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UConn Huskies defeat San Diego State to win NCAA men's ... (CBS News)

They dominated throughout the tournament with one of the most impressive runs March Madness history to pick up the program's fifth national men's basketball ...

"But we ran into too good of a team." This was a team built strictly for 2023 - replenished by Hurley, who went to the transfer portal to find more outside shooting after back-to-back first-round exits in the tournament. But a team built on defense finished the game only shooting 32% from the floor. I think there were people in the stands that thought, 'Hey, they're capable of doing it again,' and we were," Dutcher said. "We knew the level that we could play at, even through those dark times." Sanogo averaged 19.7 points and 9.8 rebounds over UConn's six-game cruise through the tournament. 4 for this Final Four full of underdogs, set the stage for this win over an 11:07 stretch in the first half during which the Aztecs didn't make a basket. Be kind," Nantz said as part of his final sign-off from the Final Four. One of the Fab Five, current Wolverines coach Juwan Howard, was there to console his former coach. They won those six games by an average of an even 20 points, only a fraction less than what North Carolina did in sweeping to the title in 2009. But Jordan Hawkins (16 points), - whose cousin, Angel Reese, won MOP honors the night before to help "It's absolutely amazing that we both get this opportunity," Hawkins said.

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UConn survive suspect squid, a hotel switch and theft to claim NCAA ... (The Guardian)

One of the few sure things in an unpredictable March Madness was the Huskies' ability to rise above the chaos around them.

[hotel switch](https://www.thedailybeast.com/uconn-basketball-reportedly-arrived-to-vomit-filled-hotel-rooms-in-vegas) in Las Vegas because rooms were left in a grim state by the previous guests. It was only UConn’s fourth appearance in the national tournament since winning it in 2014 and the first occasion since 2016 that they progressed past the second round. [Fairleigh Dickinson ousted Purdue](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/mar/17/fairleigh-dickinson-purdue-upset-ncaa-tournament-march-madness) in perhaps the biggest upset in March Madness history, a 16 seed bumping off a number 1. That’s just really the way my mind works.” He did, though, allow that the result was a “dream come true for all of us” – including his son, Andrew, a walk-on, who was in possession as the game ended. “Maybe I don’t do a great job kissing the media’s ass and presenting this image that’s incredibly likable but I am who I am. A tight deficit expanded to a baggy 16 points. He wears brown bead bracelets to keep him grounded, practices yoga and meditation, drinks mushroom coffee and lights [perfumed candles](https://www.ctpost.com/sports/article/A-day-with-UConn-s-Dan-Hurley-The-basketball-16253614.php) in his office, such as a fragrance called “confidence + freedom” which could easily have been named in honour of his players. [were even more busted](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2023/mar/20/ncaa-tournament-upsets-16-seeds-transfer-portal) than usual. “Being such an intense, fiery coach, people have always focused more on the sideline antics than my total body of work over the course of my career,” growled Hurley, who led Rhode Island to two March Madness appearances. “The amount of missed layups … Not that the joy was unconfined. Nothing – not dirty hotel rooms, dodgy calamari, a bus burglary or one of college basketball’s most vaunted defenses – was going to deny Connecticut.

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UConn wins March Madness with 76-59 smothering of SDSU - West ... (West Hawaii Today)

HOUSTON — After six games and 240 minutes of pure dominance that ran through March, then part of April, it finally became clear there was only one thing that ...

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Celebrations, destruction on campus follow UConn victory (ABC News)

Thousands of UConn fans, most of them students, spilled onto campus after watching a broadcast of the Huskies' NCAA Tournament win over San Diego State, ...

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15 Arrested in Storrs, 16 Taken to Hospitals After UConn Men's ... (NBC Connecticut)

Hundreds of UConn students took to the streets to celebrate the men's basketball win over San Diego State Monday night. Some of them broke light poles and.

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The List of the Best All-Time Programs in Men's College Basketball ... (CalBearsMaven)

With its fifth national title in the books, Connecticut men's basketball has earned its prominent place on the very short list of the blueblood programs in ...

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UConn at the UN: One Graduate Student's Journey as Delegate to a ... (UConn Today)

Roy '21 MA, a Ph.D. candidate in sociology, served as one of 20 delegates representing the Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS), a nonprofit professional ...

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UConn emerges victorious after March Madness full of upsets (ABC News)

Men's head basketball coach Dan Hurley talks about the Huskies' dominant March Madness performance. The Cinderellas ...

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UConn Wins Fifth National Championship in School History - ESPN ... (WRUF)

UConn beat San Diego State 76-59 to win the 2023 NCAA Men's National Championship, their fifth title in program history and first since 2014.

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'Living legends': UConn men cement place in history with title win (CT Insider)

The Huskies won their fifth national title, the first for Dan Hurley, with Monday's victory over San Diego State.

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15 people arrested, 16 sent to hospitals following UConn basketball ... (Connecticut Public Radio)

UConn police are investigating various reports of vandalism on the Storrs campus from Monday night's celebration of the men's basketball team winning the ...

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Restaurant Pushes Back on UConn Star Jordan Hawkins's Calamari ... (The New York Times)

A UConn star blamed calamari for his rough weekend at the Final Four, putting it on a long menu of items said to have altered the course of sporting events.

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UConn remains the men's college basketball powerhouse that ... (SB Nation)

Now champions of men's college basketball for a fifth time, no program in the sport's history has a profile like the UConn Huskies.

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UConn men win fifth national championship: 'We've got our own!' (CT Insider)

The Huskies used a stout defensive effort, then held off a late-game comeback attempt by San Diego State to win the national title game 76-59.

(Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) "You walk around the building and it's a museum," he said. Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Show More Show Less 13 of38 Connecticut guard Joey Calcaterra celebrates during the second half of the men's national championship college basketball game against Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament on Monday, April 3, 2023, in Houston. #44 of the Connecticut Huskies celebrates with teammates after defeating the San Diego State Aztecs 76-59 during the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament National Championship game at NRG Stadium on April 03, 2023 in Houston, Texas. HOUSTON, TEXAS - APRIL 03: Andre Jackson Jr.

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Grading UConn players in championship win over San Diego State (SB Nation)

Assigning letter grades for the UConn prospects that may have their sights set on the NBA.

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More than a dozen arrested after UConn wins NCAA men's ... (CNN)

More than a dozen people have been "arrested and charged with various crimes" after The University of Connecticut (UConn) won the NCAA men's basketball ...

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UConn Left No Doubt About Its Greatness. But Did The Huskies ... (FiveThirtyEight)

With apologies to fans of Florida Atlantic, Miami and San Diego State, three-quarters of the 2023 men's Final Four didn't look like they belonged there.

1 1 in These Huskies sure had that dog in them, but they were no underdog — and might have finally ascended to college basketball royalty. 2 When the tournament expanded to include 64 teams.to not face a 1 or a 2 seed. UConn trounced that Gonzaga team in the Elite Eight A glance at the The earliest season in Bart Torvik’s data. — 1 spot in tourney winning percentage dating back to its first title in 1999. Share of All W This anonymous trio was symbolic of a tournament in which 15 seed advanced to the Sweet 16 and just one of the sport’s blue bloods [2](#fn-2) With apologies to fans of Florida Atlantic, Miami and San Diego State, three-quarters of the 2023 men’s Final Four didn’t look like they belonged there.

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UConn Beats San Diego State to Win 5th National Championship ... (NBC Connecticut)

UConn has defeated San Diego State to win their fifth national championship in the past 25 years and a rally is happening Tuesday afternoon to welcome the.

The team buses were escorted back to campus. They won those six games by an average of an even 20 points, only a fraction less than what North Carolina did in sweeping to the title in 2009. "We had to remind people last night where the basketball capitol of the world is and that's Storrs, Connecticut," Hurley continued. This one marked the last that Jim Nantz would call after 37 years behind the mic. He averaged 19.7 points and 9.8 rebounds over UConn's six-game cruise through the tournament. “We have the four national championships coming in, right?” coach Dan Hurley said.

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15 arrested, 16 hospitalized in celebrations of Connecticut national ... (USA TODAY)

The University of Connecticut campus was vandalized and 15 people were arrested after the Huskies won the NCAA title game over SDSU.

"A small number chose to risk their safety and that of others by vandalizing or destroying property after the game," Reitz said. Classes and academic operations continued as scheduled Tuesday. The university did not say what crimes were committed.

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