University of Connecticut

Sam Sharpe-Imagn Images The 2021 lottery pick was let go by the team that drafted him earlier this year. James Bouknight could have a new lease on his NBA life. The Portland Trail Blazers have signed the former Husky guard to an Exhibit 10 contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Players on these contracts do not count against an NBA team’s off-season roster or … [Read more...] about James Bouknight signs Exhibit 10 deal with Portland Trailblazers

Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog The Huskies’ roster for the season is officially complete. With First Night and the regular season fast approaching, Dan Hurley has finished rounding out the roster for the 2024-25 season. UConn announced Tuesday that the team has added Souleymane Diaby, a 6-foot-5 junior guard, to the roster as a walk-on. Diaby replaces walk-ons Andre Johnson … [Read more...] about UConn men’s basketball adds Souleymane Diaby as walk-on for 2024-25 season

David Butler II-Imagn Images These guys saw the majority of backcourt minutes and were the most productive among the guards. UConn fans got their first look at what the Huskies’ backcourt will look like in a post-Tristen Newton world when the team battled the Rhode Island Rams in a charity exhibition game Monday night at Mohegan Sun. Despite some first-half struggles, … [Read more...] about Ball, Mahaney, Diarra offer promise for UConn’s backcourt in 2024-25

Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog Dan Hurley lands one of the most talented big men in the Class of 2025. UConn landed a commitment from four-star big man Eric Reibe on Wednesday, joining combo guard Darius Adams in the Huskies’ 2025 recruiting class. Reibe, a 7-footer from Germany attending high school in Potomac, Maryland, chose UConn over offers from Creighton, Oregon, … [Read more...] about Four-star Class of 2025 big Eric Reibe commits to UConn men’s basketball

By ADAM ZAGORIA After losing to UConn in last year’s Final Four, Alabama is trying to take a page out of the Huskies’ book. Crimson Tide guard Mark Sears, the SEC Preseason Player of the Year, said Alabama wants to be “bulletproof” this season after hearing UConn use that mantra en route to its second straight national championship. “We’re trying to be bulletproof like … [Read more...] about After losing in the Final Four, Alabama is trying to take a page out of UConn’s book