How UConn built the ‘most complex’ — and efficient —offense in college basketball
11 months, 3 weeks ago

How UConn built the ‘most complex’ — and efficient —offense in college basketball

New York Times  

GLENDALE, Ariz. — In the summer of 2022, Connecticut coach Dan Hurley decided he was going to adopt a new offensive system and a new way of teaching set plays. “We do that because of paranoia,” says assistant coach Luke Murray, who acts as the program’s offensive coordinator. “I’ve been studying the top offenses in the country in-depth for the past five years, and UConn’s combination of off-ball screening and ball movement within their sets and the number of sets that they run makes it the most complex offense that I’ve seen in that time,” says Jordan Sperber, a former video coordinator at New Mexico State who has become the X’s-and-O’s czar of college basketball, documenting it all in his weekly Hoops Vision newsletter. Last week, Philadelphia 76ers wing Nicolas Batum tweeted that he’s unfamiliar with watching college basketball, but “the way UConn is playing is the way basketball should be taught and played. “Your work starts when they shoot the shot,” McDermott says, “because they’re coming on the offensive glass.” It’s exhausting to face, because there’s never a moment to relax against the Huskies.

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UConn takes on Villanova in Big East Tournament
2 weeks, 6 days ago

UConn takes on Villanova in Big East Tournament

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Villanova Wildcats vs. UConn Huskies New York; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -6; over/under is 135.5 BOTTOM LINE: UConn plays in the Big East Tournament against Villanova. UConn makes 47.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.1 percentage …

UConn plays in Big East Tournament against the St. John’s
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

UConn plays in Big East Tournament against the St. John’s

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! St. John’s is ninth in the Big East with 6.7 offensive rebounds per game led by Tara Daye averaging 1.3. UConn averages 8.8 made 3-pointers per game, 3.9 more made shots than the 4.9 per game St. John’s gives up. St. John’s averages 6.2 made …

UConn hosts Epps and Georgetown
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1 month, 1 week ago

UConn hosts Epps and Georgetown

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Georgetown Hoyas at UConn Huskies Hartford, Connecticut; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -12.5; over/under is 140.5 BOTTOM LINE: Georgetown plays UConn after Jayden Epps scored 22 points in Georgetown’s 80-69 loss to the Creighton Bluejays. TOP PERFORMERS: Solomon Ball is scoring 14.7 …

Bueckers leads No. 5 UConn against No. 22 Creighton after 23-point game
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1 month, 1 week ago

Bueckers leads No. 5 UConn against No. 22 Creighton after 23-point game

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! UConn averages 9.0 made 3-pointers per game, 4.3 more made shots than the 4.7 per game Creighton gives up. Creighton averages 9.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.5 more made shots on average than the 6.5 per game UConn allows. TOP PERFORMERS: Azzi Fudd …

No. 5 UConn plays Seton Hall after Fudd’s 28-point game
1 month, 2 weeks ago

No. 5 UConn plays Seton Hall after Fudd’s 28-point game

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Seton Hall’s average of 6.2 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.2 fewer made shots on average than the 6.4 per game UConn gives up. UConn averages 9.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.0 more made shots on average than the 7.1 …

Bueckers and No. 7 UConn host St. John’s
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bueckers and No. 7 UConn host St. John’s

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! St. John’s ranks ninth in the Big East with 11.8 assists per game led by Ber’Nyah Mayo averaging 3.3. UConn averages 8.9 made 3-pointers per game, 4.2 more made shots than the 4.7 per game St. John’s gives up. LAST 10 GAMES: Huskies: 9-1, averaging …

UConn’s Liam McNeeley draws inspiration for 38-point performance from Creighton fans heckling Hurley
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UConn’s Liam McNeeley draws inspiration for 38-point performance from Creighton fans heckling Hurley

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! “Energy feeds energy, and I was feeling it.” Some of his motivation was drawn from the Creighton students, who have heckled Hurley unmercifully since UConn started making annual trips to Omaha when the school rejoined the Big East in 2020. “A lot of student sections …

UConn visits Ashworth and No. 24 Creighton
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

UConn visits Ashworth and No. 24 Creighton

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Creighton ranks second in the Big East with 16.8 assists per game led by Ashworth averaging 6.7. Creighton averages 75.6 points, 7.0 more per game than the 68.6 UConn gives up. LAST 10 GAMES: Bluejays: 9-1, averaging 76.0 points, 33.6 rebounds, 16.4 assists, 4.0 steals …

Bueckers leads No. 7 UConn against St. John’s after 20-point performance
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bueckers leads No. 7 UConn against St. John’s after 20-point performance

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! UConn makes 50.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.4 percentage points higher than St. John’s has allowed to its opponents. St. John’s has shot at a 42.1% rate from the field this season, 6.3 percentage points above the 35.8% shooting …

Creighton plays No. 19 UConn following Ashworth’s 22-point game
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Creighton plays No. 19 UConn following Ashworth’s 22-point game

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 19 UConn after Steven Ashworth scored 22 points in Creighton’s 77-67 victory against the Marquette Golden Eagles. Creighton averages 75.6 points, 7.0 more per game than the 68.6 UConn allows. LAST 10 GAMES: Bluejays: 9-1, averaging 76.0 points, 33.6 rebounds, 16.4 assists, 4.0 steals and …

No. 5 UConn visits Cooper and No. 19 Tennessee
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No. 5 UConn visits Cooper and No. 19 Tennessee

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Tennessee scores 91.1 points while outscoring opponents by 21.6 points per game. UConn leads the Big East scoring 81.1 points per game while shooting 51.5%. LAST 10 GAMES: Volunteers: 5-5, averaging 84.2 points, 36.0 rebounds, 15.0 assists, 10.6 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while …

No. 6 UConn visits Creighton after Maly’s 24-point performance
2 months, 1 week ago

No. 6 UConn visits Creighton after Maly’s 24-point performance

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! UConn has shot at a 51.8% clip from the field this season, 8.7 percentage points greater than the 43.1% shooting opponents of Creighton have averaged. Paige Bueckers is scoring 19.4 points per game with 4.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists for the Huskies. LAST 10 GAMES: …

Strong leads No. 7 UConn against Providence after 22-point outing
3 months ago

Strong leads No. 7 UConn against Providence after 22-point outing

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! UConn ranks third in college basketball with 21.5 assists per game led by Kaitlyn Chen averaging 4.1. Marta Morales is shooting 40.4% from beyond the arc with 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Friars, while averaging 5.8 points. LAST 10 GAMES: Huskies: 8-2, averaging …

Citron leads No. 8 Notre Dame against No. 2 UConn after 25-point game
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Citron leads No. 8 Notre Dame against No. 2 UConn after 25-point game

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! UConn Huskies at Notre Dame Fighting Irish South Bend, Indiana; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -2.5; over/under is 139.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Notre Dame scores 85.8 points, 36.3 more per game than the 49.5 UConn gives up. UConn averages 8.5 made 3-pointers …

McNeely and Stewart help No. 2 UConn snap 3-game losing streak with 99-45 win
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4 months ago

McNeely and Stewart help No. 2 UConn snap 3-game losing streak with 99-45 win

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! HARTFORD, Conn. — Liam McNeeley and Jaylin Stewart each scored 16 points as the second-ranked UConn men’s basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak with a 99-45 win over Maryland Eastern Shore on Saturday night. Things got heated early in the second half when Stewart …

No. 2 UConn loses to Colorado for second defeat against unranked opponent in as many days
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4 months, 1 week ago

No. 2 UConn loses to Colorado for second defeat against unranked opponent in as many days

CNN  

2 UConn suffered a second defeat against an unranked opponent in as many days at the Maui Invitational as Colorado prevailed 73-72 against the back-to-back NCAA defending champion. Colorado’s Andrej Jakimovski scored a layup with eight seconds remaining in Tuesday’s game to complete an impressive comeback with the Buffaloes having trailed 40-32 at the half. Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Julian Hammond …

No. 2 UConn falls again in Maui, losing 73-72 to Colorado on Jakimovski’s off-balance layup
4 months, 1 week ago

No. 2 UConn falls again in Maui, losing 73-72 to Colorado on Jakimovski’s off-balance layup

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 2 UConn its second loss in two days at the Maui Invitational, beating the two-time defending national champion 73-72 on Tuesday. A day after a 99-97 overtime loss to Memphis that left Huskies coach Dan Hurley livid about the officiating, UConn couldn’t shake the unranked …

UConn's Depth and Potential with a Deep Roster
5 months, 1 week ago

UConn's Depth and Potential with a Deep Roster

Associated Press  

UConn is looking to make a big push for a third consecutive national title this season, despite losing three starters to the NBA. The Huskies have a deep and experienced roster with several players who can fill the scoring void left by the departed starters. Alex Karaban is the only returning starter, but coach Dan Hurley thinks this might be …

UConn vs. Purdue final score: How the Huskies repeated championships and became college basketball’s greatest team.
11 months, 3 weeks ago

UConn vs. Purdue final score: How the Huskies repeated championships and became college basketball’s greatest team.

Slate  

The UConn Huskies are dynastic through whatever lens you prefer. Last year’s team was nearly as dominant, cruising past every team it faced in March Madness and beating an overmatched Cinderella, San Diego State, by 17 in the title game. But any power-conference team can get good enough to make a Final Four run sometime, and it’s never been more …

UConn uses strategy of shutting down Purdue’s perimeter shooters to get decisive victory
11 months, 3 weeks ago

UConn uses strategy of shutting down Purdue’s perimeter shooters to get decisive victory

Associated Press  

GLENDALE, Ariz. — UConn left Donovan Clingan on the loneliest island, stuck deep in the paint to wrestle massive Purdue center Zach Edey. Chasing the Boilermakers off the arc all night, UConn held one of the nation’s best 3-point shooting teams to one made 3 and became the first team since 2007 to repeat as national champions with a 75-60 …

UConn concludes a dominant run to its 2nd straight NCAA title, beating Zach Edey and Purdue 75-60
11 months, 3 weeks ago

UConn concludes a dominant run to its 2nd straight NCAA title, beating Zach Edey and Purdue 75-60

The Independent  

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UConn concludes a dominant run to its 2nd straight NCAA title, beating Zach Edey and Purdue 75-60
11 months, 3 weeks ago

UConn concludes a dominant run to its 2nd straight NCAA title, beating Zach Edey and Purdue 75-60

Associated Press  

GLENDALE, Ariz. — A basketball beatdown. Coach Dan Hurley’s Huskies delivered the latest of their suffocating hoops performances Monday night, smothering Purdue for a 75-60 victory to become the first team since 2007 to capture back-to-back national championships. “I just think it’s the best two-year run in a very, very long time, just because of everything we lost from last …

How UConn became college basketball’s unlikeliest modern Camelot
11 months, 3 weeks ago

How UConn became college basketball’s unlikeliest modern Camelot

New York Times  

GLENDALE, Ariz. — That this started, or restarted, with a then-75-year-old Jim Calhoun nearly kicking Dan Hurley’s ass is so perfectly Connecticut that the scene should replace the state flag. He’d left a job he loved at Rhode Island because UConn is a premier brand in college basketball, a place that, at the time, had won four national titles in …

UConn and Purdue meet in the National Championship.
11 months, 3 weeks ago

UConn and Purdue meet in the National Championship.

Associated Press  

Purdue Boilermakers vs. UConn Huskies Glendale, Arizona; Monday, 9:20 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -7; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. TOP PERFORMERS: Tristen Newton is scoring 14.9 points per game with 6.6 rebounds and 6.2 assists for the Huskies. Lance Jones is shooting 35.9% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Boilermakers, while …

Connecticut defeats Purdue to repeat as NCAA men’s basketball champions
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Connecticut defeats Purdue to repeat as NCAA men’s basketball champions

LA Times  

Connecticut delivered another dominant performance Monday night, smothering Purdue for a 75-60 victory to become the first team since 2007 to capture back-to-back national championships. The Huskies limited the country’s second-best three-point shooting team to a mere seven shots behind the arc — Purdue only made one — while happily allowing 7-foot-4 AP Player of the Year Zach Edey to …

UConn stymies Purdue in title game, becomes first back-to-back men’s champions since 2007 Florida
11 months, 3 weeks ago

UConn stymies Purdue in title game, becomes first back-to-back men’s champions since 2007 Florida

New York Times  

GLENDALE, Ariz. — With exactly six minutes left in Monday night’s national championship game, UConn guard Tristen Newton zoomed a pass to a cutting Stephon Castle, who skipped past Zach Edey in the paint and laid in an ordinary layup. Minutes later, the confetti cannons inside State Farm Arena erupted, finalizing UConn’s 75-60 win over Purdue in Monday’s national title …

UConn takes on Purdue in the National Championship
11 months, 3 weeks ago

UConn takes on Purdue in the National Championship

Associated Press  

Purdue Boilermakers vs. UConn Huskies Glendale, Arizona; Monday, 9:20 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -6.5; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. UConn averages 8.6 made 3-pointers per game, 1.4 more made shots than the 7.2 per game Purdue gives up. LAST 10 GAMES: Huskies: 10-0, averaging 81.4 points, 40.4 rebounds, 21.0 assists, 5.8 steals and 5.6 blocks per game …

Purdue powers its way past N.C. State 63-50 into NCAA title game
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Purdue powers its way past N.C. State 63-50 into NCAA title game

Associated Press  

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Purdue kept its March Madness dream alive while snuffing out North Carolina State’s, getting 20 points and 12 rebounds from Zach Edey in a 63-50 victory Saturday that placed the Boilermakers a win from their first NCAA title. N.C. State poked and jabbed at the 7-foot-4 Edey and gave him fits over his 40 minutes on the …

UConn defeats Alabama in Final Four, will play Purdue for NCAA men’s title
11 months, 4 weeks ago

UConn defeats Alabama in Final Four, will play Purdue for NCAA men’s title

LA Times  

UConn guard Stephon Castle dunks over Alabama forward Grant Nelson during the second half of the Huskies’ 86-72 win in the Final Four of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament Saturday. Connecticut kept its bid to repeat as national champion intact by surviving its first true test of the NCAA tournament, getting 21 points from freshman Stephon Castle while clamping down …

Final Four serves up the usual menu of fun stories -- and UConn looks to snuff out all of them
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Final Four serves up the usual menu of fun stories -- and UConn looks to snuff out all of them

Associated Press  

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Final Four this week delivers the last entry in college basketball’s heartwarming yearbook, an annual assortment of legendary longshots, coaches looking for hugs and magic oozing from every corner of the bracket. —Alabama, which plays UConn on Saturday, is in the program’s first Final Four after a complete rebuild of a roster that was supposed to …

UConn’s long road back to the Final Four is complete. Caitlin Clark and Iowa stand in their way
11 months, 4 weeks ago

UConn’s long road back to the Final Four is complete. Caitlin Clark and Iowa stand in their way

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — Geno Auriemma keeps waiting for it to all fall apart. “It’s not like I wake up every morning and am like, ‘I wish I played UConn more’ — uhh, no,” Iowa guard Caitlin Clark said with a laugh. “That’s not something I wake up and think about.” The two-time AP Player of the Year, however, understands what facing …

UConn proud of Big East’s basketball pedigree even as football money upends college sports
1 year ago

UConn proud of Big East’s basketball pedigree even as football money upends college sports

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Alabama and the rest of the football fans in the Southeastern Conference are about to find out what Big East basketball is all about. The Huskies have a chance to win back-to-back NCAA titles — which would make it six in 13 years for the Big East, the league that takes pride in its basketball pedigree even as …

Illinois’ Final Four hopes evaporate in second-half collapse against defending champ UConn
1 year ago

Illinois’ Final Four hopes evaporate in second-half collapse against defending champ UConn

Associated Press  

BOSTON — In the first half, it looked like it might be possible. For 20 minutes, Illinois played defending champion UConn better — and closer — than any of Huskies’ previous three NCAA Tournament opponents. Then, it happened — UConn scored the first 25 points of the second half over a 7 minute, 41-second span, part of a 30-0 run …

Donovan Clingan, UConn power back into Final Four behind 30-0 run in 77-52 rout of Illinois
1 year ago

Donovan Clingan, UConn power back into Final Four behind 30-0 run in 77-52 rout of Illinois

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Thirty points in a row — that’s quite a run. The defending national champions scored 30 straight points to power their way back to the Final Four on Saturday night, steamrolling Illinois 77-52 — a March Madness record 10th straight double-digit victory for the top-seeded Huskies. Donovan Clingan had 22 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots, and …

UConn Huskies and Illinois Fighting Illini square off in Elite 8
1 year ago

UConn Huskies and Illinois Fighting Illini square off in Elite 8

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Illinois Fighting Illini vs. UConn Huskies Boston; Saturday, 6:09 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -8.5; over/under is 155.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. TOP PERFORMERS: Cam Spencer averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Huskies, scoring 14.5 points while shooting 44.1% from beyond the arc. …

UConn powers past Illinois to advance to second consecutive Final Four
1 year ago

UConn powers past Illinois to advance to second consecutive Final Four

New York Times  

Follow live coverage as UConn, Purdue play for the national championship today BOSTON — Dan Hurley sauntered across midcourt with 3:33 to play, a final timeout amid another March dismantling providing him a moment to take in the scene. And for the second consecutive year, they did it in dominant fashion, pummeling third-seeded Illinois 77-52 in the Elite Eight on …

UConn Huskies and Illinois Fighting Illini meet in Elite 8
1 year ago

UConn Huskies and Illinois Fighting Illini meet in Elite 8

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Illinois Fighting Illini vs. UConn Huskies Boston; Saturday, 6:09 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -8.5; over/under is 155 BOTTOM LINE: No. TOP PERFORMERS: Cam Spencer averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Huskies, scoring 14.5 points while shooting 44.1% from beyond the arc. …

UConn, San Diego State set for title game rematch in Sweet 16; Iowa State, Illinois target Elite 8
1 year ago

UConn, San Diego State set for title game rematch in Sweet 16; Iowa State, Illinois target Elite 8

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Connecticut coach Dan Hurley won’t shy away from the notion that his team has consistently been the best in college basketball this season. “We’re not going to be able to trade that in for anything tomorrow night versus the team we faced last year in the finals,” Hurley said Wednesday as his team prepares for its East Regional …

UConn freshmen Ashlynn Shade, KK Arnold making a name for themselves in the NCAA Tournament
1 year ago

UConn freshmen Ashlynn Shade, KK Arnold making a name for themselves in the NCAA Tournament

Associated Press  

STORRS, Conn. — UConn freshmen guards Ashlynn Shade and KK Arnold haven’t received the accolades given to some of their peers across the country, but the pair have had a big impact for their injury-riddled team in this year’s NCAA Tournament. “It’s basically three seniors and all freshmen, so they have no choice but to step up to the plate …

UConn’s efficiency data on both sides of the ball looks worthy of another March Madness title
1 year ago

UConn’s efficiency data on both sides of the ball looks worthy of another March Madness title

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 by averaging 126.6 points per 100 possessions, trailing only 2018 champion Villanova and 2015 runner-up Wisconsin for the best of any team’s adjusted offensive efficiency since 2001. If you’re not reliant on one or two players to carry you.” Throw in quality game prep …

Top seed UConn steamrolls into Sweet 16 with 75-58 rout of Northwestern in East Region
1 year ago

Top seed UConn steamrolls into Sweet 16 with 75-58 rout of Northwestern in East Region

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — UConn again, no contest. So that’s really what we’re focused on — our next game.” The Huskies beat a fifth-seeded San Diego State squad 76-59 in last year’s national championship game. UConn’s victory put all three Big East teams that made the NCAAs in the regional semifinals, following hard-fought wins by Creighton and Marquette in the second …

Guards to take center stage when ex-Big East rivals UConn, Syracuse meet in women’s NCAA Tournament
1 year ago

Guards to take center stage when ex-Big East rivals UConn, Syracuse meet in women’s NCAA Tournament

Associated Press  

STORRS, Conn. — UConn has struggled this season when playing against some of the nation’s best guards. And you can definitely feel the difference in our team.” Syracuse coach Felisha Legette-Jack said Bueckers will certainly be the focal point of the Orange’s defensive efforts. “I just think that in order to respect somebody like a Paige, like UConn’s team, you …

UConn vs. Northwestern expert picks: Spread, odds, projections for NCAA Tournament second-round game
1 year ago

UConn vs. Northwestern expert picks: Spread, odds, projections for NCAA Tournament second-round game

New York Times  

Big wins are expected for defending champion UConn in early NCAA Tournament rounds. 8 seed Florida Atlantic, while slowing down 7-foot-1 Vladislav Goldin, it’s clear Northwestern isn’t intimidated playing elite big men. Senior point guard Boo Buie is Northwestern’s all-time leading scorer and runs an efficient offense that rates seventh in the nation in both offensive turnover percentage and 3-point …

No. 1 UConn rolls No. 9 Northwestern to reach Sweet 16: ‘We’re bulletproof’
1 year ago

No. 1 UConn rolls No. 9 Northwestern to reach Sweet 16: ‘We’re bulletproof’

New York Times  

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The Connecticut men’s basketball team is now just four wins away from repeating as national champions. Last season, the Huskies won their six games in the NCAA Tournament by an average of 20.0 points, the fourth-largest average margin of victory since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985. “Getting to the Sweet 16 is another …

No. 1 UConn begins title defense by cruising past Stetson 91-52 in NCAA Tournament
1 year ago

No. 1 UConn begins title defense by cruising past Stetson 91-52 in NCAA Tournament

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Stetson had UConn’s full attention. Donovan Clingan scored 19 points and Cam Spencer had 15 as top-seeded UConn began defense of its national championship by cruising past 16th-seeded Stetson 91-52 Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. They never had a chance against UConn, which scored the first eight points and went on to its …

UConn will begin its quest for a 12th national title as a No. 3 seed with an injury-depleted team
1 year ago

UConn will begin its quest for a 12th national title as a No. 3 seed with an injury-depleted team

Associated Press  

STORRS, Conn. — UConn coach Geno Auriemma has had years when he was very confident his team would be making a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. “I’m not going to let it distract me or anything like that,” she said, “I’m still the same player, same teammate.” The 6-foot-3 Edwards will have to contend with Jackson State’s 6-6 center …

NCAA Tournament East Region analysis: Can UConn emerge and repeat as champions?
1 year ago

NCAA Tournament East Region analysis: Can UConn emerge and repeat as champions?

New York Times  

Follow live coverage of South Carolina, NC State and Iowa, UConn in women’s Final Four today The East Region of the Men’s Tournament can best be described as quirky — it features overall No. —Jeff Goodman Team in 16 words: Bruce Pearl’s teams defend, play hard and if they make enough shots from deep, are dangerous. Record: 27-7 Coach: Bruce …

Men’s college basketball rankings: UConn the team to beat, no matter the number
1 year ago

Men’s college basketball rankings: UConn the team to beat, no matter the number

New York Times  

Read The Athletic’s latest men’s college basketball Top 25 rankings. Shead’s initial try missed, but this time he got the game-winner off in time: Tennessee Tennessee is up to 18th in offense at KenPom and has the third-best defense in college basketball. And if you take out the seven games when he was dealing with his ankle and slumping, he’s …

Spencer scores 25 points, Newton has a triple-double and top-ranked UConn beats Villanova 78-54
1 year, 1 month ago

Spencer scores 25 points, Newton has a triple-double and top-ranked UConn beats Villanova 78-54

Associated Press  

STORRS, Conn. — UConn coach Dan Hurley believes he has the best backcourt in the Big East and was confident his guards would not let the Huskies lose two games in a row. Cam Spencer tied his season high with 25 points, Tristen Newton recorded his fourth career triple-double and top-ranked Connecticut bounced back from its first defeat since December …

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