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JuJu Watkins, USC prevail in nail-biter vs. UConn after Paige Bueckers’ second-half surge

HARTFORD, Conn. — With just over three minutes remaining in the third quarter of Saturday’s top-10 matchup between No. Much to the delight of the road Trojans, JuJu Watkins led her team over Bueckers in a game featuring two of the nation’s best players. She blocked Bueckers’ final shot attempt of the first half, then blocked guard Ashlynn Shade on …

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6 days, 12 hours ago

Strong, Bueckers and Shade’s hot shooting lift No. 4 UConn to 101-68 win over Iowa State

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 4 UConn to a 101-68 victory over Iowa State on Tuesday night in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase. Key moment Shade scored UConn’s first 14 points as the Huskies raced out to a 14-6 lead in the first 4:30 of the game. Up …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Strong, Fudd lead No. 2 UConn to 85-52 rout of No. 22 Louisville in Women’s Champions Classic

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 22 Louisville 85-52 on Saturday night as part of the Women’s Champions Classic. Louisville trailed by 18 after one and got within 12 early in the second quarter before Strong, the latest Huskies freshman star, got UConn back on track. Louisville: The Cardinals four losses …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

UConn defends the 'Basketball Capital of the World' as the reigning national champions upset Baylor

Daily Mail

If you drive over the Massachusetts border into the state of Connecticut on Interstate 84, you will be greeted with a large blue sign recently installed by the governor that boldly declares: 'Welcome to Connecticut: Home of The Basketball Capital of the World.' It's not a self-appointed title, first bequeathed upon the tiny farm town of Storrs, Connecticut by legendary …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

UConn’s leading scorer Alex Karaban to miss Saturday’s game against Maryland Eastern Shore

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Hartford, Conn. — UConn’s leading scorer Alex Karaban will not play in the second-ranked Huskies’ game against visiting Maryland Eastern Shore, the university announced about 30 minutes before the start of Saturday’s game. He is the top scorer for the Huskies with an average of …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Bueckers, Fudd carry No. 2 UConn women to title in Bahamas with 73-60 win over No. 18 Ole Miss

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Bueckers had 15 points and Fudd 12 on combined 11-of-14 shooting in the second half as the Huskies regained control after almost blowing a 21-point lead in the third quarter. The Rebels made a run early in the third quarter, reeling off 15 points to …

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1 month, 1 week ago

UConn’s Geno Auriemma ties NCAA Division I record with 1,216th win as No. 2 Huskies top No. 14 UNC

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! GREENSBORO, N.C. — UConn’s Geno Auriemma sounded more interested in getting his team ready to contend for a national championship than adding another coaching milestone to a Hall of Fame career. “I’m more of how do I put in position so they can feel like …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Women’s college basketball power rankings: Who’s keeping LSU afloat?

New York Times

The 2023-24 college basketball season felt disproportionately impacted by injuries. Connecticut’s developing a versatile post rotation Jana El Alfy missed all of last season with an Achilles injury and was powerless to help; Aaliyah Edwards almost single-handedly held down the frontcourt for UConn. However, after Deans missed most of last season with a torn ACL, it doesn’t appear Ole Miss …

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1 month, 1 week ago

No. 2 UConn cruises past South Florida as Geno Auriemma pulls within a victory of NCAA record

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 2 UConn rolled to an 86-49 win over former conference rival South Florida on Sunday. Ashlynn Shade had 10 of UConn’s 30 points in the third quarter as the Huskies never trailed in the game. Takeaways South Florida: The Bulls’ top two scores in the …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

If Lakers land Dan Hurley, what happens to UConn? Why Huskies face potential nightmare

New York Times

Less than two months ago, in a land that now seems far, far away, Dan Hurley grabbed a microphone and screamed to a throng of deliriously happy people that UConn basketball “has been running college basketball the last 30 years.’’ This was more than pep rally aggrandizement; it was, in fact, true. With Hurley — brash, bold and slightly bananas …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Paige Bueckers and UConn to host JuJu Watkins and USC in December

Associated Press

STORRS, Conn. — Southern California and UConn gave women’s basketball fans an early holiday gift Monday, announcing a two-game series that will start with a game in Connecticut just before Christmas next season. The game, which will be played on Saturday, Dec. 21, will feature two of the college game’s biggest stars in USC’s JuJu Watkins and UConn’s Paige Bueckers. …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

UConn finishes at No. 1 in first post-March Madness AP Top 25 poll after run to repeat NCAA title

Associated Press

UConn finished atop the first Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll to be released after March Madness following its run to the first back-to-back national championship in 17 years. That win allowed UConn to become the first men’s repeat champion since Florida in 2006 and 2007, as well as joining the Gators and Duke as the only back-to-back …

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8 months, 2 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 …

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8 months, 2 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 …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

UConn, Purdue set to collide in NCAA title game after dominating in a romp-filled March Madness

Associated Press

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The NCAA Tournament has reached its finish line, down to one game pairing the two best teams that routinely win in romps and boasting a marquee post matchup that features a two-time national player of the year. Yet there’s a short list of unexpected moments this year: namely, Jack Gohlke making 10 3-pointers to help Oakland stun …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

UConn’s Stephon Castle is an anomaly in this NCAA title game -- a blue-chip, 5-star recruit

Associated Press

GLENDALE, Ariz. — 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. “We all saw how talented he was in high school, so we never had a question of how he’d fit in,” UConn guard Alex Karaban said. Castle has averaged 10.7 points and 4.7 rebounds this …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Staley and South Carolina chase perfection, one win away from becoming 10th undefeated team

Hindustan Times

CLEVELAND — South Carolina is one victory away from completing the 10th perfect season in NCAA Division I women's basketball history. Coach Dawn Staley lost all five starters from last season's team that went into the Final Four unbeaten before losing to Caitlin Clark and Iowa. The 2010 perfect run almost ended in the title game when the Huskies trailed …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Staley, South Carolina achieve perfection, becoming 10th unbeaten team in NCAA Division I history

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — South Carolina has joined an elite group, becoming the 10th NCAA Division I women’s basketball team to go through a season undefeated. Coach Dawn Staley lost all five starters from last season’s team that went into the Final Four unbeaten before losing to Caitlin Clark and Iowa. The 2010 perfect run almost ended in the title game when …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Bad call? Late whistle on UConn’s Edwards helps send Iowa to the title game and the Huskies home

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — Paige Bueckers caught a bounce pass from Nika Muhl and prepared to pull up with a chance to extend UConn’s season. UConn never got it back in a 71-69 loss that ended the program’s 23rd women’s Final Four appearance one step short of the national title game. “Everybody can make a big deal of that one single play, …

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8 months, 2 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 …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Caitlin Clark and Iowa defeat UConn to set up title showdown with South Carolina

LA Times

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark shoots a three-pointer over Connecticut guard Nika Muhl during the second half of the Hawkeyes’ 71-69 victory in the women’s Final Four on Friday night. Caitlin Clark led Iowa back to the national championship game, scoring 21 points as the Hawkeyes rallied past Paige Bueckers and Connecticut 71-69 in the women’s Final Four on Friday night. …

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8 months, 2 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 …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Florida’s 2007 repeat came in ‘totally different environment’ than UConn is facing at Final Four

Associated Press

Billy Donovan hasn’t watched many UConn games. 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 so — is happening in “a totally different environment.” For starters, there’s an abundance of talent and experience available through the NCAA transfer …

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8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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JuJu Watkins, USC prevail in nail-biter vs. UConn after Paige Bueckers’ second-half surge

Strong, Bueckers and Shade’s hot shooting lift No. 4 UConn to 101-68 win over Iowa State

Strong, Fudd lead No. 2 UConn to 85-52 rout of No. 22 Louisville in Women’s Champions Classic

UConn defends the 'Basketball Capital of the World' as the reigning national champions upset Baylor

UConn’s leading scorer Alex Karaban to miss Saturday’s game against Maryland Eastern Shore

Bueckers, Fudd carry No. 2 UConn women to title in Bahamas with 73-60 win over No. 18 Ole Miss

UConn’s Geno Auriemma ties NCAA Division I record with 1,216th win as No. 2 Huskies top No. 14 UNC

Women’s college basketball power rankings: Who’s keeping LSU afloat?

No. 2 UConn cruises past South Florida as Geno Auriemma pulls within a victory of NCAA record

If Lakers land Dan Hurley, what happens to UConn? Why Huskies face potential nightmare

Paige Bueckers and UConn to host JuJu Watkins and USC in December

UConn finishes at No. 1 in first post-March Madness AP Top 25 poll after run to repeat NCAA title

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

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

UConn, Purdue set to collide in NCAA title game after dominating in a romp-filled March Madness

UConn’s Stephon Castle is an anomaly in this NCAA title game -- a blue-chip, 5-star recruit

Staley and South Carolina chase perfection, one win away from becoming 10th undefeated team

Staley, South Carolina achieve perfection, becoming 10th unbeaten team in NCAA Division I history

Bad call? Late whistle on UConn’s Edwards helps send Iowa to the title game and the Huskies home

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

Caitlin Clark and Iowa defeat UConn to set up title showdown with South Carolina

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

Florida’s 2007 repeat came in ‘totally different environment’ than UConn is facing at Final Four

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