If you didn’t know, you know now: Storrs, Connecticut. is where college basketball dynasties are made. Facing No. 1-seeded USC and superstar freshman JuJu Watkins, Paige Bueckers and the injury-depleted UConn women prevailed, 80-73, in the Elite Eight to reach their 24th Final Four.
Monday’s result meant both the UConn men’s and women’s teams will be heading to the Final Four. The Huskies men’s team, the top overall seed, punched its Final Four ticket with a 25-point victory over No. 3 seed Illinois, prompting CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander to explain just how generationally dominant Dan Hurley’s program is.
Generationally dominant seems like an understatement for what coach Geno Auriemma has done with the UConn’s women’s team. He’s led UConn to 16 of the last 17 Final Fours, and this run has been particularly impressive considering the team has endured six season-ending injuries. Because of the team’s health situation, Bueckers, Aaliyah Edwards and Nika Muhl all played the entire game against USC.
If a school’s men’s and…
