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UConn guard Braylon Mullins shoots over DePaul Blue guard RJ Smith, left, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Newcomers fitting in for top-ranked UConn women and No. 3 UConn men’s basketball programs

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.

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