Big East

UConn’s Slump Continues, But No Need to Panic Yet

by Matthew Farrell February 11, 2011

It’s arguably the greatest arena in the country, and one of the biggest stages in college basketball. But for whatever reason, Madison Square Garden has been a house of horrors for the UConn men’s basketball team over the last several years. Thursday night, a favored UConn team was surprisingly dismantled by St. Johns for the [...]

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Walker’s Legend Grows in Thriller Over Villanova

by Matthew Farrell January 17, 2011

It’s becoming a recurring theme for UConn. With each game-winning shot and dramatic victory he provides, Kemba Walker isn’t just leading Connecticut up the rankings. He’s putting his season in the conversation as one of the best individual seasons by a Husky, ever. Monday’s finish was Walker’s most memorable one of yet, if for no [...]

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Huskies’ Fast Break Dominance Leads to Windy City Blowout

by Matthew Farrell January 15, 2011

Say what you want about DePaul’s last-place team, but the UConn men took care of business Saturday in a wire-to wire 82-62 romp of the Blue Demons. Connecticut jumped out to a 10-2 lead and never looked back, paced by superb early shooting from Jeremy Lamb and Kemba Walker. The quick start was mostly shaped [...]

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Smith and Melvin Battle Head to Head as UConn Travels to DePaul

by Matthew Farrell January 14, 2011

Before UConn can enter an exciting homestand versus preseason NIT finalists Villanova and Tennessee, they will be looking to avoid a trip-up as they take on DePaul (Saturday, 2pm, SNY) But rather than a simple trap opponent  that has just two Big East wins in the last two plus seasons, this game features an intriguing [...]

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TCU to the Big East

by Mike Grant November 29, 2010

  According to both the NY Daily News and AOL Fanhouse, TCU will announce today at 2PM ET that they are joining the Big East.  Huge.  This will immediately halt any discussions about the Big East not deserving an auto-bid.  TCU is currently ranked third in the BCS, having finished the season a perfect 12-0. [...]

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