But the coach’s best work came in whatever hotel room he used to draw up the game plan. How did he deliver it to the Huskies? Advertisement “The message was that we were the best team in the country,” Hurley said. “Purdue was clearly the second-best team in the country. Pla...
“Everybody’s got aches and boo-boos during this time, and it’s just about who powers through it better, who’s mentally tougher.” A year after having to watch March Madness while sidelined by a knee injury, Bueckers was again the best player on the floor, lifting the Huskies into ...
The Huskies clamped down on the Illini’s offense. Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois’ leading scorer,scoredjust eight points on 2-of-12 shooting in this game. Marcus Domask was the only Illini player to reach double digits, leading them with 17 points. Overall, the Illini shot 25% from the...
A flurry of gritty Bueckers buckets, who joined with Edwards to lead the Huskies with 17 points, kept UConn ahead early in the second half, but Clark managed to swing the momentum with a stunning four-point play. From there, Hannah Stuelke, the game's leading scorer with 23, knoc...
So, drafting a position of need could make sense, and there seems to be depth at every position, though the most obvious "need" could be the center position. Clingan is averaging 12.4 points per game in 21.5 minutes per game for the Huskies. He averages 6.9 rebounds per game and 2.3 ...
On many nights, the Big East Freshman of the Year doesn’t have to be the hero, deferring to his experienced and productive teammates. The Huskies’ leading scorer, Tristen Newton, is in his fifth season of college basketball. The second-leading scorer, Spencer, is 24 years old. ...
Iowa women's basketball squeaked by UConn — a blue-blood giant of the sport — in the NCAA Final Four on Friday night. Led bysuperstar Caitlin Clark, the Hawkeyes bested the Paige Bueckers-led Huskies by a score of 71-69. SEE ALSO:Iowa vs. LSU delivered memes, jokes, and a great...
Huge crowds of students celebrated in Storrs, Connecticut on Monday night after the UConn (University of Connecticut) Huskies won their second straight men’s college basketball national championship. The Huskies defeated Purdue 75-60. 2 of 4 | UConn head coach Dan Hurley, center, and his p...
basketball acumen in the national class,” should theoretically fit like a glove in a UConn system that has been carefully crafted by head coachDan Hurleyand his staff. And as he announced his decision, McNeeley explained that Connecticut's system was a big reason why he chose the Huskies ...