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UConn Huskies - Grade: A
- 2025-26 record: 34-6 (17-3)
Roster departures
- Alex Karaban (13.1 ppg and 5.1 rpg)
- Tarris Reed (14.8 ppg a nd 8.8 rpg)
- Malachi Smith (3.5 ppg and 2.9 apg)
- Eric Reibe (6.1 ppg and 3.4 rpg)
- Jaylin Stewart (4.3 ppg and 2.6 rpg)
Roster returnees
- Solomon Ball (12.9 ppg and 3.1 rpg, out for next season)
- Silas Demary (10.3 ppg and 6.0 apg)
- Jayden Ross (4.6 ppg and 2.4 rpg)
- Braylon Mullins (12.0 ppg and 3.4 rpg)
Roster additions
- Nikolas Khamenia (5.7 ppg and 3.3 rpg at Duke)
- Najai Hines (6.5 ppg and 5.5 rpg at Seton Hall)
- Nils Machowski (17.2 ppg and 5.7 rpg at Wofford)
- Oskar Giltay (3.3 ppg and 4.1 rpg at Stanford)
- Jaye Nash (5.1 ppg and 4.0 apg at Jacksonville State)
- Junior County (4-star guard prospect)
- Colben Landrew (4-star guard prospect)
Losing Ball for next year via injury is certainly a blow, but the return of Mullins makes up for it. The only surprising departure was Reibe to the portal, but the Huskies upgraded with the addition of Hines, who can be one of the nation’s best interior defenders in the country next year.
Khamenia is a former five-star prospect who had a role at Duke but could thrive as the new starting four-man in place of Karaban. It’ll be a young frontcourt, but as talented as any in the Big East. Plus, they landed some more backup depth, with Machowski being a talented three-point shooter.
And just as important as anything else with the program, head coach Dan Hurley is still around at UConn.
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