Unsurprisingly, the quote that reverberated around social media following UConn’s comfortable victory over Georgetown in the Big East Men’s Basketball Tournament semifinals on Friday night came from head coach Dan Hurley. He was asked to share his thoughts on an impending matchup with top-seeded St. John’s, an opponent with whom the Huskies split their regular … Read more
PeoplesBank Arena (Hartford, Conn.) — Not for the first time, an unmistakable voice cut through the free-throw silence with a poignant message for St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino, leader of the No. 15 team in the nation. This time, Pitino’s backup center, Ruben Prey, had been dinged for a Flagrant 1 foul against No. 6 … Read more
Alex Karaban scored 12 points, Tarris Reed Jr. added 11 and No. 5 UConn used a dominating second half to defeat Villanova 73-63 on Saturday night. Braylon Mullins added 10 points for the Huskies (25-2, 15-2 Big East), who rebounded from Wednesday’s 91-84 home loss to unranked Creighton. Tyler Perkins scored 15 points and Matt … Read more
Dan Hurley was displeased with UConn’s effort on defense in his team’s 91-84 loss to Creighton on Wednedsay. “The defense has been a joke,” Hurley said in the postgame press conference. “It was a game of just really bad individual defense. “Our defense has been so bad. We’ve been playing with fire. Obvioulsy, overall defense … Read more