UConn players navigate Ramadan fast during Final Four – Winnipeg Free Press
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HOUSTON (AP) — For UConn players Adama Sanogo, Samson Johnson and Hassan Diarra, a traditional pregame meal before Saturday night’s Final Four matchup against Miami won’t be possible.
Adama Sanogo, Hassan Diarra and Samson Johnson are participating in Ramadan even as they compete in March Madness.
The Final Four is set, and it’s one of the weirdest of all-time. That’s ... pretty great.
UConn's Adama Sanogo, Samson Johnson and Hassan Diarra are all fasting, no eating or drinking, from sun up to sun down. Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, began Wednesday and lasts through April 20.