Men's Basketball Travels to UConn on Wednesday

Wednesday, November 6

Storrs, CT

7:00 PM

Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics

University of Connecticut

Photo by: Josh Gee

Men's Basketball Travels to UConn on Wednesday

11/5/2024 5:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball

The Pioneers will take on the back-to-back defending National Champions, for the first time since 2019

FAIRFIELD, Conn.—The Sacred Heart University men's basketball team will make the in-state trip to Storrs, Conn. on Wednesday evening to take on the University of Connecticut at 7:00 pm at Gampel Pavilion.

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Sacred Heart and UConn meet on Wednesday for the first time since 2019. This will be the seventh meeting between the two programs.
The Pioneers fell 81-70 on Monday evening on the road at Temple. Tanner Thomas led the way with 22 points. Bryce Johnson recorded a double-double. Amiri Stewart (13 pts) and Aidan Carpenter (11 pts) scored in double figures.
SHU will be on the road for the first two weeks of the season. Traveling to Dartmouth on Saturday, followed by a trip to Providence, RI for a three-game tournament at Brown.
Sacred Heart returns three active members from last year's team: Thomas, who made nine appearances before missing the remainder of the season with an injury. Raymond Espinal-Guzman, a redshirt junior forward who appeared in 24 games last season, and Aidan Carpenter, a redshirt junior guard who made 30 appearances with 16 starts.
Thomas was named to the All-MAAC preseason third team.
Bryce Johnson returns to Sacred Heart after a year at Northeastern.
This year is Sacred Heart's first season as a full-time member of the MAAC.
The Pioneers have 10 new players on the team.
Head Coach Anthony Latina begins his 12th season as head coach and 20th year overall with the Pioneers.
SHU is set to officially reopen the newly renovated William H. Pitt Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, against Central Connecticut State University at 8 pm.

Last Time Out

SHU dropped its season opener to Temple, 81-70, on the road on Monday evening.
Tanner Thomas led four players in double figures, putting up a 22-point performance in his first game back since Dec. 2, 2023.
Bryce Johnson put up his first double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Amiri Stewart had 13 points and a team-high four steals in his debut for the Pios. Aidan Carpenter rounded out the double-figure scorers with 11 points.
New Haven, Conn. native Mekhi Conner made his first collegiate start. He led the team in assists with five, and added five points and four rebounds.
Sacred Heart had 24 points off Temple's turnovers and outrebounded the Owls 40-34.