By ROB ROSE UConn head basketball coach Dan Hurley and associate head coach Kimani Young, who missed the Huskies’ last game against Seton Hall after testing positive for COVID, have finished the customary isolation period and will be back coaching the team in Sunday’s game against Butler at the XL Center in Hartford. Dan Hurley and Kimani Young Will return Sunday for … [Read more...] about UConn’s Hurley, Young To Return For Sunday’s Game
UConn commits eyeing big dreams: ‘The ultimate goal is to bring a national championship to UConn’
By ADAM ZAGORIA SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — UConn coach Dan Hurley isn’t shy about expressing his ultimate goal for his program — and now his future players aren’t afraid to verbalize it either. “Obviously, the ultimate goal is to bring a national championship to UConn,” Long Island Lutheran senior forward Jayden Ross said Saturday at the Hoophall Classic after scoring 11 points … [Read more...] about UConn commits eyeing big dreams: ‘The ultimate goal is to bring a national championship to UConn’
UConn commit Youssouf Singare ‘excited’ to play with fellow big man Donovan Clingan next season: ‘We’re really coming’
By ADAM ZAGORIA NEW YORK — UConn has one set of ‘Twin Towers’ this season in 6-foot-9 Adama Sanogo and 7-2 Donovan Clingan who are imposing their will on opponents. The skilled and powerful big man duo has helped the Huskies get off to a 15-2 start and a No. 3 NET ranking. Next year Youssouf Singare will join the UConn frontcourt and the 6-foot-11 big man from Mali … [Read more...] about UConn commit Youssouf Singare ‘excited’ to play with fellow big man Donovan Clingan next season: ‘We’re really coming’
Jim Boeheim (still) advocates expanding the NCAA tournament: “People say so many stupid things, ‘It dilutes the tournament’”
By ADAM ZAGORIA Jim Boeheim isn’t backing down on his views on expanding the NCAA Tournament. Boeheim, in his 46th year at Syracuse, is in favor of making the field larger amid the possibility the tournament could expand to as many as 90 teams starting in the 2024-25 season. “We started this thing with 12 teams, right?” Boeheim said Monday on the ACC conference call. … [Read more...] about Jim Boeheim (still) advocates expanding the NCAA tournament: “People say so many stupid things, ‘It dilutes the tournament’”
Class of 2024 Jaiden Glover talks Seton Hall offer, latest on recruitment
By ADAM ZAGORIA Jaiden Glover is playing at a high level and picking up scholarship offers along the way. The 6-foot-6, 190-pound shooting guard from The Patrick School picked up an offer from Seton Hall this week and more could be on the way. He previously held offers from St. John’s, Creighton, UNLV, Texas Tech, Rhode Island, Iona, Fordham, Fairfield, UAB and Manhattan. … [Read more...] about Class of 2024 Jaiden Glover talks Seton Hall offer, latest on recruitment