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UConn Jul 17

Sue Bird Barbie: Mattel honors UConn, WNBA great with signature doll

UConn and WNBA great Sue Bird has been honored with a signature Barbie doll. Mattel announced on Tuesday that the collectible tribute doll was modeled for Bird, who is a “basketball legend who pioneer...

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    UConn Jun 26

    UConn's Stephon Castle, Donovan Clingan are among top prospects in NBA Draft

    The 2024 NBA Draft starts on Wednesday night and some of the national champion UConn Huskies players are hoping to hear their names called. UConn players Stephon Castle and Donovan Clingan are some of the top prospects. We have to wait until tonight to see what happens, but there are lots of thoughts how the draft will go and NBA.com…
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    UConn Jun 21

    UConn's Stephon Castle on list of top guards in the NBA draft

    UConn combo guard Stephon Castle, Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht and a backcourt duo from Kentucky are the headliners on the list of top guards in the upcoming NBA draft. Castle was a touted freshman who helped the Huskies win a second straight NCAA title with his size and defensive potential. Knecht scored in bunches as a veteran transfer. The Wi...
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    UConn Jun 13

    Dan Hurley says he belongs at UConn after turning down ‘obviously tempting' offer from Lakers

    Dan Hurley considered the opportunity to try and lead UConn to a third consecutive national title or the chance to become coach of one of the NBA’s most storied franchises and asked himself one question. “Where do you belong?” Hurley said Thursday at UConn’s basketball headquarters. The answer became clear to Hurley and his family as he...
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    UConn Jun 13

    Coach Dan Hurley holds news conference today after decision to stay with UConn

    UConn men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley will be holding a news conference on Thursday afternoon after announcing that he will be staying with the Huskies rather than taking the head coaching job with the Los Angeles Lakers. On Monday, Hurley decided to turn down the Lakers’ offer, which was reported to be for six years and $70 million. Followi...
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    UConn Jun 10

    Dan Hurley ready to pursue more championships at UConn

    UConn men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley preaches teamwork and loyalty to one another to his players, and Monday’s decision to stay with the Huskies falls right in line with that mentality. Just hours after the announcement that Hurley was turning down the Los Angeles Lakers’ six-year, $70 million offer, the school released a ...
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    Jun 10

    UConn coach Dan Hurley to stay in Connecticut

    Dan Hurley has decided to stay with UConn instead of becoming the next head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, the university’s sports information director confirmed Monday. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski first reported the news on Monday. Hurley was in Los Angeles on Friday, where he met with the Lakers and they laid out “a compelling ca...
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    Jun 7

    Reports of Lakers pursuing UConn's Dan Hurley for head coach surprise students, fans

    It’s been the talk of the day. UConn men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley could be leaving for the NBA.  ESPN reports that the Los Angeles Lakers are pursuing Hurley to be their next head coach and preparing a massive offer. The coach has led the UConn men’s basketball to back-to-back national championships. “That’s just incredible. It just ...
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    NCAA basketball Jun 4

    Geno Auriemma gets five-year contract extension at UConn

    It looks like Geno Auriemma isn’t ready to retire anytime soon.

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    UConn May 29

    Alex Karaban withdraws from NBA Draft to return to UConn next season

    Alex Karaban is not ready to end his UConn career. The redshirt junior announced Wednesday he has withdrawn from the NBA Draft and will return to Storrs next season. “While I’ve enjoyed the Draft process, Storrs is home. Let’s run it back,” Karaban posted on his Instagram account Wednesday. Karaban has been a key figure in t...
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    May 13

    Paige Bueckers and UConn to host JuJu Watkins and USC in December

    Southern California and UConn gave women’s basketball fans an early holiday gift Monday, announcing a two-game series that will start with a game in Connecticut just before Christmas next season. The game, which will be played on Saturday, Dec. 21, will feature two of the college game’s biggest stars in USC’s JuJu Watkins and UCon...
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    May 1

    UConn will see big changes through transfers in college basketball's portal window

    A few days after winning a second consecutive national championship, UConn coach Dan Hurley posted a photo of himself on social media, lying on the floor and covering his eyes. The caption read “Day 1 in the portal…” Several weeks later, Hurley has added several key pieces as the portal window closes Wednesday, with the Huskies trying to beco...
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    UConn May 1

    UConn Boxing Club brings home national champions

    When you mention “national champions” and “UConn,” your mind likely goes to the men’s and women’s basketball teams. But, across campus, there’s another group of athletes bringing national champions to Storrs. “They had a club here that didn’t compete,” Mike Campisano said when asked about how the UConn Boxi...
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    Apr 26

    Watch Nika Mühl's emotional goodbye to UConn Coach Geno Auriemma

    UConn basketball star Nika Mühl said an emotional goodbye to coach Geno Auriemma as she moves on from her collegiate career to the WNBA. Mühl is heading to the Seattle Storm after being picked in the second round of the draft earlier this month. The UConn women’s basketball team posted a video of Mühl fighting back tears as she...

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