Monthly Archives: November 2013

Actually I prefer Beagles, but I digress… The UConn basketball team held off Loyola (Md.) 76-66 Tuesday night at the old mall. A few notes and quotes before I exit Hartford stage right: — AFTER GETTING JUST 3 points and … Continue reading →

Prince Ali, a 6-3 shooting guard from New York who attends high school in Florida, committed to play for the UConn basketball team today. Ali, who attended UConn’s game against Indiana Friday and also made an unofficial visit to the … Continue reading →

UConn is getting ready for what could be a pretty good dogfight. Loyola (Md.) is headed to Hartford for a clash of unbeatens Tuesday night. It’s not quite UConn-Indiana from Friday but Loyola looks like it could give the Huskies … Continue reading →

A few quick quotes and notes from UConn’s 72-70 win over Boston College Thursday night at MSG: — THE HUSKIES HAD season-lows in points, shooting percentage and 3-pointers but still prevailed. “It was like an old BC-UConn rivalry, coming down … Continue reading →

It’s a few minutes to tip-off between UConn and BC but the Huskies have already made some news. UConn announced moments ago that Sam Cassell Jr. and Daniel Hamilton have signed “agreements” to attend the school. The school did not … Continue reading →

There are no trips to Hawaii or the Virgin Islands or any tropical site but the UConn men’s basketball team is playing in an exempt tourney is rather, um, exotic, locale. The Huskies boarded a bus for New York City … Continue reading →

The UConn men’s basketball team will play in a November tournament for the 10th consecutive season in 2014-15 when it competes in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off on November 20-23, 2014, in San Juan. In addition to UConn, the eight-team field … Continue reading →

Sorry that the blog’s been quiet as the season gets under way. A few technical and logistical issues kept me away. Anyway, on with the UConn basketball season and regular updates. Today we had a chance to speak with the … Continue reading →

AS FAR AS 60-point shellackings go, this one was pretty standard. UConn pounded Division III Concordia University 98-38 Monday night at the old mall. UConn hit 57.8 percent of its shots, 70 percent in the second half. It out-rebounded Concordia … Continue reading →