Shabazz Napier is expected to play today. He practiced last night, warmed up this morning and appears good to go.

*** UConn’s assistant coaches are expected to attend the Hoop Hall Classic in Springfield, Mass. both tonight and Sunday. The tournament, which features many of the top prep programs in the nation, runs through Monday at Blake Arena at Springfield College.


Here’s the schedule for Sunday and Monday:

Sunday:

10 AM Vermont Academy, VT vs. Tilton School, NH

Noon South Kent School, CT vs.  Brewster Academy, NH

2 PM ESPNU St. Benedict's Prep, NJ vs. Montrose Christian School, MD

5 PM ESPN1 New Hampton School, NH vs. Huntington Prep, WV

7 PM Wilbraham and Monson, MA vs. Worcester Academy, MA

8:30 PM SKILLS CHALLENGE SKILLS CHALLENGE

Monday:
10 AM St. Anthony High School, NJ vs. Tift County High School, GA

Noon ESPNU Lone Peak High School, UT vs. Archbishop Mitty High School, CA

2 PM ESPNU Oak Hill Academy, VA vs. Simeon High School, IL

4 PM ESPNU Montverde Academy, FL vs. Findlay College Prep, NV

6 PM ESPNU Hudson Catholic High School, NJ vs. DeMatha Catholic High School, MD

*** Always great to see former Pirate shortstop Dick Groat, who’s the radio color commentator for Pitt.

*** Pitt and Villanova were tied at 43 on Wednesday in Philly. Pitt scored the final 15 points of the game to notch the 58-43 victory. Wow.