UConn Insider

In this edition of the UConn Insider podcast, host Shreyas Laddha is joined by Hartford Courant women's basketball beat writer Lila Bromberg to discuss everything UConn women's basketball ahead of the 2022-23 season. Can the Huskies compete for a national title despite all of their injury issues?

Alexa Philippou and Shreyas Laddha have TikTok's very own Marc D'Amelio on the podcast to discuss UConn hoops. Marc is a 1991 UConn graduate and a huge fan of UConn athletics. He discusses how he became a fan(2:58), hosting a UConn watch party in L.A. for the St. John's game (29:20), and so much more.

On this week's episode of the podcast, Courant beat writers Alexa Philippou and Shreyas Laddha discuss the rocky last two weeks the UConn women have had, which included Paige Bueckers' injury and resulted in their first loss to an unranked team since 2012 (0:18). Alex Putterman joins in on the fun later to offer a history lesson on the '08-'09 UConn men's team that made it to the Final Four (21:25). Later, Shreyas and Alexa dissect what we've learned about the UConn men in their recent stretch without Tyrese Martin and Adama Sanogo (34:52).

Welcome back, Husky fans! The Hartford Courant's UConn women's basketball beat writer Alexa Philippou introduces to the pod the Courant's new UConn men's basketball beat writer, Shreyas Laddha. Shreyas discusses his background, how he almost got into basketball ops and what makes him excited to cover the Huskies (1:30). Then, Alexa and Shreyas break down some of their early impressions and areas of improvement for the 7-1 UConn men (12:12) and the 3-1 UConn women (25:04). Discussed topics include: Could Jordan Hawkins unlock the next level to this Huskies team? What impact will Tyrese Martin’s absence have? What more does Adama Sanogo need to show? What’s the state of the UConn women’s team’s depth? How should we view their loss to South Carolina? And much, much more.

Summer is here, and so are some updates on your UConn Huskies! The Courant's UConn basketball writers Shawn McFarland and Alexa Philippou dive deep on the offseason additions to the UConn women’s and men’s basketball teams, as well as latest Husky commit Donovan Clingan.