UPDATE: Ryan Boatright did return to Aurora, Ill., to be with family and friends after the death of his cousin. UConn coach Kevin Ollie told reporters Monday that Boatright could be back for Tuesday’s game against Temple, but Ollie isn’t planning on that. If Boatright isn’t back, that could mean more minutes for freshman […]

STORRS, Conn. – I covered the American Athletic Conference game between Louisville and UConn Saturday night. I’ve been reporting on UConn basketball since 1985-86 – before Jim Calhoun arrived in Storrs – and I’ve got to say this was the best crowd I’ve ever heard or seen at Gampel Pavilion. It started with an early […]

We realize the AFC and NFC championship games are the big ticket items for sports viewing on television this weekend. You’ve got Denver vs. New England, Seattle vs. San Francisco, Brady vs. Manning . . . and everyone else. But before you zone out in front of the big screen TV on Sunday, college basketball […]

Some quick thoughts on UConn’s 83-73 win at Memphis Thursday night: UConn fans shouldn’t worry about whether this was an “upset” or not. It was just a very important win for coach Kevin Ollie and his Huskies – and it has nothing to do with the fact that Memphis is ranked No. 17 in the […]

Suddenly there are no undefeated teams in the Big Ten Conference. You knew it was coming. Wisconsin became the last to fall, losing at Indiana Tuesday night. The nation’s toughest conference still has four teams among the top 13 in this week’s power rankings. But Wisconsin’s loss proves how prepared teams need to be when […]

With both the UConn men’s and women’s basketball teams playing games in-state today, the Associated Press asked me to help out and cover the men in Storrs. History was made as the Huskies defeated Central Florida 84-61 for their first victory ever in the American Athletic Conference. This was an impressive team effort by UConn. […]

Ohio State lost its membership in the undefeated club Tuesday night with an overtime loss at Michigan State. There’s no disgrace in that. The Big Ten is going to feature incredibly difficult showdowns every night now that conference play has started. So, now there are five teams in college basketball without a loss – Arizona, […]

My latest college basketball power rankings are posted on FoxSports.com. With no games on Christmas Eve, we posted the rankings one day earlier than usual this week. The Big 12 Conference is the news maker this week. With Oklahoma and Texas making substantial noise, the Big 12 is stronger and deeper than expected this season […]

HARTFORD, Conn. – Stanford arrived at the XL Center Wednesday night as a great unknown this season in college basketball.The Pac-12 Conference, led by No. 1 Arizona, has been praised but the Cardinal really wasn’t part of that conversation, entering the game against No. 10 UConn with losses to BYU and Pittsburgh, in addition to […]