The UConn men's basketball team has won eight straight games at Madison Square Garden, and hope to make it nine on Sunday vs. St. John's.

The Connecticut Huskies are gearing up for a huge showdown this weekend, heading to Madison Square Garden for a matchup with the No. 10 St. John's Red Storm on Sunday. However, on Thursday, UConn head coach and back-to-back national champion Dan Hurley shared some exciting personal news.

Rick Pitino has Kadary Richmond’s back. After Richmond starred in yet another victory over Dan Hurley and UConn -- No. 10 St. John’s 89-75 beatdown of two-time defending NCAA champion UConn at Madison Square Garden -- Pitino unsolicited brought up criticism Richmond has faced from Seton Hall fans about his injury history.

After crushing last-place DePaul 82-58 Wednesday night on the road, St. John’s (23-4, 14-2 Big East) holds a 2 1/2 game lead over Marquette and Creighton atop the standings. St. John’s will next face Dan Hurley and two-time NCAA champion UConn in a big-time game Sunday at noon at Madison Square Garden.

Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskies will try to pull off an upset at Madison Square Garden on Sunday as they battle St. John's.

Clawing back from a 14-point deficit against Creighton, UConn Huskies proved they were still in the game. The post Madison Square Garden Pivotal for UConn as Dan Hurley Puts 67 NCAA Teams on High Alert appeared first on EssentiallySports.

The UConn men's basketball team has won eight straight games at Madison Square Garden, and hope to make it nine on Sunday vs. St. John's.

For what seems like the entire season, college basketball fans have been waiting for UConn to start clicking. The back-to-back national champions have struggled all season long after losing much of their roster from the last two years, and those hard times continued on Sunday with a blowout 89-75 loss to No. 10 St. John's at Madison Square Garden.

St. John's Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino has dropped a pretty strong statement on UConn Huskies coach Dan Hurley.

UConn coach Dan Hurley reacted to what his St. John's counterpart Rick Pitino had to say about getting players from high school.

Dan Hurley's unranked UConn Huskies succumbed to a long-time conference rival on Sunday as they lost to the No. 10-ranked St. John's Red Storm 89-75, at the Madison Square Garden.

A three-second sequence in Sunday’s 89-75 win by No. 10 St. John’s over UConn offered a perfect encapsulation of the Red Storm’s dominance.