Near the end of what could’ve been a disastrous first half for the UAB Blazers that ended 37-36, head coach Andy Kennedy came onto the floor screaming at his star forward, Yaxel Lendeborg, upset that instead of using his 6-foot-10 frame to power his way through SE Louisiana defenders, he hung out toward the perimeter.

While UConn was largely uncompetitive in its AAC days — never attaining a winning record in the conference — the independent Huskies are getting revenge on their former league. UConn improved to 4-0 against the AAC in 2024 after storming back from a 17-point deficit to defeat UAB,