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UConn men’s basketball rises to No. 3 in AP Top 25

UConn men’s basketball climbed up one spot to No. 3 in this week’s AP Top 25 after taking care of business in its first two games of the season. The 2-0 Huskies received three first-place votes, good enough for the third-most in the country. No. 2 Purdue received the most first-place votes this week with […]

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Preview: No. 3 UConn men’s basketball vs. Columbia | 6:30 p.m. ET, FS1

UConn men’s basketball returns to action Monday night fresh off a historic beatdown of UMass Lowell in Hartford, where the Huskies (2-0) defeated the River Hawks 110-47 and led by a program record 47 points at halftime. UConn will now welcome Columbia (1-0), predicted to finish dead last in the Ivy League’s coaches poll, to […]

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UConn women’s basketball surges past Florida State, 99-67

In its home opener, UConn women’s basketball unveiled its 2025 national championship and then unleashed a beatdown on the Florida State Seminoles, 99-67. Azzi Fudd paced the Huskies with 23 points and five assists while Sarah Strong did her part with 21 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals. Kayleigh Heckel was […]

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UConn football tops Duke, 37-34

UConn football pulled off a big upset Saturday, beating a Duke team that had bested them in each of the last two seasons and was favored by 10 points after beating Clemson last week, 37-34. It was a competitive game in the first half and an absolute barnburner in the second, as every possession in […]

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No. 4 UConn men’s basketball rolls to 110-47 rout of UMass Lowell

UConn men’s basketball put its foot on the gas and never looked back Friday night, dismantling the UMass Lowell River Hawks 110-47 in one of the biggest wins of the Dan Hurley era. The Huskies (2-0) raced out to a breakneck start and put the clamps on Pat Duquette’s team, an entirely different scenario than […]

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UConn men’s soccer earns No. 3 seed in Big East Championship

To qualify for the Big East Men’s Soccer Championship next weekend, the UConn Huskies entered Friday night’s matchup against the No. 21 Seton Hall Pirates needing a win and some help. They got both, upsetting the Pirates 2–1 to earn the No. 3 seed. UConn will face the No. 2 seed, the Akron Zips—whom they […]

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UConn football vs. Duke: TV info, point spread, what to watch for

TIME: 3:30 PM TV:  CBS Sports Network ANNOUNCERS: Rich Walz (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst), Tiffany Blackmon (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 387 (UConn) ANNOUNCERS:  Mike Crispino (play-by-play), Wayne Norman […]

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UConn women’s soccer places five on All-Big East teams

On Wednesday, the Big East Conference announced the six major award winners for women’s soccer, as well as the All-Big East Teams. While the UConn Huskies did not capture any of the major awards, they placed five players on the All-Big East teams. Senior Chioma Okafor, who led the Huskies with eight goals and 17 points, […]

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UConn to face South Carolina at neutral sites in 2026, 2027

After a one-year hiatus, UConn and South Carolina will renew their rivalry on “neutral” courts over the next two seasons. The two schools will play in the 2026 Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase at Mohegan Sun Arena on Nov. 24, 2026 then head to Charlotte, North Carolina in Nov. 2027 for the Ally Tip-Off. […]

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Takeaways: Huskies looked good, but not great against New Haven

UConn men’s basketball kicked off the 2025-26 season with a 79-55 win over New Haven at Gampel Pavilion on Monday night. While the game was not the blowout Vegas and some Huskies fans may have expected, UConn was firmly in control from start to finish and picked up the victory. Our staff weighs in with […]

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UConn women’s soccer earns No. 3 seed in Big East Championship

The UConn women’s soccer team earned the No. 3 seed in the upcoming Big East Championship, which will be held at the Maryland SoccerPlex on November 6, with the finals set for November 9. The Huskies will take on the No. 2 seed Xavier Musketeers in the semifinals on November 6 at 5 p.m. The […]

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UConn men’s basketball 2025-26 roundtable, Part 1: Roster Breakdown

UConn men’s basketball starts its 2025-26 season Monday night at Gampel Pavilion, as the Huskies take on New Haven in the Chargers’ first-ever Division I game. With the season about to start, The UConn Blog staff has assembled an impressive array of content with another exciting season on the horizon. If you don’t already, please […]

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Who will be the x-factor for UConn men’s basketball this season?

UConn men’s basketball enters the 2025-26 season as a legitimate national contender on paper for the third consecutive season. Two years ago, the Huskies lived up to the hype and delivered with another national champtionship, becoming the first program to go back-to-back in nearly 20 years. Last year, things didn’t really go to plan. UConn […]

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UConn football bowl eligible after beating up UAB, 38-19

UConn football scored 10 points off two first-half turnovers and rode a 21-0 second-quarter burst to victory as they reached six wins and bowl eligibility after beating UAB, 38-19. Joe Fagnano threw four touchdown passes, going 23-of-30 with 267 yards, including three touchdowns to Skyler Bell, who finished with 149 yards on eight receptions. John […]

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UConn men’s basketball 2025-26 positional preview: Frontcourt

While the backcourt for the UConn men’s basketball team offers plenty of talent but many new faces, the frontcourt oozes stability and familiarity. Alex Karaban’s return and the ability to keep Jaylin Stewart and Jayden Ross from transferring brings tremendous experience and versatility on both ends. Almost every player in the frontcourt can defend multiple […]

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UConn men’s basketball 2025-26 positional preview: Backcourt

The fact that you can even debate whether UConn’s frontcourt, backcourt or wings are more loaded shows you the type of depth the Huskies have this year. Successful college basketball backcourts need a blend of catch-and-shoot threats, off-script shotmakers, table setters, defensive stoppers, and Swiss army combinations of the above. This year, the Huskies backcourt […]

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UConn football vs. UAB: TV info, point spread, what to watch for

TIME: 12:00 PM TV:  CBS Sports Network ANNOUNCERS: Fran Charles (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst), Hailey Sutton (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 383 (UConn) ANNOUNCERS:  Mike Crispino (play-by-play), Wayne Norman […]

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2025-26 Big East Preview: Conference Contenders

UConn men’s basketball projects to be a serious contender to win the Big East this season, earning four out of a possible 11 first-place votes and coming in at No. 2 in the conference’s preseason coaches’ poll. While the Big East figures to be more top heavy than in past years, any of these teams […]

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2025-26 Big East Preview: The Basement

Last year, the bottom of the Big East was an anchor on the conference’s overall metrics, the handicap on higher NCAA tournament seeding and overall respect in the college basketball landscape. Seton Hall was the worst team in the Big East last year, finishing 202nd in KenPom.  Here’s where the last place team finished in […]

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Exhibition: UConn men’s basketball tops Michigan State, 76-69

UConn men’s basketball won its final exhibition on Tuesday night, dispatching Michigan State 76-69 in a foul-heavy, but promising tune-up. Solo Ball and Alex Karaban led the Huskies with 18 apiece, while Jayden Ross added 13 points off the bench. Freshman Eric Reibe grabbed seven rebounds, while Georgia transfer Silas Demary Jr stuffed the statsheet […]

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