Billy Donovan hasn’t watched many UConn games. But the Chicago Bulls coach has seen enough to know the Huskies’ bid to repeat as national champions is happening in “a totally different environment.” For starters, there’s an abundance of talent and experience available through the NCAA transfer portal.
FILE - Florida coach Billy Donovan cuts down the net after his Gators defeated Ohio State 84-75 in the Final Four national basketball championship game at Georgia Dome in Atlanta, April 2, 2007. Billy Donovan hasn’t watched many UConn games. But the Chicago Bulls coach has seen enough to know the Huskies’ bid to repeat as national champions is happening in “a totally different environment.
The Huskies have won 11 in a row and 25 of 26 entering Saturday night’s matchup against fourth-seeded Alabama in one semifinal in Glendale, Arizona, and they’ve won four NCAA Tournament games Florida and Duke were the only ones of that group to cut down the nets on college basketball’s ultimate stage again.
The coach scheduled several sports celebrities to speak to the team, including NBA legend Jerry West, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa. “Coach Donovan was great at keeping everyone focused,” Humphrey said. “It was the daunting task of doing what you already accomplished and getting everybody’s best shot every night.”
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