UConn championship celebrations caused nearly $123,000 in damages, school says

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When the UConn Huskies men's basketball team won their fifth national championship in April, fans and students took to the streets to celebrate, but plenty wound up taking it way too far.

Riots in the title celebration resulted in "about $122,800" worth of damages, school officials said on Tuesday.

The riots consisted mostly of students which CT Insider says set fires, flipped a vehicle on its side and knocked over light poles. One of the poles was also used to break into a building.

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General view of the UConn Huskies logo on a pair of game shorts during the college basketball against Providence Friars on January 4, 2023, at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI. (M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The school announced earlier this month that "some" students were expelled for vandalizing the campus during the celebration.

"Although we can't address individual students' outcomes, we can say that some reviews have concluded with expulsions," UConn spokesperson Stephanie Reitz said at the time.

Investigations were ongoing for other students arrested following the vandalism at the Storrs campus, Reitz said. At this point, some have already been charged, with more likely to follow.

Reitz is the one who announced the dollar amount of damages up to this point, but she made note that additional costs have yet to be counted, including the cost of labor by employees who made repairs.

UConn Huskies head coach Dan Hurley reacts after arriving at the rally during the UConn Championship Parade on April 8, 2023, at the XL Center in Hartford, CT.  (Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire