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Kevin Ollie made his mark during the University of Connecticut’s rise to one of college basketball’s premier programs. The now Brooklyn Nets interim head coach won a national championship as the Huskies’ head coach in 2014. While Ollie’s UConn tenure ended on a sour note, with an NCAA violations investigation leading to his firing in […]

Exciting times are on the way for Rutgers Scarlet Knights basketball. Yes, you read that right. Although Rutgers finished this latest season 15-17, they will be heard from next year. Two of the top three prospects in this year’s high school recruiting class are making their way to New Jersey. They would be Airious Bailey […]

Dan Hurley and the UConn basketball team have been as dominant as they come the past two seasons, and they just won their second straight national title. However, Hurley’s name is now being talked about for the head coaching vacancy at Kentucky. John Calipari just left in a shocking move, and he is now the […]

Dan Hurley made history by becoming the eighth coach in college basketball history to guide a team to consecutive national championships. This milestone was achieved as UConn basketball secured a 75-60 victory over Zach Edey and the Purdue basketball team on Monday. Even in defeat, two-time national college Player of the Year Zach Edey had […]

With the 2024 NCAA Tournament national championship game now in everyone’s rearview mirror, there is more attention being paid to the job opening in Lexington, particularly the Kentucky basketball head coaching gig. The departure of John Calipari as mentor of the Wildcats has shaken the ground of college basketball. The big question is obvious: who […]

It’s hard to rank college basketball teams that are eras apart, as the game undergoes drastic changes from decade to decade—if not sooner—and no two college basketball seasons are the same. However, a good way of tracking where different teams rank is separating ones that enjoyed extended success in a sport emphasizing the one-and-done. College […]

The twin March Madness NCAA basketball championship games concluded over the weekend and Monday night, bringing with them plenty of star power, tight moments and compelling basketball. In the women’s March Madness finale on Sunday, Caitlin Clark and Iowa women’s basketball started off hot only to lose to South Carolina basketball. In the Monday night […]

With UConn basketball on the verge of defeating Purdue and winning its second consecutive national championship Monday, Huskies head coach Dan Hurley removed his starters and replaced them with the lesser-played members of his roster, which includes Andrew Hurley, his own son. Andrew is a senior walk-on who averages 1.5 minutes per game in his […]

UConn basketball center Donovan Clingan is praising his basketball program, after the Huskies won their sixth national championship on Monday in the last 25 years. Clingan believes that UConn basketball is as good historically as any other program in the country. My postgame interview with @UConnMBB Donovan Clingan for @MarchMadnessMBB: https://t.co/x06JTkFvPU — Andy Katz (@TheAndyKatz) […]

Purdue basketball center Zach Edey is sharing a little bit of information about one of the most interesting moments that occurred during Monday’s national championship game. Edey was seen exchanging words with UConn coach Dan Hurley during one media timeout in the first half. When asked about it after the game, Edey didn’t share too […]

For the second straight year, UConn basketball sits atop the college basketball world after winning the NCAA championship on Monday with a 75-60 win over Purdue. But that should come as little surprise to those who listened to Huskies head coach Dan Hurley back in 2020. Following a 61-55 defeat against Villanova in January 2020, […]

Purdue basketball star Zach Edey came out gangbusters in Monday’s national title clash against UConn, keeping the Boilermakers in the game for one half with his dominance against fellow goliath Donovan Clingan. But Edey got no help as the Huskies choked the life out of yet another opponent in the second half en route to […]

The UConn basketball team won its second straight championship with a 75-60 win over Purdue on Monday, and point guard Tristen Newton was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. He had a humble response when asked about that. “I mean, I did alright today,” Tristen Newton said, via March Madness on X. “Made […]

Purdue basketball center Zach Edey has a message to all his critics, after his team’s loss in the national championship game Monday. Edey wants people to know that he gave everything he could to his team while a member of the Boilermakers. “You can say anything you want about my game, you can say anything […]

News broke on Sunday that Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari would be leaving for the Arkansas job, and that storyline somewhat overshadowed the national championship game between UConn and Purdue. The Huskies won the game over Purdue 75-60, and head coach Dan Hurley was honest about what he thought of the news coming out at […]

UConn basketball has no plans on stopping its domination on the college hoops landscape. After the Huskies’ second straight National Championship win on Monday, plenty of bold quotes were fired off amidst the net-cutting celebrations. No statement was more ominous than head coach Dan Hurley’s future predictions, via Heat Check CBB’s Brian Rauf. “I know […]

Matt Painter and the Purdue Boilermakers nearly had the title in the bag. Sure, the Boilermakers got decisively crushed by the UConn Huskies in Monday’s national championship game in Glendale, but considering what Purdue basketball went through in 2023, that 15-point deficit at the end of the game was much closer than what it really […]

For the first time since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was still in UCLA, the NCAA Tournament saw a back-to-back champion. Dan Hurley limited shooters and distributed the ball evenly for his stars. UConn may have let Zach Edey notch 37 points and 10 rebounds but they made sure no one else from Purdue got a hot hand. […]

It is safe to say that UConn basketball head coach Dan Hurley is not going anywhere else — at least for now. Right after the Huskies’ 75-60 win over the Purdue Boilermakers in Monday night’s 2024 NCAA Tournament national championship game, Hurley was asked about whether he has an interest in the job opening down […]

Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskie have done it. UConn basketball just became the first team since the Florida Gators of the 2000s to win consecutive NCAA Tournament titles after the Huskies took down Zach Edey and the Purdue Boilermakers Monday night in Glendale, via a 75-60 score. It was a masterclass for the Huskies […]

It took Purdue 55 years to get back to the national title game. The core of Coach Matt Painter, Zach Edey, and Braden Smith steamrolled through the Big Ten Conference and the NCAA Tournament. They had the opportunity to get a for West Lafayette but a team from Storrs was giving their all. Coach Dan […]

The total solar eclipse that swept across Mexico, the United States and Canada has completed its journey over continental North America, and during the final game of March Madness between UConn basketball and Purdue basketball, Charles Barkley didn’t hold back on people that reveled in the celestial event. “Were y’all some of them losers standings […]

The highly anticipated matchup in the national championship game of the 2024 NCAA Tournament between the UConn Huskies and the Purdue Boilermakers, as expected, attracted a large crowd at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. In fact, nearly 75,000 people packed themselves inside the stadium to witness the colossal showdown of the two No. 1 […]

The UConn basketball program just flexed its muscles on the biggest stage once again. For the final time in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, UConn won by double digits against Purdue in the National Championship Game. The Huskies won the game by a score of 75-60. UConn not only repeats as national champions but winning another […]

Coach Matt Painter has been struggling to get the Purdue offense going in the National Championship game. The Boilermakers have been constantly going back to Zach Edey in the post with not much variety in their schemes. This is why Coach Dan Hurley has been taking advantage of this one-dimensional point of attack along with […]

UConn basketball entered Monday’s National Championship showdown against Purdue basketball as heavy favorites, and sure enough, many expect them to dominate. Former NFL star Dez Bryant is one of those people. In fact Bryant is so confident about the Huskies’ abilities that he even put his money where his mouth is. Apparently, the ex-Dallas Cowboys […]

The first half of the UConn basketball showdown against Purdue in the National Championship Game was electrifying. It was a back-and-forth affair to kick things off, but Zach Edey was a huge problem for UConn. Dan Hurley’s team ran into foul trouble early on as nobody was able to contain Edey. With six minutes to […]

The college basketball season ends on Monday night, but not before it gives the people the National Championship game they deserve: UConn versus Purdue. The Huskies and the Boilermakers have been two of the best teams in the country this season, with both staying in the top 10 of the AP Poll for the entirety […]

The college basketball season ends on Monday night, but not before it gives the people the National Championship game they deserve: UConn versus Purdue. The Huskies and the Boilermakers have been two of the best teams in the country this season, with both staying in the top 10 of the AP Poll for the entirety […]

The 2024 NCAA Tournament has been whittled down to just two teams, and tonight, the Connecticut Huskies and Purdue Boilermakers will square off in what has all the makings of an iconic National Championship Game. While UConn attempts to become the first team in seventeen years to repeat as National Champions, Purdue aims to “pull […]

The NCAA Tournament is known for being unpredictable, but over the last two years, the Connecticut Huskies have been anything but. In fact, it’s fair to argue that UConn has become inevitable. It’s a rare quality that only some of the greatest teams of all-time have managed to possess. But then again, with a win […]

Purdue basketball is defined by two things: their ability to dominate the post with Zach Edey and kicking out to shooters. Coach Matt Painter ensured that everyone around his National Player of the Year can shoot the lights out. This is why Fletcher Loyer, Lance Jones, Braden Smith, Myles Colvin, and even Cam Heide have […]

UConn is unlike any other squad that Purdue has faced in the NCAA Tournament. Alex Karaban and Cam Spencer can fire from all cylinders to stretch out Matt Painter’s defense. Tristen Newton and Stephon Castle can dominate the wings while overpowering anyone who tries to get in their way to the basket. Donovan Clingan will […]

The UConn Huskies are one day away from meeting Purdue in the NCAA Tournament championship game, and head coach Dan Hurley’s team has an excellent chance to win its second straight title. The matchup between huge centers Donovan Clingan of Connecticut and Zach Edey of Purdue will likely play a huge role in the outcome […]

The UConn men’s basketball program is preparing to try to complete back-to-back championship seasons with the national championship against Purdue approaching on Monday, and in his media appearance on Sunday, head coach Dan Hurley spoke about how he has adapted his roster building in the NIL and transfer portal era of college sports. “I think […]

Purdue basketball center Zach Edey is going into his final college basketball game with respect for his opponent. Edey is making a promise ahead of his team’s national championship matchup with the UConn Huskies on Monday. The big man is prepared to play UConn’s Donovan Clingan, and is going in unafraid. “He’s a unique player […]

Purdue basketball is hardly some upstart underdog in the national title game. The Boilermakers were earmarked as a championship contender long before 2023-24 tipped off, living up to that status throughout a regular season that saw star center Zach Edey become the most dominant force in college basketball as his team won the Big 10 […]

Since the midway point in the regular season, UConn and Purdue have both been ranked within the top three in college basketball. They dominated their opponents and earned one seeds in March Madness, and now the two will battle for college basketball supremacy. Both teams have run through anyone in their way during the NCAA Basketball […]

Whether Purdue wins its first-ever or UConn wins its sixth — and second in a row — men’s college basketball title on Monday, the odds are they won’t be back in the championship game in 2025. While next year’s March Madness tournament is still a long way away, Las Vegas is giving Duke and Kansas […]