UConn transfer Aidan Mahaney heads to Santa Barbara

By ADAM ZAGORIA

After a difficult season at UConn where he under-performed relative to expectations, Aidan Mahaney has chosen his new destination.

The 6-foot-3 guard is headed to UC Santa Barbara in the Big West, per Jon Rothstein.

UConn transfer Aidan Mahaney tells me that he has committed to UC Santa Barbara.

Significant Big West News.

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) April 29, 2025

Mahaney averaged just 4.5 points and 1.3 assists in his lone season at UConn after averaging 13.9 points in his two previous seasons at Saint Mary’s.

Mahaney was one of several outgoing transfers at UConn, along with Ahmad Nowell (VCU), Isaiah Abraham (Georgetown) and Youssouf Singare (High Point).

The Huskies, meantime, brought in Malachi Smith (Dayton) and Silas Demary Jr. (Georgia ) and a three-man recruiting class of Braylon Mullins, Jacob Furphy and Eric Reibe.

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