The UConn men’s basketball team jumped 12 spots in the latest AP Top 25 rankings released Monday after an impressive run to the Phil Knight Invitational title. The Huskies defeated Oregon, new-No. 11 Alabama and Iowa State, now ranked No. 23, to win the tournament.
UConn, 8-0, has won each of its games by 15 points or more and has the seventh-best scoring margin in the nation.
Donovan Clingan, the 7-2 center from Bristol who claimed tournament MVP honors after a 15-point, 10-rebound performance against Iowa State, was named Big East Freshman of the Week on Monday. That recognition, swept by UConn’s Alex Karaban in the first two weeks of the season, came after Clingan shot 61.1% from the floor and averaged 1.7 blocks through the three tournament games.
