UConn’s 2024 national championship team will be well-represented as NBA All-Star festivities begin this weekend. All four Huskies selected in the 2024 NBA Draft will participate in the Rising Stars Challenge,

Former NBA center Boban Marjanovic sits in the crowd during UConn women's basketball home game against Creighton

From the Big Ten, UConn has beaten second-place Ohio State by 32, fourth-place Iowa by 26 and ninth-place USC by 28. From the ACC, UConn has beaten ninth-place Notre Dame by 38. From the Big 12, UConn has beaten seventh-place Utah by 52. From the SEC, UConn has beaten fourth-place Tennessee by 30.

Even after another blowout win, Geno Auriemma sounds cautious about the UConn Huskies' chances in March.

“If you give him money, if you give him $8-9 million a year or more to actually build a team that can compete for championships, he’ll be as good as any of the coaches in the Big East. He’s as good as any coach in our league.”

Okafor was the last player to wear No. 50 at UConn, but prior to coming to Storrs, it was worn by seven others since 1981, including Steve Emt. Now, it will hang in the Gampel Pavilion rafters and be memorialized eternally.

The Bulldogs met UConn for a national championship, and the programs have taken opposite trajectories since. Coach Thad Matta is among the best, but his peer thinks he needs greater help.

Watch UConn Huskies basketball head coach Dan Hurley stand for his postgame presser Tuesday after win vs. Butler, realizing chair was wet.