STORRS, Conn. – The ending was much different from last season. The final game for the UConn Huskies in 2013-14 featured a confetti shower at the Final Four in Arlington, Texas. There were smiles and hugs on the championship podium and the NCAA trophy to hoist high and bring home to Storrs. Wednesday night at […]
Who are the 5 teams that can win the NCAA men’s tourney?
March 18, 2015 by Leave a Comment
How many teams are capable of winning the NCAA national championship this season? In my opinion, there are only five – and one is No.1 Kentucky, of course. Check out the slideshow on FoxSports.com by clicking here.
SMU coach takes stand for AAC teams left out
March 18, 2015 by Leave a Comment
SMU coach Larry Brown was upset Sunday in Hartford. More upset than last year, he said, when his Mustangs were left out of the NCAA tournament. This Selection Sunday, Brown was mad because SMU and Cincinnati were the only teams from the American Athletic Conference selected for the NCAA tournament. He believes Tulsa, UConn and […]
UConn to play Arizona St. in NIT
March 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
UConn’s basketball season is not over, despite a disappointing 62-54 loss to SMU in the American Athletic Conference championship game at the XL Center Sunday. A victory Sunday would have put the Huskies (20-14) in the NCAA tournament with the AAC automatic bid. Instead, the Huskies have accepted an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament […]
UConn vs. SMU definitely worth the price of admission
March 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
HARTFORD, Conn. – So, here is what we have left in college basketball’s Rodney Dangerfield Conference – otherwise known as the American Athletic Conference. The tournament championship game will be played Sunday (3:15 p.m., ESPN) in the XL Center. The conference’s best team, No. 20 SMU, will be on one bench. At the other end […]
Boatright gets it right again for UConn
March 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
HARTFORD, Conn. – In the aftermath of UConn’s 47-42 victory over Tulsa in the American Athletic Conference semifinals Saturday, you could have witnessed many people walking the hallways of the XL Center and shaking their heads in disbelief. UConn has worked this type of magic before. Kemba Walker directed the movie in 2011. Shabazz Napier […]
Boatright wasn’t going out on a missed free throw
March 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Cincinnati Bearcats could not have realized it at the moment, but the free throw UConn’s Ryan Boatright missed with 25.5 seconds remaining Friday was a very bad thing for them. It would be inaccurate to say it was the worst thing. The worst thing was Boatright’s step-back 3-point shot with :0.2 […]
Tulsa next up for UConn in the AAC semifinals
March 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment
HARTFORD, Conn. – Had a chance to cover the Houston Cougars Friday night for the Houston Chronicle. Here’s the link to my game story as Tulsa eliminated Houston with a 59-51 victory. Tulsa advances to the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament and will play UConn at approximately 5 p.m. at the XL Center. […]
Huskies take solid first step in AAC tournament
March 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
HARTFORD, Conn. – One down. Three to go. That’s the only way UConn can approach the task ahead. It’s tournament time, the turnaround from one night to another is quick, and game two promises to be another rock fight with an old foe from Big East Conference days. The defending national champion Huskies began their […]
UConn cruises past USF into AAC quarterfinals
March 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
HARTFORD, Conn. – One down. Three to go. The defending national champion UConn Huskies began their rather complicated march to madness with a 69-43 victory over USF Thursday night in the first round of the American Athletic Conference tournament at the XL Center. This one started out with an 8-0 lead that mushroomed to 25-5. […]