UConn Insider

On this week's episode of the UConn Insider Podcast, Alexa Philippou and Shawn McFarland are joined by COVID-19 reporter and reigning Courant bracket champion Alex Putterman to discuss Geno Auriemma's COVID-19 case and both UConn basketball teams' NCAA Tournament brackets.

In this week's episode of the UConn Insider Podcast, The Courant's Alexa Philippou and Shawn McFarland chat Big East hoops on the heels of the women's tournament and with the men's well underway. Shawn breaks down what to know about the UConn men's quarterfinal opponent, DePaul (0:50), before Alexa recaps how the UConn women played their best basketball of the season this past weekend on their way to another conference title (8:45).

Then, they look at the momentum the men have built over the last week in particular (16:35) and where the women are at heading into the NCAA Tournament (23:00).

In this week's podcast, The Courant's Alexa Philippou and Shawn McFarland break down the UConn men's big win over Seton Hall and how it helps their NCAA Tournament chances (0:30). Ahead of the Big East women's tournament, Alexa shares how UConn freshmen Aaliyah Edwards and Nika Muhl are on upward trajectories and reveals who earned her regular season superlatives (9:10).

In the second half of the episode (20:00), Shawn sits down with bracketologists Mike DeCourcy (FOX) and Jerry Palm (CBS) to assess where the UConn men are situated as March Madness approaches.

With March right around the corner, The Hartford Courant's Alexa Philippou and Shawn McFarland discuss whether the UConn men are a NCAA Tournament team and if the UConn women are peaking at the right time. They also dive deep on who else can help James Bouknight on offense, as well as Christyn Williams' growth on the defensive end. Shawn answers some rapid-fire questions about UConn basketball and his sneaker collection, while Alexa shouts out the pod's first-ever Husky of the Week award recipient.

The Courant's Alexa Philippou and Shawn McFarland joined the show to discuss our reader poll about the best freshman season in UConn women's history, Geno Auriemma's sky hook and more.

The Courant's Dom Amore stopped by to break down a host of UConn men's topics, including Jalen Gaffney's emergence as a reliable scorer, James Bouknight's absence and the impact it's had on the rest of the Huskies' lineup and more. The show wraps up with Amore's impressions of Paige Bueckers, whose spectacular performance against South Carolina on Monday resulted in some seismic social media buzz.

UConn women's basketball alum and SNY analyst Meghan Culmo joined our Alexa Philippou to break down the Huskies' season.

The Courant's Dom Amore joined the show to discuss the UConn men's basketball team's recent win over DePaul, Tyler Polley's torrid shooting, James Bouknight's injury, the Huskies' need for a true No. 2 scoring option to emerge, Dee Rowe's passing and more.

ESPN's LaChina Robinson joined The Courant's Alexa Philippou to break down the college hoops season, discuss her career and more.

SNY host and sideline reporter Maria Marino joined The Courant's Alexa Philippou for a wide-ranging discussion on the delayed UConn women's basketball season.