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Francis Pa. Atlanta was the home to the Final Four in and the Huskies defeated Texas and Tennessee to win the title. Like they did in , the Huskies came out of the Phoenix regional as the Final Four team. Diana Taurasi was again an All-American pick. The Huskies posted a spotless mark en route to the championship, registering their third perfect season since UConn left little doubt as to who the best team was, defeating Stanford and Louisville by an average of The victory marked the seventh national championship in program history and the fourth time UConn completed a perfect season.
The Huskies ran though the first and second rounds, defeating Southern and Temple by a combined points in Norfolk, Va. Connecticut traveled to San Antonio, the site of its National Title, and downed Baylor and Stanford to clinch the crown and the second-straight season. The Huskies entered the postseason as the No. The Huskies earned a sixth-straight No.
Connecticut then dispatched of No. UConn avenged three losses to Notre Dame and defeated the No. UConn is now one of only five schools to win multiple national championships. After a frustrating season marred by injuries, Kaleena Mosqueda Lewis kicked it into high gear during the tournament and averaged After collecting both the Big East regular season and tournament crown, the Huskies outlasted Syracuse, , in the national championship game played in College Park, Md.
The crown marked UConn's fourth title , , , and second under head coach Nancy Stevens. The Huskies capped their incredible season with straight wins and have won eight straight NCAA Tournament contests, hoisting two trophies in as many years. The Huskies earned a No. Point guard Taliek Brown had a standout performance with 20 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and three blocks, while Emeka Okafor had 27 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks as UConn scored 56 points in the first half and beat Georgetown by He knows how to take advantage of space if you give him space.
UConn defended its homecourt to give No. Brown scored the go-ahead bucket with left, then freshman Josh Boone added a bucket 40 seconds later to put the Huskies up three.
For the second time in three games, UConn lost, this one coming by 10 points at home to unranked Providence. Providence's Ryan Gomes had 26 points and 12 rebounds to give the Friars a half-game lead over the Huskies in the Big East standings. The duo had 30 points combined before halftime, including 11 points from Gordon in the first 11 minutes.
They finished with 48 points on the road on of 3-point shooting. With UConn nursing a two-point lead in the final 30 seconds, Taliek Brown missed a free throw, Emeka Okafor tipped the miss and Josh Boone put the ball back up to give the Huskies a four-point advantage, He hit it first.
UConn held No. And that's a nice combination. Coming down the stretch in February every game is big and you want to start proving things to yourself.
UConn took incredible care of the ball, committing just three turnovers, a year record, in a point rout of West Virginia. I thought we were able to use our talent and our speed. Notre Dame used a strong second half, which saw them outscore UConn thanks to Chris Thomas scoring 22 of his season-high 31 points, to down the fifth-ranked Huskies. It was just their second conference loss following a start. That's a pretty good indication they kicked our butts.
UConn dropped its second game in a row, this one coming in a top-five matchup on the road. It was the Panthers' Division I-best 40th win in a row at home, including in the season and at the Petersen Events Center. They were able to do maybe the best job of anybody on Emeka, but he didn't respond the way he usually responds. Emeka Okafor posted an point, rebound double-double to go along with six blocks as UConn won its 20th game of the season — the seventh season in a row in which the Huskies reached that mark.
It was Miami's eighth loss in a row. After losing to Notre Dame three games prior, UConn got revenge behind a dominant performance from Emeka Okafor, who finished with 14 points, a career-high 22 rebounds and seven blocks. UConn held St. John's to just 16 points in the first half as Emeka Okafor was two rebounds shy of a game with 22 points and 18 rebounds. The Red Storm made just 3-of shots in the first half, or nine percent.
The game was tied all at halftime and all at the end of regulation before the Huskies outscored the Wildcats in overtime, thanks to Emeka Okafor's blocks of Randy Foye at the end of regulation and overtime.
Emeka Okafor comes along once in a lifetime. Emeka Okafor was honored on senior night, even though he was just a junior, because he was on track to graduate and as the AP preseason player of the year, UConn knew it was likely his last season in Storrs. In UConn's regular-season finale, the Huskies lost by 11 on the road to the Orange in their final loss of the season. The game was tied at halftime but Syracuse outscored UConn in the second half. After going 4-for from the field in his first three games against UConn, Syracuse's Gerry McNamara scored 24 points, while Craig Forth had a point, rebound double-double.
Emeka Okafor didn't play in his team's first game in the Big East tournament due to back spasms but the Huskies still won in his absence thanks to Ben Gordon's 29 points. We just proved it to other people. The guys stepped up and made key contributions.
Emeka Okafor missed his second game in a row due to back spasms but another strong first half, one that saw UConn take a lead, allowed the Huskies to advance to the Big East tournament championship game. Once again, Ben Gordon had 29 points without his running mate. Ben Gordon, who had carried UConn for two games without Emeka Okafor on the floor, hit a game-winning jumper in the final 30 seconds to beat No. He was a deserving MVP of the tournament. Okafor returned to the floor, scoring 11 points with 13 rebounds and three blocks.
UConn held Vermont's Taylor Coppenrath, ranked third nationally in scoring, to just 12 points on 3-for shooting after he scored 43 points in the America East championship game. He's a big-time player and I had to step up to the challenge," Emeka Okafor said, according to the AP.
There was no need to get worried. DePaul missed its first 10 shots — two attempts from all five starters — as UConn nearly doubled up DePaul in the first half, Jim Calhoun left the bench in the second half due to an upset stomach as his Huskies held on for a point win despite the Blue Demons outscoring the Huskies by two after halftime. UConn had no issue getting to the Elite Eight by jumping out to a halftime lead against Vanderbilt as Ben Gordon had a point, nine-rebound, five-assist performance.
The Huskies posted a rebounding advantage, while Vanderbilt's Matt Freije, the school's career scoring leader, made just 3-of attempts from the field. UConn blitzed Alabama in the first half, nearing outscoring the Crimson Tide in the first half, , thanks to a run to end the half. Ben Gordon nearly reached his career-high with 36 points, while Rashad Anderson did have his career-best with 28 as the duo finished for from behind the arc.
Emeka Okafor was limited by foul trouble in the first half as he spent most of the half on the bench, had five points and three rebounds, while playing great defense, in the final four minutes to finish with 18 and seven for the game.
It was a realy ugly game for us, but we just went to 'Mek' a lot and just rode him down the stretch. After losing to Georgia Tech by 16 points back in November in a game in which UConn couldn't buy a 3-pointer or free throw, the Huskies got their revenge in the national championship game thanks to 24 points from Emeka Okafor and Ben Gordon's 21 points.
UConn became the first squad since Kentucky in to start the season ranked No. UConn finished the season ranked No. UConn's adjusted offensive efficiency ranked No. The Huskies' defense was elite as they led the country in effective field goal percentage allowed Offensively, they were great at 3-point shooting For many college basketball fans, one of the more memorable and unlikely national champions was UConn's team, which wasn't ranked in the preseason AP poll, finished 9th in the Big East with a conference record and lost four of five games entering the Big East tournament.
But the Huskies, led by standout guard Kemba Walker, won five games in five days to win the Big East tournament, earned a No. UConn finished just two games above. After the season, UConn lost leading scorer Jerome Dyson and three others seniors:. In the fall of , UConn enrolled six freshmen, three of whom ranked among the team's top five scorers:.
UConn finished the season with an adjusted offensive efficiency and defensive efficiency that ranked in the top 20 of the country, according to kenpom. Overall, the Huskies finished 10th nationally.
UConn was elite at offensive rebounding The Huskies really slowed opponents down defensively, as opponents spent an average of These four winners then finished out the team bracket.
UConn beat Butler for the national title — the Huskies' third championship. It was also Butler's second consecutive runner-up finish. This was the first Final Four without a top seed since No.
Click or tap here for printable bracket. The Huskies held the Seawolves to 31 points in the first half, then 21 in the second.
Kemba Walker scored 18 points while big man Alex Oriakhi had 11 points and a career-high 18 rebounds. Kemba Walker exploded for a career-high 42 points, turning a three-point halftime deficit into a point win.
He was of from the field, with four 3-pointers, and 8-for from the free throw line. Walker's 42 tied Cliff Robinson's record for a UConn game played in Hartford, while coach Jim Calhoun improved to against non-conference opponents from the New England area. After being held to two points in the first half, Kemba Walker had 29 points after halftime, including a critical jumper in the last minute to give UConn a win over Wichita State in the first round of the Maui Invitational.
Walker made half of his 16 shots, plus of free throws. As a team, UConn made 19 more free throws 32 than Wichita State attempted For the second game in a row, Kemba Walker scored at least 30 points with a huge jumper in the final minute.
The Huskies beat the No. UConn's defense held Michigan State to percent shooting, while big man Alex Oriakhi had a point, rebound double-double. UConn won the Maui Invitational after beating a top foe for the second day in a row. Walker finished with 29 points as the Huskies scored 50 points in the first half, then hung on in the second half for a point win.
The Huskies found themselves trailing by one at halftime as they returned home from Hawaii and they beat the Wildcats by just seven points.
Kemba Walker scored 30 points while the other four starters combined to score just 13 points. Kemba Walker had done some amazing things already in the season but against UMBC, he recorded his first-ever triple-double with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists.
Those guys' confidence, it's hot now. Four Huskies scored in double figures, led by Kemba Walker's 21, while freshman Roscoe Smith had a point, rebound double-double. UConn doubled up Coppin State on the boards , which was necessary for the win after the Huskies made just 41 percent of their shots. I don't like the fact that we're not finishing plays in there. UConn played stifling defense, holding the Crimson to 4-for shooting from 3-point range and 30 percent from the field.
After a start, UConn suffered its first loss of the season in its Big East opener on the road against No. Kemba Walker scored 31 points on an inefficient of shooting and the Huskies shot just Only two Huskies had more than five points until the final minutes.
It was a tough night for me Their game plan was great and they stayed with it. UConn prevented one loss from turning into two as the Huskies turned to a zone defense to hold off the Bulls in overtime. It could be a decade. I can't even remember, and I don't forget many basketball games. That saved us. Quite frankly it saved us I think in the sense that we extended the two guards in a press mode, got a couple steals out of it and then went back and packed in.
UConn fell to in conference play as Notre Dame and Ben Hansbrough held Kemba Walker to 19 points, almost eight fewer than his season average. It ended his streak of 11 games with at least 20 points. When I see somebody as talented as him, I see that as a challenge. Kemba Walker's foot jumper with five seconds left in overtime gave UConn a one-point win in overtime as the Huskies won their second game in overtime in their last three contests.
Kemba Walker led the team in scoring, with 18 points, just like he had in every game so far this season, but he had help from Alex Oriakhi, who had 17 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks. Guys bought in to what Coach Calhoun is trying to do with this program, and it's working out for us. Kemba Walker scored 22 points in the first half and finished with 31 — half of DePaul's team total. Jeremy Lamb contributed 13 points and six rebounds after playing less than 10 minutes in the team's previous two games.
But I think we're doing a good job of getting everyone involved. Kemba Walker drove down the lane in the final seconds and made a basket to give UConn a two-point win over No.
It ended the Wildcats' game winning streak. I got it and I knew another guy was going to come and I tried to go before he came, get by my man and get the shot off.
Tennessee held Kemba Walker to 16 points, his lowest total so far in the season, but UConn turned a one-point halftime lead into an point win.
Freshman Jeremy Lamb tied Walker with 16 points, while another freshman, Roscoe Smith, made 4-of-5 3-pointers to add 12 points.
Jeremy Lamb exploded for a career-high 24 points as UConn mounted a run late in the second half to beat Marquette on the road. He's been up early to lift weights. All that stuff is just paying off now. UConn's six-game winning streak came to an end as No. Louisville's Peyton Siva had two key layups in the second overtime period to beat the Huskies by one.
UConn's Jeremy Lamb reached the point mark for the third game in a row as he scored We have to win our share. The game was there for us. UConn got back in the win column after two losses in a row as the Huskies erased a five-point deficit at halftime to win by two.
This game is winnable. John's' Dwight Hardy scored a career-high 33 points as the Red Storm scored 54 points in the second half to down No. It's definitely been tough. I just chose to stick with it. Sulking didn't do any good so I'm striving to continue to play and get better and get some minutes on the court. After scoring a career-high 25 points in the previous game, Jamal Coombs-McDaniel had 23 points, after having never scored more than 13 points in a game and entering with an average of 5.
UConn played its fourth overtime game of the season but overtime was where Marquette's Darius Johnson-Odom shined as he scored nine of his 17 points in the extra period. Johnson-Odom tied the game at all in the closing seconds. Kemba Walker scored 27 points but he missed four shots and had a turnover in overtime. I was a little careless with the ball and they were able to take those turnovers and make them into baskets. After two losses in a row, UConn righted the ship by beating Cincinnati on the road as Kemba Walker scored 11 of his 16 points after halftime.
UConn led for more than 39 minutes as the Huskies controlled the game. West Virginia took a two-point advantage into halftime, then controlled the second half to give UConn its third loss in four games. The Mountaineers finished the game on a run, while holding the Huskies to 2-for shooting over the final 10 minutes. We needed to play physically inside and get some rebounds. We made some very poor choices on offense and we didn't go a good job the whole game of taking away their post play.
Even though Notre Dame's Ben Hansbrough fouled out with more than eight minutes left, the Fighting Irish won by three after outscoring the Huskies by six after halftime. Kemba Walker scored 34 points in the loss on of shooting and a perfect for shooting from the free throw line. Walker missed a potential game-winning 3-pionter in the final 10 seconds.
Jeremy Lamb scored 17 points in the first half and finished with 19, while Alex Oriakhi had 13 points and 19 rebounds. And today he went and got the basketball — a lot.
Pittsburgh beat us at Pittsburgh, and we want to redeem ourselves, so we're not going to let no fatigue beat us. He finished with 24 points on 8-of shooting. Kemba has made a ton of big shots.
Kemba Walker had a point, rebound double-double as UConn knocked off Syracuse in overtime. Jeremy Lamb his a floater to put UConn up three, then Walker made a pair of free throws to put the Huskies up by five. UConn capped off its incredible Big East tournament run by winning its fifth game in five days to win the conference tournament, knocking off Louisville in the championship game.
Kemba Walker broke the tournament scoring record by scoring 19 points, which earned him MVP honors. I just wanted to win this game so bad my heart took over. Torney will compete in the decathlon on Wednesday and Thursday, June 9 and Both Scott and Snyder, competing in the long jump and pole vault, respectively, are scheduled to compete on Wednesday evening. A team captain this season, Torney is making his first trip to the NCAA Championship, a goal that has been on his radar and one he is excited to be reaching.
That's the goal, to get to this meet. And it's such a historic place and historic field and being able to get the chance to compete there is going to be great". Torney had his best ever decathlon performance at the BIG EAST title meet, posting 7, total points while winning six of the 10 events. On day one, he won the long jump with a leap of 7. He came back on day two to take the 1, meters at Torney came to Storrs as a decathlete and has improved his score every time he has competed for the Huskies dating back to the season.
I had the hurdles, the long jump and the down, but had to pick up everything else. Every year, I just aimed to get better. Set my goals and work to accomplish them and just keep moving forward. His love for the decathlon goes back to his time in high school.
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