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Weekly Rewind
The latest UConn athletics news
BIG EAST Champs pic.twitter.com/Z4VIFLxo96
— UConn Women’s Basketball (@UConnWBB) March 9, 2021
- 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 NCAA Tournament with team’s first test coming against Maryland:
The East Region! #SelectionSunday | #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/lALUtcjqfb
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 14, 2021
- 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 win 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:
“You guys are messing up my braids!”
— BroBible (@BroBible) March 9, 2021
They hit Paige Bueckers mid-interview after UConn won the Big East pic.twitter.com/em04s3zwuy
- Happiness overcomes UConn men’s basketball team on Selection Sunday:
UConn’s reaction to making the Big Dance for the first time since 2016 (courtesy of UConn athletics) pic.twitter.com/nFHJgn22AK
— The UConn Blog (@TheUConnBlog) March 14, 2021
UConn, Great Pic
Photos of UConn’s finest
- UConn women’s basketball all smiles after winning Big East Tournament:
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- The Civil ConFLiCT is dead. Long live the Civil COMfliCT:
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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:
This team is special pic.twitter.com/QzYv9CGjX7
— UConn Women’s Basketball (@UConnWBB) March 9, 2021
- 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:
Another #HEA Award Finalist for the #IceBus
— UConn Men's Hockey (@UConnMHOC) March 14, 2021
Head Coach Mike Cavanaugh is a Bob Kullen Award Coach of the Year Finalists.
Winner will be announced on Wednesday prior to the semifinals. pic.twitter.com/LhxIcXhD7B
Big League Buzz
Catch up on former UConn players working across the sports world
- Morgan Tuck retires due to lingering knee injury
- 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:
https://t.co/ufBJtoRxh5 pic.twitter.com/WDEl5bfQoS
— A$AP Grogu (@GorGeY31) March 10, 2021
- Maya Moore plans to sit out 2021 WNBA season
- DeAndre Daniel signs with New Zealand’s Manawatu Jets
- Phoenix looks to have copied the Seattle Storm’s winning formula:
— Phoenix Mercury (@PhoenixMercury) March 10, 2021
Memory Lane
Revisit special moments in UConn sports history
- Let’s hope history repeats itself for this year’s Huskies:
Last time UConn was a 7 seed pic.twitter.com/ToAsQjqaGp
— ConnTon Soup (@ConnTonSoup) March 14, 2021
- The Big East brand was especially strong when these conference foes clashed:
Who else misses this Big East? pic.twitter.com/jvMblfUIQs
— Sports Talk Andrew ➐ (@SportsTalkDrew) March 13, 2021
- Coach Calhoun shares a surprising story about Ray Allen’s recruitment:
Ray Allen will go into the Hall of Fame as an all-time shooter. He was recruited to UConn as a dunker.
— The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) March 10, 2021
This is an AMAZING story.
Presented by @BetRivers
Check out our series, 68 Shining Moments, on the Field of 68 Youtube Channel: https://t.co/UFXF21sYdn pic.twitter.com/ahZHfoVgQJ
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 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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