UConn men’s basketball announced Monday that the program will retire Emeka Okafor’s No. 50 at halftime of the Huskies’ Feb. 18 matchup against Creighton. Okafor, an inaugural member of the Huskies of Honor when it first began in 2007, will join Ray Allen (No. 34) and Richard Hamilton (No. 32) as the only retired numbers […]
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UConn men’s basketball saw its 18-game win streak snapped at the hands of Rick Pitino and St. John’s on Friday night, as the Huskies struggled against the Red Storm’s defensive pressure in an 81-72 loss. While one loss in February isn’t going to torpedo UConn’s season, it did point out some key areas the Huskies […]
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After seeing its 18-game winning streak get snapped on Friday, UConn men’s basketball fell down three spots from No. 3 to No. 6 in the latest AP Top 25. The 22-2 Huskies are coming off a dominant home win over Xavier and a tough road loss to then- No. 22 St. John’s Friday night. Houston, […]
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Despite missing Sarah Strong, UConn women’s basketball waxed the Butler Bulldogs on Saturday in Hartford, 80-48. The superstar sat out the contest to rest, according to the team. With Blanca Quiñonez also sidelined due to a shoulder injury, the Huskies were without two of their top three scorers. It didn’t matter. UConn got a balanced […]
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Azzi Fudd led five Huskies in double figures with 17 points as UConn easily took care of business against the Butler Bulldogs, 80-48, at PeoplesBank Arena on Saturday afternoon. Click on picture to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery
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For the first time in her collegiate career, Sarah Strong will miss a game. The superstar will sit out UConn’s contest against Butler to rest, the team announced on Saturday morning. No additional information is available at the moment. Blanca Quiñonez (shoulder) and Caroline Ducharme (migraine) remain sidelined for the fourth straight game. There’s also […]
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No. 3 UConn men’s basketball saw its 18-game winning streak come to an end Friday night, as the Huskies fell to Rick Pitino and the St. John’s Red Storm in front of a raucous Madison Square Garden crowd. Turnovers plagued UConn (22-2, 12-1 Big East) all night, as a tenacious St. John’s defense propelled the […]
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Tyler Muszelik made 16 saves to help the UConn men’s hockey team shutout the Northeastern Huskies, 2-0, at Bentley Arena in Waltham, MA on Friday night. Ethan Gardula and Carlin Dezainde had the goals for UConn. click on image to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery
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UConn men’s basketball (22-1, 12-0) has perhaps its most anticipated matchup of the regular season on Friday night, as the Huskies travel down to Madison Square Garden to take on St. John’s (17-5, 10-1) in a clash between the top two teams in the Big East standings and two of the hottest squads in the […]
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UConn women’s basketball extended its winning streak to 40 with an 86-40 victory over the DePaul Blue Demons on Wednesday in Chicago. After dropping 27 points in her last outing, Azzi Fudd stayed hot with 25 points behind a 4-6 night from three. Meanwhile, Sarah Strong did it all with 14 points, six rebounds, five […]
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UConn men’s basketball’s “Pitino Week” kicked off in thunderous fashion Tuesday, as the Huskies dominated Xavier, 92-60, posting its largest margin of victory in a conference game this season and a season sweep of Richard Pitino’s squad. The Huskies stretch their win streak to 18 games and remain perfect thus far in Big East play. […]
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Silas Demary Jr. had 17 points while Tarris Reed Jr. had 14 points to lead the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team to an easy 92-60 win over the Xavier Musketeers at PeoplesBank Arena on Tuesday night. click on image to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery
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On Monday, UConn women’s basketball signee Olivia Vukosa was named a McDonald’s All-American. She was selected to the east team for the contest, which will take place on Mar. 31, 2025 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The No. 3 player in the class of 2026, Vukosa is a 6-4 post player out of […]
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UConn men’s basketball (21-1, 11-0) returns back home to kick off the month of February, as the Huskies are set to host Xavier (12-10, 4-7) at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford on Tuesday night. The Musketeers rank No. 93 in KenPom, with the No. 104 offense in the country, No. 105 defense and rank 97th in […]
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Despite continuing to do nothing except win games, UConn men’s basketball fell down a spot from No. 2 to No. 3 in the latest AP Top 25. The 21-1 Huskies are coming off of a statement victory in Omaha over Creighton and a close home win against Providence in Storrs. With Michigan picking up a […]
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No. 1 UConn women’s basketball used a big second half to throttle the No. 15 Tennessee Volunteers 96-66 at PeoplesBank Arena on Sunday. The 30-point margin of victory is the largest for either team in the history of the rivalry. The Huskies led by as many as 16 in the first quarter, only for the […]
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Azzi Fudd had 27 points while Sarah Strong had 26 to lead the No. 1 UConn Huskies women’s basketball team to 96-66 thrashing of the Tennessee Lady Vols at PeoplesBank Arena on Sunday afternoon. Click on picture to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery
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UConn men’s basketball took care of business and easily disposed of Creighton Saturday night in Omaha. In a normally raucous environment at the CHI Center in Omaha, Nebraska, the Huskies (21-1, 11-0 Big East) put together arguably their most complete game of the season and extended their win streak to 17 games with an 85-58 […]
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Julia Cabral’s goal 1:47 into overtime gave the New Hampshire Wildcats a 3-2 overtime win over the UConn Huskies women’s hockey team at Toscano Family Ice Forum on Saturday evening. Claire Murdoch and True Thompson had the goals for the Huskies. click on image to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here […]
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UConn men’s basketball (20-1, 10-0) heads back on the road this weekend for one of its more challenging conference matchups year in and year out, as the Huskies travel to Omaha for a clash with Creighton (12-9, 6-4) at the CHI Health Center on Saturday night. The Bluejays rank No. 65 in KenPom, with the […]
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UConn men’s basketball announced Thursday that former center Hasheem Thabeet will be the 24th inductee to the team’s Huskies of Honor. The Tanzania native will be inducted on Saturday, Feb. 14 at halftime of the Huskies’ matchup against Georgetown at Gampel Pavilion. Thabeet, who spent three seasons at UConn from 2006-09, is one the best […]
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On a night where UConn was shorthanded due to injury, Allie Ziebell stole the show in a 97-39 victory over the Xavier Musketeers at Gampel Pavilion on Wednesday. The sophomore set a career-high with 34 points — most by anyone on the team this season — and tied a single-game program record with 10 made […]
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Allie Ziebell tied a program record with 10 three-pointers and finsished with a career-high 34 points to lead the UConn women’s basketball team to an easy 97-39 win over the Xavier Musketeers, 97-39, at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT on Wednesday night. Click on picture to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click […]
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UConn women’s basketball played without six players in its 97-39 win over against Xavier on Wednesday. Serah Williams (ankle), Blanca Quiñonez (shoulder), Caroline Ducharme (migraine) and Gandy Malou-Mamel (illness) were all new additions to the availability report and joined Morgan Cheli (foot/ankle) and Ice Brady (knee). Williams rolled her ankle in practice on Tuesday, though […]
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The NBA hosts a Rising Stars tournament on the Friday of its All-Star Weekend festivities, and this year it will feature a heavy UConn flavor. The four teams that make up the Rising Star Challenge will play in a tournament of Final Target Score games. This year, they’re coached by NBA legends Carmelo Anthony, Tracy […]
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