By ADAM ZAGORIA Princeton transfer Caden Pierce is set to visit UConn on Tuesday and has a couple of other visits to elite programs coming up. Pierce will visit Gonzaga (Jan. 2) and Louisville (Jan. 13), he confirmed to ZAGSBLOG. He has already visited Duke and Purdue. Princeton transfer @CadenPierce_3 will visit @UConnMBB 12/16, he tells meHe averaged 11.2 ppg, 7.2 … [Read more...] about Princeton transfer Caden Pierce set to visit UConn, other elite programs
UConn’s Hurley has big expectations for game against Texas: ‘We’ve got to have an arena on fire’
BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ NEW YORK— No. 5 UConn is off to a dominant start to the season despite struggling with its health. So much so, that head coach Dan Hurley thinks it has a chance to be the program’s most impressive non-conference resume yet. “As great as the ’23 non-conference slate was for us when we went undefeated, this would be our most impressive non-conference … [Read more...] about UConn’s Hurley has big expectations for game against Texas: ‘We’ve got to have an arena on fire’
Dan Hurley gives update on Tarris Reed before UConn’s matchup with Florida
BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ One of UConn’s key players could make a return in time for the Huskies matchup against the defending national champions. UConn head coach Dan Hurley is calling big man Tarris Reed Jr’s status before their matchup with No. 18 Florida a game-time decision after Reed participated in practice the last two days. He missed UConn’s previous two games. The … [Read more...] about Dan Hurley gives update on Tarris Reed before UConn’s matchup with Florida
St. John’s Pitino challenged by program’s lack of continuity: ‘It’s the toughest damned thing I’ve ever been through in my lifetime coaching’
BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ NEW YORK–No. 23 St. John’s entered this season with the highest expectations it has had in a long time. Ranked No. 5 in the AP Preseason Top-25 poll, the Johnnies were seen as one of the biggest contenders in the country. But it has been anything but smooth sailing for head coach Rick Pitino and his team to start the season. “It’s the toughest damned … [Read more...] about St. John’s Pitino challenged by program’s lack of continuity: ‘It’s the toughest damned thing I’ve ever been through in my lifetime coaching’
UConn’s Hurley responds to ‘F— Dan Hurley’ chants: ‘We’re all [f–king] gladiators’
By JAMES MADDEN LAWRENCE KS – UConn head coach Dan Hurley and his team returned to Kansas for the time since their 2023 loss to the Jayhawks, but will be headed home with a much different result. With both teams playing short-handed, the Huskies improved to 7-1 after picking up a 61-55 win at Allen Fieldhouse on Tuesday. It was UConn’s first-ever win against Kansas after … [Read more...] about UConn’s Hurley responds to ‘F— Dan Hurley’ chants: ‘We’re all [f–king] gladiators’