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No. 2 UConn struggles late, suffers first loss of season to No. 22 Xavier, 83-73

Attempting to enter the New Year with a perfect record, the No. 2 UConn men’s basketball team (14-1) dropped its first game of the season to No. 22 Xavier in a hostile road environment at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati.

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Dom Amore: UConn men may have targets on their backs, but won’t lose chips on their shoulders

Dan Hurley made the short walk from his team’s hotel to the entrance of the XL Center and it was like walking back in time. Restaurants were full, fans in the window banging on the glass.

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No. 2 UConn holds on to defeat Villanova, 74-66, in front of sold out XL Center

HARTFORD, Conn. — UConn fans lined up outside Hartford’s XL Center, some as early as seven hours before tip-off, eager to watch the men’s basketball team take on Big East rival Villanova on Wednesday. In another game where the program’s identity was tested, the Huskies made shots in key moments…

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No. 3 UConn surges late, opens Big East play with 68-46 win at Butler

INDIANAPOLIS — Dan Hurley had a feeling entering conference play that his UConn men’s basketball team coasting to double-digit victories would come to an end against Big East opponents. Despite the 68-46 final score against Butler in the conference opener on Saturday, he was right.

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UConn finishes nonconference slate unbeaten, eases past Long Island, 114-61

STORRS, Conn. — Andre Jackson jumped into the passing lane and ripped the ball from Long Island’s Quion Burns at full speed. Tearing down the court in a footrace with Burns, Jackson went behind his back, sending Burns in the other direction, and landed a two-handed slam that got the…

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No. 5 UConn men pass first true road test with 75-54 win at Florida, improve to 10-0 for first time since 2010-11

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Among the series of dunks the fifth-ranked UConn men’s basketball team threw down while warming up before its game at Florida on Wednesday something stood out. There was Donovan Clingan, driving hard, cradling the ball in his right hand as his body performed a full rotation. A…

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UConn beats Oklahoma State, 74-64, in Big East-Big 12 Battle for ninth consecutive victory

STORRS, Conn. — Fresh off a mesmerizing performance to win the Phil Knight Invitational Sunday night, Andre Jackson electrified the Gampel Pavilion crowd on UConn’s first offensive possession against Oklahoma State on Thursday.

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Families brawl in park as knife and barbecue fork found in bloody fall out

Six men were arrested after the fight which started outside a house and spread to a nearby park

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Dan Hurley Has Built a Title Contender at UConn

The Huskies have had an impressive start to the season, leveling up from the program’s recent teams.

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UConn shows grit, gets finishing kick to knock off Alabama, 82-67; will face Iowa State for Phil Knight Invitational title

PORTLAND, Ore. — For the UConn men’s basketball team, the first six games were works of art, passing, shooting clinics that overmatched the competition.

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UConn men put on shooting, passing clinic to rout Oregon in Phil Knight opener, 83-59

PORTLAND, Ore. — It wasn’t the size of the Ducks in this fight. It was the shooting, passing and depth of the UConn men’s basketball team that proved to be a sizable advantage.

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NBA Draft Prospects to Follow at the PK85 Tournament

Five intriguing players to watch at the PK85 tournament.

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Unbeaten UConn men win fifth straight, trounce Delaware State, 95-60

HARTFORD, Conn. — UConn men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley just wanted his team to “survive” the first five games of the season before tougher competition begins at the Phil Knight Invitational on Thanksgiving. On Sunday, the Huskies clinched win No. 5 with a 95-60 onslaught of Delaware State at…

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Jordan Hawkins, Andre Jackson provide sparks in returns as unbeaten UConn defeats UNC Wilmington, 86-50

STORRS, Conn. — The much anticipated return of Jordan Hawkins went perfectly according to plan on Friday night as his career-high scoring display led the No. 25-ranked UConn men’s basketball team to their fourth win of the season, 86-50 over UNC Wilmington.

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Dom Amore: UConn fans could finally see all of what a healthy, smooth Jordan Hawkins can do, and the Huskies would benefit from Game 1

STORRS, Conn. — Flash back to last March 17, the night the UConn men’s basketball season flamed out in Buffalo with a first-round NCAA Tournament loss to New Mexico State.

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Top Men’s College Hoops Breakout Player Candidates

Iowa, Kentucky and Gonzaga are among the teams with someone who looks in line for a notable leap.

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Five Returning NBA Draft Prospects to Watch in 2023

Intriguing names like Caleb Love and Jaime Jaquez opted to defer their draft decisions to next season.

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UConn men hold off Georgetown behind R.J. Cole’s 18 points

A faint smile appeared on the face of R.J. Cole. The usually hyper-focused guard couldn’t help but smile. He had just scored 10 straight points in the second half, and his Huskies were in-sync on the court, ultimately spoiling the Hoyas’ Senior Day.

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No. 24 UConn men play with passion to defeat No. 18 Marquette, 80-72

UConn coach Dan Hurley crept out to center court, puffed his chest out and jumped to connect with Jordan Hawkins on a chest bump after the freshman’s 3 forced a Marquette timeout. The UConn men’s basketball team was finally playing with a swagger Hurley had wanted.

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