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HARTFORD, Conn. — Plenty had forgotten why the UConn men’s basketball team was once ranked No. 2 in the nation and how they’d gotten to that point.

WASHINGTON — Despite a late scare, redshirt freshman Alex Karaban came up clutch as the UConn men’s basketball team survived Georgetown, 68-62, at Capital One Arena on Saturday afternoon.

HARTFORD, Conn. — UConn fans lined up outside Hartford’s XL Center, some as early as seven hours before tip-off, eager to watch the men’s basketball team take on Big East rival Villanova on Wednesday. In another game where the program’s identity was tested, the Huskies made shots in key moments…

STORRS, Conn. — Andre Jackson jumped into the passing lane and ripped the ball from Long Island’s Quion Burns at full speed. Tearing down the court in a footrace with Burns, Jackson went behind his back, sending Burns in the other direction, and landed a two-handed slam that got the…

The Huskies have had an impressive start to the season, leveling up from the program’s recent teams.

PORTLAND, Oregon — The UConn men’s basketball team left its calling card in a national forum, something they haven’t done in recent years, winning the Phil Knight Invitational with an 71-53 victory over Iowa State on Sunday night.

STORRS, Conn. — The much anticipated return of Jordan Hawkins went perfectly according to plan on Friday night as his career-high scoring display led the No. 25-ranked UConn men’s basketball team to their fourth win of the season, 86-50 over UNC Wilmington.

HARTFORD, Conn. — The UConn men’s basketball team used a triple-double from point guard Tristen Newton to beat Buffalo, 84-64, at the XL Center on Tuesday. Newton, a transfer from East Carolina, finished the game with 22 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, four steals and a block.