UConn Huskies Chase Third Ring at Final Four

0:00It's April 4th. This is Hartford News today, your AI-powered local news. Yukon's men's basketball team is locked in on the ultimate prize at the final four in Indianapolis. Coach Dan Hurley laid it out clear from the start of practice back home. Watches and helmets are nice souvenirs, but nothing beats a championship. Ring. The Huskies just punched their ticket with a buzzer-beater when overduke in the quarter finals, and now there are two victories from glory. They face Illinois Saturday night at 6.09 p.m., riding a wave after going 22-1 earlier this season. Sure, they hit some bumps, dropping four of their last 11 games, but Hurley's got them downed in for the stretch run. This marks their third final four trip in four years under his watch. Players are all in on the message. Senior Captain Alice Carabin, who's already got two rings from back-to-back titles, called it a pit stop on the way to the top. Freshman Braylon Mullins, the hero of that duke game with his game winning three from way downtown, grew up right here in Indiana, playing in front of, hometown fans, history

1:04backs them up big time. Since their first final four in 1999, Yukon's 12-1 on this stage, snagging six national championships no matter the odds, Carabin could join Rare Company with a third ring, something not seen since the 1970s. The focus stays sharp, no celebrating early. Hurley knows the drill from past runs, and the whole squad echoes it, rings over everything else as they chase that next banner.