UCONN HUSKIES NEWS

Orlando Magic sign rookie free agent Rodney Purvis

The Orlando Magic have signed free agent guard Rodney Purvis.

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Davidson's Jack Gibbs leads SI's Top 100 projected scorers this season

Gibbs finished fourth in the country in scoring a season ago, and SI's projection put him in front of stars like Grayson Allen and Ivan Rabb...

JUNE 30, 2017

Oklahoma State Basketball: Cowboys face tough test against Connecticut

Oklahoma State basketball will have a difficult early season test against the Connecticut Huskies.Under new head coach Brad Underwood, the O...

JUNE 30, 2017

64 reasons to be excited for the 2016–17 college hoops season (Nos. 64–33)

From Alec Peters returning to Valparaiso to plenty of compelling nonconference tournaments, there is a lot to be excited about this college...

JUNE 30, 2017

64 reasons to be excited for the 2016–17 college hoops season

From marquee nonconference tournaments to the Final Four in Phoenix, there is a lot to be excited about this college hoops season.

JUNE 30, 2017

Former Vol Simmons recalls final two seasons playing for Pat Summitt

Meighan Simmons' first two years at Tennessee overlapped with Pat Summitt's final two seasons as coach. Simmons reflects on the legendary co...

JUNE 28, 2016

Just shut up and let UConn women's basketball be great

Honestly.

MARCH 30, 2016

Let's skip the humiliations and hand the UConn women the national title now

The Huskies are on a stretch of domination even the Warriors would envy.

MARCH 26, 2016

No. 1 overall seed Kansas shows swagger, focus in reaching Sweet 16

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Devonte' Graham dribbled into the UConn end and lobbed a pass that Wayne Selden Jr. stretched to catch with one hand....

MARCH 20, 2016

Sixteen games, 13 hours (and one minute) of hoop heaven

Blogging the 16-game marathon that is NCAA tournament opening day

MARCH 18, 2016

Adams' heroic 3-pointer sparks UConn over Cincinnati in 4OT thriller

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Jalen Adams banked in a 3-pointer from beyond half court at the buzzer to send the game into a fourth overtime, and Connecticut went on to surprise Cincinnati 1...

MARCH 11, 2016

One & Done: Yale heads to NCAA tournament for first time since 1961-62

Joe Vancisin coached Yale to an NCAA tourney bid in the 1961-62 season. Now 93, he gets to see the Eli dance again.

MARCH 9, 2016

UConn's Warde Manuel back at Michigan as athletic director

The University of Michigan hired UConn's Warde Manuel as its new athletic director on Friday, bringing back a well-regarded alumnus who once...

JANUARY 29, 2016

Report: New Michigan AD to be former football player Manuel

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Warde Manuel has agreed to be Michigan's next athletic director, according to two people familiar with the situation.

JANUARY 28, 2016

Former UConn star Tate George sentenced to 9 years for fraud

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) Former NBA player and University of Connecticut star Tate George has been sentenced to nine years in prison for running...

JANUARY 22, 2016

Hamilton brothers making marks on opposite coasts

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Isaac and Daniel Hamilton grew up in Los Angeles playing basketball as a contact sport.

JANUARY 15, 2016

Gibbs leads No. 23 UConn past Memphis 81-78

STORRS, Conn. (AP) Sterling Gibbs picked a perfect night for his best game with UConn.

JANUARY 10, 2016

Memphis-UConn Preview

Connecticut was ranked just outside the top 10 in the country in shooting percentage until going cold in its worst offensive showing of the season its last time out.

JANUARY 8, 2016

UConn's Moriah Jefferson out with hamstring injury

STORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn point guard Moriah Jefferson will miss her first game after 90 consecutive starts on Wednesday with a hamstring injury.

JANUARY 6, 2016

LIU Brooklyn beats Central Connecticut 76-67

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) Jerome Frink scored 19 points and LIU Brooklyn beat Central Connecticut State 76-67 on Monday night.

JANUARY 5, 2016

Kansas is the new No. 1, followed by Big 12 rival Oklahoma

Kansas is the fourth team to hold the No. 1 ranking this season joining North Carolina, Kentucky and Michigan State.

JANUARY 4, 2016

Temple-UConn Preview

Led by some solid guard play and a renewed focus on the defensive end, Kevin Ollie's Connecticut team has returned to the AP Top 25 following a two-week hiatus.

JANUARY 4, 2016