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UConn head coach Geno Auriemma holds up the championship trophy

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UConn victory parade happening Saturday morning

A victory parade and rally will be held on Saturday morning in downtown Hartford to congratulate the UConn women’s basketball team for winning the 2025 NCAA National Championship. The parade will begi...

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What UConn Coach Auriemma says about his future plans and Paige Bueckers' last collegiate game
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State updates highway sign for UConn women's 12th NCAA National Championship

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UConn finishes season at No. 1 in AP women's basketball poll for first time since 2021

UConn capped its season at No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball pol l on Monday, one day after winning its 12th national championship. The Huskies received all 31 votes from a natio...
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Plans underway for victory parade for national champion UConn women

Plans are underway for a victory parade to celebrate the national champion UConn women’s basketball team. On Sunday, the Huskies defeated last year’s champion South Carolina, 82 to 59, to win their fi...
UConn Apr 7

UConn students cheer on national champion Huskies from back home in Gampel Pavilion

UConn students packed Gampel Pavilion on campus in Storrs to watch the Huskies claim their national title Sunday. The energy inside Gampel Pavilion was palpable, just like a real home game with studen...
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UConn welcomes home national champion women's basketball team with rally

The UConn women’s basketball team has arrived home after winning the national championship on Sunday and the university welcomed them back with a rally on campus on Monday afternoon. The state is also...

UConn Apr 6

UConn returns to top of women's basketball, dominates South Carolina 82-59 to capture its 12th title

UConn is back on top of women’s basketball, winning its 12th national championship by routing defending champion South Carolina 82-59 on Sunday behind Azzi Fudd’s 24 points. Sarah Strong added 24 points and 15 rebounds while Paige Bueckers had 17 points in her final game at UConn (37-3). Bueckers capped her stellar career with the Huskies’ fi...
UConn Apr 6

UConn plays South Carolina in the National Championship

The UConn Huskies are playing the South Carolina Gamecocks in the NCAA Tournament National Championship. The teams meet Sunday for the second time this season. The Gamecocks have gone 19-1 against SEC teams, with a 16-2 record in non-conference play. South Carolina has a 32-3 record against teams over .500. The Huskies’ record in Big East gam...
UConn Apr 6

Paige Bueckers' UConn resume is missing an NCAA title. She says others can ponder her legacy

Paige Bueckers insists she’s not concerned about her legacy. The UConn standout will close out her college career when the Huskies face South Carolina in Sunday’s national title game. She said Saturday that she would like to be remembered as “a great teammate, a great leader” who makes players around her better. She’ll leave it to others to decide ...
UConn Apr 5

Former UConn greats Maya Moore, Sue Bird to be inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame

Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard are going into the Basketball Hall of Fame later this year, not once but twice. And LeBron James and Chris Paul are part of the group that’s headed to the Hall as well, even before their playing careers end. Anthony and Howard were announced Saturday as members of the Class of 2025, as was the…
UConn Apr 4

UConn headed to NCAA championship game with 85-51 win over UCLA

Paige Bueckers and UConn easily handled UCLA 85-51 in the Final Four Friday, setting the stage for a matchup with Dawn Staley’s South Carolina.
UConn Apr 4

UConn fans test their Huskies knowledge at Final Four

NBC Connecticut’s Gabrielle Lucivero put UConn fans’ knowledge to the test at the Final Four in Tampa, Florida.
UConn Apr 4

UConn to take on UCLA Friday night in Final Four

Tonight is the night for the women’s Final Four and UConn will take on UCLA at 9:30 p.m. on Friday in Tampa, Florida for a spot in the national championship. Back here at home, UConn is holding a student watch party at Gampel Pavillion. Doors will open at 8 p.m. Game time is set for 9:30 p.m. The championship...
UConn Apr 3

Gov. Lamont declares ‘Huskies Weekend' to support UConn women's basketball in Final Four

Gov. Ned Lamont has declared Apr. 4-6 as “Huskies Weekend.” The University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball team plays in the Final Four in the NCAA tournament this Friday. UConn’s women’s team will face UCLA for the chance to move forward to the championship game. In his statement, Lamont said that Connecticut is kno...
UConn Apr 3

Bettors back Duke men and UConn women for national championships

Duke shines even in a Final Four of all No. 1 seeds. The early betting money went on the Blue Devils to win their semifinal Saturday against Houston, with the opening line at DraftKings Sportsbook quickly going from 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 points. Bettors see a Duke team led by sensational freshman Cooper Flagg that has won 15 games…
UConn Apr 2

UConn's Paige Bueckers and Geno Auriemma share mutual respect heading into Final Four

Following UConn’s victory over Southern California that sent the Huskies to the Final Four, Paige Bueckers and coach Geno Auriemma huddled over the contents of the box score. “When she was sitting up here, I pointed to her four turnovers, I said, ‘What was that?’ And she immediately went to the next column and she said, ‘Look, I got...
UConn Apr 2

There's no one-and-done path in women's college basketball. NIL money makes that a good thing

Paige Bueckers is widely expected to become the first WNBA No. 1 overall draft pick from the University of Connecticut since Breanna Stewart nine years ago. Both became can’t-miss stars in college, both are UConn icons, both went to four Final Fours. Stewart did it while making nothing. Bueckers, who has UConn in the Final Four for the second strai...
UConn Apr 1

No stigma for Bueckers or Fudd. Basketball stars seek out mental healthcare

Paige Bueckers, Hailey Van Lith and Azzi Fudd all have reached out to a mental health professional for help at one point, seeking assistance to cope with the increasing pressure on college basketball players. That pressure can come from high expectations, social media attention, sports bettors, the transfer portal or the grueling solitude when reha...
UConn Apr 1

UConn's Liam McNeeley declares for NBA draft

University of Connecticut’s men’s basketball player Liam McNeeley has declared for the 2025 NBA Draft. McNeeley is a freshman forward with the Huskies, and he just finished his first season. He was named the 2025 Big East Freshman of the Year. He has played 27 games this season and was a starter in 26 of those games. According to UConn&...