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UConn-Villanova set to meet Jan. 20 in Hartford

Per Jon Rothstein of FanRag Sports, UConn's series with old Big East foe Villanova begins on Jan. 20, 2018 at the XL Center.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">UConn will host Villanova on January 20th, 2018 at the XL Center in Hartford, per a source. First game of multi-year series.</p>&mdash; Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/875115904165654528">June 14, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Villanova owns a 33-31 all-time advantage over the Huskies, including a 70-61 win at XL in the teams' final meeting as Big East foes on Feb. 16, 2013.

Of course, a little over a year later, they'd meet again in an NCAA tournament second-round game.