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UConn Provides Solo Ball Injury Update

Dan Hurley addressed Solo Ball's injury status as the UConn Huskies prepare for a road test against Xavier.
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Dec 9, 2025; New York, New York, USA; UConn Huskies guard Solo Ball (1) celebrates in the second half against the Florida Gators at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images
Dec 9, 2025; New York, New York, USA; UConn Huskies guard Solo Ball (1) celebrates in the second half against the Florida Gators at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images | Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images

Momentum has followed the UConn Huskies through the first stretch of the season. The Huskies are sitting on a 12–1 overall record, riding an eight-game winning streak. Their last matchup was in Chicago against DePaul.

The Huskies won 72–54, pushing UConn to a 2-0 record in Big East Play. However, in the last game, UConn’s star scorer Solo Ball was missing. Ball was sitting out due to a wrist injury. However, the absence seems to be short-lived.

Not so long ago, college basketball insider Jon Rothstein took to X and wrote, “Dan Hurley told reporters today that UConn’s Solo Ball (wrist) will return for Wednesday’s game against Xavier.”

Ball was a DNP against DePaul, and now, the Huskies are about to get their offensive tone-setter back.

Ball has been brilliant this season, averaging a team-high 15.4 points per game while starting every contest before the injury. Just before sitting out, he had a career-high 26 points on 8-of-14 shooting in a 79–60 win over Butler.

Ball also had 23 points against Columbia while shooting efficiently and getting to the line, followed by 17 points against Kansas. Despite tough defense, in UConn's sole loss against Arizona, Ball had 14 points.

Ball has been efficient and has become increasingly comfortable carrying scoring responsibility in big moments. Despite Ball not playing this season, UConn’s depth has shown. However, the test ahead is not an easy one.

UConn Closes the Year With Xavier Matchup

UConn heads to Cincinnati to face the Xavier Musketeers. In recent times, Xavier has made the Cintas Center one of the Big East’s most challenging road environments.

However, this season, UConn has a top-five defense nationally, ranking among the leaders in scoring defense, field-goal percentage defense, and blocked shots.

The Huskies have turned stops into separation all season, including the win over the DePaul Blue Demons. UConn is 7-5 all-time against Xavier. This season, the Musketeers have a 9-4 record with a 7-2 mark at the Cintas Center.

Musketeers enter the matchup having gone 1–1 to open Big East play, dropping a home game to Creighton before making a road win at Georgetown. They also have names like Tre Carroll, who is averaging 16.5 points this season.

Soon after the Xavier game, the Huskies move to a demanding January schedule. The Huskies have home games with the Marquette Golden Eagles and DePaul, followed by road trips to the Providence Friars and Seton Hall.

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Shivani Menon
SHIVANI MENON

Shivani Menon is a sports journalist with a background in Mass Communication and a passion for storytelling. She has written for EssentiallySports, College Sports Network, and PFSN, covering Olympic sports like track and field, gymnastics, and alpine skiing, as well as college football, basketball, March Madness, and the NBL Draft. When she's not reporting, she's either on the road chasing sunsets or getting lost in the rhythms of electronic soundscapes.

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