Next opponent speculation thread.

[UconnU]

Looking for high major. We should be able narrow it down to a few schools that make sense based on current scheduling.

 

[Storrs South]

URI makes the most sense, but Hurley may not want to go up against his former school

 

[Road2Six]

URI makes the most sense, but Hurley may not want to go up against his former school

Does he have much of a choice?

 

[ucawn]

St John’s

 

[bendm]

temple hasnt had a game yet and doesnt play until saturday

st. joe's hasnt played since 11/27 and also doesnt play until saturday

head to philly and play both

 

[HooperScooper]

Free access:

5 potential opponents for UConn’s men’s basketball team

The cancellation of Saturday’s game with North Carolina State in Bubbleville has opened...

www.nhregister.com

 

[Brochacho]

Rutgers, UMass, Quinnipiac, UMKC, Maine

 

[XLCenterFan]

St John’s

This. We aren't playing agin til BE schedule kicks off IMO.

 

[Dooooooomed]

Old Dominion

 

[Tampahusky]

Our schedule is being annihilated !!!

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Saint Bonaventure.

They had a solid OOC schedule in Bubbleville canceled: Vermont, Stephen F. Austin, Towson...

As of now, their season starts Saturday against St. Francis (PA) and they have Akron, Hofstra and Buffalo as their OOC games before A-10 games.

As one of the better A-10 teams with legitimate tournament aspirations, they would need a win again a team like UConn to enhance their at-large resume.

On the flip side, the Bonnies are a top-75 junior-laden team who would pose a good challenge for UConn. Osun Osunniyi is solid post player (10.8 ppg, 57.6 fg%) and a defensive force in the paint (2.5 bpg) while the Bonnies return four junior guards/wings who averaged double-digits last season.

Siena

Iona is getting all the hype, but Siena is the best team in the MAAC. They haven't played yet and start their season with conference play at Fairfield Friday and Saturday. Play in Storrs on Wednesday, hang Thursday and then play Friday and Saturday.

Jaden Pickett is the star Siena and the best player in the MAAC. The 6'4 205 lead guard averaged 15.1p, 4.6r, 6.0a, 1.1b, 1.0s and hit 37% of 3P last season and he has legit NBA potential. He'd be a good prep for playing against a David Duke of Providence or a Nate Johnson/Paul Scruggs of Xavier. He pairs up with 6'7 215 forward Manny Camper who is a double-double machine who is also capable from deep.

Siena bolstered their frontcourt over the summer by signing URI transfer Dana Tate and Detroit transfer Harrison Curry, as well as backup guard Nick Hopkins from Belmont.

Not as big of a game as Bonaventure, but still a solid top-150 team with good depth to tune up with before heading into Big East play.

 

[Rico444]

Saint Bonaventure.

They had a solid OOC schedule in Bubbleville canceled: Vermont, Stephen F. Austin, Towson...

As of now, their season starts Saturday against St. Francis (PA) and they have Akron, Hofstra and Buffalo as their OOC games before A-10 games.

As one of the better A-10 teams with legitimate tournament aspirations, they would need a win again a team like UConn to enhance their at-large resume.

On the flip side, the Bonnies are a top-75 junior-laden team who would pose a good challenge for UConn. Osun Osunniyi is solid post player (10.8 ppg, 57.6 fg%) and a defensive force in the paint (2.5 bpg) while the Bonnies return four junior guards/wings who averaged double-digits last season.

I still get nightmares about that St. Bonaventure game from the early 00s. I didn't go to many games in that time period, but I was there for that beat down.

 

[Dooooooomed]

Tulsa was supposed to play Arkansas on Tuesday. Arkansas is now free until Saturday.

 

[BrysonDeMan]

Tulsa was supposed to play Arkansas on Tuesday. Arkansas is now free until Saturday.

Vance Jackson reunion

 

[Austin316]

Tulsa was supposed to play Arkansas on Tuesday. Arkansas is now free until Saturday.

We got annihilated by them in 2017. Would LOVE for our guys to play a solid Arkansas team this time around.

 

[Brochacho]

Tulsa was supposed to play Arkansas on Tuesday. Arkansas is now free until Saturday.

Seems UConn wants to play in Connecticut, but I'd love it if we got on a plane and went to Arkansas. Should be a guaranteed quad 1 game and we'd have a great shot at winning it.

 

[phillionaire]

We got annihilated by them in 2017. Would LOVE for our guys to play a solid Arkansas team this time around.

God that game was so horrible, the only redeeming part of watching it was learning about the many rivers of the Pacific Northwest from Bill Walton.

 

[Jaker]

SCSU

 

[StllH8L8ner]

SCSU

With Scotty suiting up?

 

[freescooter]

The 2019 intramural Champs. We’ll see how tough our guys are when the opponent’s best defense is to pants somebody

 

[Huskymagic]

Arkansas would be a good game. We need another good out of conference game. This should be plan A and hopefully we are on the phone as we speak on this one.

Temple or the Bonnies is a good plan B

Plan C: UMass or Quinnipiac

 

[ToolzieFan]

The 2019 intramural Champs. We’ll see how tough our guys are when the opponent’s best defense is to pants somebody

I think if this team played intramurals they might even rival the Cash Money dynasty from the late 90s and early 00s.

 

[RayRay]

I love the Arkansas idea, 42 in Kenpom, excellent game for a road game, or even home game if they could travel. I just hope we hear some news at some point today. Seems like if we go past tonight, it gets increasingly unlikely that something gets scheduled.

 

[Palatine]

Is Marathon Oil still around?

 

[Psolo12]

highly doubt Hurley brings our guys down to Arkansas