The Latest Breaking News from Joey Calcaterra

UConn men regain national title, conclude dominant run to championship No. 5 with 76-59 win over San Diego State

HOUSTON – Take the poster board trophy off the easel and make it three dimensional.

Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2023

SDSU vs. UCONN: Three Keys (Plus Two) To An Aztecs NCAA Championship Win

SDSU vs. UCONN: Three Keys (Plus Two) To An Aztecs NCAA Championship Win Just one game now separates the Aztecs from 2023 NCAA National Champion status, on college basketball's biggest stage. Contact/Follow @tedmcgovern & @MWCwire The Huskies are ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 3, 2023

Dom Amore: Good vibrations pour from UConn men’s basketball team, but this work of art is not quite done yet

HOUSTON — The band blared and the fans filled the lower bowl at NRG Stadium as the UConn men put on a show during their open practice Friday; there were smiles and laughter. Dan Hurley, hands behind his back, just watched and smiled like an artist admiring his finished painting.

Tribune News Service · Apr 1, 2023

UConn awakens in second half on way to 87-63 NCAA tourney victory over Rick Pitino, Iona

ALBANY, N.Y. — For a half it appeared the UConn men’s basketball team may have psyched itself out of the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year.

Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2023

UConn can't find a shot at the end and comes up short to Marquette, 70-68, in Big East tournament semis

NEW YORK — The UConn men’s basketball team needed a big shot in the final minute of its Big East tournament semifinal matchup with regular-season champion Marquette. The Huskies trailed by two points with 12 seconds left when Adama Sanogo grabbed a defensive rebound and pushed the offense down the…

Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2023

UConn men hold on to beat Providence 73-66 in Big East quarterfinal after nearly blowing 26-point lead

NEW YORK –The UConn men’s basketball team went from looking like it was on the verge of a 30-point blowout win over Providence in Thursday’s Big East Tournament quarterfinal to looking like it was about to suffer one of the largest comebacks in tournament history in a matter of minutes.

Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2023

No. 14 UConn cruises to 88-59 victory over DePaul in final home game of season

HARTFORD, Conn. — March couldn’t have started any better for the UConn men’s basketball team.

Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2023

UConn downs St. John’s, 95-86, with balanced effort in ‘home away from home’

NEW YORK — UConn fans made Madison Square Garden their home away from home on Saturday, showing up in droves to support the men’s basketball team as it got an early look at the conference tournament site with a game against St John’s.

Tribune News Service · Feb 25, 2023

Joey Calcaterra sparks second-half run as UConn comes back to defeat Georgetown, 84-73

STORRS, Conn. — Joey Calcaterra sparked a 23-5 second-half run, scoring 14 points, and No. 2 UConn defeated a game Georgetown squad, 84-73, at Gampel Pavilion on Tuesday night.

Tribune News Service · Dec 21, 2022

UConn beats Oklahoma State, 74-64, in Big East-Big 12 Battle for ninth consecutive victory

STORRS, Conn. — Fresh off a mesmerizing performance to win the Phil Knight Invitational Sunday night, Andre Jackson electrified the Gampel Pavilion crowd on UConn’s first offensive possession against Oklahoma State on Thursday.

Tribune News Service · Dec 2, 2022