🏆🏆 2024 National Champion UConn Men's Basketball Best Plays of the Year

watch the banner ceremony he said he asked him early on do you want to play underwater basket weaving that and he called his agent and said I need to focus on basketball let's limit everything so that I can dominate like that be year 14 you think of maybe starters on a football team and yeah diara off to Johnson there's an exclamation point in the present the future right now for the Connecticut huskys cast on an island oh that was nasty stepan Castle put on a [Music] show Hurley it's all in the Hurley family to away and Felder ahead of the pack right to the basket and blocked by Castle in terms of being able to make play for his teammates PA's faked out Johnson but Johnson's athleticism allows him to recover second block against the backboard by Yukon and look who finishes on the other [Applause] end head back door look at that Samson finds Caravan that just good basketball Stonehill little more than three minutes and look at that Spencer off the back of the defender old school right there Newton Castle picks the pocket and a little Tomahawk to finish over Castle he wants some more will he get it here great pass look at that ball movement to cariban championship game yeah how about that great moment for that family [Applause] whoa and get it back into kinging who just checked back in nice dis downstairs for a one hand Jam by Solomon ball Newton with 22 tonight upstairs to Johnson Samson Johnson a reading from the book of Samson Spencer fading a pass to kinging who's an absolute Monster by Johnson on the denial Connecticut doesn't have numbers Spencer the ball fake he waits again launches that's off rebound Johnson you had postwork going on down low with renew I I would have thrown it played inside out once again Newton's got eight rebounds here he is dishing it to ball he just knocked down a two now he knocks down down a three he'll have to force it up great defense great defense from CJ gun turnover bucket Newton oh what a turn of events that was aist pulls up too strong Spencer will push with Newton takes it himself plays it up and no good the rebound put back Solomon ball tough shot that's shorten off the iron from Mitchell and Yukon looking to push it pass Samson Johnson another flush game Aus to the rack block that time by diara and Yuka will try to [Applause] run Caravan long three oh my they are on fire to start smooth Caravan back in the game as Newton penetrates he throws it up and wow Samson Johnson High Above the Rim sense of urgency in your face not afraid inent Solomon ball another offensive rebound and a [Applause] dunk diara spin move pretty play Hassan diara and we're not been talking about adding Stefan Castle right look at thisara with a pick he's got oh that guy right there look Samson Johnson came down hard now 10 on the shot clock Johnson looking for paravan five on the sh clock he'll drive a one gets it off he hits it 35 ft away from the basket drives hard he'll kick Caravan with two seconds one got it off again and he does it again at the shot clock expires and a Ruger they're going to play hard as much as they can but not with that happening hammer time for Donovan cling was there good reactions by Johnson he can really cover some ground what a pass to diara from Newton decision yeah you know it's uhoh here we go watch out here Johnson's a high flyer and does it right there that was altered by the length of Newton oh headman love Jam nine to shoot linging gets fed double comes opposite what a cut Spencer on the Trot surveys diara goes to the table Spencer nice cck click it to Han ja oh bad giveway on Entry Newton to the rack and one in there but now he's grimacing again and he's just pointing to the bench Newton put puts one up from about 26 ft away and he's got all eight now for the Huskies right after Chasing that ball that caused the turnover but whatever it was is obviously feeling better now he's still in the game and showing no ill effects and that might have been the right at him that might have been part of it too now Marco Jackson misses a corner three Spencer pulling up and knocking one down in transition so looking to pass it he is not a shooter Newton is he did it again unbelievable and that is Connecticut's first lead of the night up top Johnson the slam the basketball capital of the country Ray Allen Hamilton at the Oak I mean just great player at a great play great CAU y we have seen a lot of that if stum couldn't throw it down those kind of shots are why he's shooting 75 oh oh but how about getting back to do that at the other end Newton up top and there's another dunk for Samson Johnson the Miss in the corner d ARA in transition lays it [Applause] in shot clocks almost down and Spencer knocks it down for Yukon until they secure the ball to take it the other way good C Caravan the slam clinging the assist the opportunity this change of pay woo ooh third row special the 3-2 clinging back in the game of a corner to go Corner jump shot look at that [Applause] follow oh what a pin block by Clingan denied back the other way put it up cut it cling it and their ball pressure is woke up too they got to pep in their step now Newton step around got it it's [Applause] short hello yeah it wasn't going to be cam Spencer Spencer's been fantastic for them what a block clinging at 72 blocks better than two shots per game fifth year senior went through the draft process checked it out came back Spokan native as well Spencer again can't leave him open well that was just great ball movement you can't really spreading the floor cuz IA trying to put pressure up top and the flush for cling through this first half diara crosses over hops to the basket lays it in on a beautiful reverse Shan Hurley wants a timeout nope he's not going to get it Spencer for three and the answering clinging pako there's the double out to Spencer freom up back to cling it jams at home up top Spencer the Ruckers transfer they go inside nice catch they get to him Spencer with a hand on the ball Newton the other way in traffic off the window cut it on the five diara rims off and Dingle is there can't hold off B it out Spencer killer Sho Johnson back in he slips Here Comes Joe T with the art zorano dangerous he could have picked up his fif Castle the other way Edward Little Things Mak you talk about winning in this league What It Takes Caravan boom just Newton Samson Johnson two starters out with two fouls right now now Hassan diara count it it's early December that one Castle got a piece of it settling for jump shots and now Castle The Freshman some physical aggressive plays in the first half look out a reading from the book of Samson fer off Spencer to Newton Newton poetry in motion it's Castle with the jam Spencer off the ball screen BS it up and the slam for Samson [Applause] Johnson Newton settle outing at Paul cells the official and Spencer with the takeaway all along posting in for two down to Johnson wild shots are like turnovers Here Comes Castle three in a row for Yukon in the open court way down to 45 seconds five in the clock Spencer and Shake more Spencer a dagger three but Usman unable to convert on foul getting close but not there yet Castle to the r the three-point opportunity Spencer to [Applause] Johnson ignite around the seal blocked jayen Stewart with a rejection of mcnight Yara for three got it deficit I like it usman's taking just one shot in the second half and it's a turnover Newton spinning around with the left hand Castle goes Baseline Castle revers boy that freshman can play 5 minutes to play in the first half lowc scoring game EPS stripped and back to- back turnovers from the Hoya here Caravan lines up a three and he buries it what they need to do defensively in all five spots than just Z one guy and one for Newton I think the call was pointed the wrong direction but they got it right in possession oh there's a diara into the front Court swarmed in the paint Eon gets it back Spencer thought about it oh look out the Seas parted for Stewart Spencer and one an ear shooter going the first time nice Steel Give It Up Spencer Johnson can throw it down Prett [Applause] down to eight it's Castle the five star fresh pin that was nasty how about that talk about some luck Spencer look at the cut and Spencer with the look what alert Alexander was stuffed by kingan Newton to diar say good night clinging does just that bite youate they're at 10.4 Spencer dagger how about that comes to being five on the same page when it comes to playing basketball Spencer dumps it down low what a pass Castle the Johnson eight nothing start for the Huskies Armstrong on the tank rejected underneath [Applause] Spencer out on the runner counted in a foul kind of works oo's hit four three-pointers this half watch out whoa clinging goodness oh with kinging couldn't find him look at the activity on the perimeter by zenova right now with the switches a great new behind the back the runer got [Applause] it like this High split well Newton got his man up in the air Spencer quarter three they're going to try to pressure the ball and protect the pain at the same time look out that still right there this been an impressive day oh my goodness and that's a just a great job finding the open man Xavier still in single digits and we're past the Midway point of the half this has been a clinic on both ends by the Huskies as Newton adds to the total and Shawn Miller calls timeout the offensive [Applause] end this right there running Xavier out of the building oh no oh no they did not just do that saying shoot it play is not going to shoot it three three on the season that why not will be a monster match up biso bench players getting a late look here in the game as you there's Earley they want it and they got one themselves already Newton with a nice pump fake takes it in count it and a foul look at that overplay and a lazy pass Samson Johnson beautiful skip pass there's an opening near the 10 now void trying to use pump fakes and finally a 3se second violation and didn't he he was going to launch that time just too much playing around with the basketball and Newton finds Castle who went to the top for three hello how do you do in our game tonight Castle goes crossover counted and a foul and it's pulled down by Spencer one and done for St John yeah outstanding half court defense what a rim run that time the big guy great passing there Dunlap down to Dingle on the low block with those quick hands of Yukon disruptive Tristan Newton with that pord and a return to Cinder look at that in the lane clinging picking it up a dingle Spencer takes it down newon on a run out this his man Castle High rising to the top of it [Applause] too and another turnover tried to lob it Samson Johnson would have none of it the a little shakeing B there b shooting Le stri Spencer again that's what he does for it Newton straight L Drive count it in a foul just being a three-point shoot I think some of that may have been well you know Connecticut Scout it's such a power program so many eyeballs on every one of their games loose ball there's Cel navigates down to the Baseline assle finally gets to the four Court Johnson pass Sano Stewart hman giving it up for Spencer trying check up and over and in there great denial Johnson ooh Spencer was loading up for a three he chased it down and fired anyway he makes open shots he goes again they just Zone up and drop off though one man Zone that drop coverage good cut by Spencer pretty look oh Caravan the Finish he's busy that's why hands I think on that little dribble bounce out soring over butlering in the screen folks if you watch Connecticut Watch off the ball just for that reason get a great look because of the activity and that that's just a killer break feed back door Caravan pays it off Johnson you like the fact that Geor got a shot by somebody different than F but for another national championship and it's all about Matt OMG it's like in every level of basketball NBA College international people are always looking for skilled guys who can make shots like caraban Bang from down first year he's dealing with some things right here he's never dealt with before losing games at a close nice move other little things quite well like that stepping in front in a passing Lane finds Castle who steps through him in that particular night goes about and does it another turnover two more points off the turnover Castle a a big opportunity for depal basketball to get on the right track and change the culture that's Castle storming the lane had to take advantage of those matchups beautiful cut by by caraban never stops working to tap it out and a steal from Tristan Newton numbers three on two [Applause] Spencer you curl him tight and hope that your guy on the ball is helping you Johnson slamson Johnson really good on the ball defensively they help each other you can't dribble into them a what a pass dropping times number four Connecticut trying to get further separation in the Big East diarra oh the bank is open on Saturday they are really discombobulated clinging has a lot to do with it [Applause] too diara oh look at that the two players lost it kingan found it and knew what to do and Spencer out quite a bit in the Connecticut back court great cut by de'arra right on Q spread they had it [Applause] halftime oh what a move a slip and a dime that was beautiful from Hassan dearra in talk under 10 one of the few times Newton probing Fades away over C brener what a shot oh don't leave the ball going through their action with efficiency Newton off the shot fake Spin farabello and a blocking foul count the bucket and a chance for one more at the line looking for the three long rebound Newton on the run with it behind the back and Newton finds Stewart for two nice pin and the Lefty stroke Newton looking for the answer he's got it and the foul right here this could be a huge win for Villanova quad one B rejected him downstairs letting him play not a lot of fouls C yl running clock Spencer [Music] killer new step back midrange Tristan Spenser [Applause] again takes the ball and knocks it down what you're saying is Bomb is in the mirror bicep CS that's right the other way double rocking the Cradle goes down D defensive B Championship type basketball they're two for eight from the three-point line two for 18 excuse me meanwhile killer cam again takes his time one assist [Applause] away Newton to kick C triple dou TR newon nine times pretty good job getting a little away nice you cutter slam upstairs Rising Castle three losses this season for Yukon Richmond denied do not go in there couldn't finish it with the left hand rebound leaks out to diara on the Move diara Cuts towards the rim and cor screws for two how about that Fredericksburg Virginia steel castle inside Castle rocks the rim Big E the steal by Newton Newton Euros to the rim slam down it's slamson Johnson Davis lost it Spencer feed it to the wing give back Caravan Splash tiity Spencer Caravan always moving look at this di play the Caravan with the throw down Spencer first two think of the mistake he's made just plays within the system steel diara he's going to wait for his teammates Spencer got a three wow oh good another deflection up ahead Castle is going to take it Castle in the Sky for the Huskies to find it you come with the offensive board they do a lot of fake blur screens oh Castle big finish rebounded by castle looking to run that back look the throw down high arker bangs off the back of the rim leak out they look for the break runs down the middle with the jam from Ruckers Johnson's got to do a better job with Jones on him to be a Target what a hook pass d and caraban fills it up one more time Jones not letting him get touches look at that help Castle converging diara flipp caraban from Spencer for three that's how unselfish they are Spencer stays at home hard Ricochet by Jones this is the pressure they put on you look at this run out by carav by castle and that's the pressure of the flow predition two for the Spencers lot of space here for Connecticut little high low action gold just giving up too many inches Garo was enormous in this game even though it was only a couple of minutes right look at this cut and pass again screen from Johnson ball fakes Spencer quiets him and turns and yaps at the crowd activity Spencer was scoring five left now three Spencer against gold on one leg for two come on cam Spencer they just barely did yeah they run some great stuff diara poking around extra pass don't leave don't leave him great rotation again D sets his feet and missed it for three Spencer wants to go and fast pull up three got it does she know how to provide the dagger uro trying to get by kingan Baseline blocked by Clingan picked up here comes Newton Stefan and Stefon Castle gets to the rack lays it in he averages 12 points per game he has two right now Newton answers with the triple of his own in motion the kick caraban Drive Baseline crosscourt top of the arc Spencer one dribble Rising fire pure Newton off the front and Samson Johnson there for the follow diara offensive rebound 5 Seconds to go diara two seconds has to hurry takes a shot and hits what are we doing over here diara nice steal two hand Jam wise that adds value to what we do as a team and that's important to them Castle nice look easy Providence just falling apart now y Cross Court Newton up top clinging a three big fella can hit that too that's why they feel that he could be a lottery pick looks like the Musketeers plan on hanging around today get off to a good start you see the ball go in early trust me your confidence level will be high speaking of high dribble hand off [Applause] play Spencer perpetual motion there might open up for him too well but I I'm I'm I love his maturity that he hasn't forced the offense and speaking of forcing this TR n this dissecting they trying to reach in and get the piler But Spencer off the curl oh Newton a flying W Linda in the lane become a little contentious and they're not easy to convert great defense that time by zavier numbers green rejected I beg your pardon from the [Applause] floor ooh what a cut and another pass and another dunk that shot was altered by the seven-footer you see the defense not a Gap open when you thought zavy you had a clear Lane like oh are they a machine about Talent this Xavier team is poised to be very competitive oh beautiful pass situation and Clingan able to go to work RJ Louise a lean in for St John's here's a wrap around blocked by kingan picked up Newton back door inside counted and the fou Hassan diara for Dan Hurley this season top of the arc Spencer nice slip slinging two hand flush to to settle for a contested catch and shoot shot empty Corner reverse layup goes down for Jaylen Stewart 4641 up top Caravan rebounded Lewis almost strip spins and he is stripped by Newton numbers Spencer lobs it inside up and in and that's Donny's cousin Lum on the Baseline block caraban takes it [Applause] away Spencer the L Samson Johnson people used to say that to me all the time I'm he came in transferred from juko beautiful back door [Applause] cut Castle tend to shoot that ball knocked away Castle grabs it for to shoot Spencer extra pass kedan you have those open looks when you're attempting to come back very important to knock it in live Baseline Samson Johnson easier looks Spencer feeds it Baseline Di and the rebound to Spencer let's see if he pulls the transition Johnson got away with a push nice look as Spencer finds Samson Johnson for the easy flush oh good igodo he's got six Big Time Jumper cling it already 10 points 10 rebound nice look Caravan to [Applause] Newton Newton step back and hits the lws of Motion in the area no defense for that would cam softly off the glass cling it inside two hand jam and the foul over goal play through the contact play tough play hard blow everything up defensively clinging inside somehow he gets that to go in defensive rebound Newton the other way wraps it around Stewart steps him a jumper and Banks it down the ATM is out well yeah I like that matchup I mean in the short stint he's going to give up some size inside on the offensive end defensive end oh jayen Jaylen Stewart The Freshman consensus four star recruit was the number one player in the state of Washington and by the way that's Donnie Marshall's cousin what a wonderful college player Cross Court Rising Fire Di [Applause] nice no luck Jeremy wood with two hands Kagan oh you're saying I have too much time on my hand you rang upstairs Clingan Donnie Jones was part of a Florida team upstairs clinging the delay they're very good Spencer Look Back Door Castle swing ball movement Caravan sticks to three is no good too strong and the box out diara once again gets a piece run out upstairs Jaylen Stewart can fly it up nice get back get it back now it's clinging in a crowd selfish Spencer automatic unselfish is in on Tron Thompson fled up slow it down that's the difference look perd seven a shoot Newton can make things happen deep in the shot clock step back three bottom come on man that no glass no glass that was nasty but they are six of six in the second half Clingan gets a touch Newton a jump R it's pure he used the five man to dribble he screens he'll rescreen there's the roll your rock attack one with cling buy really doing a nice job not giving touches to Buie pron tosses it away Spencer on the Move cat can get upstairs and he smacks the backboard after the flush Assan diara is in the game for Yukon diara gets a free look at this leaves it for cl who rocks the rim Four Points in the paint buy lots of moves denied Clingan denied two for the price of one missed it from three-point territory 3314 looking for more diara upstairs gets the roll one the harm look at this bench and this team it's it's as factoid swed by cing a new career high for Donovan King it if you have buoy langborg and barnheiser combined for one of 16 Caravan throwing it down good drive he got it that's another block for clinging that's seven look at him down the middle Castle to n Rises up his excuse me and a [Applause] foul Newton screen Johnson trying to stick with him Newton floated up John slam it down they are together as well and it is difficult when you're outband and in a sense outclass to keep your pride by back scen langard coming over from Princeton 8 points for him Newton accelerates spin major highlight Tristan Newton Saunders TRL L of traffic R inside clinging over def knocked it away it's cariban getting the ball out to Newton here come the husk one free go beginning of the shot clock they hadit an additional 20 seconds and he took a tough shot Tristan Newton Maneuvers with the Euro Step Inside for two he was magnificent driving here Butler lot of a Bas the ball picked up on the play by newon and that time he didn't get it up on the bo setting up right now diar sixthman Award winner in the Big East controlling on top shot clock of night spener three outstanding pressure on [Applause] Butler Newton's got it caraban a screen Waters will descend in the corner Spencer and takes it on that Baseline and feed oh a dam Castle the Miss by n the rebound inside again Connecticut tapped around retrieved by Stewart Spencer diara Corner three opportunities from the line you have to convert them if you're going to make a comeback well they have no margin for error against Yukon diara jams feeds C in the rebounding has been phenomenal 21 off defensive rebounds what a pass a great pass Spencer had the hockey assist and then took care of San Diego State in the sweet 16 into cling and the other way for the huskys plinging a screen good feed Tiara will complete it good heel in down quickly cutting inside wow clinging got the ball and got the play will not go in there Gibs L horn had it and couldn't get it and with a pass diar in the stde it's diara darier defending off a screen SPS with three rebound cariban out diara a triple over cariban clinging the rebound I like the matchup change to have carabin on Demas Shannon will drive he'll Fe G rejected Clingan with his fourth block shot Spencer Castle [Music] clinging this came off the bench and in for the Eli car man inside Alex Newton's got the rebound carabana three no rebound inside Spencer Spencer rebounds it's diara Newton clinging thrashing his way inside Gibbs wahh horn will take it it's another block shot clingan's got five he's playing tennis come on Spencer I mean you've got the dish to Hawkins wide open now B with a three dasing is sh he checked it inside Samson Johnson here they go Johnson in there Turles and scores good three rebound picked up by Newton 16 straight misses inside the Dr the foul C it and he hung on the rim for [Applause] safety and goody throws it away Spencer diar order just checked off the bench Newton the other way Damascus on him hold ons him Moretti who is from bolog Italy here is fencer and he's from Davidson Marland and he takes it inside what a play diara betet defend Clinging On Top cutting his Spencer here's [Music] cling that ball movement is really something hry thinks he's going to be an outstanding player Castle's been quiet after a double oh that's three no Castle the rebound here goes Stewart the other way is at [Music] seven good he will defend good th the ball hly the assist give him room and Newton misses on a three ball rebounded by Nelson he put it down low and it's taken away by cam Spencer he can shoot it Spencer the jumper is pure two Man game with Castle Spencer drives in little body inside Johnson looking inside might not re roll with him kinging back out repost shot clock down to three cutter Castle goes upstairs and a 120 to play in this first half diara looking to penetrate gives it up slinging on the interior the jumper it doesn't go for Nelson and R he passed up an open one made a took a tougher shot right there Caravan steps the three and a Bas little winded right now Yukon pretty castle going to the sky and doesn't take the three return it for Spencer tight defense there from ril Spencer hits the roll with the jam goes to work well rested two Caravan wow yes sir a three and a deep one mentality Newton with the cutter Nelson get it out of there cling it it's this offensive [Applause] team pretty pretty good read but you have to pay for it so thought you might get me a freeb jumper Newton he's got it light one against Alabama first time they've been tested in this tournament but wanted 86- 72 going away so busy Spencer knocks one in from the outside yukon's got to get moving on the offens nice steal here Smith nice pass back door diara lays it in Block nice look oh perfect pass La Den it's Caravan what a hustled play and you noed that early he comes up from Big stops diara he Nails the three was that a block or a charge on the photographer 2825 you nice Cut Newton lays it in Lost His footing the unique coach Newton slashes in and couldn't get it over 0 somehow smacked they've done a nice job in transition D though he can get that all game comes up short kingan offensive rebound reload Newton full tie tie offensive rebound kick out hand off Newton on the Move driving kick Caravan contact no call Spencer penetrates and the scoop goes cam tastic five to shoot Newton trying to make it happen stop and go Newton long stries flips it in he just challenged Edie for the bucket spin Newton seven to shoot double from cvin at leaves Caravan open Oh What A F by Newton good defense and it bangs off the side of the backboard break opportunity Newton to diara right down the middle he lays it in how about the Huskies Caravan using the clinging screen replace Castle got him about that they do that as well as anybody in the country 33 to 24 they grind you till you slip and fall sleep castle that's clever e on diara there it is again Spencer stops pops yes sir wow it is a Yukon coronation the Huskies make history back to back national champions [Applause]

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Keywords: uconn, huskies, highlights, basketball, connecticut, repeat, national, championship, dan, hurley, alex, karaban, tristen, newton, donovan, clingan, hassan, diarra, samson, johnson, cam, spencer, solo, ball, stephon, castle, jaylin, stewart, andrew

Id: UHlR3JUDJ5I

Length: 43min 56sec (2636 seconds)

Published: Wed Apr 24 2024