The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Thursday (May 29) that the UConn men’s basketball team will take part in the Hall of Fame Series Boston. The Huskies will take on BYU, a projected preseason top-10 team, at the TD Garden on Saturday, Nov. 15.
The Huskies will return to the Hall of Fame Series for the second-straight season, taking down Gonzaga in the Hall of Fame Series New York on Dec. 14, 2024. Connecticut will also play in the Hall of Fame exhibition game for the second-consecutive campaign, taking on Boston College on Oct. 13.
UConn and BYU have squared off on the hardwood only once before. That meeting came in the First Round of the 2003 NCAA Tournament, when fifth-seeded Connecticut tipped 12-seed BYU by a score of 58-53. The Huskies were led by 20 points and eight rebounds from Emeka Okafor, while the Cougars got a game-high 21 points from Travis Hansen.
The return to the TD Garden for the Huskies will be their first appearance in Boston since the 2024 East Regional. UConn blew past San Diego State, 82-52, in the Sweet 16 then knocked off Illinois by a score of 77-52 in the Elite Eight in a win that included the historic 30-0 run. The Huskies last played a regular season game at the TD Garden on Dec. 1, 2007 against Gonzaga in The Hartford Hall of Fame Showcase.
Both teams appear as preseason top-10 teams in the ‘way-too-early’ polls for 2025-26. The Huskies return All-Conference performers Alex Karaban, a Massachusetts native, and Solo Ball along with BIG EAST Sixth Man of the Year Tarris Reed Jr. while welcoming in top-ranked classes both out of high school and the portal. BYU figures to be led by top returning scorer and First Team All-Big 12 pick Richie Saunders, No. 1 overall recruit A.J. Dybantsa and impact transfer Rob Wright III.
The BYU game is the latest domino in UConn’s usual non-conference gauntlet. Other announced matchups include home games with both Arizona (Nov. 19) and Texas (Dec. 12). Additional games will be announced in the coming weeks and months.
(via release from UConn)
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