Michael Bradley's injured right ankle is worse than it at first appeared.

Bradley, a redshirt freshman, has a fractured right ankle that will require surgery later this week. He is expected to have to go through six weeks of rehab and should be able to return to action in early December.

Bradley's injury was originally thought to be a severely sprained ankle, and Jim Calhoun said at practice on Saturday that he hoped Bradley would return to action by mid-week. He suffered the injury about three weeks ago and hasn't been participating much in practice, save for stationery bike work. He did, however, participate in the Husky Run on Oct. 12, though he walked most of the course.

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Former UConn AD Jeff Hathaway has landed on his feet. He's been hired by the Big East and named consultant to the commissioner for men’s basketball, commissioner John Marinatto announced.

Hathaway will advise the conference on men’s basketball matters.

Hathaway is a four-year member of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee and will serve as chair for the 2011-12 basketball season.