Amida Brimah spoke for the first time since breaking the middle finger on his right hand about 10 days ago. He has yet to start any basketball activities -- or, really, any type of conditioning activities. He'll see a doctor next week to determine his next step.

Meanwhile, UConn kicks off its AAC schedule on Saturday night at Tulane. The Huskies have yet to truly dominate in league play since the conference began three seasons ago, so maybe this is the year they do that.

In fact, the Huskies have yet to win an AAC season-opener. Perhaps that changes on Saturday night, as well.