How many NCAA Tournament national championships does UConn basketball have?
UConn men's basketball is back in the Men's NCAA Tournament title game under Dan Hurley. Here's a look at the program's national championship titles.
When Connecticut basketball announced its return to the Big East ahead of the 2019-2020 season, it was a moment that signified the return of one of the original members and powerhouses of the conference. It came at a time when relative newcomer Dan Hurley was working on bringing the winning culture and toughness of the Jim Calhoun era back, and was trying to find the right players to execute his vision and playbook. Since then, in spite of his lone losing record at UConn in his first season, Hurley has not just restored those two things.
He's returned the program to its national prominence. ... And has done it at an exceptional level.
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No. 1 Michigan. It's a level of work by Hurley that had former Auburn coach Bruce Pearl saying he's doing "stuff that John Wooden did" on TNT after UConn's Final Four win over No.