Edey Boilermaker News Today

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Dan Hurley entered rare air on Monday night, becoming just the third men’s college basketball coach to repeat as a national champion since the end of John Wooden’s UCLA dynasty in the 1970s. And when it was over — a 75-60 victory over Purdue marking Connecticut’s 12th consecutive NCAA Tournament win by double digits — Hurley found himself in another very small club: coaches who’ve won it all and immediately had to address the possibility of leaving for another pro...

I picked the Huskies to repeat at the outset of the NCAA Tournament. I would be willing to switch it up if I had evidence to suggest I should … but I don’t. In fact, the backcourt play — particularly on the defensive end — makes me wonder if this will be close. We’ve all seen Final Four games tilted by an early foul call or two on big men. We know that’s probably fatal for Purdue and certainly problematic for UConn, should it happen Monday. But Tristen Newton and Stephon Castle have ...

Other than Florida, only Duke in 1991-92 had gone back-to-back since John Wooden’s UCLA dynasty in the 1960s and 70s.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Will Berg arrived in West Lafayette, Ind., last year from Sweden, desperately homesick and missing his father, Martin. The two are incredibly close, bonded after they lost Berg’s mother to a battle with alcoholism. Berg didn’t talk about it much to anyone, trying to find a way to fit in with his new team, but as the months continued, the gnaw in his stomach grew. One afternoon in practice, maybe about a month into the season, Zach Edey told Berg to hang in there, that tho...