Joe Arruda
@joearruda9
UConn men’s basketball + football beat writer @hartfordcourant
UConn Summer League Notes: Cam Spencer taking leadership role with Grizzlies; Sanogo signs with Jazz trib.al/hmFpINR
Olu Oluwatimi or Jalen Sundell is the favorite to win the Seahawks' starting center job, but second-year lineman Christian Haynes has entered the competition. Plus more training camp notes from @bcondotta: st.news/4faoQID
UConn’s roster as it stands, will likely get to 14 or 15 scholarships by the end of the summer
Back in Storrs to get a first look at UConn’s 2025-26 squad
Second TBT run a learning experience for Stars of Storrs as Marc D’Amelio continues push to host in CT trib.al/JUrJHLR
UConn men’s basketball announced a home+home exhibition series with Michigan State, beginning Oct. 28, 2025 in Connecticut. Return exhibition will be in 2026
The Memphis Grizzlies and two-way guard Cam Spencer's representatives, Mark Bartelstein and Ross Aroyo of @PrioritySports, have restructured the agreement to re-sign: Spencer is now inking a new four-year, $10.5 million deal, with three fully guaranteed seasons, sources said.
The Memphis Grizzlies and guard Cam Spencer have agreed to a two-year, $4.5 million fully guaranteed contract, sources tell ESPN. Mark Bartelstein and Ross Aroyo of @PrioritySports finalized a deal with Memphis execs after Spencer had flashes of strong play as a two-way rookie.
UConn NBA Summer League update: Liam McNeeley makes quite an impression in his debut trib.al/vX1zmde
Liam McNeeley (@liammcneeley30) in his SL Debut vs the Jazz tonight🔥🤩‼️ 28 MIN 22 PTS (7/16 FG | 3/6 3FG | 5/5 FT) 12 REB 6 AST +9 Highlights:
What you should know about UConn in EA Sports College Football 26 video game trib.al/9L3xz9C
UConn’s Eric Reibe and Team Germany fall to Team USA in FIBA U19 World Cup gold medal game trib.al/gczuDn8
Eric Reibe (@eric_reibe) was DOMINANT in Germany’s Ro16 win vs Serbia 🔥👀‼️ 31 MIN 25 PTS (10/12 FG | 1/1 3FG | 4/9 FT) 8 REB 2 AST 2 BLK 1 STL +11 Highlights:
Jacob Furphy in Australia’s Ro16 win vs Dominican Republic ‼️🔥 32 MIN 24 PTS (9/15 FG | 5/7 3FG | 1/1 FT) 4 REB 3 AST 2 STL +20 Highlights:
“I think we did a bad job last year of trying to fit a square peg in a round hole and then not being more flexible with adapting the way we play to the talent of those guys.” courant.com/2025/07/01/uco…
Eric Reibe (@eric_reibe) was COOKING in Germany’s win vs Canada today 👀🔥‼️ 24 MIN 20 PTS (7/14 FG | 1/3 3FG | 5/7 FT) 7 REB 3 AST 2 STL 1 BLK +8 Highlights: