Basketball

For the entire season, UConn’s Achilles’ heel has been shooting. It sounds so simple — to win games, the ball needs to go through the hoop. But it was never really that simple for the Huskies. | Originally published March 21, 2021

Throughout the entire season, UConn’s identity has been defense and rebounding. The Huskies are a hard-nosed, tough, defensive team who can stifle even the best players in the country. The offense on the other hand has been inconsistent, and the scoring is known to dry up for extended stretches. | Originally published March 15, 2021

About 10 months ago, the Huskies got a commitment from Adama Sanogo, who was leaning towards Seton Hall before UConn head coach Dan Hurley and his staff flipped him. Now, Sanogo is playing a key role in clinching the No. 3 seed in the Big East Tournament for the Huskies on Seton Hall’s court with a 69-58 victory. | Originally published March 4, 2021

If there’s one thing we all learned from Tuesday night’s UConn vs. Georgetown men’s basketball game, it’s that just because it’s a close game doesn’t mean it’s a good game. | Originally published February 24, 2021

There were a ton of positives for UConn to take out of Tuesday night’s 73-61 victory over Providence. Tyrese Martin and R.J. Cole had really good games, combining for 31 points with decently efficient shooting. But really, there’s only one story to talk about from Tuesday — James Bouknight is back. | Originally published February 17, 2021

UConn very well could have won this game, but there’s no one who can reasonably say they played well enough to deserve to. That’s something not often said about a team that had the lead for over 33 minutes of game time, but the Huskies simply made too many mistakes down the stretch to expect a win. | Originally published January 19, 2021

It was UConn’s first game experiencing life without James Bouknight — who didn’t play after injuring his arm a few days ago against Marquette — so the Huskies needed someone else to step up and provide the scoring. | Originally published January 9, 2021

Heading into Sunday’s game, redshirt-junior R.J. Cole was a perfect 4-for-4 from the charity stripe. Through the first 39 minutes and 48 seconds of the game against Creighton, he added another six makes on six attempts. Winning by two, with 11 seconds left in regulation, Cole found himself standing at the line once again with a chance to ice the game. | Originally published December 21, 2020

The only thing louder than the Gampel Pavilion speakers was the referee’s whistle every time UConn committed a foul. Usually dampened by the roar of the crowd, the ref’s whistle pierced through a practically empty arena every time UConn committed a foul — 24 times to be exact. Even though the Huskies won 69-57, it’s clear there’s a lot of work to be done. | Originally published November 28, 2020

Kobe Bryant. Shaquille O’Neal. Phil Jackson. The Los Angeles Lakers of the late 1990s and early 2000s were a collection of some of the most volatile teams of all-time. But that didn’t matter. Throughout all the arguments, fighting and drama that went down both publicly and privately, they found a way to win three-straight titles just one year removed from Phil’s second three-peat with the Bulls. Somehow, it worked. Until it didn’t. | Originally published September 16, 2020

When Kyla Irwin went down on Sunday, I immediately thought to myself, “That’s it. That’s her career.” She was too high in the air, she came down too hard and she was in too much visible pain for it to be anything minor. I couldn’t be more disappointed to be right. I wish I had been wrong. | Originally published March 10, 2020

For the seventh time in seven years, UConn is American Athletic Conference tournament champions. The championship game, just like the previous two, wasn’t even close, coming out on top 87-53. | Originally published March 10, 2020

UConn’s sixth man, more often than not down the stretch, has been freshman Aubrey Griffin. This season, the slightly undersized but uber-athletic freshman forward has had moments where she completely takes over the game, and Saturday versus Temple, she did just that. | Originally published March 9, 2020