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UConn men’s basketball passed the first real test of the season on Friday night with a convincing win over No. 16 Michigan in Boston. Now the Huskies need to keep that momentum rolling against Wagner as they welcome the Seahawks to the newly-named M&T Bank Center at Gampel Pavilion for UConn’s on-campus home opener.
The Huskies rolled past Michigan thanks to strong performances from the backcourt, where Braylon Mullins had a game-high 23 points and Silas Demary Jr. added 21 with zero turnovers. The duo’s performance against a strong Wolverines backcourt was a statement to the rest of the country that Mullins and Demary Jr. may very well be the best backcourt in the country.
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Wagner heads to Storrs with an 0-2 record after dropping games to Luke Murray’s Boston College squad and Miami (Florida). Cam Estevez is the only Seahawk to have hit double-figures in both games so far this season, and the Fairfield transfer figures to be the focal point for Wagner offensively this season. Estevez figures to be a key player along with Siena transfer Tajae Jones and Sacred Heart export Taj Bryant.
Head coach Dwan McMillan has an entire team of new faces after every Seahawk that had eligibility remaining left via the transfer portal. With all that turnover, Wagner was picked to finish seventh out of nine teams in the Northeast Conference preseason coaches’ poll and currently ranks No. 332 in KenPom.
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Wagner center Youssouf Singare spent two seasons with the Huskies, and helped UConn win the 2024 title in a reserve role. Singare appeared in 23 games in the 2023-24 season and had a season-high two points in six minutes in a 69-65 win over St. John’s.
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After spending last season helping High Point reach the tournament, Singare transferred to Wagner this season and has started both games. He scored two points in 21 minutes against BC, and had six points, three rebounds and two blocks against Miami. Singare was foul-prone and raw during…
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