Hines is now the third (?) player UConn has faced that has then gone on to join the Huskies? Tristen, Malachi... am I missing anyone. Could we be getting a 4th? 👀
@4TheCycle1 Ross has a chance to be an Andre Jackson Jr. - esque defender next year where you can count on one hand how many points his guy gets in a game (and two hands for how far below the guy's average that is).
2026-2027 UConn Roster Construction
Ballhandlers
Silas Demary Jr, Alex Wilkins & Junior County
Shooters
Solo Ball, Abdi Bashir Jr.
Wings
Jayden Ross, Jaylin Stewart, Colten Landrew
Bigs
Eric Reibe, Najai Hines
Projected Starters
Eric Reibe
Bashir Jr or Jayden Ross (switch with matchups and health)
Solo Ball
Alex Wilkins
Silas Demary Jr.
Colten Landrew plays a lot, Hines plays 18 minutes a game
@BigV3032 UConn goes out earlier, I think Mullins is gone. Feeling what this is like--and knowing he can be a leader next year--might be enough to get him for one more year.
@DaveBorges Him simply saying that is proof why the Tristen comparisons all season were inaccurate and unfair to a player who understood what it meant to play at UConn.
Silas Demary Jr. said he’s made friends for life this season, particularly Alex Karaban.
“We’ll probably be at each others’ weddings.”
Said he’s got tough decision to make whether to return next season.
Forget threes, I don't know if #Michigan made a jump shot in that half. @UConnMBB did what they needed to do. The refs have to call a better second half and we have a chance. #MarchMadness
@_samcalhoun The refs will not make this game about themselves, so these 5 have to be aggressive from the jump and punch Michigan in the mouth immediately.
Ever since I got these, I have been waiting for the day they would become inaccurate. Hoping @UConnMBB can make that happen in a few hours. #Uconn#BleedBlue#marchmadness
All season I’ve been saying that we need two of our three long distance shooters (AK, Solo & Mullins) to have at least an average night in order to beat good teams. What if they waited for tonight to unleash all three at the same time? Wouldn’t that be something #UConn😏
Hurley on Michigan: The size jumps out at you...when they go and get Johnson and Mara, you're wondering how it's all gonna work. How big they are at the 3, 4, and 5, is there going to be spacing on the court for such a huge athletic group. Scary with the size, rebounding, scheme
@BleedBlueUConn They lost to Duke and lost to an experienced Purdue team in a championship setting. It's time for Hurley to do his ultimate Hannibal Smith immitation and have a plan come together.
You can look at it 2 ways Michigan hasn’t been tested even a lil bit in the tournament & the last time they were they lost to imo an inferior team to UConn in the Big Ten final
You can also just say they’re a wagon lol
No matter what happens on Monday, the past four years has seen @UConnMBB either as #NationalChampions or losing to the champion. #UConn is either the best team or it takes the best team to beat them. #BleedBlue