5 years after COVID tournament, everyone wins at Final Four’s Indy ret
3 April، 2026
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INDIANAPOLIS – There are worse things in college basketball than getting overlooked at the Final Four. Like not getting here at all.
Or the entire COVID tournament in 2021, just the thought of which is enough to send UConn coach Dan Hurley spiraling.
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“If you did great in that tournament, you deserve all the credit. If it went bad for you — and I’m not just saying that because it went bad for us — but you should get a pass. That was a mess,” Hurley said.
“I’m, like, jarred mentally up here,” Hurley said, looking pained. “That was horrible.”
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