GLENDALE, Ariz. – The lovable maniac who built UConn into a juggernaut refused to let his team relax. Dan Hurley urged the Huskies to keep pushing for more, even though their place in history was already set. He screamed for defensive pressure after an Alex Karaban 3-pointer put UConn up 14. He got into a… Read More »
UConn players celebrate after beating Purdue in the NCAA championship game at State Farm Stadium on Monday in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Tyler Schank/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) UConn emphatically won a second straight NCAA Tournament on Monday night. The Huskies pulled away from Purdue in the second half en route to a 75-60 victory… Read More »
GLENDALE, Ariz. – All eyes will be on the two centers in Monday night’s NCAA championship game as Purdue’s 7-foot-4 Zach Edey and UConn’s 7-2 Donovan Clingan go head-to-head, but it all starts with the ball movement and guard play. the perimeter and that’s where things can get really interesting. UConn has a gauntlet of… Read More »
In recent years, we’ve heard men’s basketball coaches complain that they can no longer build a title contender based on one-and-done prospects, that the value of a five-star freshman has diminished. Consider this Final Four confirmation of that theory. Only one team has a freshman in its starting five. UConn’s Stephon Castle is the Huskies’… Read More »
For about 40 years, Nike and Adidas ran college basketball. They sponsored the teams. They paid the coaches. They filled out the rosters… through everything from running massive grassroots systems to identify and vet recruits to paying players to sign with their favorite “blue blood” programs. Not surprisingly, their top teams dominated the game in… Read More »
For the second straight year, an international player could be selected No. 1 overall in the 2024 NBA Draft, with French prospects Alex Sarr and Zaccharie Risacher at the top. The NBA game is becoming more global, but there are still a lot of talented players in college basketball who are making this season very… Read More »