For a program that has won four national championships since 1999—the most of any school in that span—the UConn men’s basketball team surely isn’t accustomed to suffering this many setbacks so early in the year.
The Huskies are 2-4, suffering home defeats against Wagner and Northeastern. Additional crippling losses are Terry Larrier (knee), Alterique Gilbert (shoulder), and Mamadou Diarra (knee), all of whom have been ruled out for the season. UConn is down to eight legitimate scholarship players.
Despite all that, the sun will rise on Wednesday. Kevin Ollie knows it, and as dire and trying as this season has become, it will go on.