I'm sure some of you saw this on Twitter today, but being told that coach Maranelli hasn't been contacted in quite some time about this job. There was interest in him early on in the process, but it appears that CCSU will go a different route.

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Don't look but Villanova has won 5 in a row after a 2-5 start, including impressive beat downs of BC and St. John's. This team is better than the Georgetown team UConn just beat, although I looked at their stats and they are not shooting 3s as well as they have in past years- around 34%. They are shooting FTs at a blistering 82% as a team, which is phenomenal. Their team playing better has coincided with the return from injury of freshman phenom Cam Whitmore, Big East preseason freshman of the year, who has provided both scoring and rebounding off the bench. 247 has Whitmore ranked as the #13 recruit in his class and the #4 ranked small forward. Whitmore had 19 points and 7 boards off the bench in the win over BC, and 8 points and 10 boards last night in the win over SJU. He has provided high quality 6th man production.

However, Justin Moore, who is the likely best player on this team, is still out and will not return until January, which is a serious break for the Huskies.

This will be another stiff test for the Huskies.

According to Borges the UConn bench may get deeper this week with Samson Johnson's return from injury:

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Rahsool Diggins: had 4 point coming off the bench in each of the first 2 UMass games, playing 17 and then 18 minutes in each game.

Corey Floyd: DNP in Providence's opening 1 point win over Rider

Akok Akok: 18 points, 12 boards, 5 blocks in Georgetown's narrow opening win over Coppin State.

Jalen Gaffney: 10 points in Florida Atlantic's opener.

Follow along as we track all of UConn's Early Signing Day activity here, in our national signing day central tracker, and on social media!

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Which recruit do you think is going to be the first LOI in?

Freshman DB who did not see any game action in 2021 or 2022.

Zakhari Spears

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UConn: Jan. 11, at Marquette​

Will the Huskies lose again? We’re kidding … we think. UConn is favored—mostly comfortably—to win all of its remaining games on both KenPom and T-Rank, but the chances of all of those coming true is quite low. How low? KenPom gives it 6.1% odds of happening. UConn’s toughest Big East tests include Marquette, Xavier and Creighton (despite the Bluejays’ recent struggles), and a healthier Villanova could be dangerous as well, now that Cam Whitmore is playing.

The Huskies have crushed everyone they’ve played so far, so we haven’t even seen how they’ll respond in a close contest late. Their stretch through mid-January contains some potential pitfalls, and then they don’t travel to Creighton and Villanova until Feb. 11 and March 4, respectively.

We don’t feel great about it, but we’re going to pick UConn’s trip to Marquette as its first defeat. The Golden Eagles have impressed in Shaka Smart’s second season, and they’re catching the Huskies at a good time: Connecticut will be finishing up a tough five-game stretch that includes hosting Villanova and Creighton and traveling to Xavier and Providence. Our main question is whether Marquette’s defense is going to be able to slow UConn’s potent offense.

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This article speculates that UConn will be the favorite in every single one of its remaining games except at Creighton in January:

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A look at Butler by the #'s.....Matta plays the starters a ton with limited bench use (only one sub has played every game).

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Hinkel Fieldhouse/ Big East Preview and AJ interview-
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