For a brief moment, we allowed ourselves to have hope. After a dismal 2016-2017 season, this one started off with some promise for Kevin Ollie’s UConn Huskies. Jalen Adams and Terry Larrier showed signs that they could be all-conference players, it looked like some of the new guys would be able to contribute, and Alterique Gilbert’s return from last year’s shoulder injury brought a fun flavor to the squad. The Huskies beat Oregon in Portland to open the PK80 Tournament and it looked like this team had some real upside.
But Gilbert re-aggravated that shoulder in the next game against Michigan State and UConn has spiraled into the shitter since.