UConn Fast Break

The entire starting lineup from the 2024 national championship Husky squad is heading to Chicago for the NBA Combine. This felt like a good time to review the fellas’ mock draft projections, what they’ve proven in their time at UConn, and any pro comparisons we may have.With all these Huskies in the draft mix, we’re anticipating a busy few months following their workouts, the

After adding Tarris Reed Jr. to the roster out of the transfer portal, UConn has signed two more players expected to be immediate contributors: Liam McNeeley and Aidan Mahaney. With that plus the announced return of Hassan Diarra and the retention of every other underclassman besides the draft guys and Apostolos Roumoglou, UConn is once again set to be a national championship conte

This time last year, we were wondering about the fates of Andre Jackson and Adama Sanogo while eagerly checking mock drafts for Jordan Hawkins’ name. All three ended up leaving, along with a couple of others, leading to concerns for the next season with so much turnover in the lineup.That turned out alright, so we know Dan Hurley and his staff can re-tool. But the rebuilding job

Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskies did it. They repeated as national champs.Once the 2023-2024 Huskies got fully healthy, it was clear they were the best team in the country. But the best team in the country doesn’t always win in March or April. This group took care of business with the Big East regular-season championship, tournament championship, and a dominant run through the NC

It’s been said all year: UConn can win any kind of game and anyone on the team is capable of going off for 20 points.On Saturday night, it was Stephon Castle who tied a career-high with 21 while all five Husky starters scored in double-digits as Dan Hurley’s squad bested Alabama to advance to the national championship game for the second year in a row.The accolades, the accompl

Illinois and its fans probably thought they were in good shape going into halftime on Saturday night. The game had been tied right before the break and they were giving the No. 1 team in the country as good a fight as anyone had thus far in the NCAA Tournament.They lost by 25.They tied the game with 1:49 left in the 1st half — nine minutes off the clock later, they were down by 3

This UConn team is extremely good.It has one of the most dominant centers in the country, two experienced, All-American-caliber guards, a five-star freshman who can lock up the nation’s top scorers, and they round out their starting five with a 50-40-90 forward who started for last year’s national champions.It’s no wonder they blew past Stetson and Northwestern on their way t

We had a lot of fun at the Big East Tournament, didn’t we folks? The UConn Huskies sure did, winning all three of their games comfortably despite some slow starts and other minor challenges along the way.Their prize? The top overall seed and their first four games will be in ideal locations, though they can expect to see some decently challenging opponents.In this episode of the

These UConn Huskies appear to be unflappable.If it wasn’t for a few injuries or an insane shooting night from Creighton in Omaha, it’s wild to think that a regular season with 28 wins could have gone even better.After 31 games, UConn won all but three, setting multiple program and league records along the way. Four players were honored on the Big East all-league teams and more

In this week’s Fast Break, the crew ponders the meaning of Sunday’s historic home finale, where we saw Jonathan XIV’s final public appearance while the basketball team clinched the program’s first Big East title since 2006.We also covered the emergence of Stephon Castle and Donovan Clingan as well as UConn’s potential path through the Big East tournament bracket, ending w