The No. 14 Connecticut Huskies host the Creighton Bluejays on Saturday in a matchup of teams near the top of the Big East standings. UConn (13-4) is 5-1 in Big East play, a game behind Marquette and a half game back from St. John’s. Creighton (11-6), meanwhile, is 4-2 in conference play. UConn forward Liam […]
Down by one point, UConn star Alex Karaban missed consecutive free throws in crunch time Wednesday at Villanova that could have given the Huskies the lead — and maybe the eventual win — with only a few seconds remaining in what ultimately resulted in an 68-66 loss. It was the first time in his college […]
Alexa Philippou, ESPNDec 21, 2024, 10:23 PM ET Close Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer HARTFORD, Conn. — Eight months ago in Portland, Oregon, […]
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT – DECEMBER 21: JuJu Watkins #12 of the USC Trojans drives to the rim against … [+] Paige Bueckers #5 of the Connecticut Huskies during the second half of an NCAA women’s basketball game at the XL Center on December 21, 2024 in Hartford, Connecticut. (Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images) Getty Images In […]
Tennessee has returned to the Associated Press Top 25 at No. 19, ending the school’s longest drought in the 48-year history of the women’s basketball poll. The Lady Vols (7-0) had not been ranked since Nov. 27, 2023, a span of 22 polls. Since the rankings began in 1976, Tennessee has been in the Top […]
The college basketball schedule is loaded with high-profile matchups on Sunday and one of the best of them will pit the Texas Longhorns against the UConn Huskies. Texas is off to a 7-1 start on the season and is a perfect 4-0 at home, while the two-time defending national champions are 6-3 in 2024-25. These […]
Matt Norlander is providing a Day 2 Notebook from the Maui Invitational, including interviews and anecdotes from the biggest story-makers at the event. This story will continually update deep into Tuesday night. LAHAINA, Hawaii — An opportunity in paradise has turned into a trip to hell for Dan Hurley’s UConn Huskies. The (not for long) […]
Kalan Hooks, ESPNNov 21, 2024, 01:28 PM ET Wednesday night was mostly about UConn Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma becoming the winningest coach in NCAA college basketball history. Editor’s Picks 2 Related After securing an 85-41 win over the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights, Auriemma secured his 1,217th win to bypass former Stanford Cardinal coach Tara VanDerveer, […]
Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images UConn guard Paige Bueckers says she didn’t watch the 2025 WNBA draft lottery on Sunday, according to ESPN’s Alexa Philippou. The Dallas Wings won the rights to the No. 1 pick in the draft, which is set to take place on April 14. When asked about how she was dealing with […]
