After just missing the cut for a 5-seed and a first-round bye, the UConn Huskies will open conference tournament play against last-seed USF at 8 p.m. in Hartford.
Though once again the Huskies struggled in conference play this year, they did sweep the hapless Bulls in two regular season meetings quite comfortably. The most recent meeting occurred in Storrs, where UConn won by 46.
Jalen Adams and Vance Jackson have been hampered by injuries but it appears the two will be playing. Adams sprained his ankle in the loss to SMU and Jackson has been on concussion protocol since an incident on the flight back from a disappointing loss to East Carolina.