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Fans welcome UConn's repeat champs back to the 'Basketball Capital of the World'
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn's men's basketball team returned Tuesday night to the campus the school has branded the “Basketball Capital of the World.” Fans lined the streets in Eastern Connecticut, cheering as the team's buses passed by on the hourlong journey from Bradley...
UConn, coach Dan Hurley provide blueprint on how to succeed in the age of NIL, player transfers
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskies proved that even in the age of NIL and rampant player transfers, it's possible to build a program capable of winning back-to-back national titles. A few minutes after cutting down the nets on Monday night, the coach was...
UConn concludes a dominant run to its 2nd straight NCAA title, beating Zach Edey and Purdue 75-60
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A basketball beatdown. A coaching clinic. A double-digit domination. Take one guess who finished off a romp through college basketball again. You bet, it’s UConn — a team built to win now, and often, and by a lot every time it takes the court. ...
UConn and Purdue meet in the National Championship.
Purdue Boilermakers (34-4, 18-4 Big Ten) vs. UConn Huskies (36-3, 21-2 Big East) Glendale, Arizona; Monday, 9:20 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -7; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 UConn takes on No. 3 Purdue in the NCAA Tournament...
UConn takes on Purdue in the National Championship
Purdue Boilermakers (34-4, 18-4 Big Ten) vs. UConn Huskies (36-3, 21-2 Big East) Glendale, Arizona; Monday, 9:20 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -6.5; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 UConn plays No. 3 Purdue in the NCAA Tournament...
UConn Huskies play the Alabama Crimson Tide in Final 4
Alabama Crimson Tide (25-11, 13-6 SEC) vs. UConn Huskies (35-3, 21-2 Big East) Glendale, Arizona; Saturday, 8:49 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -11.5; over/under is 160.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 UConn plays No. 19 Alabama in the NCAA Tournament...
UConn Huskies take on the Alabama Crimson Tide in Final 4
Alabama Crimson Tide (25-11, 13-6 SEC) vs. UConn Huskies (35-3, 21-2 Big East) Glendale, Arizona; Saturday, 8:49 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -11.5; over/under is 160.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 UConn and No. 19 Alabama play in the NCAA Tournament...
Florida's 2007 repeat came in 'totally different environment' than UConn is facing at Final Four
Billy Donovan hasn’t watched many UConn games. He doesn’t have the time while coaching the NBA’s Chicago Bulls. But he’s seen enough to know the Huskies’ bid to repeat as national champions — they are trying to become the first since Donovan’s Florida team in 2007 to do...
Edey of Purdue, Newton and Bueckers of UConn, Iowa's Clark among finalists for John R. Wooden Award
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zach Edey of Purdue and Tristen Newton of UConn are among the five finalists for the John R. Wooden Award as the nation’s outstanding men’s college basketball player of the season. Joining them are RJ Davis of North Carolina, Dalton Knecht of Tennessee and...
UConn Huskies and Illinois Fighting Illini square off in Elite 8
Illinois Fighting Illini (29-8, 17-6 Big Ten) vs. UConn Huskies (34-3, 21-2 Big East) Boston; Saturday, 6:09 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -8.5; over/under is 155.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 UConn and No. 10 Illinois square off in the NCAA...
