Dog House

Solo Ball scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half to lead second-ranked UConn to an 81-46 victory over East Texas A&M on Tuesday night. Alex Karaban and Liam McNeeley added 11 points apiece, and Aidan Mahaney finished with 10 for the Huskies (4-0). Tarris Reed Jr. had nine points, 10 rebounds and three blocks off the bench….

UConn coach Geno Auriemma tied the NCAA Division I record for men’s or women’s basketball with his 1,216th career victory Friday night as his No. 2 Huskies beat No. 14 North Carolina 69-58. The 70-year-old Auriemma, in his 40th season at UConn, matched Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer, who retired after last season. Auriemma can break t...

Alex Karaban scored 11 of his 17 points in the first half and No. 3 UConn routed Le Moyne 90-49 on Wednesday night. Liam McNeeley added 15 points for two-time defending national champion UConn (3-0). Solo Ball scored all 12 of his points in the second half. Tarris Reed Jr. added 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Hassan Diarra had…

Paige Bueckers scored 19 of her 22 points in the first half as No. 2 UConn rolled to an 86-49 win over former conference rival South Florida on Sunday. The win was No. 1215 for UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma. That leaves him one shy of tying former Stanford women’s basketball coach Tara VanDerveer’s college basketball record. Bueckers...

Alex Karaban had 17 points, five rebounds, four assists and four blocked shots to help No. 3 UConn beat New Hampshire 92-53 on Saturday night. Karaban scored four of the final six points of the first half as UConn (2-0) took a 35-24 advantage into the break. The only returning starter for the two-time defending national champions had a pair…...

Cam Edwards scored on a 48-yard run with 2:39 remaining to cap UConn’s 21-point quarter and the Huskies erased a 17-point deficit to beat UAB 31-23 on Saturday in front of 18,351 at Protective Stadium. It tied the UConn program record for largest comeback, matching a 2003 win over Western Michigan. UConn (7-3) also notched its seventh win for...

Jana El Alfy had 17 points and 11 rebounds and fellow freshman Sarah Strong had 17 points and six steals as No. 2 UConn opened its season with an 86-32 win over Boston University on Thursday night. Paige Bueckers had 13 points, seven assists and five steals while Ashlynn Shade added 10 points for the Huskies. UConn had runs of…

UConn and Louisville will become the first women’s basketball teams to play in the Armed Forces Classic when they square off at Ramstein Air Base in Germany next November.

Alex Karaban had 20 points, seven rebounds, seven blocks and six assists as No. 3 UConn opened the season with a 92-56 win over Sacred Heart on Wednesday night. Liam McNeeley added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Huskies, seeking their third consecutive NCAA championship. Solo Ball scored 16. Tarris Reed Jr. finished with 15 points and 11 rebound...

College basketball is back and the UConn men’s basketball team is hoping for a three-peat after winning back-to-back national titles. The journey starts on Wednesday night against another Connecticut team. The Huskies’ home opener is against Sacred Heart at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs and UConn will unveil its 2024 National Championship banner during...

Mel Brown rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown, Nick Evers threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score, and Connecticut held off Georgia State 34-27 on Friday night. UConn (6-3) marched 59 yards in three plays the first time it had the ball, using Evers’ 2-yard touchdown toss to Louis Hansen to take a 7-0 lead. Brown’s 52-yard…...

Demond Claiborne had a pair of touchdowns, the Wake Forest defense made a late defensive stand and the Demon Deacons edged UConn 23-20 on Saturday. Claiborne’s 1-yard scoring run on the opening drive of the second half gave the Demon Deacons a 14-point lead at 20-6. UConn responded as Nick Evers connected with Jasaiah Gathings on a 20-yard pass......

UConn is getting ready for basketball season and fans will be celebrating during First Night on Friday. The celebration of the men’s and women’s basketball teams will be held at Gampel Pavilion. UConn said First Night is a UConn student-focused, free event and Husky Athletic Fund donors and season ticket holders will be able to claim a ...