The 2018 Spalding Hoop Hall Classic kicked off on Thursday at Blake Arena in Springfield, Massachusetts. As usual, some of the top prep prospects in the country will be on hand, and UConn has its eyes on some of them. Brewster forward Lukas Kisunas, who committed to UConn in October Perhaps the best time for UConn fans to come and watch future (or potentially future) Huskies is on Sunday morning. At 10:45 a.m., Brewster Academy, which features UConn commit Lukas Kisunas and point guard target Sherif Kenney, will square off against Cushing Academy. Right after that, at 12:30 p.m., Ve ..read more

UConn commit Lukas Kisunas and targets Sherif Kenney, Akok Akok and others will be on display at the 2017 National Prep Showcase Nov. 17-19 at Albertus Magnus College. Kisunas, a physical Class of 2018 forward who pledged to the Huskies a few weeks ago, and Kenney, a 2019, 6-4 point guard "with a little Khalid El-Amin in him," per his Brewster Academy coach, will play on Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. against Link Year Prep of Missouri and Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. against Maryland's Mount Zion Prep. Akok, a 6-9 Class of 2018 forward who plays at Putnam Science Academy, will play on Nov. 17 at 6:45 p.m. against ..read more

Tickets for the Jimmy V Classic on Dec. 5 at Madison Square Garden, which will feature Syracuse-UConn in the nightcap at 9 (more like 9:30) p.m., are on sale. Here's the info via a press release: Tickets for the Jimmy V Men’s Classic Presented by Corona, to be played on Tuesday, December 5, are now on sale.  The event, in its 23rd year, will once again be played from Madison Square Garden, featuring a potential top-20 matchup, according to ESPN’s Way-Too- Early Rankings, with No. 9 Villanova facing No. 19 Gonzaga (7 p.m. ET), followed by Syracuse against UConn (9 p.m.), both on ESPN. Th ..read more

Kwintin Williams The Husky Run is a week away (Wednesday, Sept. 27, to be exact). UConn begins practice three days after that. With that in mind, and with so many newcomers joining the Huskies this season (true freshmen, grad transfers, JUCO transfers), we thought we'd link some stories we've written on the newbies over the past few months so that you can get to know them a little better. It's an intriguing, eclectic bunch: a wide-body with plenty of Southern charm; an athletic St. John's transfer; a high school teammate of Markelle Fultz; a grad transfer from Cornell; a wiry big ma ..read more

Breaking down UConn's 2017-18 schedule. It's a good one: Monday, Oct. 30               vs. Merrimack  (XL Center, 7 p.m.)                            An exhibition game Sunday, Nov. 5                  vs. Queens College (Gampel Pavilion, 5:30 p.m.)           ..read more

An interesting event at the Golf Club of Avon on Sept. 28. Kevin Ollie and six other D-1 men's hoops coaches from Connecticut will have a roundtable discussion. Always thought Connecticut should have an event like this (Rhode Island used to do one weekly during the season, though admittedly there were much fewer coaches to deal with). Anyway, here's the press release:  Former college basketball coach and current ESPN analyst Seth Greenberg announces the inaugural V University’s CT Basketball Tip-Off, Presented by Hoffman Auto Group.  The event will feature head coaches from Connec ..read more

For Sidney Wilson, UConn was always near the top of his list. Perhaps at the very top. But when he initially made his collegiate decision back in May, Wilson selected St. John’s. The chance for the Bronx native to play for his hometown school was just too much to resist. Not even a week into summer courses, however, Wilson already wanted out. He announced he was leaving St. John’s earlier this week, and he will be transferring to UConn. “My relationship with the coaching staff,” he said, when asked why he chose the Huskies a second time around. “Before I committed to St. John’s, I had a goo ..read more

Sid Wilson has decided to transfer from St. John’s after taking summer courses at the school, and UConn would be one of his logical next destinations. Wilson, a 6-foot-7 forward from the Bronx, was down to St. John’s, UConn and Texas when he made his decision to join the Red Storm in May. But, according to a source, Wilson was never truly happy at St. John’s from the start of summer classes. Wilson lost his mother, Pauline, in March, 2015, and that seems to be one of the main reasons he decided to stay close to home. “But, unfortunately, I recently realized it was not what is best for me at ..read more

There may not be a First Night at UConn this year, but that doesn’t mean the school won’t be doing something to get students and fans revved up for the 2017-18 season. What that will be remains to be seen, but the athletic department is in the early planning stages of putting together something – no one’s really sure what quite yet. The main problem, of course, is the venue. While work on Gampel Pavilion’s roof is on schedule and will be completed by the time the schedule begins in early November, it likely won’t be done by the time First Night usually rolls around in mid-October. Hence, no ..read more

Andre Drummond is still just a big kid at heart. Case in point: But he takes his status as an NBA star and a role model seriously, and he's always giving back. One of his chief beneficiaries is his hometown of Middletown, specifically the Middlesex YMCA. He was back there on Friday, handing out 300 backpacks stuffed with school supplies and signing 100 basketballs for a long line of local kids. Here's the story we wrote about the event. (By the way, he'll be playing in the Osgood Shootout at New Britain High on Saturday at 3 p.m., if you're interested). And here are a few more photos ..read more