The UConn men’s basketball program isn’t ducking anything with its 2025-26 nonconference schedule, which features six much-anticipated games against top teams.

It’s an understatement to say the UConn Huskies have high expectations in 2025-26. After falling short in an unprecedented three-peat bid against the eventual national champion Florida Gators, head coach Dan Hurley has the roster prepared to control the Big East once again.

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 5, 2025, where it first appeared.

UConn teammate Jayden Ross (23), left, hugs senior Alex Karaban (11) as he finishes his last home game during the regular season finale of men's college basketball action against Seton Hall at Gampel Pavilion on UConn campus in Storrs, Conn., on Saturday March 8, 2025.

UConn women’s basketball sophomore Kayleigh Heckel will participate in the 2025 USA Basketball Women’s U19 National Team trials this month.

After a long, grueling, and successful five-year stretch at UConn, Paige Bueckers is now in the midst of her rookie season in the WNBA, having been selected No.

Two of the most iconic programs in men's college basketball history are set to clash in a home-and-home series over the next two seasons.

Dan Hurley and UConn continue to bolster their non-conference schedule for next season and beyond. The Huskies will face Kansas on Dec. 2 at historic Allen Fieldhouse with a return game in Connecticut during the 2026-27 season, NJ Advance Media has learned after it was first reported by Jon Rothstein.

UConn President Radenka Maric, in a letter to the campus community on Wednesday, said the state’s biennial budget approved this week will provide $113 million less for UConn and UConn Health, its academic health center,

Cards, some signed by Bueckers, are now available honoring her first 20-point game and first WNBA win in which she scored 21 points in a 109-87 win over the Connecticut Sun last week. The cards, produced by Panini America, are available for a limited time and range in price from $9.99 to $1299.99 for a signed version.

One notable takeaway in the Big East is how UConn, St. John's and to a lesser extent, Creighton, are monopolizing the talent-acquisition game. UConn was the only team to land a top-40 freshman from the Class of 2025.