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1 year ago

UConn basketball shows its ceiling in win over North Carolina at Jimmy V Classic

NEW YORK — As he made his way toward the Madison Square Garden press room Tuesday night, his dress shirt already replaced with a T-shirt under his sports jacket, Dan Hurley walked past the exuberant members of the UConn pep band. Or maybe he was throwing a little shade at folks who question the Huskies’ place in the pecking order, …

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1 year, 3 months ago

College basketball preseason Top 25: Kansas, Marquette, Duke lead 2023-24 rankings

New York Times

Coming off of a national title, Connecticut lost three critical players in Jordan Hawkins, Adama Sanogo and Andre Jackson Jr. And yet, that still won’t stop the Huskies from being a consensus top-10 team. He’s an underrated defender within a team concept, coming from a top-five defensive team last year at Rutgers. Donovan Clingan should be a preseason All-American and …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Sanogo snags ball, MOP honors for UConn in NCAA title win

Associated Press

HOUSTON — Adama Sanogo stood on the sideline watching his UConn teammates dribble out the final seconds to secure the program’s fifth NCAA championship. It was fitting then that he ended up as the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player in the Huskies’ run to a fifth NCAA title —and snagged the game ball to go with it, too. Story by …

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1 year, 8 months ago

UConn wins March Madness with 76-59 smothering of SDSU

Associated Press

HOUSTON — After six games and 240 minutes of pure dominance that ran through March, then part of April, it finally became clear there was only one thing that could stop the UConn Huskies. “We knew we were the best team in the tournament going in, and we just had to play to our level,” said Dan Hurley, who joined …

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1 year, 8 months ago

2024 men’s college basketball national title odds: Duke, UConn, Kentucky early co-favorites

New York Times

Connecticut just won its fifth national title since 1999 and already the Huskies are among the favorites to win the title in 2024. 2024 men’s college basketball national title odds All odds from BetMGM. Team Odds Duke +1200 Connecticut +1200 Kentucky +1200 Kansas +1600 Alabama +1600 Arizona +1800 Purdue +1800 Houston +1800 Kentucky had the worst season of the eight …

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1 year, 8 months ago

March Madness betting guide: UConn favored to beat Aztecs

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — UConn has rolled through March Madness so far, the one constant in this year’s unpredictable NCAA Tournament. The Huskies have only San Diego State standing in their way in Monday night’s championship game. The total for UConn is 70 points, and it’s 62 1/2 for San Diego State. The Huskies were picked on 2.4% of all brackets …

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1 year, 8 months ago

UConn defeats San Diego State: How the Huskies captured their fifth national championship

New York Times

4 seed UConn Huskies won the national championship game Monday night, defeating the No. Here’s what you need to know: The win marks UConn’s fifth national championship in program history. — Moore GO DEEPER Adama Sanogo is now a UConn legend — and has the national championship ball to prove it Backstory UConn becomes the first team since 2011 to …

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1 year, 8 months ago

UConn puts Final Four beatdown on Miami 72-59

Associated Press

HOUSTON — Nobody was guarding UConn’s best player. UConn doled out another drama-free beatdown Saturday, getting 21 points and 10 rebounds from Sanogo to dispatch Miami 72-59 and move one win from the school’s fifth national title. “It means a lot to us.” Jordan Hawkins overcame his stomach bug and scored 13 for the Huskies, who came into this most …

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1 year, 8 months ago

UConn’s Adama Sanogo and the power of faith on the Final Four stage

New York Times

The Athletic has live coverage of UConn vs. San Diego State in the National Championship. Let’s remember, Sanogo walked into Modibo Keita International Airport in Bamako, Mali, at 15 years old, with his mom and two of his six siblings. UConn assistant Kimani Young, Sanogo’s primary recruiter back in the day, remembers him being “a bull” with obvious talent but …

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1 year, 8 months ago

NCAA Final Four: Connecticut rolls past Miami to advance to title game

LA Times

Connecticut’s Andre Jackson Jr. dunks over Miami’s Norchad Omier. Connecticut doled out another drama-free basketball beatdown Saturday night, getting 21 points and 10 rebounds from Adama Sanogo to dispatch Miami 72-59 and move one win from the school’s fifth national title. Jordan Hawkins overcame his stomach bug and scored 13 points for the Huskies, who came into this most unexpected …

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1 year, 8 months ago

UConn players navigate Ramadan fast during Final Four

Associated Press

HOUSTON — For UConn players Adama Sanogo, Samson Johnson and Hassan Diarra, a traditional pregame meal before Saturday night’s Final Four matchup against Miami won’t be possible. “I’ll drink my coconut water and eat some fruit,” said Sanogo, the team’s leading scorer. “That’s all I need to get ready for the game and I’ll be fine.” James Doran is the …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Who are the Final Four’s top NBA Draft prospects? Jordan Hawkins, Donovan Clingan and more

New York Times

Much has been made of how this 2023 Final Four, featuring a No. Miller is extremely unselfish in the way that NBA teams love from their potential role-player wings, and he Over the back half of Miami’s season, there’s a case to be made that Miller was better than ACC Player of the Year Isaiah Wong. Andre Jackson Jr. | …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Final Four: Who will be the star?

New York Times

The Athletic has live coverage of UConn vs. Miami in the Final Four. The men’s NCAA Tournament Final Four will not feature a former McDonald’s All-American for the first time. The last 10 years of Final Four Most Outstanding Players include Anthony Davis but also Donte DiVincenzo and Luke Hancock. All of these teams play excellent defense — you can’t …

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1 year, 8 months ago

How UConn turned Andre Jackson Jr. into a cheat code — and the Huskies’ MVP

New York Times

During the middle of the season, while losing six of eight games, Connecticut looked like it had come unhinged. In UConn’s first loss of the season on New Year’s Eve, the Musketeers decided to sag off junior wing Andre Jackson Jr. When the two teams met nearly a month later, the Musketeers went to the extreme again, putting Jackson’s man …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Donovan Clingan is UConn’s next big star. His mom would have loved it

New York Times

ALBANY, N.Y. — Bill Clingan did not want to go to the bar. “The rest,’’ Bill says now, “is history.’’ They married in 2001, had two kids and remained devoted entirely and singularly to one another from the night of that bar meeting until 2018, when Stacey died of breast cancer. “Some days, I’d just lean on Donovan and cry, …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Sanogo, UConn pull away from Saint Mary’s, into Sweet 16

Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. — UConn decided to return to its roots five years ago, hiring a former Big East guard as coach and then a couple years later returning to the conference where it became a national power. Adama Sanogo scored 24 points and Jordan Hawkins delivered from the 3-point line in the second half as UConn pulled away from Saint …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Still room for bigs like Sanogo, Timme in college basketball

Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. — UConn center Adama Sanogo punctuated one of the best games of his career by nailing a jumper from around the top of the 3-point line that brought a roar from Huskies fans. “I feel like it’s better for me to bang with people, play against people that are the same size as me.” Sanogo was overwhelming in …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Sanogo, UConn send Pitino, Iona packing from March Madness

Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. — With a dominant performance from its best player in the second half, UConn took the next step toward returning to its championship past. Adama Sanogo scored 10 of his season-high 28 points in the first five minutes of the second half as the fourth-seeded Huskies seized control and beat Rick Pitino’s Iona Gaels 87-63 Friday in the …

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1 year, 10 months ago

No. 23 Creighton holds off No. 21 UConn for 8th win in row

Associated Press

— The season’s second meeting between Creighton and UConn was billed as Round Two between big men Ryan Kalkbrenner and Adama Sanogo. But open shots were really hard to come by.” Sanogo had gotten the better of Kalkbrenner in the teams’ first meeting, scoring 26 points in the Huskies’ 69-60 win in Storrs on Jan. 7. The 6-9, 240-pound Sanogo’s …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Hawkins, Sanogo lead No. 24 UConn past DePaul, 90-76

Associated Press

CHICAGO — Jordan Hawkins, Adama Sanogo and Tristen Newton took turns coming up with big plays for No. Newton scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half, continuing his strong play since he was shut out during an 85-74 loss at St. John’s on Jan. 15. “Tristen’s really evolving, improving, playing more like a guy that’s in his …

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1 year, 11 months ago

UConn means something. This is how Dan Hurley made it matter again

New York Times

STORRS, Conn. — People of a certain age speak of UConn basketball a certain way. “Now that I think of it,” says Jordan Hawkins, a UConn sophomore and the Huskies’ second-leading scorer, “my dad was more excited when I got the UConn offer than I was. “I think one thing that we were missing last year,” Jordan Hawkins says, “is …

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2 years ago

College basketball roundtable: Experts on the season after one month

New York Times

— The Athletic’s Seth Davis, Brian Hamilton, Eamonn Brennan, Brendan Quinn and Brendan Marks contributed to this story. Speaking of which, last season marked Virginia’s least efficient defense since Bennett’s second season; this year, then, was a test of sorts. A bit more evidence of this team’s primacy on the road would be great — but it looks like a …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Sanogo, Martin lead No. 24 UConn over No. 18 Marquette

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Adama Sanogo scored 24 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and Tyrese Martin added 18 points and 15 boards for the Huskies, who swept the season series with the Golden Eagles. “Tyrese and Adama played like first-team, all-league players,” UConn coach Dan Hurley said. We didn’t …

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3 years ago

Sanogo, Polley lead No. 22 UConn past No. 19 Auburn in 2OT

Associated Press

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Tyler Polley scored a career-high 24 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:58 left in the second overtime to help No. 8 TEXAS 68, CALIFORNIA BAPTIST 44 AUSTIN, Texas — Timmy Allen and Andrew Jones scored 15 points apiece and Texas handed California Baptist its first loss of the season. 12 HOUSTON 78, OREGON 49 …

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UConn basketball shows its ceiling in win over North Carolina at Jimmy V Classic

College basketball preseason Top 25: Kansas, Marquette, Duke lead 2023-24 rankings

Sanogo snags ball, MOP honors for UConn in NCAA title win

UConn wins March Madness with 76-59 smothering of SDSU

2024 men’s college basketball national title odds: Duke, UConn, Kentucky early co-favorites

March Madness betting guide: UConn favored to beat Aztecs

UConn defeats San Diego State: How the Huskies captured their fifth national championship

UConn puts Final Four beatdown on Miami 72-59

UConn’s Adama Sanogo and the power of faith on the Final Four stage

NCAA Final Four: Connecticut rolls past Miami to advance to title game

UConn players navigate Ramadan fast during Final Four

Who are the Final Four’s top NBA Draft prospects? Jordan Hawkins, Donovan Clingan and more

Final Four: Who will be the star?

How UConn turned Andre Jackson Jr. into a cheat code — and the Huskies’ MVP

Donovan Clingan is UConn’s next big star. His mom would have loved it

Sanogo, UConn pull away from Saint Mary’s, into Sweet 16

Still room for bigs like Sanogo, Timme in college basketball

Sanogo, UConn send Pitino, Iona packing from March Madness

No. 23 Creighton holds off No. 21 UConn for 8th win in row

Hawkins, Sanogo lead No. 24 UConn past DePaul, 90-76

UConn means something. This is how Dan Hurley made it matter again

College basketball roundtable: Experts on the season after one month

Sanogo, Martin lead No. 24 UConn over No. 18 Marquette

Sanogo, Polley lead No. 22 UConn past No. 19 Auburn in 2OT