If you are among the many college basketball fans who wish the Big East Conference had stayed together, or if you just miss the Syracuse-UConn rivalry, there was good news on Friday. The Orange and the Huskies were among eight teams named to the field of the 2015 Battle 4 Atlantis field. So, perhaps a […]

It takes more than a national holiday dedicated to the mass consumption of food to slow down college basketball’s feast of early season tournaments and classics. These power rankings reflect all the games through Wednesday night, including Arizona’s win over San Diego State in the Maui Invitational championship game. Wisconsin, North Carolina, Kansas, Florida and […]

UConn guard Rodney Purvis has been diagnosed with a left ankle sprain. Purvis, injured Sunday in UConn’s loss to West Virginia in Puerto Rico, is not expected to practice with the Huskies Thursday but UConn officials said he is “probable” for Sunday’s game against Texas in Storrs. Purvis started against West Virginia and played 21 […]

UCONN BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK UConn will make its fourth appearance ever  in Maui as the Huskies have been added to the field for the 2016 EA Sports Maui Invitational, it was announced Monday. The Huskies will be joined by a strong field comprised of Georgetown, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Tennessee, Wisconsin and the host team […]

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – I had the opportunity to cover two more exciting college basketball games in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic Sunday at Mohegan Sunday. The nation may not know much about Providence’s LaDontae Henton, but he has to be one of the top 10 players in the country this season – if not […]

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – I spent my afternoon at Mohegan Sun Arena, covering the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic. It was an interesting doubleheader with Notre Dame remaining undefeated with an 81-68 victory over UMass and Providence looking exceptional with an 80-54 victory over UCLA. Here is a look at the stories I wrote working for […]