Get ready for UConn men's basketball 2026–27. Explore 5 key storylines, a brutal non-conference schedule, and our official Big East and Elite Eight predictions.

Get ready for tip-off with our 2026–2027 college basketball preview, featuring preseason top contenders, Rome's historic opener, and key storylines to watch.

The University of Connecticut’s 2020-21 NCAA Basketball season began with no fans in the stands and a lot of uncertainly because of the Covid pandemic. But none of that mattered as the UConn Huskies are finally back home, in the Big East. Big East had started as a 7-team basketball only conference called the Catholic 7. By the 2013 college season, the league was 16 teams deep and dominated by football. The Big East wanted their identity back and the non-football playing scho