The Latest Breaking News from Jay Wright

STORRS, Conn. — The UConn men’s basketball program’s third national title, in 2011, came after what many remember as one of the worst national championship games in the history of the tournament. Three-seeded UConn beat No. 8 seed Butler, 53-41, after the Bulldogs put together a record-low scoring performance.

Did this look familiar? It should.

Halftime of Connecticut-St. Mary’s on Sunday night in the NCAA Tournament’s second round, UConn up one, and if you left your television tuned to TNT during the break, you saw and heard Jay Wright in his sweet spot. He knew the coaches and teams well — the Huskies’ Danny Hurley…

Maybe it's not quite as easy as Izzo made it look.

You could look at it like Pitt qualified for the NCAA tournament with that pulsating 60-59 win over Mississippi State on Tuesday night, or that it actually won a tourney game — which is how the NCAA views it (even though my bracket clearly labels the next group of games…

They both like a No. 1 seed to win the NCAA tournament.

Wednesday marks the beginning of the Big East men’s basketball tournament—and the 10-year anniversary of a bold move that saved the conference from extinction.

Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim essentially said he decides his end date with the school, while others have hand-picked their successors.

The veteran Syracuse coach criticized three ACC teams for their alleged use of NIL money.

From Saint Peter’s to South Carolina to Coach K, it was a big year in the sport.

The Tar Heels earned their No. 1 ranking based on last March, but this year's group has yet to play up to that level.