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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 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 […]

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 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 […]

It’s commonplace for basketball coaches to use boxing analogies when talking about their own team’s mindset or formula for success. The Sweet Science offers no shortage of valuable lessons that could be applied on the hardwood, in the boxing ring, or in life. Now admittedly, I don’t have a whole heck of a lot of […]

The stage is set for the grand finale of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. It is going to be the defending national champions UConn Huskies and fellow No. 1 seed Purdue Boilermakers battling it out for the right to the crown on Monday night. For UConn basketball head coach Dan Hurley, his team’s looking showdown versus […]

The UConn basketball team is something of a machine. The Huskies have dominated their first four games in the NCAA Tournament, and more of the same is expected when they take on Alabama in the national semifinal. Head coach Dan Hurley has a dynamic team that excels in nearly all measurable areas and combines their […]

Despite a lot of success in March Madness, UConn has had its fair share of unfortunate experiences. They ran into a big transportation problem this year. This may be cumbersome for a lot of other programs but the Huskies are different. After all, they had already experienced being robbed in last year’s Final Four. It […]

The UConn basketball program is back in the Final Four, and head coach Dan Hurley has been making the rounds in the media, with The Pat McAfee Show being his latest appearance. Hurley’s mental health struggles during his playing days with the Seton Hall basketball program have been discussed before, but he opened up more […]

LSU women’s basketball head coach Kim Mulkey has been a big topic of discussion throughout the past couple weeks. Her fiery coaching style and flashy outfits have always made her the center of attention, but after a couple articles negatively depicted her ahead of the Tigers’ huge showdown with Iowa, Mulkey has especially been in […]

The NC State basketball team is a perfect example of why people love March Madness. The Wolfpack looked like they were done when they entered the ACC Tournament with a 17-14 record as the #10 seed. However, NC State has since rattled off nine straight wins to win the ACC tourney, and they are now […]

The UConn men’s basketball team is headed to the Final Four for the second year in a row and is trying to become the first program to win back-to-back championships since Florida did, and Dan Hurley made it clear on the Pardon My Take podcast that he is tired of the Huskies not getting as […]

Purdue Basketball’s Zach Edey is getting a ringing endorsement from another college basketball coach. UConn’s head basketball coach Dan Hurley says Edey should be a lottery pick in this coming year’s NBA draft. Hurley made the comments on the Colin Cowherd show. "If Zach Edey is not like a lottery pick and a tremendous NBA […]

With just a minute and a half to go in the 1st half of their Elite Eight matchup, Dan Hurley’s UConn Huskies and the Illinois Fighting Illini were tied at 23 points apiece. For the Illini, to be tied with the defending national champions at this point in the game had to be considered an […]

The UConn basketball team cruised past Illinois basketball in the Elite Eight on Saturday and they are now headed to the Final Four. The Fighting Illini hung around in the first half, but a 30-0 run put the game on ice and the Huskies ended up winning the game 77-52. UConn head coach Dan Hurley […]

The UConn basketball program earned a satisfying 77-52 win over the Illinois Fighting Illini in the Elite 8 on Saturday. Dan Hurley helped lead the team to a monster two-way performance. His coaching stood out to comedian Larry David, who made a hilarious courtside request during the matchup. David, the co-creator of the hit sitcom […]

UConn basketball advanced to their second-consecutive Final Four after completely dismantling Illinois 77-52 to win the East Region. This makes 10 March Madness wins in a row for the defending national champions and coach Dan Hurley, all by double digits. With each passing blowout, UConn basketball builds a stronger case for placing this two-year run […]

As the UConn basketball team is looking to achieve glory once again in winning the NCAA tournament, they have received the endorsement of one significant college basketball head coach in St. John’s Rick Pitino. In a phone interview with The New York Post, he mentioned that he doesn’t “see a weakness” with the Huskies. “I […]

It took a Lamont Butler buzzer-beater and some heroics to push San Diego State into an NCAA Tournament finals berth last year. Unfortunately, the same story was not fated for Brian Dutcher’s Aztecs this year. The music had to stop when they had to dance against Dan Hurley and the Cam Spencer-led UConn Huskies. Coach […]

Following their fifth national championship win, where they dominated the NCAA Tournament by an average margin of nearly 20 points, UConn basketball continued their dominance in the 2024 March Madness with a ninth consecutive double-digit victory last weekend. Their victories in this tournament have been by margins of 39, 17, and 30 points. “We suck […]

After months of listening to college football coaches whine about the transfer portal, it’s now the college basketball coaches’ turn. And the latest powerful voice to express his discontent with student-athletes having a choice of where they go to school is none other than defending national champion, UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley. “I don’t […]

“Obviously, the mistake was made. It sucks.” Those were the words of UConn Huskies men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley, who in the aftermath of his team’s eighth consecutive NCAA Tournament win by double-digits, took some time to once again discuss with reporters his disappointment with the fact that the Big East, a proud and historically […]

Dan Hurley and his UConn basketball squad looked just as scary in the second round as the Huskies did in their first-round demolition job of a win over the Stetson Hatters. In the Round of 32, the defending national champions annihilated the Northwestern Wildcats in a 75-58 victory over the No. 9-seeded Big Ten school […]

UConn basketball is in full form as the top team in the country ends the first half with a 33-point lead over Stetson. The Huskies look amazing and primed for a deep tourney run. However, head coach Dan Hurley somehow didn’t like what he saw from his team in the first half. Hurley was quick […]

UConn basketball is viewed as the top dog in the March Madness Tournament this year with Dan Hurley leading the way. Even so, there are plenty of distractions that take place during the big dance. Hurley believes it’s time for one of them to go away with the NCAA Tournament in full swing. For whatever […]

The UConn basketball program is the No. 1 overall seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament. The Huskies are the reigning national champions, and Dan Hurley’s team has arguably been the best team in college basketball all season long. One big question entering the tournament is whether or not UConn can repeat. The UConn basketball team […]

NEW YORK — Dan Hurley is building something special in Storrs, Connecticut. The defending national champions sealed their first Big East Tournament title since Kemba Walker’s 2011 UConn basketball team with a win over the Marquette Golden Eagles on Saturday night and were announced as the No. 1 overall seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament […]

NEW YORK — The Connecticut Huskies are just different in March. Plain and simple. Avenging a 70-68 loss to the Marquette Golden Eagles in the semifinals one year ago, Dan Hurley’s UConn squad is officially 2024 Big East Conference Tournament champions, taking home their first Big East title since 2011. The SCENE from up above […]

UConn basketball is gearing up for another dominant March Madness run. After winning it all last year, the men’s program won the Big East tournament, defeating Marquette for its first conference title since 2011. The Huskies ran away with the title game with a dominant second half against the Golden Eagles as Donovan Clingan dominated […]

UConn basketball has experienced a renaissance under head coach Dan Hurley, with last year’s national title capping off a magical 31-8 season. This year, the Huskies have been even better; UConn is 28-3, the Big East regular-season champions, and the favorite to repeat as national champions. So it probably shouldn’t come as too much of […]

There’s an argument to be made that UConn basketball has been the most consistent program in men’s college basketball since day one this season. Though we’re still a few weeks away from seeing if the Huskies can claim another national title, UConn closed out the regular season with a bang in a record-setting 74-60 win […]

The UConn basketball team had a big matchup on Wednesday night as they looked to pickup their first road win against a ranked team since 2014. The second ranked Huskies traveled to take on #8 Marquette basketball, and UConn ended up winning the game fairly easily. They opened up a double digit lead in the […]

The UConn basketball team won the national title last season, and they are trying to defend their crown this year. The regular season has gone well as the Huskies have been one of the best teams in college basketball all year, and they are also Big East regular season champs. However, nothing really matters until […]

All things considered, Dan Hurley is already a UConn legend after he led UConn basketball to a national title in 2023. But his legend continues to grow, with the Huskies recently securing their first outright Big East regular-season title since 1999 after crushing the Seton Hall Pirates on Sunday at home to the tune of […]

Strange but true: in the last 25 years, the Connecticut Huskies men’s basketball team has won more National Championships (5) than outright Big East regular season titles (2). And before today, UConn only had one in that stretch, and in order to re-visit it you’d need to go all the way back to the 20th […]

So here’s the conundrum I find myself in today… how is one expected to find the singular fatal flaw of a team that has been so dominant and looked so good not just over the course of this season, but since the NCAA Tournament last year, that it’s difficult to identify even one single tiny flaw? Additionally, as a […]

The college basketball season is nearing an end with the March Madness Tournament right around the corner. For that reason, we’re starting to narrow down who is in the running for the Naismith Coach of the Year award. Plenty of names are in the running with Dan Hurley of UConn basketball and Matt Painter of […]

The UConn men’s basketball team suffered an 85-66 loss on the road against the Creighton Blue Jays on Tuesday, and UConn head coach Dan Hurley had a hilarious post on X the day after the loss. See you Saturday… pic.twitter.com/tUZ0O3znif — Dan Hurley (@dhurley15) February 21, 2024 After the game, Dan Hurley said that he […]