All you need to know about UConn basketball can be summed up by the fact that fans started lining up for tonight's "First Night" festivities several hours before the doors at Gampel Pavilion opened for the annual fan fest. I just took a quick look at the crowd and it looked like Gampel is at least 70-75 percent full even though there will be no scrimmage, just some prize giveways, some skills challenges and a pair of Hall of Fame coaches sign autographs and address the loyal fan base.

A few notes, if all goes well look for all the loose ends to be finishing and for CPTV to acquire rights to televise the four remaining available games.

Six of the seven recruits are in the house. UConn commits Stefanie Dolson, Lauren Engeln, Michala Johnson and Samarie Walker as well as top senior guard Bria Hartley and highly-touted junior Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis are here ready for the festivities. Chiney Ogwumike, an uncommitted senior forward from Cypress, Tex., is expected to arrive tomorrow to take in UConn's first official practice. Ogwumike, also a standout volleyball player at Cy-Fair High School, has a match against Cy Falls tonight and being the good teammate, she will honor her commitment to her volleyball teammates before heading to Connecticut in the morning.