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Connecticut Basketball SpacesUConn Summah Sizzlah: Episode IJuly 14, 2025 spaces show.We discuss the latest adds to the men's roster, Liam McNeeley's NBA Draft adventure, the loaded MBB non-conference schedule, the women's team outlook for 2025-26, the dire state of the Big East (on paper), rant about NCAA Tournament expansion and then Hot Balls spends the last half-hour deconstructing photos of the upgrades to PeoplesBank Arena.Welcome to summer, everyone. Enjoy the beach.Thanks to Martin Rosol's Meats for sponsoring us.2025-07-152h 52Connecticut Basketball SpacesHurleyWatch II: Electric BoogalooIt's early June, and you know what that means! Dan Hurley's name is around a hot NBA job opening! The crew gets together to discuss the Knicks opening and how worried we are about Dan Hurley being a serious candidate to leave Storrs for the Bing Bong Empire.2025-06-051h 13Connecticut Basketball SpacesAlex Karaban Is Back!Tonight's show recapping the latest offseason news, headlined by Alex Karaban's decision to return for another year at UConn.This spirals into HurleyMania continuing his Quixiotic quest to figure out the backup big man UConn will add, looking around the rest of the Big East, a basketball called into the show and we conclude with an actual, honest-to-goodness piece of f**kin' hate mail!Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2025-05-012h 07Connecticut Basketball SpacesPrancing Through The PortalTonight's show begins with our hosts eating shit and paying tribute to the 2025 UConn Women's Basketball team on their 12th national championship. After that, we discuss the Men's Final Four before the main course: #MeSeason. How is the 2025-26 roster shaping up after Silas Demary Jr. has joined the program, with Malachai Smith on deck to visit and what's Alex Karaban going to do?Finally, by request: Hot Balls and HurleyMania go on their own exploration of the portal, specifically with wings/forwards. We demand Big Slime. All hail...2025-04-112h 33Connecticut Basketball SpacesFlorida 77, UConn 75: The EndTonight's space recapping UConn's valiant loss to Florida in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2025-03-242h 45Connecticut Basketball SpacesUConn 67, Oklahoma 59Recapping UConn's first round NCAA Tournament win over Oklahoma and looking ahead to Florida on Sunday.Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2025-03-222h 05Connecticut Basketball SpacesSelection Sunday Recap ShowTonight's show recapping Selection Sunday and previewing UConn's 8-9 matchup against Oklahoma, as well as some chat on the overall bracket and the UConn womens' draw in USC's region.Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2025-03-172h 32Connecticut Basketball SpacesCreighton 71, UConn 62Tonight's show recapping UConn's loss to Creighton in the Big East Tournament Semifinals.Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2025-03-151h 48Connecticut Basketball SpacesUConn 73, Villanova 56Tonight's space recapping UConn's win in the Big East Tournament Quarterfinals over Villanova and the final days of Kyle Neptune.Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2025-03-141h 49Connecticut Basketball SpacesUConn 81, Seton Hall 50Tonight's Connecticut Basketball Spaces show recapping UConn's win over Seton Hall on senior day at Gampel Pavilion.This is three separate spaces knitted together, because Mister Hot Balls' internet failed. If you wanna hear him crash out and lose his mind, that's around 1:03:00.Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2025-03-092h 34Connecticut Basketball SpacesUConn 72, Marquette 66Tonight's Connecticut Basketball Spaces show recapping UConn's win over Marquette on HurleyMania Eats Shit Night at Gampel Pavilion.Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2025-03-061h 52Connecticut Basketball SpacesUConn 75, Providence 63Tonight's Connecticut Basketball Spaces show recapping UConn's win in Providence. No security guards were harmed in the making of this episode.Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2025-03-022h 36Connecticut Basketball SpacesUConn 93, Georgetown 79Tonight's Connecticut Basketball Spaces show recapping UConn's win over Georgetown at the XL Center, plus a discussion of the CBB coaching carousel* towards the back end of the show.Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.*making fun of North Carolina2025-02-272h 34Connecticut Basketball SpacesSt. John's 89, UConn 75Tonight's Connecticut Basketball Spaces show recapping UConn's loss to St. John's at MSG. Two malfunctioning spaces stitched into one.Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2025-02-241h 34Connecticut Basketball SpacesUConn 66, Villanova 59Tonight's Connecticut Basketball Spaces show recapping UConn's win over Kyle Neptune's Villanova Wildcats. Gotta say it while we still can.Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2025-02-192h 27Connecticut Basketball SpacesSeton Hall 69, UConn 68 (OT) "bad, not ideal"Tonight's Connecticut Basketball Spaces show recapping UConn's loss at Seton Hall. They did it again.Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2025-02-162h 22Connecticut Basketball SpacesUConn 70, Creighton 66: The Huskies Will Have All Of Your $1 Beers, OmahaTonight's Connecticut Basketball Spaces show recapping UConn's first MBB win over Creighton in Omaha. At long last.And all it took was Liam McNeeley going nuclear to do it.Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2025-02-121h 34Connecticut Basketball SpacesSt. John's 68, UConn 62Tonight's Connecticut Basketball Spaces show recapping UConn's home loss to St. John's.Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2025-02-081h 57Connecticut Basketball SpacesHappy National Marquette Day! UConn 77, Marquette 69Tonight's Connecticut Basketball Spaces show recapping UConn going into Milwaukee and ruining ***NATIONAL MARQUETTE DAY***
At the close of the show, we were joined by Donovan Clingan, which was neat. He was not traded for Luka Doncic.
Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2025-02-022h 14Connecticut Basketball SpacesUConn 72, DePaul 61Tonight's Connecticut Basketball Spaces show recapping UConn's win over DePaul in Hartford. Please do not boo us.
Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2025-01-301h 39Connecticut Basketball SpacesXavier 76, UConn 72Tonight's Connecticut Basketball Spaces show recapping UConn's loss to Xaview in Cincinnati.
Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2025-01-262h 20Connecticut Basketball SpacesUConn 80, Butler 78 (OT)Tonight's Connecticut Basketball Spaces show recapping UConn SURVIVING Butler in OT in Hartford.
Of all the basketball games that have been played, that was certainly one of them.
Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2025-01-221h 28Connecticut Basketball SpacesCreighton 68, UConn 63Tonight's Connecticut Basketball Spaces show recapping UConn losing at Gampel for the first time in nearly two years, falling to Creighton on Saturday afternoon.
Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2025-01-191h 59Connecticut Basketball SpacesUConn 68, Georgetown 60Tonight's Connecticut Basketball Spaces show recapping UConn beating Georgetown on Saturday afternoon in Washington DC.
Our guests included Paul Snyder of the Montauk Sun. He joins at 2:10:40. He had many thoughts. On many things.
Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2025-01-122h 30Connecticut Basketball SpacesVillanova 68, UConn 66Tonight's Connecticut Basketball Spaces show recapping UConn dropping their first game in BIG EASt play in heartbreaking fashion at Villanova.
Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2025-01-091h 53Connecticut Basketball SpacesUConn 87, Providence 84Tonight's Connecticut Basketball Spaces show recapping UConn's big comeback win over Providence.
Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2025-01-062h 06Connecticut Basketball SpacesUConn 81, DePaul 68Tonight's Connecticut Basketball Spaces show recapping UConn kicking off 2025 with a win over DePaul in Chicago.
Presented by AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2025-01-022h 20Connecticut Basketball SpacesMBB: UConn 78, Butler 74 / WBB USC 72, UConn 70Tonight's very late show breaking down the MBB win at Butler and the WBB loss to USC. Thanks to Meghan Bard, Actual WBB Ball-Knower for helping us chuckleheads on the WBB breakdown side of things.
Thanks to our sponsors AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2024-12-222h 36Connecticut Basketball SpacesUConn 94, Xavier 89 (OT)Tonight's postgame show after UConn outlasts the hottest shooting three-point team in the history of Western Civilization. We were joined by UConn Puneet, who threw himself before the mercy of the fanbase mere moments after Dan Hurley lambasted him in the postgame press conference.
Thanks to our sponsors AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2024-12-191h 56Connecticut Basketball SpacesUConn 77, Gonzaga 71Tonight's postgame space recapping UConn's win over Gonzaga at Madison Square Garden.
Thanks to our sponsors AUTOGRAPH and Martin Rosol's Meats.2024-12-152h 21Connecticut Basketball SpacesUConn 76, Texas 65Tonight's recap of UConn's huge win in Texas, plus a look-ahead to next week's showdown at Madison Square Garden with Gonzaga.
Also, HurleyMania has a live meltdown over Juan Soto going to the Mets. So there's that.2024-12-092h 24Connecticut Basketball SpacesUConn 76, Baylor 72Tonight's postgame show recapping a massive UConn win over Baylor. Presented by AUTOGRAPH.2024-12-052h 13Connecticut Basketball SpacesUCon 99, UMES 45Postgame space after UConn trounced Maryland-Eastern Shore in the final of their buy games as the season hits a critical point with Baylor up next. Featuring lots of discussion of another UMess on the gridiron.
We want our Southwick Jug and we want it NOW, UMass.2024-12-011h 43Connecticut Basketball SpacesColorado 73, UConn 72Postgame spaces recapping UConn's loss to Colorado in the Maui Invitational.2024-11-271h 22Connecticut Basketball SpacesMemphis 99, UConn 97 (OT)Postgame space after Memphis outlasts UConn in OT in the opening game of the 2024 Maui Invitational. James Doran got a technical foul. Samson Johnson got a technical foul. Dan Hurley got a technical foul. You, the listener, also got a technical foul.2024-11-261h 59Connecticut Basketball SpacesUConn 81, East Texas A&M 46: Can We Please Play Someone Good?Postgame spaces after UConn blows away another buy game opponent, one who changed their school name last week.
King of Big East Media John Fanta joined the postgame proceedings at the 1:41:00 mark, followed by King of Having 596 College Basketball Podcasts Rob Dauster.2024-11-202h 24Connecticut Basketball SpacesUConn 90, LeMoyne 49Postgame show after UConn demolishes the Dolphins by 41 points. Other topics discussed include: the ongoing saga of disappointment at Villanova, the ongoing saga of disappointment at Seton Hall and an update on the Patron Saint of Spaces, Andre Curbello.
Presented by AUTOGRAPH2024-11-142h 26Connecticut Basketball SpacesUConn 92, New Hampshire 53Mister HotBalls & HurleyMania recap the UConn men's first game of the 2024-25 season at the XL Center, a win over New Hampshire.2024-11-101h 55Connecticut Basketball SpacesUConn 92, Sacred Heart 56: A Banner NightConnecticut Basketball Spaces, presented by AUTOGRAPH, recapping opening night of the 2024-25 UConn Men's Basketball Season.
Later on in the show, Jake Fenner and Russ Steinberg stop by to help present the most disgusting MTE/Neutral Site games of the 2024-25 NCAA MBB season. If you watch any of these, seek help.2024-11-071h 58Connecticut Basketball SpacesBraylon Mullins Commits to UConn & Previewing the Big EastTonight's episode begins with a breakdown of Braylon Mullins' commitment to the Huskies, followed by a team-by-team look at the 2024-25 Big East
18:20 - DePaul Blue Demons
29:45 - Georgetown Hoyas
37:16 - Seton Hall Pirates
47:48 - Villanova Wildcats
1:00:00 - Butler Bulldogs
1:06:50 - Providence Friars
1:16:45 - Xavier Musketeers
1:26:00 - Creighton Bluejays
1:35:12 - St. John's Red Storm
1:43:00 - Marquette Golden Eagles2024-10-242h 11Connecticut Basketball SpacesThey were Rhode Island born, they were Rhode Island bred and after playing UConn, they are Rhode Island dead.We recap UConn's 102-75 win over Rhode Island at Mohegan Sun Arena.
00:00-31:00 Game recap, including the Solo breakout and analysis of the forwards' evening
31:00 Recruiting discussion
44:00 Discussion of the AP preseason Top 25
1:05:00 The Life And Times Of Rick Pitino
1:10:00 KenPom really likes Villanova a lot
1:21:00 Discussing the new super-size SEC/Big XII/Big Ten2024-10-151h 38Connecticut Basketball SpacesTalkin' BigsWe reconvene as UConn prepares to face Rhode Island at Mohegan Sun on October 14th.
00:00-08:00 An appreciation of an incredible UConn football win
08:00 A discussion of the 5 spot for the 2024-25 Huskies - Samson Johnson, Tarris Reed Jr., potentially Jaylin Stewart? Will Alex Karaban see minutes at the 5?
36:00 Who is the freshman/sophomore we're each most excited to watch
48:00 Lets talk about the XL/Gampel schedule split
54:30 Alex joins to ask about Liam McNeeley, specifically what can we expect on the defensive end?
1:02:35 Looking at opening night of the MCBB schedule, headlined by Baylor-Gonzaga
1:06:05...2024-10-092h 11Connecticut Basketball SpacesAndrea Hurley's HTP Fundraiser, MBB Non-Conference Schedule Reveal and Conference Realignment/Big XII Rumors Come For Us Once AgainAfter a hiatus, HurleyMania and Mr. Hot Balls return to talk the latest comings & goings in the UConn MBB world, including
Mary & Mallory discussing the upcoming Husky Ticket Project fundraiser with Andrea Hurley at the Mark Twain House (for tickets, click here: https://secure.givelively.org/event/husky-ticket-project-inc/huskies-and-housewives-a-charity-watch-party-with-andrea-hurley)
Thanks to our friends at Storrs Central, we reveal (almost all) of the 2024-25 UConn Men's Basketball Non-Conference schedule
We do a deep dive on the Big XII rumors and the endless circle of misery that is conference realignment
Connecticut Basketball Spaces...2024-08-302h 41Connecticut Basketball SpacesJ Timothy's Fundraiser for the Husky Ticket Project Post-Feast Recap presented by AUTOGRAPHHurleyMania and Meghan Bard co-host a recap of the HTP fundraiser at J Timothy's in Plainville.
Topics include
A recap of the meet and greet with the 2024-25 UConn MBB team
Blue Cheese v Ranch debate
Looking ahead to the Stars of Storrs in TBT starting Saturday
A live review of Martin Rosol Sausage/Avery Soda's Wiener Water Soda
The new Big East TV deal
Huskies in NBA Summer League action so far
Thanks to our presenting sponsor AUTOGRAPH. Download the app for free and use code SPACES to...2024-07-191h 46Connecticut Basketball Spaces2024 UConn NBA Draft Night SpectacularPresented by AUTOGRAPH
After some predictable technical difficulties, we fired up a show to discuss night 1 of the 2024 NBA Draft.
00:00 Postradamus goes all Fran Fraschilla NBA Draft Analyst off the top as we discuss Steph Castle going #4 to his hometown and the Spurs, as well as Donovan Clingan going #7 to Portland
18:23 Mister Hot Balls joins the proceedings
1:00:00 We dive into the recent UConn Top 10 Player ranking project put together by @walkrighter and what we had for our ballots
1:20:00 Gampel Pavilion is getting $100m...2024-06-271h 44Connecticut Basketball SpacesSay Goodbye To Hollywood: Dan Hurley Stays In StorrsThe long-awaited upload of our June 10th space with the joyous news that Dan Hurley will NOT be the next coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, because Dan Hurley will remain the head coach of the UConn Huskies and there is nothing anyone can do to check our egos anymore.
Meghan Bard co-hosts at the start and Hot Balls joins at the 44-minute mark.2024-06-191h 40Connecticut Basketball SpacesThe Lakers Want Dan Hurley And We Want To DieThe Los Angeles Lakers are courting Dan Hurley. We discuss.
Meghan Bard co-hosts the first hour. Mister Hot Balls joins around the hour mark. We are sad but defiant.2024-06-072h 45Connecticut Basketball SpacesAlex Karaban Is BACKConnecticut Basketball Spaces, presented by AUTOGRAPH
We discuss Alex Karaban announcing he's coming back to UConn for 2024-25, plus other NBA Draft decisions around college basketball. What's your starting 5?
Then it devolves into chat about the wonders of Saratoga, Hot Balls' college baseball escapades and a lookahead to UConn baseball's NCAA showdown with Duke.
Note: The audio levels are all over the place on this one, apologies; HurleyMania is still learning how to use his new mixer.2024-05-301h 33Connecticut Basketball SpacesMay 9, 2024 - Hey, We're On YouTube Too, Now, Kind OfWe discuss the 2024-25 UConn roster now that it is (mostly) set, Connecticut Sun preseason/UConn WNBA stuff, Kadary Richmond to St. John's, wonder if Seton Hall has any NIL at all, Dan Hurley on RAW and talk NBA Draft as we wait for Alex Karaban's decision.
00:00 Show Start
25:50 Mister Hot Balls joins
The show is now also streaming live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-bUpPU9Mcs3Nqh51Acr1Q2024-05-101h 59Connecticut Basketball SpacesOffseason Space #1 - April 25, 2024Our first space of UConn's 2024 offseason. We discuss transfer portal visits, portal stuff and 2024-25 schedule news.
(00:00) Start
(03:30) Champ Merch Chat and Mister Hot Balls' war against Ryobi
(12:00) Tarris Reed Jr. is a UConn Husky
(28:45) Liam McNeeley (this was the day before he committed)
(39:26) Aiden Mahaney
(44:30) Koby Brea
(53:50) Requiem For Apostolos and Rec Center Drama
(58:10) The Martin Rosol Sausage Wiener Whiner Line opens with All Dressed Father discussing the Texas home-and-home and the full nonconference gauntlet
(01:09:30) Meghan Bard...2024-04-282h 10
The Igloo2023 March Marathon Finale: Final Four Preview with UConn Twitter Icons Mister Hot Balls and HurleyMania!I apologize for not breaking the marathon by not having an episode, but I saved the best for last! To preview UConn in the Final Four in Houston, I'm joined by the kings of UConn Twitter: the dynamic duo of Mister Hot Balls and HurleyMania!2023-04-011h 35