The UConn Fast Break - 3/15/21
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Weekly Rewind
The latest UConn athletics news
UConn men’s basketball decimates DePaul in triumphant return to Big East Tournament but loses heartbreaker to Creighton in tournament semifinals
Hockey East playoff woes continue for UConn men’s hockey with 6-1 loss to Providence in conference tournament quarterfinals
UConn football schedules games against Ole Miss, Liberty, and Sacred Heart and gets in the mix for 2023 athlete Joey Schlaffer
UConn women’s soccer takes down St. John’s then blows out Seton Hall
Hurley’s Huskies enter March Madness as serious sleeper candidate to win the Big Dance with team’s first test coming against Maryland:
UConn women’s basketball put on quite a show in Big East Tournament but need to sort out some remaining issues to take home national title #12
Inspired play of Adama Sanogo helps UConn men’s basketball contend for Big East Tournament championship en route to a spot on All-Tournament team
Johnny Evans becomes first UConn men’s hockey player to earn Hockey East First-Team All-Star honors and finds himself in player of the year conversation
UConn baseball makes waves during Battle at the Beach tournament then loses four-straight to No. 7 Texas Tech
James Bouknight has UConn men’s basketball back among Big East elite thanks in part to his survivalist mentality:
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U Gotta See This
Video highlights
Paige Bueckers stays composed during postgame interview despite deliberate drenching by teammates:
Happiness overcomes UConn men’s basketball team on Selection Sunday:
UConn, Great Pic
Photos of UConn’s finest
UConn women’s basketball all smiles after winning Big East Tournament:
The Civil ConFLiCT is dead. Long live the Civil COMfliCT:
Coach’s Corner
Find out what UConn coaches are up to on and off the court
Geno tests positive for COVID-19 just a week after feeling reinvigorated by team’s Big East Tournament title celebration:
Dan Hurley restoring UConn men’s basketball to national prominence and expecting big things from his team in upcoming NCAA Tournament:
Coach Cavanaugh in the running for Hockey East Coach of the Year:
Big League Buzz
Catch up on former UConn players working across the sports world
Gabby Williams and Katie Lou duking it out for Euroleague MVP
Kemba won’t stop reppin’ the Huskies, much to the chagrin of his head coach:
Phoenix looks to have copied the Seattle Storm’s winning formula:
Memory Lane
Revisit special moments in UConn sports history
Let’s hope history repeats itself for this year’s Huskies:
The Big East brand was especially strong when these conference foes clashed:
Coach Calhoun shares a surprising story about Ray Allen’s recruitment:
Weekly Watchlist
Find out when and how to watch the Huskies in action this week
UConn Men’s Basketball:
*The NCAA Tournament begins on Thursday, Mar. 18 with the First Four play-in games; the First Round begins on Friday, Mar. 19 @ 12:15 p.m.; UConn enters as the 7 seed in the East Region and opens play on Saturday, Mar. 20 @ 7:10 p.m. against 10 seed Maryland, with the game televised on CBS; with a victory, the Huskies would play again on Monday, Mar. 22
UConn Women’s Basketball:
*The Selection Show for the NCAA Women’s Tournament is scheduled for Monday, Mar. 15 @ 7:00 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN; the First Round will be held Mar. 21-22 with coverage on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU
Final Play
A parting sentiment from The UConn Fast Break team
This week marks the 10-year anniversary of Kemba’s infamous stepback that broke Gary McGhee’s ankles during the Big East Tournament, which means it’s the perfect time to pay homage to Cardiac Kemba and remind everyone of the insanity that ensued during UConn’s perfect postseason back in 2011:
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