The road to the Final Four has been laid out for head coach Dan Hurley and the UConn men’s basketball team, who earned a No. 2 seed in the East Region. Selection Sunday came with few surprises, as many people anticipated the 29-5 Huskies would draw a two-seed.

NEW YORK – The UConn men’s basketball team couldn’t weather the Red Storm at Madison Square Garden as it fell to No. 1 seed St. John’s in the Big East Tournament championship Saturday night, 72-52. The second-seeded Huskies (29-5) spotted a 10-point lead out of the gates and couldn’t overcome the defensive intensity of the Johnnies as they turned the ball over 17 times and shot just 3-for-19

STORRS, Conn. (WTNH) — The UConn men’s basketball team and Head Coach Dan Hurley are looking forward to a break from the wear and tear of the Big East Conference tournament as they get ready to open this year’s NCAA tournament against Furman in Philadelphia.

UConn spent the last month of the season in contention for a No. 1 seed in March Madness while St. John's lost only once after early January. The reward for those Big East powers? Being jammed into the same East Region bracket,

Coming into the year on paper, this UConn men’s basketball team looked like it was going to be one of the best 3-point shooting teams in the country.

St. John’s went on a 10-0 run to open the game, going up by as many as 17 points in the first half. The Huskies came out of the locker room with a lot more vigor, pulling back within seven points behind a hot start to the second half.

Heading into the Big East championship match, UConn basketball's Dan Hurley is pumped to face Rick Pitino and St. John's.