UConn’s long journey into the night on Saturday began at about 7 p.m., when the bus picked up the players and other staff members on campus for their trip to Newark, N.J.

After a stop to pick up Kevin Ollie and other members of the coaching staff who weren’t able to access the UConn campus, the bus headed down Rte. 91 However, at some point, the driver got an alert that I-95 was backed up and not a very good option, so he turned around and proceeded on a long and winding tour through the backroads of Connecticut that finally got the Huskies to Rte. 84, then 684 en route to the Garden State.

UConn finally arrived at its hotel shortly after midnight, making what’s usually about a three-hour trip into a five-hour affair.

(It should be noted, too, that while UConn hasn’t had an official practice since Thursday, the team has been shooting around,etc. at Gampel for the past couple of days.)

Elsewhere:

*** It appears Seton Hall scoring leader Fuquan Edwin is OK and good to go for today, according to a member of the Pirates’ staff. Edwin injured his ankle in Monday’s loss at Pitt. He’s averaging 16.9 points per game.

*** New Haven’s lone recent representative in the Big East, Freddie Wilson, is no longer at Seton Hall after transferring from the program last month. Wilson has already landed at Drexel, where he’s taking classes.

According to a Seton Hall source, Wilson simply wanted more playing time. He got some chances with the Pirates but seemed to make bad mistakes (on the court) too often when those chances presented themselves.

Off the court, Wilson also had some issues – minor issues – but issues, nonetheless. He was suspended for the Hall’s first two games this season and missed five total over his 1 ½ years with the Pirates, though it was usually minor things like missing curfew, etc., according to a source.

Two-time Register MVP and All-State selection Freddie Wilson is a backup freshman guard for Seton Hall. He’s averaging just 1.3 points per game in limited playing time, but he’s getting good tutelage under Pirate senior Jordan Theodore.

“He’s learning from one of the best point guards in the league,” said Seton Hall associate head coach Shaheen Holloway, a pretty good point guard himself for the Pirates back in the late-1990’s. “He’s starting to understand what it takes to be a point guard in this league.”

Theodore, who leads the Big East in assists, plays over 36 minutes a game, so for Wilson to get more minutes, he’s starting to see some time at shooting guard, as well. Holloway says the thing that’s most impressed him about Wilson is his “ability to break people down and create his own shot. Other than Jordan Theodore, he’s the only other player we have who can do that.”

Wilson graduated from Hillhouse last year and stepped straight into Division 1 basketball and the Big East.

“It’s a different speed coming from high school to college,” Holloway said. “He’s playing well. He’s starting to feel more comfortable at both positions.”

*** UConn is still waiting for clarification from the NCAA on whether or not these three games count towards Jim Calhoun’s record. If Calhoun were missing these games due to illness or some other reason, the games would be his. But since he’s sitting out per NCAA suspension, it’s still not clear.

*** UConn won’t practice tomorrow after moving to a hotel closer to Piscataway. The Huskies will practice at a nearby high school on Thursday and at The RAC on Friday. The reason why UConn’s game with Rutgers on Saturday is an 8 p.m. start: there’s a Rutgers women’s game at The RAC at 2 p.m.

Sheesh!