The Lady Huskies took a huge blow when UConn lost point guard Paige Bueckers to a season-ending ACL injury, and she’s expected to miss her entire junior season. Bueckers suffered a left knee injury during summer workouts in a pick-up game. “It’s so crazy because you work so hard to […]
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Women’s Final Four Odds: UConn, Stanford Favored in Semifinal Matchups
The UConn Huskies (28-1) will make their 13th straight appearance in the Women’s Final Four on Friday when they take on the upstart Arizona Wildcats (20-5) with a spot in the national championship game on the line. UConn enters the game as a substantial 14.5-point favorite, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. […]
Paige Bueckers and UConn Knock Off Top-Ranked South Carolina in OT Thriller
Freshman sensation Paige Bueckers scored a game-high 31 points, including all of UConn’s nine points in overtime, to lead the #2-ranked Huskies to a 63-59 victory over #1 South Carolina. After falling behind 59-56 with two minutes remaining in OT, Bueckers scored the final seven points of the game as […]
Gonzaga, UConn Men’s Basketball On Pause, California Programs Scramble During Lockdown as Nation Reels
Less than two weeks into the season and men’s college basketball has already seen more than 75 games moved or canceled as the US nears an average of 200,000 new Covid-19 cases a day, according to Johns Hopkins data. On Saturday, No. 1 Gonzaga canceled its meeting against No. 2 […]
Coast-to-Coast College Basketball COVID Cancellations Define Week Two
As Florida’s men’s basketball team puts its regular schedule on hold to travel to Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casino for a pair of games in the Legends Classic tournament, other programs will have to start getting more creative to remain viable. The Gators will tipoff against Army on Wednesday and Boston […]
College Basketball Already in Peril 24 Hours Before Season’s Start
College basketball will tip-off Wednesday, but COVID-19 outbreaks in programs around the nation have put the season in jeopardy before it begins. Major programs across the country are canceling openers due to positive tests, and in some cases, deciding not to go ahead with their seasons at all. College basketball […]
High School Phenom Paige Bueckers Named Gatorade 2020 National Player of the Year
Paige “Buckets” Bueckers was still in grammar school in Minnesota when she earned her first scholarship offer to play college basketball. She had three, actually, and they were all Big Ten schools. Last year, Bueckers committed to UConn and she came into this season as the top-ranked girl’s high school […]