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Eric Canha-Imagn Images This group’s success is key to the Big East having more NCAA tournament bids than last year. Gone are the days of the Big East garnering the most bids in the NCAA tournament. Conference alignment ensures the Big 12 or SEC will always have the sheer numbers to claim themselves the best conferences in basketball. The Big East earned three-bids … [Read more...] about 2024-25 Big East men’s basketball preview: The middle of the pack

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK The top half of the Big East is loaded with teams who have second weekend potential The UConn men’s basketball team ran through the Big East last year like no team in the league’s 45-year history had ever done before. The Huskies won 18 conference games in the regular season — a mark no Big East team had ever hit — then won three straight … [Read more...] about 2024-25 Big East men’s basketball preview: The biggest threats to UConn’s conference championship hopes

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Casparius started Game 4 of the Fall Classic. The Los Angeles Dodgers vanquished the New York Yankees in five games on Wednesday night and with that result, two former UConn baseball players got World Series wins in Ben Casparius and Eric Yavarone. Casparius made his first career start in the World Series, getting the … [Read more...] about Former Huskies Ben Casparius and Eric Yavarone win World Series with Dodgers

Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog Dan Hurley picks up another talented 2025 prospect. Dan Hurley’s recruiting tear continued Tuesday night, as 2025 guard Jacob Furphy announced his commitment to the Huskies. Furphy, a four-star recruit by 247Sports, is a Tasmania, Australia native currently at the NBA Global Academy in Canberra, Australia. He chose UConn over Illinois. The … [Read more...] about UConn men’s basketball lands 2025 four-star Australian guard Jacob Furphy

Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog Aidan Mahaney has also earned some preseason recognition. UConn men’s basketball teammates Alex Karaban and Liam McNeeley have both been named to the Jersey Mikes Naismith Trophy Men’s Player of the Year Watch List Wednesday for the upcoming season. The Naismith Award is given annually to the top athlete in both men’s and women’s college … [Read more...] about Alex Karaban, Liam McNeeley named to Naismith Watchlist for 2024-25 season