Dan Hurley Admits He Modeled UConn After Tom Izzo’s Michigan State Program Ahead of Sweet 16 Clash
Dan Hurley admits he modeled his dominant UConn program after Tom Izzo as the Huskies prepare for a Sweet 16 clash with the Spartans.

Dan Hurley admits he modeled his dominant UConn program after Tom Izzo as the Huskies prepare for a Sweet 16 clash with the Spartans.

Dawn Staley won the Naismith Women's Coach of the Year award four times in six years but she didn't even make the finalist list in 2026.

THE UConn program has revealed stunning new renderings of the $99.4m renovation of its basketball arena. The college basketball arena upgrades include a jaw-dropping recruiting lounge. On Tuesday, UConn announced…

UConn head basketball coach Dan Hurley knows his approach is unconventional and has no intention of changing it. The 53-year-old admitted he feels a responsibility to keep the old-school approach alive, specifically shouting out Tom Izzo ahead of their March Madness matchup. Hurley said he feels that coaches like Izzo and himself reverse the effects […] The post UConn’s Dan Hurley makes honest confession on his specific coaching style appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The 2026 NCAA March Madness Tournament is fully underway and brackets are going strong with contenders from across the nation vying to be the best in men’s basketball. Here is the full schedule for the upcoming Sweet 16 round, as well as results as games are played. See below for all of the details you’ll […] The post March Madness Sweet 16 – Full Schedule of Games, Results & How to Watch appeared first on Heavy Sports.

The 16 remaining teams in the Women's NCAA Tournament have shown that their initial seeds may not have reflected how good they really are.

UConn coach Dan Hurley is asking rival fans to unite in the Sweet 16, so UConn and St. John's can settle things with a bloodbath in the Elite Eight.

The University of Connecticut has locked down its men’s head coach, Dan Hurley, with a massive six-year, $50 million contract extension, keeping him on the sidelines through the 2029-2030 season. That’s an average annual salary of about $8.33 million! Meanwhile, the legendary Geno Auriemma isn't ...

The New York Giants apparently think Storrs, Connecticut, could be a major source of overlooked NFL Draft prospects. Although many NFL teams sent scouts to UConn’s Pro Day yesterday, the Giants, according to college football reporter Thomas Christopher, sent a “large contingent of scouts,” as did the New England Patriots. While it comes as little […] The post Giants send ‘large contingent’ to UConn Pro Day looking for NFL Draft sleepers appeared first on ClutchPoints.

This is March, which means it’s Jon Rothstein’s favorite time of year. The CBS Sports college basketball insider is a key figure in March Madness coverage. He was a sideline reporter for last weekend’s first- and second-round games at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. Rothstein is best known for his unwavering dedication to college basketball, Read more... The post Jon Rothstein shares his favorite catchphrases: ‘This is like picking between children’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

UConn Huskies star forward Alex Karaban talked about his special bond with head coach Dan Hurley and the impact he has had on his life.

Geno Auriemma’s UConn Huskies have certainly been one of the, if not the best, teams in college basketball. UConn has not lost a single game this season, and it might make history if it goes on to win the national championship undefeated. The Huskies will also be making history by winning back-to-back NCAA titles. After […]

UConn Huskies forward Sarah Strong's mother, Allison Feaster's iconic moment from 1998, when she played for the Harvard Crimson, resurfaces.

The UConn Huskies, coached by Geno Auriemma, have revealed that it's almost $100 million investment into one of its home courts, the Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut, is under way with image pegs also publicly shown.

Breanna Stewart's legendary four-year college basketball career at UConn cemented her status among the sport's greatest players.

Is there a women's NCAA Tournament game today? Check the 2026 Sweet 16 schedule as UConn and LSU prepare for Friday's return.

UConn is in the midst of an impressive run in which seemingly no team can stop it. Here's a look at the year the team has enjoyed.

Every year, 68 teams enter the NCAA women’s basketball tournament with the hopes of making it to the Final Four and perhaps even winning a national title. That is, unless you end up in UConn’s bracket. The UConn Huskies have been a women’s basketball juggernaut since the early 1990s as longtime head coach Geno Auriemma Read more... The post Syracuse WBB coach sees perpetual placement in UConn’s bracket as ‘personal attack’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

UConn leads the top five women's college basketball programs with 12 NCAA titles as the Huskies chase another championship.

Michigan State has been great in March Madness so far. They first took a 92-67 victory over North Dakota State, before knocking off Louisville 77-69. This has been led by two stellar performances by Michigan State guard Jeremy Fears Jr. Now, the Spartans are set to face UConn in the Sweet 16. As Tom Izzo […] The post Michigan State’s Tom Izzo reveals his ‘1 worry’ for March Madness UConn game appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Thirty-three years ago, future Hall of Famer Bobby Hurley was in the biggest crisis of his life in a roadside ditch. Dan Hurley’s brother was lying in the cold water, just 30 seconds away from a completely different fate on that isolated road. A car ahead saw the incident and ran back to help. The ...

UConn and Michigan State meet in the Sweet 16 to see who moves on to the Elite 8.

As Duke, St. John’s, UConn, and Michigan State converge in Washington, Dan Hurley’s call for Big East unity reveals which Elite Eight matchup he prefers.

Duke, Connecticut, Michigan, and Texas are thriving in both tournaments. The post 4 Schools Cash In As Both Men’s and Women’s Teams Move to Sweet 16 appeared first on Front Office Sports.
