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UConn men earn No. 8 seed in NCAA Tournament West Region, will face No. 9 Oklahoma

The UConn men received the No. 8 seed in the West Regional and will take on Oklahoma in their first matchup of the tournament. Don’t sleep on the Huskies as an eight seed in the West. They have ...

UConn Mar 15

UConn-Creighton game at Big East tourney ends with heated skirmish
UConn Mar 14

UConn uses late run to beat Villanova in Big East Conference Tournament quarterfinal

UConn Mar 10

Bueckers and UConn are healthy and rolling as her final March Madness approaches

Paige Bueckers is in a class by herself in the Big East, becoming the first player to win the most outstanding player of the conference tournament three times. “It’s very cool and hard to do, somethin...
UConn Mar 10

Bueckers scores 24 points, UConn wins Big East crown with 70-50 victory over Creighton

Paige Bueckers scored 24 points and Azzi Fudd added 13 to help No. 3 UConn beat 22nd-ranked Creighton 70-50 to win the Big East championship Monday night. It’s the 23rd Big East title and fifth ...
UConn Mar 10

Bueckers leads UConn to Big East title game with 82-54 win over Villanova

Paige Bueckers scored 21 of her 23 points in the first half and No. 3 UConn held Villanova without a field goal for more than 16 minutes to beat the Wildcats 82-54 on Sunday, advancing to the Big East...
UConn Mar 8

Bueckers scores 20 points as UConn rolls into Big East semis with win over St. John's

Paige Bueckers had 20 points to lead No. 3 UConn to a 71-40 win over St. John’s in the quarterfinals of the Big East women’s basketball tournament on Saturday. Sarah Strong had 10 points a...

UConn Mar 8

UConn men down Seton Hall 81-50 to wrap up regular season

Solomon Ball scored 17 points as UConn beat Seton Hall 81-50 on Saturday to wrap up the Big East Conference regular season. Ball shot 5 of 11 from the field, including 3 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Huskies (22-9, 14-6). Alex Karaban scored 14 points and added 10 rebounds. Samson…
UConn Mar 6

Bueckers wins Big East Player of the Year for third time as UConn sweeps major awards

Paige Bueckers won Big East Player of the Year for the third time, leading a sweep of the conference’s major awards Thursday by UConn. The third-ranked Huskies went 18-0 in the Big East and Bueckers averaged 18.6 points, 5.0 assists and 4.5 rebounds to lead the way. Bueckers is the third player in conference history to win the award three&#82...
UConn Mar 6

Karaban leads UConn to 72-66 win over No. 20 Marquette

Alex Karaban scored 21 points, including a pivotal 3-pointer with 23.7 seconds left, and UConn defeated No. 20 Marquette 72-66 on Wednesday night. Liam McNeeley had 11 points and Samson Johnson added 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Huskies (21-9, 13-6 Big East), who pulled into a tie with Marquette for third place in the conference standings. UCo...
UConn Mar 2

Paige Bueckers takes her place among the UConn legends after playing final regular-season game

Paige Bueckers was able to watch her younger teammates put the finishing touches on another perfect run through the Big East schedule. Then they surrounded her after UConn’s 92-57 win over Marquette on Sunday as Bueckers became the latest women’s basketball star to see her number added to the Huskies of Honor. Her No. 5 joined the likes...
UConn Mar 1

Reed scores 24 off the bench, UConn knocks off Providence 75-63

Tarris Reed, Jr. had 24 points and 18 rebounds off of the bench to lead the UConn Huskies over the Providence Friars 75-63 on Saturday. Reed added six blocks for the Huskies (20-9, 12-6 Big East Conference). Alex Karaban added 17 points while going 6 of 13 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and 3 for…
UConn Feb 27

UConn claims 5th straight Big East regular-season title with win over Creighton

Sarah Strong had 22 points and nine rebounds and Paige Bueckers added 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as No. 5 UConn defeated No. 22 Creighton 72-53 on Thursday night and claimed its fifth straight Big East regular-season title. Kaitlyn Chen had 11 points and three assists and Azzi Fudd scored nine points for UConn (27-3, 17-0 Big East)...
UConn Feb 26

Reed has double-double, Ball scores 20 points and UConn beats Georgetown 93-79

Tarris Reed Jr. had 20 points and 10 rebounds off the bench, Solo Ball also scored 20 points and UConn defeated Georgetown 93-79 on Wednesday night. Ball hit four 3-pointers and Reed was 8-of-10 shooting for the Huskies (19-9, 11-6 Big East). Liam McNeeley added 17 points, Hassan Diarra 14 and Alex Karaban 13 for UConn, which shot 56%, made…...
UConn Feb 26

Auriemma and Martelli headline Joe Lapchick Character Award recipients

Geno Auriemma and Phil Martelli will headline this year’s recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award. Joining the two coaches will be longtime men’s basketball official Gene Steratore and former Fordham athletic director Frank McLaughlin. Auriemma is the winningest coach in women’s basketball history, leading UConn to 11 national championships,...
UConn Feb 23

UConn loses to St. John's 89-75

Kadary Richmond and Zuby Ejiofor scored 18 points apiece as No. 10 St. John’s routed UConn 89-75 on Sunday to complete its first regular-season sweep of the Huskies in 25 years. Leading scorer RJ Luis Jr. added 14 points for the Red Storm (24-4, 15-2 Big East) after sitting out Wednesday’s win at DePaul with a groin injury. First-place St&#82...
UConn Feb 23

Bueckers posts double-double as UConn rolls past Butler 86-47 for 5th straight win

Paige Bueckers finished with 23 points and 10 assists, and Sarah Strong added 16 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 5 UConn Huskies to an 86-47 rout at Butler on Saturday. Ashlynn Shade scored 14 points while Bueckers had three steals as the Huskies (26-3, 16-0) won their fifth straight since losing to then No. 19 Tennessee. They’ve wo...
UConn Feb 19

UConn extends winning streak over Seton Hall to 41 games with a 91-49 victory

Paige Bueckers had 23 points, nine rebounds and five assists to lead No. 5 UConn to a 91-49 victory over Seton Hall on Wednesday night, the Huskies’ 41st straight victory over the Pirates. UConn last lost to Seton Hall on Jan. 5, 1994. Bueckers, who scored at least 20 points for the 14th time this season, moved past Diana Taurasi…...
UConn Feb 18

Liam McNeeley scores 20 and UConn closes on 27-6 run to take down Villanova 66-59

Liam McNeeley scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half and UConn closed the game on a 27-6 run to defeat Villanova 66-59 on Tuesday night. UConn trailed 53-39 with 11:58 remaining after Wooga Poplar scored 11 straight Villanova points. McNeeley made two free throws with 1:42 remaining in the second half to give UConn its first lead,…...
UConn Feb 16

No. 7 UConn ends No. 4 South Carolina's 71-game home win streak with 87-58 rout

Azzi Fudd scored 28 points and No. 7 UConn ended No. 4 South Carolina’s 71-game home winning streak with an 87-58 victory Sunday.