UConn's Dan Hurley misdirects criticism when asked about team's response to media's full-court press
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What has plagued UConn in its quest for a three-peat; can Huskies right the ship?
HARTFORD, Conn. — In the days following UConn's calamitous and catastrophic loss to Seton Hall on Saturday, some familiar faces wandered into the team's practice facility. One belonged to Donovan Clingan, the 7-foot-2, 280-pound Goliath who anchored head coach Dan Hurley's schematic designs on both ends of the floor during a storied two-year collegiate career. Another belonged to Tristen Newton, the long-limbed transfer from East Carolina who blossomed into a consensus first-team All-American for Hurley and was subsequently inducted into the Huskies of Honor. Both players were instrumental in Connecticut winning back-to-back national championships.
UConn's Dan Hurley unloads on referee with epic 1-liner in Huskies' overtime win: 'Did I say that?'
Finley Bizjack stole the ball and made a layup while drawing a foul that trimmed the Butler Bulldogs' deficit to the UCONN Huskies.
UConn's Dan Hurley after berating ref - Show other coaches - ESPN
UConn coach Dan Hurley owned up to berating an official during Tuesday night's 80-78 win over Butler after he was caught on camera telling them «don't turn your back on me, I'm the best coach in the f---ing sport.»
UConn freshman Liam McNeeley to miss 'weeks' with ankle injury - ESPN
UConn star freshman Liam McNeeley will miss «weeks» with a high-ankle sprain, coach Dan Hurley announced Saturday.
What we learned after a thrilling day of nonconference men's hoops - ESPN
Dec. 14 was a date college basketball die-hards circled on their calendars before the season started. While some of the luster was taken away given several teams' poor starts to the campaign, it was still as loaded a nonconference Saturday as we've had in some time, with 18 ranked teams in action.
A star is born: UConn's Liam McNeeley embraces 'great first experience' playing at MSG
NEW YORK — He tapped the rebound to himself and absorbed a foul with 20.4 seconds remaining, setting in motion the long, celebratory walk from one end of Madison Square Garden to the other as an appreciative fan base recognized the job was nearly complete. All that separated No. 18 UConn from a third consecutive victory over a high-major opponent — having already upended then-No. 15 Baylor and Texas earlier this week — were two free throws from true freshman Liam McNeeley, a budding star for head coach Dan Hurley and the Huskies' shining protagonist on a night when the court shimmered with future pros. He buried the first and drilled the second to preserve his team's 77-71 win over eighth-ranked Gonzaga and stabilize a campaign that briefly teetered.
UConn slides to No. 25 in AP men's basketball poll; Kansas No. 1 - ESPN
Kansas held off Auburn for the No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll Monday as Southeastern Conference teams grabbed three of the top four spots and two-time reigning national champion UConn nearly fell out entirely after an 0-3 week at the Maui Invitational.