UConn Fast Break

UConn men’s basketball beat Butler and Georgetown after losing to St. John’s, but it’s still not good enough, according to some Husky fans.
If you’ve been tracking the discourse after UConn’s 79-75 win over Georgetown on Saturday, the environment at games is bad, the team isn’t great enough, and a laundry list of other complaints follows.
Here at The UConn Fast Break Podcast, we refuse to give in to this negativity. This is already one of the program’s most successful seasons and part of a four-year run of excellence that UConn has never seen, if it can avoid an NCAA Tournament upset.
The assembled squad is pretty good, only two years removed from consecutive titles, during a time when everything we know about team-building is evolving.
In this episode, we spend about 45 minutes breaking down the St. John’s, Butler, and Georgetown performances and the highlights and concerns stewing on the court. Then we indulge in some commentary on the online discourse surrounding this year’s team, including attendance, fan fervor, and managing expectations.
The Huskies have $2 Beer Night vs. Creighton on Wednesday before a big road date with Villanova on Saturday. Then they host St. John’s and Seton Hall before ending the season at Marquette, and then we have the Big East Tournament. Great times ahead!



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UConn men’s basketball is 22-1, but you would not have known the season was going so well based on the tenor of the fan discourse.
In this episode, we discuss managing expectations, the highs and lows of organized sports, two blowout wins, and preview the St. John’s matchup.
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Photo: Ian Bethune


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As Big East play ramps up, UConn has survived a few close calls. In this episode, we discuss the Providence and Seton Hall games, and also interview Andy Katz! The national college hoops reporter was on the sidelines for the broadcast of the Huskies’ win over Seton Hall and shared his thoughts on their season thus far.
You can also catch the Katz interview on our YouTube channel.
Editor’s Note: This podcast was originally scheduled to be released before the Georgetown game, but technical issues got in the way. We cut our preview of that matchup from the episode, but still ran through the highs and lows of two interesting games and ended with an early look at Villanova.
We’ll be sure to get a new episode out later this week!

Andy Katz interviews Dan Hurley at the Prudential Center after the Huskies’ 69-64 win in the Prudential Center.


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Dan Hurley’s Huskies have been taking care of business, riding a 10-game winning streak as they’ve ripped through their first four Big East opponents, averaging a 19-point margin of victory in that span.
In this episode, we review the wins over Xavier and Marquette before previewing Wednesday night’s Providence matchup. We also discussed the emerging competitors at Seton Hall and Villanova that the Huskies will be facing soon.
Enjoy!



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A quick preview of today’s Xavier matchup.
We tried to make a video preview, like we used to do in the 2024 season, and started back for the Butler game. But technical issues occurred. We are listening and learning.
Also: Our preview for this game on The UConn Blog and a recent Storrs Central feature on new assistant coach Mike Nardi.



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