Demary Jr. Returns, UConn's Backcourt Shines

0:00It's April 29th, Hartford News. Today starts now, AI-powered and ready. Yukon Point guard Silas de Mary, Jr. had his doubts early in his first year, wondering if he'd stick around for season 2. But after battling through a grey-two ankle sprain with one torn ligament and two partial tears, he helped push the Huskies to the national championship game. Averaging 10.1 points, 5.9 assists, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.6 deals per game, he earned first team all big. East honors and transfer a newcomer of the year, nods. On April 14th, he announced he'd returned for his senior year. He weighed testing the NBA draft waters, but figured healing his ankle and growing in Coach Dan Hurley's system made more sense. Family talk sealed it quick, and Hurley made it clear he needed his starting point guard back, calling him QB1. That fired to Mary up, feeling wanted by a coach who demands excellence daily. Then four days later, freshman guard Braylon Mullins followed suit,

1:02delaying the draft to return. Suddenly, Yukon locks in one of College Hoops' top back courts for the 2026-27 season. The roster's stacking up nice too, with freshman Colbyn Landrew and Junior County incoming, plus transfers like Nick Kamania, Najai Hines, Oscar, Giltay, and Nils Machowski, who just committed. Returners Jaden and Jacob Ross stay, while solo ball-retchards after risk surgery, DeMerry even helped recruit, stressing sacrifice and winning big. Now fully bought in, DeMerry eyes better shooting, few returnovers, sharper decisions, and stepping up as a leader with stars like Alex Careban and Terris Reed Jr. Gone. He wants to join Yukon Grates like Kenbal Walker by chasing rings and embracing Hurley's fire to cement his legacy.