Sweet 16 Predictions: Who Surprises, Who Wins, Who Tops Eric Musselman’s Celebrations Breaking down the biggest story lines heading into the second weekend of the men’s tournament. Sports Illustrated · Mar 22, 2023
The Most Important Player for Each Men’s Sweet 16 Team What each program, and its most valuable athlete, needs to do to keep dancing. Sports Illustrated · Mar 21, 2023
Dom Amore: UConn men bring all the ingredients and roll into the NCAA Sweet 16 ALBANY, N.Y. — It has been a long time, almost a decade, an eternity by UConn’s lofty basketball standards, but the men’s program is once again at the center of March Madness. Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2023
Don’t Look Now, But UConn Has Found Its Second Gear The Huskies have rebounded from a midseason skid and now look like one of the more dominant teams heading to the Sweet 16. Sports Illustrated · Mar 20, 2023
UConn men’s basketball headed to Sweet 16 for first time since 2014 after beating Saint Mary’s, 70-55 ALBANY, N.Y. – The UConn men’s basketball team is headed back to the Sweet 16 for the first time in nine years. Tribune News Service · Mar 20, 2023
Dom Amore: It was shaky for a while, but UConn issues statement, breathes sigh of relief with second-half revival ALBANY, N.Y. — That worst nightmare was materializing, the worst-case scenario playing out. Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2023
UConn awakens in second half on way to 87-63 NCAA tourney victory over Rick Pitino, Iona ALBANY, N.Y. — For a half it appeared the UConn men’s basketball team may have psyched itself out of the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year. Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2023
Ranking the 15 top NBA draft prospects (Jarace Walker!) who are playing in March Madness These are the future NBA guys you need to know. USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 13, 2023
UConn can't find a shot at the end and comes up short to Marquette, 70-68, in Big East tournament semis NEW YORK — The UConn men’s basketball team needed a big shot in the final minute of its Big East tournament semifinal matchup with regular-season champion Marquette. The Huskies trailed by two points with 12 seconds left when Adama Sanogo grabbed a defensive rebound and pushed the offense down the… Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2023
UConn men hold on to beat Providence 73-66 in Big East quarterfinal after nearly blowing 26-point lead NEW YORK –The UConn men’s basketball team went from looking like it was on the verge of a 30-point blowout win over Providence in Thursday’s Big East Tournament quarterfinal to looking like it was about to suffer one of the largest comebacks in tournament history in a matter of minutes. Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2023
UConn ends regular season with 71-59 victory against Villanova PHILADELPHIA – With breathing room on the scoreboard hard to come by at the Wells Fargo Center Saturday night, the UConn men’s basketball team found just enough in its season finale to come away with a 71-59 victory over Villanova. Tribune News Service · Mar 5, 2023
Horrific start dooms DePaul against No. 14 UConn Blue Demons allow Huskies to take a 29-2 lead to open the game Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 2, 2023
UConn downs St. John’s, 95-86, with balanced effort in ‘home away from home’ NEW YORK — UConn fans made Madison Square Garden their home away from home on Saturday, showing up in droves to support the men’s basketball team as it got an early look at the conference tournament site with a game against St John’s. Tribune News Service · Feb 25, 2023
UConn hits stride in second half, speeds past Providence, 87-69 STORRS, Conn. — While a light snowfall graced the UConn campus on Wednesday evening, there was a blizzard taking place inside Gampel Pavilion. Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023
Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2023 It wasn’t easy, but No. 20 UConn earns 64-55 victory over Seton Hall STORRS, Conn. — It wasn’t pretty, but the 20th-ranked UConn men’s basketball team used a second-half sprint to avoid another upset against Seton Hall, winning 64-55 in Gampel Pavilion on Saturday.
Tribune News Service · Feb 11, 2023 UConn falls short in 56-53 loss at No. 23 Creighton OMAHA, Neb. — Jordan Hawkins caught the ball and pulled up for a straightaway 3-pointer that would’ve tied the game at 54 with 2.7 seconds left. The shot fell through and silenced the rowdy sellout of 18,286 expecting overtime at the CHI Health Center, but as the officials went to…
Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2023 UConn offers powerful reminder of how good it can be with wire-to-wire 87-72 win over No. 10 Marquette HARTFORD, Conn. — Plenty had forgotten why the UConn men’s basketball team was once ranked No. 2 in the nation and how they’d gotten to that point.
Tribune News Service · Feb 4, 2023 Clutch shooting from Alex Karaban helps UConn survive Georgetown, 68-62 WASHINGTON — Despite a late scare, redshirt freshman Alex Karaban came up clutch as the UConn men’s basketball team survived Georgetown, 68-62, at Capital One Arena on Saturday afternoon.
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 1, 2023 DePaul’s second-half surge not enough in loss to UConn The Blue Demons went on an 18-4 run that trimmed the Huskies’ lead to 63-57 midway through the second half. But UConn restored a comfortable margin with an 8-0 run.
Tribune News Service · Feb 1, 2023 Sanogo, Hawkins, Newton help No. 24 UConn pull away from DePaul, 90-76 CHICAGO — Early on, Tuesday’s UConn men’s basketball game at DePaul looked like it would be a one-on-one shooting contest between Adama Sanogo and DePaul’s Javan Johnson.
Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2023 Dom Amore: UConn men put fans through an emotional wringer, but came up empty again For an agonizing period, it was shaping up as one of the worst losses in years. And then, for a time, it was starting to look like one of the most exciting comeback victories in ages.
Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2023 UConn men’s struggles continue in 82-79 loss to Xavier as valiant second-half effort can’t make up for awful start STORRS, Conn. — A heroic second-half effort from UConn guards Jordan Hawkins and Tristen Newton wasn’t enough to come back from a first-half to forget as the Huskies fell, 82-79, to Big East-leading Xavier inside Gampel Pavilion on Wednesday.
Tribune News Service · Jan 22, 2023 UConn men dominate Butler for much-needed win, 86-56, in Hartford Sunday HARTFORD, Conn. — The sliding UConn men’s basketball team needed a win on Sunday. Badly.
Tribune News Service · Jan 19, 2023 Late Seton Hall shot sends No. 15 UConn to sixth loss in seven games, 67-66 NEWARK, N.J. — It was devastation on the road once again for the UConn men’s basketball team, losing this time at Seton Hall in a nailbiter at the Prudential Center, 67-66, on Wednesday.
Tribune News Service · Jan 15, 2023 Despite Hawkins’ career-high 31 points, UConn men fall to St. John’s, 85-74; fourth loss in five games Jordan Hawkins’ career-high 31 points were not enough as the UConn men’s basketball team lost for the fourth time in its last five games, 85-74, to St. John’s at the XL Center on Sunday.