Overview
- The school said the freshman guard injured his ankle in practice and will be evaluated throughout an approximate six-week recovery.
- That window projects a return in early December, leaving him out for most of a month that features BYU on Nov. 15, Arizona on Nov. 19 and Illinois on Nov. 28.
- Short-term lineup options include a two–point guard look with Silas Demary Jr. and Malachi Smith or a bigger group featuring Jaylin Stewart, per ESPN reporting.
- Mullins entered as a five-star McDonald’s All-American, was voted Big East Preseason Freshman of the Year and is viewed as a 2026 first-round draft prospect.
- He scored 12 points in 16 minutes in an exhibition vs. Boston College as UConn also monitors center Tarris Reed Jr.’s hamstring ahead of the season opener.