AMER -0.0 o0.0
0.0 u0.0
LIVE 17:42 1st Nov 23
SCUS 6 3.0 o155.5
QNC 2 -3.0 u155.5
LIVE 18:14 1st Nov 23
ALST 3 -2.0 o149.0
LAM 2 2.0 u149.0
LIVE 15:00 2nd Nov 23
NMSU 38 11.5 o141.0
UNLV 46 -11.5 u141.0
LIVE 11:01 2nd Nov 23
RID 43 4.5 o142.0
BUCK 38 -4.5 u142.0
LIVE 13:16 2nd Nov 23
KENT 47 -2.5 o135.0
CLEVST 37 2.5 u135.0
LIVE 17:29 1st Nov 23
STAMB 6 -0.0 o0.0
SIUE 4 0.0 u0.0
LIVE 17:49 1st Nov 23
YSU 3 3.0 o128.5
SFA 2 -3.0 u128.5
LIVE 11:01 2nd Nov 23
STON 39 11.0 o153.0
CLMB 61 -11.0 u153.0
PV 19.5 o160.0
UNCO -19.5 u160.0
LIVE 14:24 1st Nov 23
CP 13 20.5 o148.0
SMC 19 -20.5 u148.0
EWU 7.0 o151.5
CALBA -7.0 u151.5
MVSU 45.0 o144.0
BYU -45.0 u144.0
STAN -1.0 o147.5
SCU 1.0 u147.5
Final Nov 23
UNC 87 -15.5 o153.0
HAW 69 15.5 u153.0
Final Nov 23
UGA 69 5.5 o150.5
MARQ 80 -5.5 u150.5
Final Nov 23
LAS 92 -11.0 o146.5
STET 77 11.0 u146.5
Final OT Nov 23
CSB 73 1.5 o142.5
FIU 76 -1.5 u142.5
Final Nov 23
DEL 71 6.5 o139.5
UVM 75 -6.5 u139.5
Final Nov 23
MRSH 45 20.0 o150.0
PUR 80 -20.0 u150.0
Final Nov 23
BU 75 2.0 o144.5
UMBC 71 -2.0 u144.5
Final Nov 23
PRE 71 -2.0 o139.0
MONM 61 2.0 u139.0
Final Nov 23
SFPA 65 21.0 o144.5
GTWN 82 -21.0 u144.5
Final Nov 23
UWG 54 14.5 o154.0
GASO 64 -14.5 u154.0
Final Nov 23
LIU 79 14.0 o138.0
CHAR 76 -14.0 u138.0
Final Nov 23
KTYST 59 -0.0 o0.0
NKU 85 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 23
KC 65 -2.0 o143.0
ALBY 67 2.0 u143.0
Final Nov 23
PRST 65 2.5 o152.5
STT 91 -2.5 u152.5
Final Nov 23
BRWN 83 -8.5 o143.0
CAN 76 8.5 u143.0
Final Nov 23
QUIN 70 5.5 o153.0
UMASS 80 -5.5 u153.0
Final Nov 23
UIC 55 2.0 o149.5
ECU 72 -2.0 u149.5
Final Nov 23
NE 59 2.0 o135.0
FGCU 55 -2.0 u135.0
Final Nov 23
UNH 49 12.5 o138.5
MRST 54 -12.5 u138.5
Final Nov 23
FUR 67 -9.0 o147.5
CHSO 46 9.0 u147.5
Final Nov 23
SCST 72 -4.5 o142.5
INDPU 62 4.5 u142.5
Final Nov 23
CIN 81 -7.0 o149.5
GT 58 7.0 u149.5
Final Nov 23
FERR 55
GMU 100
Final Nov 23
FAIR 66 10.5 o139.0
YALE 91 -10.5 u139.0
Final Nov 23
BGSU 68 -4.5 o146.5
BELL 80 4.5 u146.5
Final Nov 23
UAB 83 -7.0 o145.0
ILST 84 7.0 u145.0
Final Nov 23
UMES 40 36.0 o154.0
ILL 87 -36.0 u154.0
Final Nov 23
AMER 73 -0.0 o0.0
56 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 23
JMU 71 -3.0 o140.0
JVST 65 3.0 u140.0
Final Nov 23
WOF 74 3.5 o150.5
MILW 76 -3.5 u150.5
Final Nov 23
SPRI 46 -0.0 o0.0
WAG 81 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 23
NEOM 84 11.5 o149.0
AKR 92 -11.5 u149.0
Final Nov 23
DSU 66 8.0 o139.5
MSM 76 -8.0 u139.5
Final Nov 23
DETU 57 24.0 o141.0
WAKE 67 -24.0 u141.0
Final Nov 23
LEM 61 11.5 o151.5
AMCC 82 -11.5 u151.5
Final Nov 23
CCU 70 -3.0 o135.0
AAMU 77 3.0 u135.0
Final Nov 23
FRES 72 3.5 o140.5
LBSU 69 -3.5 u140.5
Final Nov 23
NIU 52 17.5 o143.0
DEP 98 -17.5 u143.0
Final Nov 23
MASS 80 -2.0 o148.0
TEM 87 2.0 u148.0
Final Nov 23
NORAL 74 -9.5 o146.0
ULM 62 9.5 u146.0
Final Nov 23
IDHO 67 2.5 o145.5
SUU 82 -2.5 u145.5
Final Nov 23
ULL 74 6.5 o152.0
GW 83 -6.5 u152.0
Final Nov 23
UCSD 80 1.0 o155.0
TOL 45 -1.0 u155.0
Final Nov 23
TLSA 53 9.5 o146.5
L-IL 89 -9.5 u146.5
Sacred Heart 0th Metro Atlantic Athletic2-5
UConn 0th Big East4-0

Sacred Heart @ UConn preview

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

Last Meeting ( Nov 8, 2019 ) Sacred Heart 67, Connecticut 89

UConn begins a quest for a third straight national championship when the Huskies open the season at home against Sacred Heart.

The Wednesday (Nov. 6) tip-off game for UConn is one of four games on the schedule before the Huskies hit the islands for the Maui Invitational and a first-round matchup with Memphis (Nov. 25).

Coach Dan Hurley put his trust into his powerhouse program in the offseason, eschewing overtures from the Los Angeles Lakers to chase history with the Huskies.

No Division I program has won three straight championships since UCLA claimed seven in a row from 1967 to 1973.

A cast change makes this UConn club more of an unknown than previous net-cutting iterations. While Hurley passed on jumping to the pros, the third-ranked Huskies had four of last year's five starters leave for the NBA, but Hurley said this might be the deepest team he's ever had.

"We think, top to bottom, this could be our most talented roster," Hurley said. "Maybe a little bit young, but the talent is impressive."

UConn (37-3 overall, 18-2 in the Big East last season) starts the season planning to build around lone returning starter Alex Karaban. A 6-foot-8 junior forward, Karaban averaged 13.3 points and 5.1 rebounds last season.

"Alex gets a chance to be more of an impact player at the offensive end," Hurley said. "Somebody who has a chance to create more and attack more. ... There's a lot of weight you have to carry when you're the man, and Alex is about to carry it."

Sophomore forward Jaylin Stewart, sophomore guard Solo Ball and senior guard Hassan Diarra are pegged for bigger roles this season, and the Huskies added two transfers projected to have a huge impact: guard Aidan Mahaney (Saint Mary's) and center Tarris Reed Jr. (Michigan).

"I think most importantly we have to get these two transfers up to speed, because they're not exactly where we want them to be right now," Hurley said. "And the sophomore class is going to be huge. I understand the questions about us banking on some people who haven't done it before, but we've done it the last two years and it's worked out. We do have a championship DNA. We have a championship belief. I think there's a confidence in the way that we play. We've dominated the sport at the most critical time, March Madness."

Sacred Heart opens the season at Temple (Nov. 4) with some of the same challenges, even if their stated goals aren't the same as UConn.

The Pioneers lost four of their top five scorers from a team that went 16-16 overall and 10-6 in the Northeast Conference last season. They move to the MAAC for 2024-25 and were selected 13th in the conference preseason coaches' poll.

There are six true freshmen on the Sacred Heart roster, which features only one player taller than 6-foot-9. Redshirt junior Tanner Thomas was named to the All-MAAC preseason third team. Thomas averaged 10.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game in nine contests last season before sustaining a season-ending injury in December.

"He's versatile," Sacred Heart coach Anthony Latina said. "He was our best defensive rebounder, and we were a bad defensive rebounding team. He makes threes, but he can play outside and in. We need him to be a solid double-figure guy for us."

Bryce Johnson also returned to Sacred Heart after transferring to Northeastern last year. Johnson spent three seasons at Sacred Heart before he first entered the transfer portal.

--Field Level Media

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