Nik Khamenia leads a crew of new transfers that add experience and depth to the roster.

The Duke Blue Devils couldn’t quite find a way to get the most out of top-tier recruit Nik Khamenia last season. That pushed him into the transfer portal, where he chose to play for Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskies. On Monday night, Khamenia and the Huskies opened their season against Gardner-Webb in what was […] The post Duke Transfer Nik Khamenia Shines in UConn Debut appeared first on HEAVY.

HARTFORD – The UConn men’s basketball team rolled to a 86-46 win over Gardner-Webb in its season-opener at PeoplesBank Arena Monday night behind a combined 34 points from Braylon Mullins and Nik Khamenia. It was the 200th win at UConn for coach Dan Hurley (200-75) as he begins his ninth season leading the Huskies. He was in his element, frustrated with his team’s offensive rebounding, ...

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Nik Khamenia was looking for a better fit when he entered the transfer portal less than two weeks after his freshman season at Duke ended in gut-wrenching fashion. He had been subbed out for Cayden Boozer seconds before the deflection and the devastating 35-foot dagger from Braylon Mullins that sent the Blue Devils packing and UConn back to the Final Four. It had been a fine freshman season ...

The Huskies were impressive in a wire-to-wire win on the road.

Dan Hurley blew a kiss to Michigan State’s student section, the “Izzone,” during his halftime TV interview, which had a backing track of boos from the riled up crowd in their white shirts and green tinsel headwear. “This is so great for both teams,” the UConn head coach said, before his team held on for an impressive, 78-70, exhibition win over the AP preseason No. 6-ranked Spartans on Tuesday ...

STORRS — With 10 seconds to go, a fateful 10 seconds on a Palm Sunday in Washington, D.C., Duke freshman Nik Khamenia checked out and left the floor, replaced my Cam Boozer as the Blue Devils needed only to get the ball inbounds, maybe make a foul shot to get to the Final Four. Unable to influence those last 10 seconds, Khamenia watched helplessly as UConn got possession of the ball and ...

Alex Karaban’s last day as a UConn men’s basketball player has come and gone, but the Huskies’ captain and four-year starter wouldn’t leave for the NBA without having some impact on how the program moves forward without him. When he saw that Duke’s Nik Khamenia had entered the transfer portal, a player of similar stature and skillset to his, only from the opposite coast, Karaban knew he had to ...