UConn enters ranked #4 nationally with Dan Hurley fresh off his 200th win and Braylon Mullins — a Naismith POY watch list candidate — leading a loaded roster. Wagner was picked fifth in the NEC preseason poll and has guard Ryan Pettis dealing with a concussion heading into this game. The talent gap here is cavernous, and UConn's program standard demands they come out and make a statement in a home opener.