Six of the nine UConn players who played in the first half were making their debut with the Huskies.

HARTFORD – Braylon Mullins looked the part of a sophomore being counted on as the offensive focal point for the UConn men’s basketball team in its season-opening win over Gardner-Webb, an 86-46 drubbing on Monday night. Just a week removed from his first and only preseason action after missing at least three weeks with an undisclosed injury, Mullins was much “sharper,” to use Dan Hurley’s ...

Just about every awards committee in college basketball will have an eye on UConn players this season. The Huskies’ standout backcourt of Silas Demary Jr. and Braylon Mullins found themselves on a second Player of the Year watch list prior to Monday’s season-opener against Gardner-Webb. They were among 50 players named in contention for the Naismith Trophy, which is presented by the Atlanta ...

Silas Demary Jr., Jayden Ross and Braylon Mullins all figure to be key rotation pieces this season.

Connecticut Huskies guard Braylon Mullins issued a request before his second UConn season ahead of the 2026-27 college basketball season.

Dan Hurley had no interest in going to any court this offseason unless there was a basketball bouncing on it. He was in communication with UConn’s compliance office as he constructed the 2026-27 roster, getting updated on the landscape as it changed and learning who would be eligible and who wouldn’t, according to the NCAA rules. Before the five-in-five rule was passed in late June after the ...

STORRS — The seasons and the decades pass, and the responsibilities are passed along. The old names, Rebecca Lobo and Ray Allen, Breanna Stewart and Rip Hamilton, Maya Moore and Kemba Walker, to name only a few, hang on banners along the walls. And down on the court at what is now M&T Bank Center at Gampel Pavilion on campus or PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, there must be standard bearers, the ...

HARTFORD – Braylon Mullins returned Tuesday night and assisted on UConn’s first three made shots as it rolled in its final exhibition game, a 76-53 win over Purdue at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford. The star sophomore, who missed UConn’s first two exhibition wins over Syracuse and Michigan State with an undisclosed injury, took some time to get in the scoring column but provided a glimpse of ...