Cody's Blog

With an 11-point win over the #7 team in the nation, the UConn Huskies are seemingly back in the discussion for an NCAA tournament bid. After starting off the season with non-impressive wins over teams such as Colgate, Hofstra, UCF, Boston, Maine, and Iona (as does every team in the nation) and jumping out to a 9-2 record, the Huskies dropped games to Cincinnati (twice), Providence, and Michigan and now sit at just 17-11 and a very sub-par 7-8 in the Big East. One of the only reasons that Connecticut is still on the bubble to make the NCAA tournament is that have come up with some great wins in the past few weeks. They whipped then #1 Texas 88-74, and then proceeded to beat #3 Villanova at their place, then came back home and beat the #7 West Virginia Mountaineers last night in Hartford. Kemba Walker paced UConn with 21 points, and Stanley Robinson scored 15 points to go with 13 rebounds. I still think that Huskies have to win their remaining three to get in, but I believe that come selection Sunday, the Connecticut men’s basketball team will find themselves in the Big Dance. (Barely!)