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Wednesday / November 27.

Pitt, UConn Ready for Showdown; Woodall to Redshirt; Providence Adds Big Man

NEWARK – Jim Calhoun had just coached his team to a victory over Seton Hall Saturday at The Prudential Center, the No. 1-ranked Huskies 13th straight win, and now he was standing against a wall in the arena talking about what comes next.

What comes next for UConn (24-1, 12-1 Big East) is tonight’s epic showdown with No. 4 Pittsburgh (23-2, 10-2) at the XL Center in Hartford that serves as ESPN’s “Big Monday” broadcast.

Read the full story here at SNY.tv.

**UConn was a near unanimous No. 1 pick in the latest AP Top 25 poll, which features six Big East programs.

WOODALL TO REDSHIRT

Pittsburgh freshman guard Travon Woodall, a Paterson, N.J. native who helped Bob Hurley’s St. Anthony of Jersey City team win the mythical national prep championship last season, will apply for a medical redshirt after this season. “It is most likely that Pitt will apply for a medical redshirt at the end of the year,” a Pitt spokesman said.

PROVIDENCE ADDS BIG MAN

Ross Permenter, a 6-9 junior college player from Temple, Texas, has verbally committed to Providence, according to the Providence Journal. Permenter was sitting behind the PC bench during Saturday night’s game against Rutgers.

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