UConn Basketball Lands Boston College Exhibition Doubleheader

Both of the UConn Huskies' lauded basketball teams will face Boston College in an exhibition doubleheader at Mohegan Sun.

Apr 6, 2025; Tampa, FL, USA; UConn Huskies mascot Jonathan the Husky during the national championship of the women's 2025 NCAA tournament against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Amalie Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

For the UConn Huskies, it takes two to make an unofficial start of a season go right.

Both versions of Huskies will spend a holiday in style: on Wednesday, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that the Huskies ' men's and women's program will battle their equivalents from Boston College in a Hall of Fame Exhibition Game doubleheader slated for Oct. 13 (Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day) at Mohegan Sun Arena. 

Tip-off times and broadcast information will be unveiled at a later date, as will a presale for UConn basketball season ticket holders.

All eyes will be on Storrs next season as both sides of UConn basketball have been percolating: the women, for example, will be looking to defend their record-extending 12th national championship and retain several dominant faces from that group, including Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong.

Sep 22, 2024; Uncasville, Connecticut, USA; General view of the court before game one of the first round of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs at Mohegan Sun Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark Smith-Imagn Images | Mark Smith-Imagn Images

While the men saw their most recent championship defense end in disappointing fashion, a bevy of high-profile returnees and arrivals will likely have lingering atop the national rankings and bracketologists' favored lists all season long.

Mohegan Sun is a familiar locale to both programs: the Huskies' women are undefeated in postseason play at the home of the WNBA's Connecticut Sun since the Big East moved its conference tournament to the resort/casino in 2021. The men previously partook in last year's preseason festivities hosted by the Hall of Fame, downing Rhode Island 102-75.

UConn will face both sides of Boston College basketball, a former Big East foe, in its next descent upon Uncasville. The Eagles' women's program appeared in the opening round of last season's WNIT while the men finished 12-19 in the follow-up to their first winning season since 2017-18. The last men's battle with the Eagles was staged at Madison Square Garden in 2013 (a 72-70 Huskies win) while the women last saw them in November 2005, putting up a 60-46 triumph in Storrs.

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