UConn

Thousands of UConn fans, most of them students, spilled onto campus after watching a broadcast of the Huskies' NCAA Tournament win over San Diego State, ...

Roy '21 MA, a Ph.D. candidate in sociology, served as one of 20 delegates representing the Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS), a nonprofit professional ...

More than a dozen people have been "arrested and charged with various crimes" after The University of Connecticut (UConn) won the NCAA men's basketball ...

FDU lost the Northeast Conference Tournament title game 67-66 but still received the league's automatic bid to the NCAA bracket because champion Merrimack ...

1 overall seed, [succumbed in the Sweet 16 to San Diego State](https://apnews.com/article/march-madness-alabama-miller-sdsu-50863e3631280275790fb1dcd3d69d4f). [taking down the reigning national champion Jayhawks](https://apnews.com/article/march-madness-kansas-arkansas-upset-dfbf9716af7de6e346e47c6edeb87277). 7 Missouri](https://apnews.com/article/march-madness-princeton-missouri-upset-c53ede0847d5669af9fc19e18dab67eb). [hit a buzzer-beating jumper](https://apnews.com/article/final-four-march-madness-fau-sdsu-a09ac609c57b6c996ddd1f2ef19a35b8) that will live a long time in college basketball lore, sending the Aztecs to their first national championship game with a 72-71 win over [fellow mid-major Florida Atlantic](https://apnews.com/article/fau-march-madness-final-four-dusty-may-5de2e65f497fadf731af7ce91aff93d5) in the Final Four. [More than a few](https://apnews.com/article/furman-virginia-march-madness-upset-1b4e3c5c8b1ce5896eea85ba9fd42761), actually. The Bruins stormed back from an eight-point deficit in the final 1:05 and took a 76-75 lead on Bailey’s 3-pointer with 12.2 seconds left before Strawther’s shot. 5 seed San Diego State 76-59 on Monday night](https://apnews.com/article/final-four-uconn-san-diego-state-1de224560610defcbc4eb9c40cbb588a) in Houston for its fifth title in the past 24 years. Nowell appeared to be arguing with coach Jerome Tang right before the pass, catching the Spartans flat-footed in one of the most important moments of the game. 2 seed Arizona 59-55](https://apnews.com/article/march-madness-ncaa-arizona-princeton-4b28e0acabe2b75ccdbac81d40a6fd66) before a [dominant 78-63 win over No. The men’s tournament did not have a No. 15 seed — won not just one but two games in the tournament to advance to the second weekend. It was San Diego State’s first trip to the title game.

With apologies to fans of Florida Atlantic, Miami and San Diego State, three-quarters of the 2023 men's Final Four didn't look like they belonged there.

1 1 in These Huskies sure had that dog in them, but they were no underdog — and might have finally ascended to college basketball royalty. 2 When the tournament expanded to include 64 teams.to not face a 1 or a 2 seed. UConn trounced that Gonzaga team in the Elite Eight A glance at the The earliest season in Bart Torvik’s data. — 1 spot in tourney winning percentage dating back to its first title in 1999. Share of All W This anonymous trio was symbolic of a tournament in which 15 seed advanced to the Sweet 16 and just one of the sport’s blue bloods [2](#fn-2) With apologies to fans of Florida Atlantic, Miami and San Diego State, three-quarters of the 2023 men’s Final Four didn’t look like they belonged there.

UConn has defeated San Diego State to win their fifth national championship in the past 25 years and a rally is happening Tuesday afternoon to welcome the.

The team buses were escorted back to campus. They won those six games by an average of an even 20 points, only a fraction less than what North Carolina did in sweeping to the title in 2009. "We had to remind people last night where the basketball capitol of the world is and that's Storrs, Connecticut," Hurley continued. This one marked the last that Jim Nantz would call after 37 years behind the mic. He averaged 19.7 points and 9.8 rebounds over UConn's six-game cruise through the tournament. “We have the four national championships coming in, right?” coach Dan Hurley said.

The University of Connecticut campus was vandalized and 15 people were arrested after the Huskies won the NCAA title game over SDSU.

"A small number chose to risk their safety and that of others by vandalizing or destroying property after the game," Reitz said. Classes and academic operations continued as scheduled Tuesday. The university did not say what crimes were committed.

The Huskies took advantage of a SDSU scoring drought in the first half to build a lead they wouldn't relinquish.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut, the City of Hartford, and the Hartford Business Improvement District will host a victory ...

“The UConn Huskies men’s basketball team has been a dominating force in the NCAA tournament, and it will be an honor for us to welcome the coaches and the players to downtown Hartford and give them the celebration they deserve,” Governor Lamont said. The rally will begin at approximately 12:00 p.m. From there, it will proceed north on Trinity Street, go through the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Arch, turn right (east) onto Jewell Street, turn left (north) onto Trumbull Street, and end at the intersection of Asylum Street and Trumbull Street.

Some UConn fans pulled down signs and light poles, smashed windows and caused other damage after thousands of people spilled onto campus following the ...

The school said there will be no public access at the airport. “A small number chose to risk their safety and that of others by vandalizing or destroying property after the game.” Classes and other academic operations were being held as regularly scheduled, Reitz said. None of the injuries were thought to be serious, UConn spokeswoman Stephanie Reitz said. More than 10,000 people attended the watch party. I was expecting cars flipping and fires everywhere and people breaking everything, which happened but not to the extent I imagined.”

Five years after Dan Hurley arrived as head coach, the UConn Huskies men's basketball team won the program's fifth NCAA national championship in Houston on ...

After congratulating the team on Monday night, Gov. “We had the chip on our shoulder.” “We’ve been striving for number five, and now we got our own.”

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn coach Dan Hurley let the moment envelope him Tuesday on the 40-mile ride from Bradley International Airport back to campus ...

“A small number chose to risk their safety and that of others by vandalizing or destroying property after the game.” None of the injuries were thought to be serious, UConn spokeswoman Stephanie Reitz said. Ned Lamont said in a statement. We’re the most successful program of the last 25 years. “The NCAA Tournament is a big deal. Classes and other academic operations were held as scheduled. The Huskies landed at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut shortly after 3 p.m. Playing in the Final Four is a big deal. “There’s not much else to do out here. And obviously basketball is a big deal to the people of Connecticut. “It’s literally basketball country,” he said. “This is a big deal,” Hurley said.

Head coach Dan Hurley speaks to "GMA" the morning after leading the men's basketball team to a NCAA championship title.

They supported me greatly along the way -- I couldn't have two better mentors than my dad and my brother." Older brother Bobby Hurley, known as one of the best point guards in NCAA history, still leads the NCAA in all-time assists, has two All-American titles and a national championship win at Duke. Adama Sanogo, the most outstanding player of the tournament, he is a junior, he's been here for the turnaround and the program," Hurley said. We were a top offensive team, a top defensive team, we were one of the best rebounding teams in the country and we also played harder than our opponent most of the time." "I knew that we had a culture that was beginning to form and leadership within our players." "I just won a national championship it's absolutely insane.

Welcoming home the national champions. The UConn men's basketball team returned to Storrs Tuesday victorious, bringing home its fifth championship in school ...

We’re happy to bring back UConn to the standard it should be at,” he said. Continue to stay focused and enjoy the time while it lasts,” Jackson Jr. It's all about them and I want to give my support to them, the best that I can,” Dale Erickson, a UConn junior, said “We’re so lucky we have the best fans here in UConn, right boys? This is once in a lifetime,” Zack Zeller, a UConn senior, said. Everything from last night up to this morning - It's just been unbelievable to see how excited the student body is.

Monday night's NCAA men's basketball national championship game drew 14.69 million viewers on CBS.

[Kentucky](https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/kentucky-wildcats-college-basketball/), [Duke](https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/duke-blue-devils-college-basketball/), or North Carolina in the Final Four. [Villanova](https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/villanova-wildcats-college-basketball/) and Michigan’s championship tilt in 2018, which aired on TBS, TNT and TruTV, held the previous low mark at 16 million. No one is losing money (perhaps except for the value of the labor force creating the content). But let’s not forget TV and viewership expectations within the industry have evolved over the years, and this isn’t a panic number. Discovery Sports to put out a big press release in April 2024 when the viewership numbers jump big from this year.— Deitsch That this was the least-watched final should not be a surprise — nor would I predict it’s part of a long-term trend of declines.