Dave Borges is a sports reporter for Hearst Connecticut Media Group covering the UConn men's basketball team. An award-winning journalist, Dave has covered the Huskies since 2007,

What to know about the top teams on UConn’s schedule.

The UConn basketball faithful will have three regular-season reasons to travel to NYC for games at MSG in the coming season. The men will play Virginia and St. John’s , while Geno Auriemma’s women will make the trip for a

BIG EAST men’s conference play begins on Peacock and NBCSN on Saturday, Dec. 12, when newly hired head coach Bryan Hodgson and Providence host Butler at 2 p.m. ET. Peacock and NBCSN will present a conference doubleheader one week later, on Saturday, Dec. 19, as Xavier visits Marquette at 6:30 p.m. ET and St. John’s hosts DePaul at 8:30 p.m. ET.

College basketball fans don’t need to wait until March to see some high-profile matchups. They don’t even need to hold out for the start of conference play.

Freshman Colben Landrew led a balanced UConn attack with 15 points as Huskies finish 3-0 in preseason.

Matt Painter vs Dan Hurley. Purdue's guards against UConn's. There are plenty of rounds to be settled in 40 (or more) minutes on Tuesday night.

The UConn men's basketball team will undertake arguably its toughest nonconference schedule in program history. The Huskies will face seven high-major programs who finished the 2025-26 season in the top-25 KenPom rankings, including the top three and four ...