Dog House

The Big 12 is about to begin its first year as a 16-team conference after adding Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah from the Pac-12 last year.

Paige Bueckers is already thinking about her future while she’s living in the present. The UConn star plans on entering the WNBA draft after her season ends with what she hopes is the school’s 12th national championship. She would still have at least one more year of eligibility because of her injuries and the COVID-19 year granted to athlete...

UConn and WNBA great Sue Bird has been honored with a signature Barbie doll. Mattel announced on Tuesday that the collectible tribute doll was modeled for Bird, who is a “basketball legend who pioneered the way for growth in the women’s league with her record-breaking legacy and courageous voice that forever changed the game.” The doll is dressed i...

Even with a deal that would make him one of the highest-paid college basketball coaches in the country, UConn’s Dan Hurley never let his thoughts stray far from what got him to the top of the men’s college basketball world. About a month after declining to become the head coach of the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers, Hurley agreed to...

Coming off back-to-back national championships, UConn men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley has agreed to a new $50 million deal to stay with the school.

UConn’s Cam Spencer is headed to the Memphis Grizzlies after being selected with the 53rd pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Spencer played one season with the Huskies and made a huge impact in the team’s run for a second consecutive NCAA championship. He was named to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team. Spencer started all 40 UConn games ...

The Indiana Pacers selected UConn’s Tristen Newton with the 49th overall pick in Round 2 of the NBA Draft Thursday. Newton is a back-to-back NCAA champion with the Huskies. He was named the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player in April. Newton was also a consensus First Team All-American, the Associated Press Big East Player of the Year, a...

The Portland Trailblazers selected UConn’s Donovan Clingan with the seventh pick in the 2024 NBA Draft Wednesday night. The sophomore center won back-to-back NCAA championships with the Huskies before making himself eligible for the draft. Clingan averaged 13 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 2.5 blocks per game for the 2020-24 season. H...

The San Antonio Spurs selected UConn’s Stephon Castle with the fourth pick in the 2024 NBA Draft Wednesday night. Castle joined the Huskies for the 2023-2024 season and helped lead the team to its second straight NCAA championship. The freshman guard was the unanimous Big East Freshman of the Year and was also named to the 2024 NCAA East Regi...

The 2024 NBA Draft starts on Wednesday night and some of the national champion UConn Huskies players are hoping to hear their names called. UConn players Stephon Castle and Donovan Clingan are some of the top prospects. We have to wait until tonight to see what happens, but there are lots of thoughts how the draft will go and NBA.com…

UConn combo guard Stephon Castle, Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht and a backcourt duo from Kentucky are the headliners on the list of top guards in the upcoming NBA draft. Castle was a touted freshman who helped the Huskies win a second straight NCAA title with his size and defensive potential. Knecht scored in bunches as a veteran transfer. The Wi...

Dan Hurley considered the opportunity to try and lead UConn to a third consecutive national title or the chance to become coach of one of the NBA’s most storied franchises and asked himself one question. “Where do you belong?” Hurley said Thursday at UConn’s basketball headquarters. The answer became clear to Hurley and his family as he...

UConn men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley will be holding a news conference on Thursday afternoon after announcing that he will be staying with the Huskies rather than taking the head coaching job with the Los Angeles Lakers. On Monday, Hurley decided to turn down the Lakers’ offer, which was reported to be for six years and $70 million. Followi...