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French teen Alexandre Sarr and UConn’s Donovan Clingan headline list of top big men in the NBA draft
5 months, 4 weeks ago

French teen Alexandre Sarr and UConn’s Donovan Clingan headline list of top big men in the NBA draft

Associated Press  

This year’s NBA draft features potential starters and valuable role players more so than no-doubt future stars. Donovan Clingan, UConn STRENGTHS: He is big, strong and surprisingly nimble for his imposing 7-2, 282-pound frame, which made him an interior shot-blocking force in the Huskies’ run to college basketball’s first repeat men’s title in 17 years. Kel’el Ware, Indiana STRENGTHS: The …

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Former Michigan center Tarris Reed Jr. announces he is transferring to UConn
8 months ago

Former Michigan center Tarris Reed Jr. announces he is transferring to UConn

Associated Press  

Former Michigan center Tarris Reed Jr. announced Wednesday that he is transferring to UConn. The 6-foot-10 sophomore averaged 9.0 points and 7.2 rebounds this past season. Reed’s arrival in Storrs follows the announcement by 7-2 sophomore Donovan Clingan last week that he would be leaving Connecticut after helping the team to two straight national titles to enter the NBA draft. …

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Purdue’s Zach Edey laid it all out in the NCAA title game. It wasn’t enough to top UConn
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Purdue’s Zach Edey laid it all out in the NCAA title game. It wasn’t enough to top UConn

Associated Press  

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Zach Edey kept a stoic expression as he descended the steps from the court to leave UConn’s championship celebration behind. “Many, many, many people could never do that.” Purdue center Zach Edey shoots as UConn center Donovan Clingan defends during the second half of the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game, Monday, April 8, 2024, in …

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South Carolina women surge past N.C. State 78-59
8 months, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina women surge past N.C. State 78-59

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — All-America center Kamilla Cardoso scored 22 points and unbeaten South Carolina emphatically kept its perfect season going, advancing to the championship game of the women’s NCAA Tournament with a 78-59 victory over North Carolina State on Friday night. South Carolina will meet the winner of the second Final Four game between Iowa and UConn — a matchup featuring …

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Caitlin Clark leads Iowa rally for 71-69 win over UConn in women’s Final Four. South Carolina awaits
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Caitlin Clark leads Iowa rally for 71-69 win over UConn in women’s Final Four. South Carolina awaits

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — Caitlin Clark eventually found a way. Completely shut down in the first half, the most exciting player in women’s college basketball now has one game left in her storied career at Iowa. Clark scored 21 points and made three momentum-turning 3-pointers in the second half to rally Iowa past Paige Bueckers and UConn 71-69 in the women’s Final …

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Paige Bueckers lifts UConn back to the Final Four with 80-73 win over JuJu Watkins and USC
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Paige Bueckers lifts UConn back to the Final Four with 80-73 win over JuJu Watkins and USC

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Stuck as a spectator during last year’s women’s NCAA Tournament, Paige Bueckers didn’t waste a moment this time. Or, as Huskies coach Geno Auriemma put it, “Today was Paige doing Paige things.” Bueckers carried UConn to the national semifinals, scoring 28 points in the Huskies’ 80-73 victory over Southern California in a regional final on Monday night. …

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Illinois’ Final Four hopes evaporate in second-half collapse against defending champ UConn
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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UConn powers past Illinois to advance to second consecutive Final Four
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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Top-seeded UConn blows through another opponent, beating San Diego State 82-52 to reach Elite Eight
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Top-seeded UConn blows through another opponent, beating San Diego State 82-52 to reach Elite Eight

Associated Press  

BOSTON — 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 a rematch of last year’s title game. “Obviously, we’re very comfortable in tournament play.” Jaedon LeDee …

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No. 2 UConn wins Big East Tournament over No. 10 Marquette 73-57
9 months ago

No. 2 UConn wins Big East Tournament over No. 10 Marquette 73-57

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donovan Clingan scored 22 points and Jaylin Stewart gave No. 10 Marquette 73-57 on Saturday night to win the Big East Tournament for the first time since rejoining the league four years ago. The Huskies’ eighth Big East Tournament title matched Georgetown for the most in conference history and was their first since 2011, when Kemba Walker …

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No. 9 UConn’s Aaliyah Edwards leaves Big East quarterfinals with facial injury
9 months, 2 weeks ago

No. 9 UConn’s Aaliyah Edwards leaves Big East quarterfinals with facial injury

Associated Press  

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — UConn center Aaliyah Edwards left the Huskies Big East quarterfinal with Providence on Saturday after taking an elbow to her nose. The injury occurred as she was fighting for a rebound on the offensive end with the Friar’s Sarah Bandoma with just over six minutes left in the third quarter and No. Edwards returned to the bench …

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No. 4 Tennessee wins 66-59 at No. 17 South Carolina to clinch first outright SEC crown in 16 years
9 months, 2 weeks ago

No. 4 Tennessee wins 66-59 at No. 17 South Carolina to clinch first outright SEC crown in 16 years

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dalton Knecht scored 26 points and No. Cryer scored 19 of his 25 points in the second half as top-ranked Houston rallied past UCF to clinch at least a share of the Big 12 regular-season title in the Cougars’ first season in the conference. 8 MARQUETTE 67 MILWAUKEE — Alex Karaban and Cam Spencer shot a combined …

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Paopao, No. 1 South Carolina run past No. 11 UConn early without Cardoso in a 83-65 victory
10 months, 1 week ago

Paopao, No. 1 South Carolina run past No. 11 UConn early without Cardoso in a 83-65 victory

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley learned a little bit more about her top-ranked team and much more about her program’s direction. South Carolina’s young forwards in sophomores Ashlyn Watkins and Chloe Kitts showed out for a second straight win, combining for 29 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks. “They went in.” South Carolina’s smothering defense was a …

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Tristen Newton scores 22 and No.1 UConn routs Xavier 99-56 for its eighth straight win
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Tristen Newton scores 22 and No.1 UConn routs Xavier 99-56 for its eighth straight win

Associated Press  

HARTFORD, Conn. — The return of 7-foot-2 Donovan Clingan to UConn’s lineup was expected to help the Huskies near the basket. Clingan was one of 10 Huskies to hit a 3-pointer and added eight rebounds and two blocks in his third game back from a December foot injury, “It’s not coincidental that we made more 3s with him back, because …

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Paige Bueckers scores 26 to lead No. 17 UConn to a 76-64 win over No. 24 North Carolina
1 year ago

Paige Bueckers scores 26 to lead No. 17 UConn to a 76-64 win over No. 24 North Carolina

Associated Press  

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Paige Bueckers scored 26 points to lead No. 17 UConn over 24th-ranked North Carolina 76-64 in the Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase on Sunday. Aaliyah Edwards added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Huskies Maria Gakdeng had 14 points and 13 rebounds for North Carolina, before fouling out late in the game. North Carolina cut the …

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

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

New York Times  

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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UConn’s Adama Sanogo and the power of faith on the Final Four stage
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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Still room for bigs like Sanogo, Timme in college basketball
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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Hawkins, No. 11 UConn hold off Providence 73-66 in Big East
1 year, 9 months ago

Hawkins, No. 11 UConn hold off Providence 73-66 in Big East

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Playing in front of a packed house, heavy on Huskies fans, fourth-seeded UConn looked like the favorite to win the Big East Tournament — at least for a while. Noah Locke responded with a 3 for Providence to cut the deficit back to five, but the Friars didn’t score again as UConn pushed its winning streak to …

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Patterson, Bailey lead St. John’s to upset of No. 4 UConn
1 year, 10 months ago

Patterson, Bailey lead St. John’s to upset of No. 4 UConn

Associated Press  

HARTFORD, Conn. — St. John’s beat No. A conventional 3-point play by Everett gave St. John’s a 51-48 lead heading into the fourth and they pushed the lead to six points with six minutes to play. “This is who we are right now.” BIG PICTURE St. John’s: The Red Storm extended their lead to a game over Seton Hall for …

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St. John’s beats UConn for first time in 11 years
1 year, 10 months ago

St. John’s beats UConn for first time in 11 years

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! HARTFORD, Conn. — Danielle Patterson and Kadaja Bailey each scored 20 points and St. John’s beat No. Jayla Everett added 17 points for St. John’s, which added a huge win to its NCAA Tournament resume, beating UConn for the first time in 11 years. — Brinae …

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No. 6 Texas needs OT at home to hold off Oklahoma 85-83
1 year, 10 months ago

No. 6 Texas needs OT at home to hold off Oklahoma 85-83

Associated Press  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Sir’Jabari Rice scored 20 of his game-high 24 points in the second half and overtime, and No. 1 ALABAMA 108, GEORGIA 59 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Brandon Miller scored 21 points, Nick Pringle had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Mark Sears made five 3-pointers in the first half to lead Alabama. 8 ARIZONA 78, COLORADO 68 TUCSON, …

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3-pointer at buzzer lifts Missouri over No. 6 Tennessee
1 year, 10 months ago

3-pointer at buzzer lifts Missouri over No. 6 Tennessee

Associated Press  

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — D’Andre Gholston hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Missouri a stunning 86-85 victory over No. 5 TEXAS 94, WEST VIRGINIA 60 AUSTIN, Texas — Sir’Jabri Rice scored 24 points in just 17 minutes in Texas’ win over West Virginia. 20 PROVIDENCE 68 NEW YORK — David Jones scored 16 points and AJ Storr added 15 …

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