CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE AT UCONN

Location: Gampel Pavilion, Storrs

Tip-off: 8 p.m. (FS1)

Records (2019-20): CCSU 4-27, UConn 19-12

Probable starters: UConn, 6-1 r-jr. guard R.J. Cole, 6-5 so. guard James Bouknight, 6-9 sr. forward Tyler Polley, 6-9 sr. forward Isaiah Whaley, 6-11 sr. center Josh Carlton

CCSU, 6-2 jr. guard Ian Krishman, 6-1 jr. guard Zach Newkirk, 6-4 so. guard Jamir Reed, 6-7 jr. forward Karrington Wallace, 6-7 so. forward Xavier Wilson

Noteworthy: Season opener for both teams. ... Series: UConn leads, 14-0, winning the last meeting 99-52 in 2015 in Hartford. All but one win by double digits. Blue Devils haven't beaten a Big East team since 1999. ... CCSU coach Donyell Marshall, a former UConn All-American and 1993-94 Big East player of the year, enters fifth season with a 35-88 record. Played vs. UConn coach Dan Hurley (Seton Hall) in college. ... Huskies return five players that started at least 10 games, Blue Devils return seven of their eight top scorers, including Krishnan (12.5 pts). ... Bouknight top returning scorer (13.0), Carlton top returning rebounder (6.1). ... UConn ended last season on a five-game winning streak. ... Injury news: Akok Akok (out) still recovering from torn Achilles' ... Carlton played in 96 straight games, the longest current streak on the team.

Huskies won 19 of their last 20 season openers. One loss came against Wagner in 2016. ...

Hurley 2-0 openers at UConn. ... Up next: UConn hosts Hartford at 8 p.m. on Friday in Storrs.

— Gavin Keefe