The Capital Region takes advantage of great basketball played in the region. This year was no different with the first and second rounds of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at the MVP Arena, played in front of sell-out crowds, including celebrities and sports icons.
The NCAA Women's selection show is behind us and Albany...we got our wish. Maybe even more than we wished for. The number one seed for the Albany bracket is the U Conn women. It gets better because the two seed is the South Caroline women.
Last night, the UConn women's basketball team won its fourth straight NCAA Championship by defeating the Syracuse Orange.
Ironically enough, it was Syracuse native Breanna Stewart who won the Most Outstanding Player for the fourth straight year...
The Final Four matchups are set... It's Oklahoma vs. Villanova and UNC vs. Syracuse.
What are we looking for in those matchups? Which teams have the coaching edge? We found out yesterday from former Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun...
The Connecticut women's basketball team captured its third straight national championship on Tuesday night, topping Notre Dame, 63-53, in Tampa Bay.
The win was the 10th title for Huskies' coach Geno Auriemma.
There are those who love dynasties...
You just had a feeling it wouldn't last on Monday night at the Times Union Center in Albany.
The Dayton Flyers women's basketball team shot 70 percent from three-point range in the first half and carried a 44-43 lead into halftime against the mighty Connecticut Huskies, but UConn dominated the second stanza en route to a 91-70 win in the Elite 8...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 21 points and Stefanie Dolson added 17 points and 16 rebounds to help UConn beat Notre Dame 79-58 on Tuesday night, giving coach Geno Auriemma and the Huskies a record ninth national championship...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Shabazz Napier scored 22 points and Connecticut won its second NCAA title in four years, beating all those Kentucky freshmen 60-54 in the championship game Monday night.
Napier is among three UConn seniors who were part of the Huskies' 2011 title...
Thursday,March 12th 2009 five years ago today college basketball especially Syracuse University fans were blessed with one of the greatest games in basketball history. Today is the five year anniversary of the 6OT game between Syracuse and UConn in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals...