NOVEMBER 10, 2021 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
2UCONN HUSKIES 4-3 · 10TH IN BIG EAST
4-3 · 10TH IN BIG EAST
UConn men avoid opening night drama, breeze past CCSU 99-48 STORRS, Conn. — The first thing the UConn men’s basketball team needed to doin the season opener against Central Connecticut was win. The ne...
No. 24 UConn routs Central Connecticut 99-48 in opener
Adama Sanogo scored 20 points and No. 24 UConn opened the season with a 99-48 rout of Central ConnecticutNOVEMBER 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jordan Hawkins - Out Tuesday Hawkins (ankle) won't play Tuesday against Central Connecticut, UCTV Sports reports.
Impact The freshman will reportedly be unavailable for the season opener Tuesday. His next chance to take the floor looms Friday versus Coppin State.
NOVEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Jordan Hawkins - Unlikely to play in opener Head coach Dan Hurley said Hawkins (ankle) is unlikely to play in the season opener on Tuesday against Central Connecticut, Dom Amore of the Hartford Courant reports.
Impact Coach Hurley said that he hopes the team gets some good news in terms of how quickly they can get Hawkins back on the court. Hawkins being out might give more minutes to other backcourt reserves early in the season.
NOVEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
As Dan Hurley's fourth season dawns, hopes turn to expectations for UConn men's basketball program In our world, many things are divided into four-year cycles. Four years of high school and it’s time to graduate and move on to the next edu...
NOVEMBER 8, 2021 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
UConn welcomes CCSU in 2021-22 season opener
A pair of in-state programs will meet as UConn opens its 2021-22 campaign by hosting the Central Connecticut Blue DevilsNOVEMBER 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jordan Hawkins - Battling ankle injury Hawkins is dealing with an ankle injury, Neill Ostrout of the Manchester Journal Inquirer reports.
Impact Hawkins is hoping to crack the rotation this season as a freshman, but this ankle injury has slowed that progress. Head coach Dan Hurley did not specify what Hawkins' status for the opener on Tuesday against Central Connecticut was.
NOVEMBER 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
UConn men's basketball senior Tyrese Martin uses his hometown roots to grow on and off the court UConn's Tyrese Martin has strong, deep roots in Allentown, Pennsylvania. And wherever his basketball road takes him, he'll always be looking...
NOVEMBER 5, 2021 • MCALL.COM
Rahsool Diggins - Returns in scrimmage Diggins (knee) participated in Monday's team scrimmage, David Borges of Hearst Connecticut Media reports.
Impact Diggins is expected to handle reserve point guard minutes for the Huskies but missed practice time in mid-October due to an unspecified knee injury. His presence in a low-stakes exhibition likely means he'll be cleared to take the court in the Nov. 9 opener against Central Connecticut.
NOVEMBER 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
College basketball 2021-22: 36 takeaways heading into a new (normal) season
Andy Katz offers 36 takeaways for the 2021-22 men's college hoops season, including the teams, players and coaches to watch.OCTOBER 26, 2021
Expectations high at UConn in coach Hurley's 4th season
Dan Hurley needed three seasons as UConn’s coach to get the Huskies back into the NCAA Tournament after a five-year absenceOCTOBER 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Matt Garry - Appears in scrimmage Garry (knee) participated in a team scrimmage last Friday, David Borges of Hearst Connecticut Media reports.
Impact Garry is nearly a full year removed from suffering a torn ACL and meniscus during a practice last October. The walk-on shooting guard looks to be good to go if he's participating in a low-stakes scrimmage, but UConn has a deep backcourt, which means Garry likely won't be a fantasy factor this season.
OCTOBER 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Rahsool Diggins - May miss multiple weeks Diggins is dealing with a knee injury and may be a week or two from returning, Charlotte Carroll of The Athletic reports.
Impact The disclosed timeline should be long enough for Diggins to be available for the Nov. 9 opener against Central Connecticut, but it will still be a situation worth monitoring. While Diggins is a four-star freshman with aspirations to be the program's future starting point guard, that role is expected to fall primarily in the hands of RJ Cole in the 2021-22 season.
OCTOBER 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Tyler Polley - Dealing with ankle injury Polley missed a recent scrimmage due to an ankle injury, Charlotte Carroll of The Athletic reports.
Impact Polley is expected to be sidelined for roughly a week, but that still leaves him plenty of time to suit up for the season opener Nov. 9 against Central Connecticut. He's coming off a down year in 2020-21 that saw dips in scoring (7.5 ppg) and rebounding (2.0 rpg) that coincided with his move to a reserve role. Still, this is a forward with pro-level aspirations that could easily return to fantasy relevance under the right circumstances.
OCTOBER 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Around the Valley: UConn basketball standout Tyrese Martin came back home to give back to Allentown kids UConn basketball standout Tyrese Martin was happy to help kids in the city that helped produce him.
AUGUST 31, 2021 • MCALL.COM
Connecticut hoops recruit signs to play for Miami Hurricanes
Guard Bensley Joseph, widely considered the top recruit in Connecticut, has signed to play for the Miami HurricanesAUGUST 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Meet James Bouknight. Five things to know about the Hornets' draft pick With the 11th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, the Charlotte Hornets drafted Connecticut’s James Bouknight. Here are five things to know about Bu...
JULY 30, 2021 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Jared Weiss: James Bouknight told me this week he really... - The Athletic James Bouknight told me this week he really liked Charlotte and got a great vibe from their organization during pre-draft. This worked out w...
JULY 30, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
How does James Bouknight fit with the NBA teams he's been linked to? James Bouknight’s freshman year at UConn showed he had the potential to play in the NBA. His impressive sophomore year proved he could be a...
JULY 29, 2021 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
UConn: Probation over NCAA violations under Ollie ends
The two-year probation imposed on UConn men’s basketball for NCAA violations under former coach Kevin Ollie has endedJULY 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Freshmen class for UConn men doesn't lack confidence
UConn's highly touted recruiting class of Jordan Hawkins, Rahsool Diggins and Samson Johnson met with reporters for the first time as Huskies on Wednesday, exuding a brash confiden...JUNE 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
NBA Mock Draft 2021: Forecasting how the lottery will unfold
The NBA Draft lottery is now complete, so Andy Katz forecasts the first 14 picks, starting with a clear choice at No. 1.JUNE 23, 2021
