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4 months

Breanna Stewart is the greatest women's college basketball player of all time and it's not particularly close. Read why in today's column:

Stratton’s Stand: Breanna Stewart is the greatest women’s college basketball player of all time

With Caitlin Clark recently topping “Pistol” Pete Maravich to become the all-time scoring leader in college basketball, there’s a lot of talk arguing that she’s the women’s college basketball GOAT...

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5 months

Students are ALREADY camping outside of Gampel nearly 10 hours before tip. It's 17 degrees out.

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4 months

Looks like @CollegeGameDay has arrived in Storrs

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1 year

UConn chants started by the pilot on my flight. Strong Husky showing on the plane

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2 years

UConn should play all their home games at Gampel. Here's why:

Stratton’s Take: UConn men’s basketball should play more weekday games on campus

On Tuesday night the reported attendance for UConn’s contest against the Creighton Bluejays, at the XL Center was 10,443 — just 67% of the 15,558 capacity the arena boasts. Harry A. Gampel Pavilion,...

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2 years

Azzi: I came to UConn so I could be the best and be coached by the best.

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Geno: Paige spent some time out in California with the people who did Stewey's rehab

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Paige: "Everyone who's watched me knows I love to pass the ball and create for others--and it's not like those opportunities didn't present themselves today. We just didn't shoot well. Trying to find the balance, sometimes I need to take over. The story of my UConn career."

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2 years

UConn is a 1-seed in both ESPN's men's and women's bracketology

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8 months

Geno on Paige: "We had a couple WNBA scouts come to practice for her and she put on a show. It was effortless. "

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2 years

UConn is ranked in all four major winter sports. Winter Sports U

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2 years

Geno on if Azzi has taken the reins: She has. Shes one of the ones that there's going to be a lot on her shoulders. She's handled it great. She wants to be that person that has that kind of impact.

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2 years

Geno on what keeps him coming back: to feel like I do right now. That it's actually new, fresh and different. Every once in awhile you get a year like this one, it feels different . You have to love the kids you're coaching. I'm having the most fun I've had in a long time

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2 months

BREAKING: Apostolos Roumoglou enters the portal. Has been a bench player for past two years, made 55% of his threes this past season.

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11 months

"[UConn] was really welcoming and I appreciated their hospitality. They have a great training staff and they develop players from ‘maybe not’ draft picks into lottery picks." This and more from Nowell on his commitment to UConn:

Four-Star guard Ahmad Nowell commits to UConn Basketball

UConn Basketball lands they second commitment in the 2024 class as top 40 prospect Ahmad Nowell commits.

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Paige on the team's academics: "It's an extreme focus on time-management and maximizing our time on off days. It's the culture we have at UConn. We demand excellence in everything we do."

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BREAKING: Princeton's Kaitlyn Chen commits to UConn. Chen has been prolific in the Ivy the past few years and will be an immediate impact player for the Huskies

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8 months

Geno on Paige: "this is the best I've seen her look. Even better than freshman year

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8 months

Geno on KK: "She's more aggressive than Nika, if you can believe that

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6 months

Walz jokingly on UConn: "I'm shocked [Geno] still has a job. 3 losses is horrible."

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2 years

Geno: Nika plays the game a certain way and she sets everything on fire. The ball's going to be flying all over the place. She's going to be flying all over the place.

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2 years

Geno: life without Paige kinda sucks. But we're getting acclaimed. I like the direction we're going in. It's not ideal. It's not what we had planned. But given the circumstances I like where we are

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6 months

Paige: "A lot of the most impressive stuff from tonight was from [Aaliyah and Aubrey]. A lot of the huge things don't show up on the statsheet."

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4 months

Creighton HC Flannery on UConn going forward: "We had one good half against them out of 4...that's not encouraging...Paige is really good, so when you get a close game and she makes a few baskets that nobody else in the league can make, that gives them a mental edge."

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8 months

Jayden Ross slams it home! @UConnRivals

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2 years

UConn has 3 ESPN Number 1 prospects on their roster. They're all out tonight.

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8 months

My latest piece on KK Arnold ( @KamoreaArnold ), focusing on the impact she's already providing for UConn on and off the court:

Women’s basketball: Arnold ready to contribute, involve her teammates on and off court

But KK Arnold, the most energetic person at the media tables at Big East Media Day in Madison Square Garden, is clearly not a normal freshman.

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6 months

Paige: "We know there's stuff we still need to improve on, but this is a step in the right direction. It's starting to come together, but we're not complacent with where we are"

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9 months

Hurley: "Solo can shoot. He's super athletic... I'm feeling great about him. He's going to have a great year for us... He's here with a purpose. He's not just wandering around campus"

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4 months

Paige Bueckers and Aubrey Griffin are both returning next year

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2 months

This is the type of frontcourt depth that would take UConn to a whole different level

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BREAKING: Oregon State transfer Raegan Beers is expected to decide between Oklahoma and UConn, a source tells @TheNextHoops . The 6’4 sophomore averaged 17.5 ppg and 10.3 rpg last season.

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2 years

Geno on Caroline: there isn't a bone in her body that is fearful of anything. She can do anything she sets her mind to

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2 years

Mora on Burns: He was not going to be denied. He's the best full back in the country. He'll be in the NFL next year

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2 years

Geno on the new leaders: that usually shows itself. I want it to evolve organically. Right now its Nika and Dorka. They've been trying really hard

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8 months

Castle: "Me and Tristen have great chemistry. He's been my biggest mentor since I've gotten here"

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2 years

Geno on another championship: we're gonna win another one. It's just a matter of when

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7 months

This is me in 2013 when UConn played Indiana in the Empire Classic. Almost exactly 10 years later I'm covering the Huskies in the same event playing against the same team. Thank you to @UConnRivals for making this possible!!

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2. Stephon Castle 3. Donovan Clingan 55. Tristen Newton 56. Cam Spencer

No Ceilings

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🚨NEW BIG BOARD🚨 The No Ceilings Crew comes together for V.8 of the Composite 2024 NBA Draft Big Board. 2️⃣1️⃣ Days until the 2024 #NBADraft

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1 year

Hearing good things about UConn's place with multiple '24s

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2 years

Azzi: Lou makes it very easy and it's so much fun to play with her. They can't deny both of us

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2 months

What makes Liam McNeeley such a perfect fit for UConn? His size, shooting and movement. The first step towards a 3-peat was McNeeley and UConn got him

UConn Hoops draws late commitment from five-star Liam McNeeley

Huskies fill shooting needs, secures commitment from second 5-star in Hurley era

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2 years

Paige: Ayanna's going to dunk this year

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4 months

Geno on Paige: "She wants to win so bad."

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2 years

Geno: Caroline's been good. When her and Lou are on the floor together, it's fun

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4 months

Geno on Samuels: "When Q goes in, you know she's going to make something happen. What it is? I'm not sure. But she's going to make something happen."

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7 months

Paige: "if we work hard and stick with it, there's going to be a breakthrough

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2 years

Unfortunately, I will not be attending because I won't have time after class to get there. If only there was a functioning arena 50 yards away from my class for the team to play at 🤔

Mister Big Hoss McHot Balls ☄️☄️

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UConn students who follow me (smartly) - let us know what classes (which are a waste of time and dumb) you are planning on skipping (hell yeah) Tuesday night so you can go to the UConn-Marquette game (very important). I want to celebrate your success.

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2 years

They have arrived

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Azzi on the non-top 5 rank: it's added fuel to the fire. We're learning a lot about ourselves and what we're capable of

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Geno on Shade: "We've had some freshmen come in and be able to do that. It's rare. How hard she plays in a game, it's like that every drill [in practice]. She's accustomed to game speed all the time."

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3 months

Paige Bueckers is a First Team All-America selection for the second time

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2 years

Mora: thankful Benedict took a chance on a washed up coach

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6 months

Walz: "We have to become a tougher basketball team and understand scouting reports. We knew Aubrey Griffin is a driver and we closed out on her like she's Steph Curry"

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2 years

Excited to announce that I will be serving as the Associate Sports Editor this fall for @the_dailycampus ! I look forward to continuing to bring you all top-tier UConn sports coverage and working alongside @jon_synott !

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8 months

Hurley on the Freshmen: "they haven't blinked through the hard practices. This is a different level of pace, tempo. You keep preaching that if you can handle this pressure, it'll translate to game night

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4-star Ahmad Nowell commits ro UConn. Read about it here with @UConnRivals :

Four-Star guard Ahmad Nowell commits to UConn Basketball

UConn Basketball lands they second commitment in the 2024 class as top 40 prospect Ahmad Nowell commits.

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8 months

Geno on Ice Brady: "She's got an old-person's game. She plays with a calmness and steadiness

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7 months

Hurley on Ross and Stewart: " I want them to stay with us and keep working. They're guys who can lead us in the future." Talks about them still developing.

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2 years

Geno on Azzi: In the first half, she gave up a lot of opportunities. There might be a game where she makes 15 threes

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2 years

Azzi on Lou: you can tell she's experienced. She's picked up on everything very fast. She can get a bucket on anyone

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3 months

UConn WBB will likely have a chance to avenge last year's Sweet 16 loss versus Ohio State in the exact same situation

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4 months

Paige:"In the first half, I was aggressive, but didn't make as many shots. When Aaliyah went out, I had to step up."

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7 months

Newton on the putback dunk: "It felt good. First dunk of the year. They didn’t box me out and I was trying to bring some energy because I had done absolutely nothing up to that point."

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10 months

Student Section Report: Couldn't be any better

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8 months

Geno: "KK gives us an element in the back court that we haven't had in recent years

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2 years

Lou is the X-factor for this team. How she responds against Texas--the team that ended her career at Fairfield--will be a big teller of how this team does this year

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2 years

Geno on first night: I just hope nobody gets hurt. I hope they have a great time and I hope the students do too. In basketball terms, it's pointless

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2 months

Interesting visit. Chen is plenty talented, but the needs for UConn are more in the frontcourt than the backcourt

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2 months

BREAKING: Princeton transfer Kaitlyn Chen was on a visit at UConn today, sources tell @TheNextHoops . Chen averaged 15.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 4.9 apg and 1.3 spg last season for the Tigers.

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8 months

Geno on Paige: "She's has more of an edge than she had back then

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2 years

UConn shutting down for first two weeks

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7 months

Paige: "I think we're all trying to figure it out. We're trying to be UConn basketball and gel together as a unit.

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2 years

Geno: Lou has been steady because she's played so much cbb. We're going to be relying on her tremendously

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2 years

Hurley: I never thought about having a captain. Until I met Andre, I never thought about it. He's a true captain in the sense that he takes that responsibility. He's a beautiful human being. He cares about the team success over his own

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2 years

Two UConn legends in one pic

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Geno on Lou: she's so mature and she's the same every day. There's no ups and downs with Lou

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2 years

@ChandlerEnfing1 @DraftExpress Yep and he's been enrolled in like 10 high schools

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5 months

Alex Karaban is the first one out today...

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2 years

UCONN UPSETS NO. 19 LIBERTY ON SENIOR NIGHT

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7 months

Geno: "I don't think Paige is the problem. We need more people to contribute

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24 days

BREAKING: Alex Karaban will return to UConn and opt out of the NBA draft, per his Instagram

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2 years

BREAKING: Paige is practicing, albeit in a large brace! Her status is unknown

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11 months

Isaiah Abraham has committed to UConn and is the first member of the 2024 class. More good news likely for the Huskies in the coming weeks.

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2 years

Edwards: I watched a lot of film, talked to my family and that wasn't me. I didn't bring my best energy to every game. Fans can expect taking charges, getting steals, rebounding. Doing the little things to help the team be successful

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4 months

Geno on what leads to Paige's efficiency: "you don't take bad shots."

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1 year

Cam Spencer has committed to UConn. A massive get for Hurley with Spencer's shooting abilities. Read here with @UConnRivals :

UConn Basketball lands four-star transfer guard Cam Spencer

Huskies get major immediate boost with Spencer's commitment

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2 years

Big UConn target. If he commits, he'll be the final piece of the 5-person Husky class

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1 year

Incredibly excited to announce that I'll be serving as the Sports Editor for @dcsportsdept next year! I've had such a blast in my time with the DC so far and former SE @jon_synott and I can't wait to keep it going with @EvanRodriguezCT ! Big things to come!

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Dan Hurley on Newton: "Tristen does a lot for us. I think the emergence of Steph [Castle] being able to create more for the team will get Tristen better opportunities...we need to do a better job screening for him."

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2 years

Caroline: whatever 5 you put out there, you've gotta guard all of us

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2 years

Ned! It's the Daily Campus! Put some respect on the student paper!!!!!

Governor Ned Lamont

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. @UConnWBB just posted a big statement win over Texas! #HuskyNation wasn’t that inspired when the Longhorns were introduced, and decided to read the Hartford Courant instead.

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9 months

Hurley on Karaban: "like all great players, he's motivated by being snubbed."

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2 years

Geno: I have a hard time giving you a starting lineup because we have a lot of guys playing well right now

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Karaban on Spencer: "He fits in here perfectly. He's been unbelievable for us. We really need him

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2 years

Ducharme: my confidence is lot higher this year knowing what to expect

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2 years

UConn checks in at No. 8 in the latest AP Poll

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Hurley on Tristen: "he had incredible moments last year. Now he's got the chance to be the driving force. He has the chance to play at an all Big East level

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2 years

UConn storms the field!

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Hurley on Samson Johnson: "Everyone here knows how talented he is." Says that people are going to get to see that now

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Geno: "instead of watching film I need to watch tiktok to keep up at practice

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In my opinion I don't think Hurley leaves. At UConn he has everything. It would take so much for him to get fired. In the NBA, championship coaches are firef left and right. Plus all he did to build this year's roster and convince Karaban to stay? I don't see it.

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