No. 5 UConn Opens Big East Play Against Butler Tonight

No. 5 UConn opens Big East play against Butler tonight

The No. 5 University of Connecticut men’s basketball team begins Big East Conference play Tuesday night against Butler.

Ajayi leads Butler against No. 5 UConn after 28-point game

Butler visits the No. 5 UConn Huskies after Michael Ajayi scored 28 points in the Bulldogs' 113-110 overtime win against the Providence Friars.

No. 5 UConn launches Big East quest against Butler

No. 5 UConn begins its quest to reclaim the Big East crown on Tuesday night when it tips off conference play by hosting Butler in Hartford, Conn.After a year when the Huskies finished 24-11 overall and 14-6 in the Big East -- four games behind league champ St. John's -- they are right back to being a team capable of winning a national championship after doing so in 2023 and 2024.This nonconference season saw UConn (10-1, 0-0 Big East) earn signa…

Men’s Basketball: No. 5 UConn embarks on its Big East schedule

UConn forward Alex Karaban (11) dunks in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) Dan Hurley has faced Butler 10 times as the head coach of No. 5 UConn men’s basketball. He has never let the Bulldogs (8-2, 1-0) come out on top. The Huskies (10-1, 0,0) will welcome Butler to PeoplesBank Arena to open their Big East conference slate, on Tuesday. The first mee…