Newcomers fitting in for top-ranked UConn women and No. 3 UConn men’s basketball programs
January 18, 2026
UConn is the only team with the men’s and women’s basketball teams both in the top five in the AP poll. Freshmen Blanca Quinonez, Braylon Mullins and Eric Reibe team with productive transfers Silas Demary Jr., Serah Williams and Kayleigh Heckel and some talented returning players as the top-ranked UConn women’s basketball team and the third-ranked UConn men’s basketball squad are setting their sights on making a run at another national championship.