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No. 2 UConn beats No. 10 Marquette 73-57 to win 1st Big East Tournament title since 2011
Donovan Clingan scored 22 points and Jaylin Stewart gave No. 2 UConn an unexpected boost with three second-half 3-pointers during a decisive run as the top-seeded Huskies beat No. 10 Marquette 73-57 on Saturday night to win the Big East Tournament for the first time since rejoining the league four years ago. The Huskies’ eighth Big East Tournament title matched Georgetown…
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No. 2 UConn overcomes 15-2 deficit to beat Providence 74-60 and likely seal No. 1 NCAA seed
UConn coach Dan Hurley didn’t like the way Saturday night’s game against Providence started. He made sure to enjoy the finish. Hurley spent much of the last minute of the Huskies’ 74-60 victory over PC jawing with a Friars fan in the second row. The coach of the defending NCAA champions also waved his arms to encourage the considerable...
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No. 9 UConn overcomes injury to Edwards, beats Providence 86-53 to advance in Big East Tournament
No. 9 UConn has become used to overcoming injuries and the Huskies had to do it again on Saturday. Paige Bueckers scored 29 points and top-seeded Connecticut (27-5) beat ninth-seeded Providence 86-53 in the Big East quarterfinals despite losing star center Aaliyah Edwards while up by just six points in the second half. Freshman KK Arnold added 17 points and…
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UConn point guard Nika Muhl announces she won't return next season
UConn point guard Nika Muhl revealed Friday she will leave the Huskies at the end of the season, forgoing her extra year of eligibility. The senior from Croatia announced her decision on social media, posting photos with coach Geno Auriemma in a convertible and writing, “Peace out UConn nation. I will miss you so much!” The two-time Big East defensive player...
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UConn's Paige Bueckers is finalist for award honoring top shooting guards
Paige Bueckers is one of five finalists for the 2024 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, which honors the top shooting guard in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, in partnership with the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, on Tuesday announced the five finalists for the 2024 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award. The award is named after the…
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No. 10 UConn closes undefeated Big East regular season with 65-42 rout of Providence
No. 10 UConn completed an 11th unbeaten Big East regular season on Saturday. Paige Bueckers scored all 17 of her points in the first half Saturday to lead the Huskies to a 65-42 win at Providence. Aaliyah Edwards added 13 points and KK Arnold scored 12 for Connecticut (26-5, 18-0 Big East), which has won six straight games after falling…
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UConn retires Richard ‘Rip' Hamilton's number 32
Richard “Rip” Hamilton’s number 32 will forever hang in the rafters at Gampel Pavilion. The Huskies held a special retirement ceremony at halftime of their 78-54 victory over Villanova. Hamilton was surrounded by family, former teammates and his former head coach Jim Calhoun as the #32 banner was revealed. Hamilton, who hit a half court shot during College Gameday on…
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Bristol's own Donovan Clingan visits former middle school, surprises students
Little did they know, they would get to meet UConn basketball star Donovan Clingan, and it was nothing but excitement as he walked through the gymnasium doors.
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Bristol's own Donovan Clingan visits former middle school, surprises students
It was an unforgettable day for some middle school students in Bristol. Little did they know, they would get to meet UConn basketball star Donovan Clingan, and it was nothing but excitement as he walked through the gymnasium doors. Clingan was back at Chippens Hill Middle School, his alma matter and old stomping grounds. “Just to come back and see…
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UConn guard Paige Bueckers expected to return for senior year
One of UConn women’s basketball’s star players is expected to remain in a Huskies uniform next year. “This will not be my last senior night at UConn,” junior guard Paige Bueckers announced during the team’s senior night ceremonies Friday night. Bueckers is expected to be a top ten pick in this year’s WNBA draft, should she reconsider and decide...
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UConn basketball fever starting to grow as March approaches
The biggest college basketball game in the country this weekend will be in Hartford on Saturday afternoon. No. 1 UConn will take on number 4 Marquette at 3p in the XL Center. The UConn men’s basketball team is riding a 13-game winning streak and has now been the country’s top ranked team for a full month. The defending National Champions…
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UConn women use a 32-0 run to ease past Xavier 86-40
Paige Bueckers had 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists, Aaliyah Edwards added 16 points and 10 rebounds for her 12th double-double of the season and No. 15 UConn eased past Xavier 86-40 on Wednesday night. UConn trailed 6-4 before scoring the next 32 points to pull away. Bueckers scored 11 points in a 20-0 run to close the first…
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Karaban scores 21 points as UConn rolls past DePaul 101-65 for its 13th straight win
No. 1 UConn knows what’s on the horizon. It didn’t distract the Huskies from the task at hand. Alex Karaban scored 21 points, and UConn rolled to its 13th straight win, beating DePaul 101-65 on Wednesday night.Karaban nailed five 3-pointers — one shy of his career-high — after scoring 25 in a romp at Georgetown last week, and the Huskies…
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Paige Bueckers sinks half-court shot without looking
As the UConn women’s basketball team gets ready to take on Xavier at an away game on Wednesday night, UConn has shared video showing Paige Bueckers’ incomparable skills. The video captures the moment that Bueckers sinks a half-court shot — without even looking. On Friday, UConn will be honoring Bueckers, Aaliyah Edwards, Aubrey Griffin and Nika Mühl in a...
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No. 11 UConn loses to No. 1 South Carolina 83-65
Te-Hina Paopao scored 21 points with five 3-pointers and Raven Johnson added 10 points and 12 rebounds as No. 1 South Carolina pulled away early to win its fourth straight over No. 11 UConn 83-65 on Sunday. The Gamecocks (23-0) won their 54th consecutive game at home and their second one this week without leading scorer and rebounder Kamilla Cardoso,…
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No. 1 UConn overwhelms Georgetown 89-64 to extend winning streak to 12 games
With his No. 1-ranked team clinging to a 25-point lead with about six minutes left in a game it dominated from the start, UConn coach Dan Hurley called a timeout, gathered his players around and shouted at them, his face red as his voice rose above the din of more than 13,000 spectators. Hurley knows that a lopsided outing like this 89-64 victory...
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Auriemma says players, winning championships are more important to him than reaching 1,200 wins
Geno Auriemma says he’s less excited than his staff about the prospect of becoming the third coach in Division I college basketball history to reach 1,200 wins. It’s a milestone the Hall of Famer could get on Wednesday night when No. 11 UConn (19-4, 11-0 Big East) faces Seton Hall (13-9, 5-6). Auriemma would join former Duke men’s coach...
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UConn's Donovan Clingan on top 10 list for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award
UConn’s Donovan Clingan has been named a Top 10 candidate for the 2024 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. The award, now in its 10th year, recognizes the top center in Division I men’s college basketball. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced the names on the list Friday and it included the sophomore from Bristol. UConn Athletics said that Clingan is the…
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Edwards, Bueckers power UConn women to 78-63 victory against St. John's
Aaliyah Edwards scored a career-high 33 points, Paige Bueckers added 26 and No. 11 UConn defeated St. John’s 78-63 on Sunday. Edwards and Bueckers combined to score the first 17 of Connecticut’s 18 points in the fourth quarter. The string was broken by a free throw from KK Arnold with 96 seconds remaining. After leading by 13 points at halftime,…
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No. 1 UConn wins 10th straight, beats St. John's 77-64 without injured Alex Karaban
Cam Spencer had 23 points, freshman Stephon Castle scored a season-best 21 and top-ranked UConn pulled away from St. John’s for a 77-64 victory Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Tristen Newton added 18 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as the defending national champion Huskies (20-2, 10-1 Big East), playing without injured forward Alex Karaban, won their 10th straight game. The…