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UConn Men’s Basketball 2017-2018 Season Preview: Keys to the Season and Predictions

Just a few more hours until basketball season starts. For the final piece of our preview series, we look at the key storylines heading into the season and make some predictions.

No more shot blockers

Say what you want about departed senior Amida Brimah, but his absence will dramatically alter how the Huskies play defense this season. With Brimah, who had 367 blocks in his career and led the country with 121 in 2014-15, perimeter defenders could afford to funnel the player they were guarding to the middle, where Brimah was protecting the rim.