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UConn Wins Fifth Men’s N.C.A.A. Title by Overwhelming San Diego State
UConn’s defeat of San Diego State, 76-59, ended a dominant run in the tournament in which its closest of six victories was by 13 points.
Joey Calcaterra and Sam Scholl, Who Were Together at San Diego, Will Meet in N.C.A.A. Final
After a middling season at the University of San Diego, Joey Calcaterra, a guard, transferred to UConn and Sam Scholl, the head coach, was hired…
Lamont Butler, Ever Steady After His Winning Shot, Buoyed by Family
Butler doesn’t like a lot of attention, his father said, but that’s what he got after sending San Diego State to the national title game….
UConn Will Meet San Diego State in the Final After Romping Past Miami
The Huskies could claim their fifth championship in 25 years — something no men’s program other than U.C.L.A. and Duke has accomplished.
As Women’s Basketball Grows, Equity Is Trying to Catch Up
The N.C.A.A. has begun putting in place recommendations from a report on the disparities between men’s and women’s basketball. But there are differing assessments for…
The Final Four That Nobody Could Have Expected
Connecticut has a pedigree but hasn’t made a deep run since 2014. Florida Atlantic plays in a small gym on a campus that’s an owl…
A Foul and a Free Throw Send San Diego State to the Final Four
Fifth-seeded San Diego State will face Florida Atlantic in a national semifinal after slipping past No. 6 seed Creighton.
The N.C.A.A. Once Avoided Las Vegas. Times, and Prospects, Have Changed.
Las Vegas will host a men’s basketball regional this week, the men’s Final Four in 2028 and numerous other college championships — all prompted by…
Houston and Alabama Size Each Other Up From the Same Arena
The Cougars and Crimson Tide, the remaining No. 1s in the N.C.A.A. men’s tournament, both played this weekend in Birmingham, Ala. They will headline a…
A Fourth Alabama Player Was at a Deadly Shooting, in a Car Hit by Bullets
The presence of a fourth Crimson Tide player at the deadly shooting in January has come to light as the team begins its run as…