WORTHY OF A COUNTDOWN

So maybe I’m getting a little too excited. But I’ve got a good feeling about this Sunday’s game.
UConn welcomes Albany to Gampel Pavilion in a rematch of last season’s NCAA tournament thriller. I think this could be a pivotal game for the Huskies, since the Great Danes are not a bad team.
Revenge could obviously play a factor, on both sides. If UConn struggles it will show the growth still required. Another convincing win like the trio over the weekend in Hartford could signal the team’s continued improvement.
The key matchup will be A.J. Price vs. Albany’s Jamar Wilson, a player worthy of being put in a Loren Stokes-type category as one of the better players under the national radar.
Plus, being an America East graduate — Binghamton — it’s always fun to see some of the old faces. I’ll also to be interested to see what type of student presence there is with Thanksgiving being this week and how much the undergrads want to see a little revenge from last March’s scare.