HARTFORD — UConn begins its men’s basketball season Monday, November 2, against Gardner-Webb at PeoplesBank Arena, with a 9 p.m. tipoff listed by the university.
The opener brings a coaching milestone within reach: Dan Hurley starts his ninth UConn season with 199 wins at the school. His teams have won all eight previous season openers under his leadership, according to UConn Athletics.
Connecticut enters ranked fourth in the preseason AP poll after exhibition victories over Syracuse, Michigan State and Purdue. Across those three games, the Huskies limited opponents to 34.4 percent shooting and 14.1 percent from beyond the arc.
Silas Demary Jr. and Nik Khamenia each averaged 13 points during that exhibition stretch. Those preseason figures provide context for Monday’s opener; they are not regular-season statistics.
UConn lists Peacock and NBC Sports Network for television coverage and the UConn Sports Network for radio. Its next scheduled game is against Michigan in Boston on Friday, November 6, at 8 p.m.
This report was prepared with AI assistance from UConn Athletics’ October 31 preview and current game listing. Eastern CT News did not interview the team.