until finding their way to the center of the country Tuesday night to play at Tulsa. Amazingly...
View ArticleHuskies on West Coast in search of a noteworthy win
The UConn men could use a win over a decent, not great Stanford team Saturday night. With the full AAC schedule to come, and with the Huskies sitting on six losses, every win counts. Details When: 9...
View ArticleHuskies need win as UCF comes to Storrs
The UConn men are back at Gampel Pavilion for the first time, incredibly, since losing to Yale in early December. They bring with them a two-game losing streak that badly needs to end against a team...
View ArticleAnother bad AAC teams steps in front of UConn men
Welcome to what should be another routine AAC win for the UConn men, who have a chance to make some noise in the soft under belly of a weak league. Needing wins to build a case for possible at-large...
View Article‘We’re No. 78’? Huskies have work to do
Who knows what the RPI rankings are used for when it comes to setting the field for the NCAA Tournament. It is a tool that can be used, and as such is only as good as the data it crunches. Like the...
View ArticleThis would be good win for UConn men
After a swing in which the Huskies got back on track with consecutive wins over the Florida wing of the AAC, the competition gets stiffer with a road test at Cincinnati. Game details When: Tonight, 8...
View ArticleHuskies in Houston, and they hope no problems
Huskies back at it today, and they need as many wins as they can get. A loss in Houston would be devastating. When: 3 p.m. Where: Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston TV, radio: CBS Sports Network, WTIC-AM...
View ArticleCan Gampel bring Huskies some luck?
Back on campus playing an inferior opponent sounds like the recipe for a UConn win tonight. Here is the preview: Details When: 7 p.m. Where: Gampel Pavilion, Storrs TV, Radio: ESPNU, WTIC-AM (1080)...
View ArticleTravel taking toll on Huskies
By Ed Daigneault The downside of UConn’s being the defending national champion and the preseason favorite to win the American Athletic Conference title is being whacked with arguably the most brutal...
View ArticleIn Big Easy Huskies need win
With important games left on the schedule against SMU (twice, Memphis (twice) and Tulsa, this is the kind of game the Huskies can’t afford to drop. Details When: 6 p.m. Where: Devlin Fieldhouse, New...
View ArticleAAC leaders come to town
OK, it’s not Syracuse or Georgetown coming to Hartford for a big game, but it is the team leading the AAC and it’s an important outing for the Huskies. Details When: 7 p.m. Where: XL Center, Hartford...
View ArticleLate tipoff, important game for Huskies
UConn looked for all the wworld like the best team in the AAC Thursday night when it dispatched Tulsa from Hartford in style. Now, the job is a bit tougher for the Huskies: 1. On the road, where UConn...
View ArticleHuskies might need to run table … it starts in Memphis
The UConn men are probably close to focusing entirely on winning the AAC tournament at the XL Center, but that doesn’t mean they don’t want to play well. Run the table (which would include two wins...
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