UConn is hoping that Nils Machowski can assume a leading role in Storrs next season with Solo Ball set to miss the entire 2026-27 season.

The UConn Huskies ended the 2025-26 college basketball season in disappointing fashion. Entering the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 seed in the East Region, they advanced all the way to a national championship appearance. The Huskies didn't have much time to reflect on their loss before needing to navigate the transfer portal.

The UConn men’s basketball team landed one of the most potent scorers left in the transfer portal on Tuesday in Wofford guard Nils Machowski, according to a report from Jonathan Givony. Machowski, a 6-foot-3 combo guard from Berlin, Germany, visited Storrs over the weekend. He played his first two college seasons in a limited role at UCF before spending his junior year at Wofford, where he ...

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