Just weeks before the 2025-26 college basketball season began, UConn was dealt a significant blow. Braylon Mullins, the preseason Big East Freshman of the Year, suffered an ankle injury during practice and missed nearly the first month of the season because of the injury. Mullins, who had some lottery hype around his name entering the season, has been a key reason why UConn is riding a 12-game winning streak ahead of a key showdown against Seton Hall. Mullins finished with a career-high 24 points in a win over Providence and added 16 points and seven rebounds the following game during a win over DePaul. "You see it in the different summer events and you get to know the character of the man,...
