UConn’s five titles since 1999 is more than any program in that span. No matter the label, it’s time to recognize the Huskies as one of the sport’s best programs.
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Former Indiana men’s basketball coach Bob Knight was released from the hospital on Monday after spending the weekend receiving attention due to “an acute illness.”
Concern over Knight’s health bubbled up early Monday as the news was released on the 82-year-old’s health struggles.
Former Indiana Hoosiers Head coach Bob Knight (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
Knight’s son, Pat, released a statement on the coach’s health status Monday afternoon after Knight spent the weekend in the hospital.
UConn beat San Diego State for its fifth title in program history.
UConn completed its dominant run through the NCAA tournament on Monday night, defeating San Diego State in Houston to win the Huskies’ fifth national championship and first under coach Dan Hurley.
While UConn has just cut down the nets in Houston as the 2023 national champions, the oddsmakers are already projecting which school will win next year’s men’s NCAA title. The Huskies are tied for the third best odds at +1500 and if they win again in 2024, they’d become the first school to repeat as champions since Florida won back-to-back titles in 2006-2007.
As for the favorites to win March Madness in 2024, Duke has the best odds at +1000.
HOUSTON—UConn has its fifth national championship in program history.
The Huskies completed a remarkable five-year rebuild by coach Dan Hurley to bring the program back to prominence. A No. 4 seed, UConn was dominant all tournament, even if Monday’s 76–59 victory against San Diego State may have been a bit deceiving after the Aztecs pulled within five points late in the second half.
HOUSTON – Nothing flashy, just classy.
“Everybody has a story. Everybody has a story to tell,” CBS play-by-play legend Jim Nantz said after his last men’s college basketball national championship game Monday night following Connecticut’s 76-59 win over San Diego State at NRG Stadium.
“Just try to tell that story, and be kind,” Nantz said. “Let me say one more thing. To everybody in college basketball, my family and all the viewers, thank you for being my friend.
The Connecticut Huskies won their fifth national title on Monday night as they beat the San Diego State Aztecs, 76–59, to cap off what was another madness-filled few weeks of NCAA tournament action.
Once the game was over, the legendary Jim Nantz shared a classy message before signing off for the last time from a Final Four.
Then after some postgame interviews and analysis, the broadcast ended the night the way it does every year—by playing the new “One Shining Moment” video that beautifully wraps up all the great moments from from the tournament.
Jim Nantz’s 32-year run of calling the men’s NCAA Final Four games came to an end Monday night with UConn beating San Diego State, 76–59, and winning their fifth national title in program history.
Nantz is moving on from college basketball, a sport his voice has become synonymous with as he’s called so many big moments over all of these years.
He did his best in the closing minutes of the game to keep the attention on UConn and what this night meant for them.
UConn’s run to its fifth national championship in program history was marked by dominance. And no player embodied that spirit more than big man Adama Sanogo.
The junior forward was a force of nature during the Huskies’ NCAA tournament run, which culminated with a 76–59 victory over San Diego State on Monday night. His efforts earned him Most Outstanding Player honors, capping the the night with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
UCONN GETS IT DONE ‼️
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