On Thursday, CBS Sports activities School Basketball Insider Jon Rothstein reported when the UConn Huskies males’s basketball crew will tackle St. John’s this season: A late January matchup at Madison Sq. Backyard and an early March matchup in Connecticut.
On Saturday, Rothstein struck once more, saying that UConn will go to Massive East rival Villanova on Feb. 14, 2027.
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If that strikes you as an attention-grabbing date, it’s: It’s each Valentine’s Day and Tremendous Bowl Sunday. And whereas that is an necessary date on the calendar, it probably will not result in nice tv rankings and it might impression attendance as effectively, which might be a disappointment for the convention as an entire.
No matter how many individuals are there, or how many individuals watch, it is one of many greatest league video games on the Huskies schedule.
Here is extra of what you could know:
The Wildcats aren’t successful nationwide championships like they did below Jay Wright, however they’re nonetheless a really formidable opponent. They went 24-9 a season in the past, and that included a 15-5 league report.
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Villanova additionally earned a visit to the NCAA Event, getting overwhelmed by Utah State within the Spherical of 64. This adopted a troublesome displaying within the Massive East Event, the place they have been upended by Georgetown within the match opener.
The Huskies received the late January assembly in Connecticut 75-67 in additional time earlier than taking the late February matchup in Philadelphia 73-63.
UConn went onto end second to St. John’s within the common season and in addition completed because the runner-up within the league match.
UConn Huskies guard Silas Demary Jr. (2) and Villanova Wildcats guard Devin Askew (5) chase a unfastened ball in the course of the second half at Xfinity Cell Area. Invoice Streicher-Imagn Pictures
After all, the Huskies earned a No. 2 seed within the NCAA Event and superior all the way in which to the nationwide title recreation earlier than dropping to Michigan.
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As standard, Hurley’s crew is anticipated to be superb, nevertheless, it is a completely different crew than the one we noticed a 12 months in the past. Alex Karaban and Tarris Reed Jr. are off to the NBA and Solo Ball is anticipated to overlook the whole season with harm.
Meaning there can be three new starters for Hurley’s crew, which is anticipated to be led by guards Silas Demary Jr. and Braylon Mullins.
The season begins on Nov. 2 after which the Huskies will play some of the troublesome non-conference schedules we have ever seen. You may view that right here. The total league schedule is just not out but.
