No. 4 UConn defeated No. 5 San Diego State to win their fifth national championship in the past 25 years.
The University of Connecticut will be celebrating the men's basketball team after an impressive win over San Diego State Monday night. A Welcome Home rally is planned for Tuesday afternoon.
The UConn men are bringing home their fifth national title with a 76-59 victory. It's their first championship win since 2014.
The Huskies will return home to Storrs this afternoon and the university said there will be a "Welcome Home" rally at Gampel Pavilion.
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Doors will open at 4 p.m. and the team is expected to arrive at approximately 5 p.m. Fans and students that want to attend will have to claim a free ticket to the event, according to the university.
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Anyone can claim free tickets by heading to UConnHuskies.com.
The Huskies are scheduled to land at Bradley International Airport at 3:30 p.m. The team buses will be escorted back to campus.
