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UConn’s Alex Karaban declares for draft, retains eligibility
Karaban made the announcement on social media, saying his experience at UConn “has exceeded my expectations.” The 6-foot-8 sophomore averaged 13.3 points and 5.1 rebounds this season, helping UConn to its second straight NCAA title. He joins 7-2 center Donovan Clingan in declaring for the draft. Karaban has been projected as a possible late first-round […]
Continue readingDon Donoher, winningest basketball coach at Dayton, dies at 92
The university announced Donoher’s death Friday night. No cause of death was given. Donoher went 437-275 in a 25-year coaching career, all with the Flyers. He led Dayton to the NCAA tournament nine times and to the NIT seven times. Under Donoher, the Flyers played for the NCAA championship in 1967, losing to UCLA and […]
Continue readingUConn students celebrate into early morning after title win
STORRS, Conn. — UConn’s men’s basketball team returned Tuesday night to the campus the school has branded the “Basketball Capital of the World.” Fans lined the streets in Eastern Connecticut, cheering as the team’s buses passed by on the hourlong journey from Bradley International Airport to Gampel Pavilion. Several thousand fans waited inside the arena […]
Continue readingThe keys that won UConn the 2024 men’s national championship
The much anticipated clash of the big men lived up to its billing. Zach Edey put up his usual impressive numbers for the Boilermakers: 37 points to go with 10 rebounds. Even so, Donovan Clingan guarded Edey straight up and enabled his teammates to stay on Purdue’s perimeter shooters. With this loss for the Boilermakers, […]
Continue reading2024-25 men’s NCAA basketball rankings: Way-Too-Early Top 25
History was made Monday night, as UConn became the first back-to-back national champions since Florida in 2006 and 2007. Is a three-peat “in Storrs” for the Huskies next season? Or will Dan Hurley and UConn finally be knocked from their perch? As the title game fades from memory and the transfer portal — and the […]
Continue readingUConn beats Purdue and cruises to sixth NCAA championship
GLENDALE, Ariz. — On paper, the plan wasn’t working. Zach Edey had 14 points, the reigning Wooden Award winner was talking trash to Dan Hurley and the UConn bench, and Purdue led the Huskies with 8 minutes left in the first half. UConn had elected to guard Edey one-on-one with Donovan Clingan, essentially allowing him […]
Continue readingRepeat that again: UConn in rare company with back-to-back national championships
GLENDALE, Ariz. — UConn’s national title game blowout of Purdue on Monday night didn’t unfold with a thunderclap run, a singular Herculean effort or a defining moment. It unfolded as a fitting tribute to the historic team that executed it — a suffocating defense that gradually cut off the oxygen from the Boilermakers’ backcourt, a […]
Continue readingUConn outlasts Alabama, will face Purdue for NCAA title
It was Tristen Newton, calmly standing off to the side chewing his gum, then slowly working his way back to the ball to receive a pass and bury a 3-pointer to give UConn a nine-point lead midway through the second half. Aside from having the nation’s best offense and a top-five defense, one thing that […]
Continue readingHow the men’s 2024 NCAA championship game will play out
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The UConn Huskies and the Purdue Boilermakers. After playing 66 games, we’ve gone from 68 teams to two teams that stood out as the best in the country for the balance of the 2023-24 men’s college basketball season. Their combined record is 70-7. They rank as Nos. 1 and 2 at KenPom, […]
Continue readingUConn, Purdue roster construction reflects old-school approach
UConn coach Dan Hurley made his thoughts clear Sunday afternoon. “My biggest motivation, really, for the last 2-3 weeks is I just don’t want to deal with the portal s—,” Hurley said. “That’s why we’re trying to win so hard right now. I’m seeing what other people are doing, and it’s chaos. I can hide […]
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