Sacred Heart vs. UConn Men: How to watch, TV channel, streaming, start time, predicted lineups and stats

The two-time defending National Champion UConn Huskies enter the 2024/25 Men's College Basketball season ranked No. 3, and they face the Sacred Heart Pioneers in the season opener.

UConn saw four of its starting five from last season leave the program for the NBA, but head coach Dan Hurley rebuilt through the transfer portal and on the recruiting trail as he looks to win his third consecutive National Championship.

Sacred Heart, meanwhile, have never been ranked in program history and are coming off a 16-16 season.

How to watch Sacred Heart vs. UConn, TV channel and streaming

Sacred Heart vs. UConn will be broadcast on FOX Sports 1, which can be viewed through cable TV or streamed with live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV.

Sacred Heart vs. UConn start time, date and venue

Sacred Heart vs. UConn is scheduled to tip off at 7 PM ET/6 PM CT on Wednesday, November 6 with the game taking place at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut.

Sacred Heart vs. UConn predicted lineups

Sacred Heart: Jaden Slaughter, Amiri Stewart, Aidan Carpenter, Tanner Thomas, Raymond Espinal-Guzman

UConn: Hassan Diarra, Aidan Mahaney, Liam McNeeley, Alex Karaban, Tarris Reed Jr.

Sacred Heart vs. UConn stats

• The UConn Huskies finished first out of 362 Division I basketball teams in offensive rating at 123.3 points per 100 possessions, and they finished 15th in defensive rating at 96.0 points allowed per 100 possessions.
• UConn transfer center Tarris Reed Jr. averaged 9.0 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocked shots at Michigan last season.
• Huskies transfer guard Aidan Mahaney averaged 13.9 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 37.5 percent three-point shooting in two seasons at St. Mary's.
• UConn forward Alex Karaban returns after averaging 13.3 points and 5.1 rebounds on 37.9 percent three-point shooting last season, starting all 39 games for the Huskies.
• In 19.4 minutes per game off the bench for UConn last season, reserve guard Hassan Diarra averaged 6.1 points and 2.4 assists, and he's likely to take over as the starting point guard this season.

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