11/9/2026 11:01:00โฏAM | Men's Basketball
NEW YORK โย UConn rookieย Colben Landrewย has been named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, the league announced on Monday (Nov. 9) in the first set of weekly honors. In addition,ย Braylon Mullinsย earned a spot on the league's weekly honor.ย
The league's Preseason Freshman of the Year,ย Landrewย wasted no time making an immediate impact for the Huskies in a 2-0 week with wins over Gardner-Webb and vs. No. 16 Michigan.ย Landrewย opened his career with 11 points, five rebounds and three assists in 22 minutes off the bench against GWU on Nov. 2. He followed that up with a huge performance against Michigan in Boston on Nov. 6, pumping in 14 points with a team-high eight rebounds and a pair of assists in 23 minutes. He shot 57.1 percent from the field in the two wins and was 7-of-10 from the charity stripe.ย
Mullinsย picks up a spot on the weekly honor roll for the first time in his career after averaging 21.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals in UConn's first two tilts. He dropped 20 points in the opener on 7-of-12 shooting, then followed that up with a game-high 23 points against Michigan in the title game rematch. For the weekย Mullinsย recorded a 50.0 / 41.2 / 92.3 shooting line and knocked down seven threes.ย
The Huskies return to action on Monday night to host Wagner at the M&T Bank Center at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion.ย
