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Hard tasks await UConn's Stephon Castle, Donovan Clingan in NBA
Now that the NBA Draft's first round is over, and both UConn stars Donovan Clingan and Stephon Castle saw their dreams come true in the top seven picks, they enter the league with needy teams, the Spurs and Blazers, each a long way from contending for championships.
French teen Alexandre Sarr and UConn’s Donovan Clingan headline list of top big men in the NBA draft – Hartford Courant
This year’s NBA draft features potential starters and valuable role players more so than no-doubt future stars. That becomes evident when looking at the headlining prospects among big men. French teenager Alexandre Sarr from France could go No. 1 overall with his length and defensive potential, key reasons why he has thrice topped the AP’s […]
NCAA presents options to expand March Madness tournaments from current 68 teams, AP source says – Hartford Courant
The NCAA has presented a plan to Division I conference commissioners that would expand the lucrative men’s and women’s basketball tournaments by four or eight teams alongside an option to leave each field at 68 teams. If approved, the NCAA would keep its 64-team bracket but would add play-in games involving the 10 through 12 seeds. The earliest the NCAA Tournament could expand would be the 2025-26 season and more meetings are scheduled. The men’s tournament last expanded in 2011 when it went from 64 to 68 teams. The women’s tournament matched that in 2022.
With NBA Draft upcoming, where UConn stars will land is anyone's guess
We're just over a week away from the NBA Draft, and it's still not any clearer where former UConn stars Donovan Clingan and Stephon Castle will land. Both former Huskies are projected to be top-10, and possibly top-5 picks, and a number of teams are reportedly interested in trading up to land the two.
Dom Amore: Lakers got in Dan Hurley’s head, but couldn’t wrest his heart from UConn – Hartford Courant
Dan Hurley showed up at the Werth Center to unpack from the strange trip he’d just taken, and taken UConn and all who care about its men’s basketball program with him.“In my gut, I knew he would stay,” said Hassan Diarra, who has helped the Huskies win two championships and is ready to lead the […]
By declining Lakers, Dan Hurley proves he's built UConn into premier basketball destination
Storrs has long been known as the 'Basketball Capital of the World.' But after spurning a $70 million offer to coach the Lakers in favor of chasing a three-peat, Dan Hurley proved it's a destination city, too.
Yard Goats master of deception; Jim Calhoun master storyteller, UConn men deserve better and more
Rockies top pitching prospect has learned the art of "perceived velocity." ... Ex-Hartford coaches, and old friends, fight for Stanley Cup ... Jim Calhoun can still hold an audience's attention. ... If Dan Hurley is going to NBA, why did this take until June? And more in the Sunday Read.
UConn or Lakers? Dan Hurley has an excruciating choice
Dan Hurley will have choose between big money at UConn, or insane money from the Lakers, between the historic quest of an NCAA three-peat, or the historic challenge of coaching LeBron James. The only risk is messing with the happiness he's found in Connecticut.