The Connecticut Scoreboard Podcast

Send us a textUConn Huskies AD David Benedict joins the podcast to talk about the latest in college sports. We wrap UConn's successful 2024-25 seasons, NIL and House Settlement updates, basketball scheduling, Gampel renovations, and more.

Send us a textFairfield and Central are heading to the NCAA Baseball Tournament and both head coaches join the pod to preview their teams. Hear from Fairfield's Bill Currier about the exciting extra inning win that sealed the Stags' trip to the tournament, how they're prepping for the Conway, SC Regional, and more. CCSU Head Coach Charlie Hickey talks about his team's 9th NEC Title, what stands out about his team's offense (3rd highest batting average in the country), getting his 800th career win, and more. 

Send us a textKyle Muncy, Director of Brand Partnerships and Trademark Management at UConn, joins us to talk the latest craze around trading cards and collectibles. We talk the evolution of trading cards, the impact of NIL, and more.Your Other LeagueHot takes from a cast of relatable sports fans. Not famous, just fun.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Send us a textMeet UConn Athletics' newest power couple. Sione Moa and Kaitlyn Richins are transferring in to UConn for Football and Women's Soccer respectively. The engaged couple talks about their decision to come to Storrs, life as a couple and more.

Send us a textGrace Jenkins of UConn Softball joins us to talk her career, the current state of the team as it gets ready for the Big East Tournament, the championship culture at UConn, and more.

Send us a textAlex Karaban is back for another year with UConn Men's Basketball and he joins us to break down his decision. We talk his thought process, expectations for next year, his excitement to work with the returners and new players, some paparazzi fame, and more.

Send us a textLulu Kesin, South Carolina Women's Basketball Beat Writer joins us to preview the National Championship game between UConn and South Carolina. We look at the February match up between these two teams, how they've played since, their tournament paths, and more.

Send us a textAlex Karaban joins us to break down the Huskies NCAA Tournament week including a win over Oklahoma and loss to Florida. We look back on the highs and lows of the season, talk about what's next for Alex, his thoughts on the Dan Hurley media drama, and more.

Send us a textAlex Karaban joins us to preview the NCAA Tournament. We recap the week at the Big East Tournament, turn the page to the NCAA Tournament, and more.

Send us a textArkansas State Women's Basketball Head Coach Destinee Rogers joins us to preview her team's match up against UConn. We talk about how she used the transfer portal to build this year's team, the team's style of play, getting to play UConn, and more. 

Send us a textAlex Karaban joins us to wrap the regular season. We talk his senior day festivities, his clutch shot to seal the win over Marquette, getting revenge on Seton Hall, and preparing for the Big East Tournament.

Send us a textPat Sellers, Head Coach of CCSU Men's Basketball joins us to break down his team's big win in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament. We look ahead to Saturday's match up against FDU in the semis, talk his team and its NCAA leading 13 game winning streak, and more. 

Send us a textAs UConn Women's Basketball coverage will shift away from SNY, Play by Play Announcer Allen Bestwick joins us to look back at his time on the microphone. We talk his highlights, thoughts on players, the team gearing up for this year's postseason run and more.

Send us a textAlex Karaban joins us to break down the week that was for UConn Men's Basketball. We chat wins over Georgetown and Providence, talk the team rounding into shape, the rest of the regular season, preparing for tournament games, and more.

Send us a textAlex Karaban joins us to recap the past two weeks - a period that has had some highs and lows. He talks about the keys for the team to focus on the rest of the year, talks Big East road trips, recent big performances from Hassan Diarra and Tarris Reed, and a whole lot more.

Send us a textMike DeCourcy joins us to break down his latest bracket and talk about where things stand. Can UConn avoid the 8-9 game? How will the committee look at games when Liam McNeeley was injured and not playing? We then talk about the other Connecticut teams in the bracket. Will Central avoid Dayton? Yale on the upset path again? All this and more!

Send us a textGreg Perri, an actor in King James (now playing at Theaterworks in Hartford) joins us to talk about the play - one focused on friendship, basketball, and of course, LeBron James. Greg previews the play, talks about his own basketball fandom, and catching some UConn buzz while in town.

Send us a textZach Braziller of the New York Post joins us to break down Friday's big match up between UConn and St. John's. Zach talks St. John's recent successes, their defensive prowess, their weaknesses, and more.

Send us a textAlex is back on the pod fresh off a big win at Marquette. We talk the week that was with the wins over DePaul and Marquette, talk Solo's hot shooting night in Milwaukee, a tough stretch coming up, and more.

Send us a textDom Amore of the Hartford Courant joins us to touch on a number of topics. We talk the current state of UConn Men's Basketball including their record without Liam McNeeley, McNeeley's embrace of the savior role, Dan Hurley and Jim Calhoun vs. the refs, and more. We then dive into the UConn Women's Basketball team including the fantastic freshman season from Sarah Strong, Paige Bueckers' legacy,  and more. Finally, we wrap with a little UConn Football talk including the changing national narrative on the program and the importance of the Fenway Bowl win.

Send us a textRep. Tony Scott joins the podcast to talk about his bill to allow people in Connecticut to be on the in-state college teams. He talks the safeguards in place, the bipartisan support of this issue, and when this could go into effect.

Send us a textHead Coach Pat Sellers joins us to look at his team. We talk their impressive non-conference run, bouncing back from two losses early in conference play, and what he wants to see from his team the last couple months of the season.

Send us a textDaniel Connolly of The UConn Blog joins us to talk about his coverage of UConn Women's Basketball and UConn Men's Hockey. We discuss the first half of the basketball season, how this team can improve, Sarah Strong's dominant start to her career, Paige and Azzi coming back from injury, and roles for KK Arnold, Kaitlyn Chen, and others. Then, we'll dive into UConn Men's Hockey and their path to making its first NCAA Tournament.

Send us a textAlex is back to talk a rollercoaster of a week. We chat about his tough outing at Villanova, how the coaching staff and team supported him and helped him bounce back, adjusting to life without Liam McNeeley, guys like Aidan Mahaney, Jaylin Stewart, Ahmad Nowell, and Jayden Ross having to step up, and more.

Send us a textUConn is looking to bounce back from a loss to Villanova against Georgetown on Saturday. Patrick Stevens joins us to break down the Hoyas and what to expect in this match up.

Send us a textStorrs Central UConn Football writer Graham Chamberlain joins the pod to wrap up the 9-4 UConn Football season. We talk improvements on both sides of the ball, a changing national perception of UConn Football, Jim Mora's contract extension, tampering charges, and look ahead to next year.

Send us a textWe're talking UConn-DePaul -- and maybe not a blowout like we've seen in the past? The DePaud joins us to preview the match up, break down the new look DePaul roster, and more.

Send us a textThe Sean Miller Podcast's Adam Baum is back on the pod to help us preview Wednesday's game against Xavier. We talk the big news around the injury to Xavier's Zach Freemantle, discuss how they'll adjust to his absence, last year's 40-point drubbing at the XL Center, and more. 

Send us a textAlex Karaban is back to talk the first month and change of the season. We talk the rough trip to Maui, learning from the losses, dealing with a concussion, and the team bouncing back with big time wins over Baylor and Texas.

Send us a textJohn Fanta is back on the podcast to talk about the first month of the season. We look at UConn's big time bounce back week with wins against Baylor and Texas, talk the roster, and look to Gonzaga and Big East conference play tipping off.

Send us a textDave Borges joins us to preview UConn Men's Basketball big match up with Baylor. He talks about his trip to Maui and what he's seen from the team, areas of improvement, national storylines, and more.

Send us a textJordan Jones of Central Connecticut State University joins the podcast to talk about his time in New Britain, playing for Coach Sellers, bouncing back from a semifinal loss last year, and more.

Send us a textESPN's Seth Greenberg joins the podcast to talk about what went wrong for UConn in its 0-3 trip to Maui. He breaks down the lineups, provides some ideas for tightening up the defense, changing roles, and more. 

Send us a textKevin Sweeney of SI joins us to preview UConn's path to a Maui Invitational championship. We talk about UConn's performance to date, dive into the first Maui opponent in Memphis, talk the rest of the bracket, and then look at the national college basketball landscape and early thoughts on the Big East.

Send us a textUConn is ready for its final tune up before Maui with a game against East Texas A&M (previously known as Texas A&M Commerce). Coach Von Rosenberg, a former Hartford Hawk player and assistant joins us to preview his team, how a game like this gets scheduled, and shares what Connecticut restaurant he's most excited to get back to for a visit.

Send us a textAlex Karaban joins us to talk the first couple UConn games of the year. We talk his increased role from a production and leadership perspective, get the details behind his new 3-point make celebration, look at the team's depth, and more.

Send us a textUNH Head Coach Nathan Davis joins the podcast to preview his team's match up against UConn on Saturday. He talks his roster and players to be on the lookout for, what it's like for his team playing its third game in a week, the challenges of playing UConn and more. 

Send us a textCollege basketball tips off this week and we're sitting down with the Head Coach of UConn's first opponent Anthony Latina of Sacred Heart. Coach Latina talks about the challenges of playing UConn, his team's roster, transitioning into the MAAC, and more. 

Send us a textDan Hurley joins the podcast to preview his team including the expected jump and growth from the sophomore class. We dive into the transfer additions of Tarris Reed and Aidan Mahaney, the leadership needed from Alex Karaban and Hassan Diarra, and hit on some random fun offseason questions to end the interview.

Send us a textPaul Garcia, a writer for The Spot Up Shot, joins us to talk Steph Castle's opening week debut with the San Antonio Spurs. We talk about rookie season expectations, learning from Chris Paul, playing with Wemby and more.

Send us a textChris Casey joins us to preview his Fairfield Stags team. We talk the changing college basketball environment, break down his roster, and more.

Send us a textPat Sellers of CCSU joins us to preview the upcoming basketball season. We talk about his team building off the success they had last year, break down his roster, and more.

Send us a textUConn's Alex Karaban is here to get us ready for UConn's exhibition game against URI. We talk about the roster, expectations for the team, Alex's growth as a leader, and more.

Send us a textMirin Fader of The Ringer joins us to talk about her recent profile of Paige Bueckers. She talks about the Paige's mindset shift to becoming more aggressive, overcoming injuries, her UConn legacy, and more.Read the profile here: https://www.theringer.com/college-basketball/2024/10/3/24260217/paige-bueckers-uconn-womens-basketball-national-championship-wnba

Send us a textUConn Football's Jelani Stafford joins us to recap the team's thrilling win over Temple on Saturday night. We talk the goal line stand, postgame reaction, the team building momentum for the second half of the season and more.

Send us a textWe're checking in with UConn Director of Athletics David Benedict and diving into all of the latest hot topics in college athletics. UConn to the PAC-12? What do Gampel renovations look like? NIL and revenue sharing? We hit on it all! 

Send us a textJelani Stafford is back to talk UConn Football's big win over FAU, battling back after a tough loss to Duke, preparing for a big game against Buffalo and more.

Send us a textFirst year DePaul Head Coach Chris Holtmann joins the podcast to talk about goals for his first year in Chicago, early thoughts on his roster, deep dish pizza, and more.

Send us a textJelani Stafford of UConn Football is back to talk the first two weeks of the season - from the tough loss to Maryland to the big win over Merrimack. We talk about some keys to success against Duke, the offensive breakout against Merrimack, and more.

Send us a Text Message.CCSU Football HC Adam Lechtenberg joins the podcast to preview his team heading into the 2024 season. We look at the schedule, roster, and more.

Send us a Text Message.College football is just around the corner and we're excited to be having UConn Football's Jelani Stafford joining us weekly this season! In our first episode with Jelani we get some insight into preseason camp - including a look a both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. Jelani breaks down the roster, shares some fun facts about his teammates, and a whole lot more.