UConn Huskies junior transfer Aidan Mahaney hasn’t played up to par to start the season, but Huskies head coach Dan Hurley isn’t going to adjust Mahaney’s role anytime soon.

While Mahaney was not particularly effective Playing point guard in the first two games, Hurley said Tuesday that Mahaney will continue to play primarily point guard because UConn wants to avoid an overly heavy regime of Mahaney and Hassan Diarra playing together.

Mahaney and Diarra are both small guards, and Hurley for the most part wants to guard bigger lineups on the court.

“We’re asking him to do things he didn’t have to do (at Saint Mary’s), and what we need him to do here is play with the ball,” Hurley said during a press conference. media availability session Tuesday.

“Sometimes I think him and Hassan playing together is going to happen…but for the most part we can’t really afford to be that small at guard.”

“We want to be big on the perimeter. This is why we have been so successful.

“I think it’s just a transition to being on the ball more than playing with the ball. He just has to adapt and improve.

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