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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's Stephon Castle is an anomaly in this NCAA title game -- a blue-chip, 5-star recruit
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Purdue vs. UConn matchup in Monday night's NCAA Tournament title game is in many ways an ode to blue-collar, no-frills basketball. Lots of relatively unheralded recruits. A few transfers from mid-major schools. Still, there's nothing quite like elite...
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...
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...
UConn, Purdue, Alabama, NC State ride transfer portal additions straight into the Final Four
Connecticut and Purdue needed the right fit. Alabama needed more bodies. North Carolina State had big holes to fill in the backcourt. They all mined the transfer portal effectively enough that those pieces are key reasons that they've reached the Final Four, headed to the desert with...
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...
UConn Huskies and Illinois Fighting Illini meet 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 BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 UConn squares off against No. 10 Illinois in the Elite...
Top-seeded UConn blows through another opponent, beating San Diego State 82-52 to reach Elite Eight
BOSTON (AP) — The rematch turned into another UConn mismatch. Stephon Castle had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the defending NCAA champions, and the top-seeded Huskies advanced to the Elite Eight with another double-digit victory, beating San Diego State 82-52 on Thursday night in...
Top seed UConn steamrolls into Sweet 16 with 75-58 rout of Northwestern in East Region
NEW YORK (AP) — UConn again, no contest. Donovan Clingan, Tristen Newton and the top-seeded Huskies overwhelmed an undermanned Northwestern team 75-58 on Sunday night to sail into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Newton had 20 points and 10 assists, and Clingan...
