Landrew is a candidate for a major national award, and Ross is for the starting lineup.

The UConn men’s basketball team cruised again in its final exhibition game Tuesday night, showing glimpses of Final Four potential as it continued to turn heads with a defensive effort that made Purdue look noncompetitive in the 76-53 drubbing. Beating Syracuse, Michigan State and the Boilermakers, the Huskies only trailed for a total of six minutes and 46 seconds over three games. “We didn’t ...

It was another impressive exhibition win for the Huskies.

The event will be held Thursday in New York City, with both the men's and women's Huskies set to be on hand.

STORRS — So now there is one. The five incoming freshman who posed in 2023 for a picture mirroring the famous Michigan Fab Five of long ago have made their marks, to one degree or another, on UConn men’s basketball. And one by one they have moved on. Stephon Castle, the five-star recruit, lived up to all the hype, won a championship and was not only a “one-and-done,” but he has had a torrid ...

CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein said he expects big things in the upcoming season from Ross,

STORRS – For Jayden Ross, returning to the UConn men’s basketball team was about completing the four-year journey he signed on for in June, 2022. His decision, the first of many for the Huskies this offseason, came just two days after returning from the Final Four in Indianapolis. He blossomed in his sixth-man role over the last month of the season while teammates battled injuries, and played ...

NEW YORK – It hasn’t exactly been an easy situation to navigate for UConn guard Malachi Smith, who started in 77 of 86 career games at Dayton before he joined the program as a fifth-year graduate transfer. Playing point guard for Dan Hurley – especially as a reserve – can be an unforgiving experience. All it takes is one mistake and a substitution is headed to the scorer’s table. If Hurley ...