UConn
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March in UConn Country usually means the men’s and women’s basketball teams battling for Final Four berths. This spring, the UConn men’s hockey team gave Husky fans hope for the school’s first-ever Frozen Four berth. The Huskies fell 3-2 in overtime in the Allentown regional final against Penn State in UConn’s first NCAA tournament appearance…
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*This page will be continually updated with matchups and results. The UConn men may be eliminated, but March Madness is just getting started at Duck on a Rock Sports with our first-ever Ultimate UConn Dunk Bracket. We’ve compiled the 16 top dunks in school history, for you, Husky fans, to vote on. This bracket is…
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As we wrote earlier this month, Andre Jackson Jr. and Stephon Castle recently repped UConn in the 2025 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. While neither could dethrone serial dunk champ Mac McClung, Castle’s second-place finish was the best ever by a Husky, and his third dunk earned the first perfect score by a UConn alum. Not…
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Two former UConn national champions are about to take flight on one of basketball’s biggest nights. Stephon “King of the” Castle, of the San Antonio Spurs, and Andre “Ajax” Jackson Jr., of the Milwaukee Bucks, will showcase their aerial artistry in the 2025 NBA Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday, February 15, with the festivities kicking…
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Not to take anything away from Diamond, but we at Duck on a Rock at least got one prediction right. After UConn got blown out by Maryland in the season opener, we said to fret not, and the Huskies proved us right. The UConn football team capped a 9-4 season with a 27-14 win over…
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By Disgruntled The Maui 2024 tournament has mercifully come to an end for myself and Husky fans alike. I’m currently sitting in my living room, polishing away the last of the Thanksgiving leftovers, and rewatching UConn’s first signature win of the season over the #15-ranked Baylor Bears. But even after this win and all that…
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Diamond is back for the first time in almost a month. You may think Diamond used his winnings to go swimming with the dolphins in the Caribbean. Not that I haven’t traded in a heater for the warm sun and sand, but this time I wasn’t looking for shark fins on the horizon as I…
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For the second straight year, the UConn men’s basketball unveiled a national championship banner at Gampel Pavilion. After their season opener, a 92-56 win over in-state foe Sacred Heart, the Huskies confirmed that they have a great shot at a third consecutive banner. Alex Karaban, who returned to Storrs after a brief flirtation with the…
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By “Disgruntled” It’s the early morning of September 8th, around 1:30am, and as I’m guessing many of the blog’s followers are probably celebrating – the once prestigious football program of Notre Dame has fallen to underdog darling Northern Illinois, 16-14. The Huskies. How apropos for this specific case study. For context, a few quick things…
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By Colin McDonough There has been so much change in the last year in college football, but unfortunately one thing has not changed yet. UConn football and losing games. The Huskies began their season by getting blown out at Maryland, 50-7, in the Randy Edsall Bowl. The Terrapins put up over 600 total yards on…
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By Colin McDonough The UConn men’s basketball team has been the best team in the nation the last two seasons, and it’s not even close. The Huskies have repeated as national champions in dominant fashion, winning back to back NCAA tournaments with 12 straight postseason victories by double digits. UConn, the first team to repeat…