Connecticut was that team nobody wanted to play once the tournament started. Didnt matter if they were a #2 seed or a #12 seed. They just turned on a switch
It was that disastrous performance against Louisville that ignited them! They showed how deserved they were by beating, I thought, the two best teams in the field in Michigan St and Florida! So if anyone thought that UConn didn't earn it they were sorely mistaken! I knew once they took down Sparty, their capability soared! They had to be more than the Napier show to win it all and he got more than his share of help! Boatright and Daniels played their best basketball at UConn during that tournament run
Similarities between UConn (2014) and Villanova (2016): 1. Both spent the first weekend of March Madness in New York 2. Both defeated a team in the S16 whose coach bested them in a past Round of 64 game (UConn/Iowa St, Villanova/Miami - Larranaga was at George Mason in 2011, defeated Nova in the Round of 64) 3. Both (in the Elite 8) defeated a team who they won a past non conference game against: UConn defeated Michigan St in Germany in Nov 2012, Villanova defeated Kansas in the Bahamas back in November 2013. 4. Both won a national title in the state of Texas against the preseason #1 those respective years (UConn/Kentucky, Villanova/North Carolina).
@@IWantToMature85 One thing I find curious about Sweet 16 and Title Game opponents, is they sometimes have reference points/storylines: UConn (Iowa St/Kentucky) - both schools met in the Round of 32 in 2012.
In terms of champions I think Villanova when they were an 8 seed mightve been more remarkable. In terms of just any kind of tournament run, I think both George Mason and VCU were insane tournament runs. Loyola too but its not as if they weren’t Final Four-level talented, they just got massively underseeded while the other teams gave you no reason to suspect their runs
Fun Fact - of UConn's four national titles, they were only a #1 seed once (1999). But even though they were a #2, #3, and #7 seed when they won their other three, they were the higher seeded team in all three of those championship games.
This was their first title coming out of the East bracket. Worth noting that their Sweet 16 (Iowa St) and title game (Kentucky) opponents played each other in the Round of 32 back in 2012.
@@MrMashman93 They were - they had a choppy regular season so dropped to a #2 seed in the tourney - but by that time they were playing so well that they were the favorite to win it despite not being a #1 seed. Which they did.
@@etanhirsch9918 They were a #2 - they had several defeats during the regular season - but even though they were a #2 seed they were the betting favorite to win the championship, which they did.
After how hard those kids played all year, I wasn't even all that upset that UK lost this game. It was a thrill to see them make it to the final game and it was a fantastic tournament. Here's hoping for things to be back to normal next year!
I was in fourth grade the year this happened. I played in a house basketball league that was college themed and I was on Kentucky. That team won the championship and as a result I became a Kentucky fan. Blindly I took Kentucky to win the tournament just because I liked them. I had no idea I was one game away from winning thousands of dollars lmao
napier boatwright aka the kemba lamb anderson and gordon and hamilton amin pairing 4.0 reborn...uconn always wins it titles on the backs of great college pair of guards .obviously the 04 team had emeka and a great frontcourt as well but still
@@BooBooDaFoo330 U don't win national championships without significant guards, but in '04 UConn with Emeka was the one time of their four championships where the defensive end of the floor was the determining factor! Yes Gordon was legit, but Emeka could influence a game on the opponents' end of the floor like no other player at that time! He dictated the game plan of whoever UConn played and especially moreso in the tournament! He singlehandedly won the Duke semifinal down the stretch with his presence!
Just another game that goes to show that experience almost always wins in the end. Still, this is where the freshmen hype got too big for UK and even though we rode the storm this season, the seeds were sown for future expectations of discontent within the program. And now look at us 7 years later...this is the last time we were in a championship game. and I doubt we’ll be back any time soon.
I listened to this game on the radio at work and have never actually watched it until now. Jesus UK played horrible this game. It was obvious after the first 5 minutes UCONN was winning.
Oddly they weren't even considered "good" in 2014. Which is why this 2014 championship was amazing. (Edited to clarify, previously, my comment said this: "Oddly they weren't even considered 'good' in 2014. This was an improbable run.")
@@mattmaguire9663 I know you're replying to Jason, but I would like to clarify my comment. Because their 2014 team wasn't considered good, is why their championship was so great.
Especially in the case of Connecticut, who while ranked in the preseason was not looked at the same way Kentucky was. That view I think aided the Huskies while Kentucky was commanding the media narrative with their late game heroics.
@@251to502 what I think is fascinating about these two Connecticut teams though is that like you said, Connecticut in 2014 was ranked in the preseason, struggled to start the year for the most part and then went on to win the championship. With 2011 UConn, they were completely off the radar to start the year, began the year on fire, looked like they were cooling off, then won the Big East tournament and the championship. Like polar opposites yet both won it all
@@AdamKlownzinger If you look at their Sweet 16 (Iowa St) and title game pairings (Kentucky), they were in the same bracket with both teams two years before. Kentucky and Iowa St played in 2012.
He’s dumb as a bag of bricks man. Uniquely. He’s like the Terry Bradshaw of basketball especially since Bradshaw picked against the 2007 Giants the entire postseason.
I always felt boatwright and Nappier was definitely one of the best backcourts UConn has ever had. They super aggressive and played incredible defense the whole tournament.
UCONN is "New DUKE"- I predict GREAT things for you in next seasons! Congratulations on one of greatest wins in 2024 since I have been watching as age 12 in 1978
And after 23' they will have 5. So 5 in 25 isn't too shabby if ya ask me. Yea definitely the most in thst period. Kentucky only has 3 and same with Duke I believe
A modern blue blood if you ask me. Since 99 (25 years in 2024), Carolina and Duke have three titles, Villanova and Kansas have two, Kentucky only have one (the Anthony Davis led team in 2012, their other recent ones were in 1996 and 98). UCONN won 5 championships and is a serious candidate in '24 again. In a way, they've been like the Spurs in the Duncan era, always a contender despite not being a major market team, but being close to a major market. I know they faced even postseason bans in the period.
My do I miss these days… I called it the year before, then I called it the year of. I made a lot of money this year & took all bets lol and people don’t remember it, but before the ncaa tournament 1st round huskies had just got BLOWN OUT by louisville & it looked like all hope was lost & like they had nothing to lose going forward. Regular season wasn’t that special, but somehow I seen the potential in Napier if he can just draw out the fire in his self & his team.
I had them cutting down the nets after Selection Sunday (rematch vs. Alabama). When SDSU upset the Tide, I instantly thought about the 2011 Sweet 16 game in Anaheim.
This game was a mess, it was bowling shoe ugly, but as someone that calls Connecticut home, as someone who's been a UConn fan all his life, I'll take it
Games like that often turn into wars of attrition because a) both teams are really good and b) nobody wants to screw it up.. but when it came down to it, the best players showed why they were the best players.. and they raised the trophy
Championship games are generally nervous... And here's the thing: on tournament finals you don't play (beautifully, or even your best), you win. That was the order of the day in 2014, that was the order of the day in the last title of the Calhoum era in 2011 (only time I seen a modern game with two teams in the 50 point range or lower)... Anyway, win it. With a show, ugly... Win it
With 15 seconds left in the game the magic ran out all them shots they made during there run was magical but it’s gotta end at some point and it did in the final game
@@broadstreetbullies849 How when Willie was the best defender in the country that year. We would have had 20 more points and Randle was a none factor due to injury look how fast he had to come out the game.
@@broadstreetbullies849 Willie is a center we had no rim protection he block shots just like Anthony Davis and was a nightmare on pick and rolls why you think it was so easy for him to do what did in the game. Also, Julius Randle was the best power forward in College who was limited due to injury he really shouldn’t have played.
If you honestly watched that tournament and fixed your fingers to type "Shabazz Napier Sucked".. then you're on drugs or your life sucks and you're just a hater. He was MAGNIFICENT.. every time they needed a big shot, he made one.
who's here after Uconn won it again in 2023
W
here after they inevitably go back to back tonight
Here after they won it all in 2024 🤯
Steve Kerr last ncaa game as an announcer
@@thunderfan1435 which gave him an incredible 8 championships overall as a player/coach
There’s no way that was him commentating?
He was a good announcer
Wonder how he ended up🤔?
Niels Gaffey is also a unsung hero for UConn. Solid,smart player.
he also has a gold medal in the fiba world cup and was on that team that took down my country
Kevin Ollie won a National Title for a Cinderella Connecticut Huskies team... Nobody can ever take that away from him
UConn players won that - they were all recruited by Calhoun while Ollie benefited and looked like a whiner every single time in every game.
@@marcisikoffwhy do yall still hate Ollie? No one did when they were winning
1:48:47 "First it was Napier, then it was Giffey, 2 of the 3 holders of the 2011 national championship team" CHILLS
cthuskies23 _ They got the Kemba in this game
Also Olander
holdovers
I’m surprised Olander isn’t starting as a senior
@@creydadjI wish that he did.
Connecticut was that team nobody wanted to play once the tournament started. Didnt matter if they were a #2 seed or a #12 seed. They just turned on a switch
It was that disastrous performance against Louisville that ignited them! They showed how deserved they were by beating, I thought, the two best teams in the field in Michigan St and Florida! So if anyone thought that UConn didn't earn it they were sorely mistaken! I knew once they took down Sparty, their capability soared! They had to be more than the Napier show to win it all and he got more than his share of help! Boatright and Daniels played their best basketball at UConn during that tournament run
@@bradlewis6514 man I was hoping Michigan St will come out in this tourney when that bracket came out.
Shabazz was an impressive and mature kid.
He appreciated coach and he gave all he had. Definitely had a chip on his shoulder!!!
didn't do nothing in pro
@@dandrijackson1031 he played SEVEN years in the nba you dumb fucj
He’s still up at least 15 million he stayed in the league for 6 years Brody what u talking about
It’s bout the bread 💼💰
Similarities between UConn (2014) and Villanova (2016):
1. Both spent the first weekend of March Madness in New York
2. Both defeated a team in the S16 whose coach bested them in a past Round of 64 game (UConn/Iowa St, Villanova/Miami - Larranaga was at George Mason in 2011, defeated Nova in the Round of 64)
3. Both (in the Elite 8) defeated a team who they won a past non conference game against: UConn defeated Michigan St in Germany in Nov 2012, Villanova defeated Kansas in the Bahamas back in November 2013.
4. Both won a national title in the state of Texas against the preseason #1 those respective years (UConn/Kentucky, Villanova/North Carolina).
That's right. I forgot that they lost to Hoiberg in the failed repeat year of 2012. It seems like Calhoun's suspension messed that season up.
@@IWantToMature85 One thing I find curious about Sweet 16 and Title Game opponents, is they sometimes have reference points/storylines:
UConn (Iowa St/Kentucky) - both schools met in the Round of 32 in 2012.
Anyone heard Aaron Harrison say "oh s**t" at 1:51:47
2:00:03 Jim Nantz was right the most improbable run in the NCAA tourney ever.
In terms of champions I think Villanova when they were an 8 seed mightve been more remarkable. In terms of just any kind of tournament run, I think both George Mason and VCU were insane tournament runs. Loyola too but its not as if they weren’t Final Four-level talented, they just got massively underseeded while the other teams gave you no reason to suspect their runs
Hold my predictions. This year’s tourney trying to top it all
Only if Butler won it 2011. Against the mighty Huskies lol!
Fun Fact - of UConn's four national titles, they were only a #1 seed once (1999). But even though they were a #2, #3, and #7 seed when they won their other three, they were the higher seeded team in all three of those championship games.
This was their first title coming out of the East bracket. Worth noting that their Sweet 16 (Iowa St) and title game (Kentucky) opponents played each other in the Round of 32 back in 2012.
I’m trying to remember, but wasn’t Connecticut preseason #1 in 2004?
@@MrMashman93 They were - they had a choppy regular season so dropped to a #2 seed in the tourney - but by that time they were playing so well that they were the favorite to win it despite not being a #1 seed. Which they did.
Uconn must have been a 1 seed in 2004. That team was insane
@@etanhirsch9918 They were a #2 - they had several defeats during the regular season - but even though they were a #2 seed they were the betting favorite to win the championship, which they did.
After how hard those kids played all year, I wasn't even all that upset that UK lost this game. It was a thrill to see them make it to the final game and it was a fantastic tournament. Here's hoping for things to be back to normal next year!
I’m a Duke fan who hates Kentucky and I have to say it was a fun run.
Way happier that Connecticut won it all though.
I was in fourth grade the year this happened. I played in a house basketball league that was college themed and I was on Kentucky. That team won the championship and as a result I became a Kentucky fan. Blindly I took Kentucky to win the tournament just because I liked them. I had no idea I was one game away from winning thousands of dollars lmao
Bro was betting in 4th grade
I was a junior in high school when this happened. I remember a lot of students including me were glued to the TV in our school cafeteria
Napier and Boatright were fearless throughout this tourney. They had the Kemba out of them
napier boatwright aka the kemba lamb anderson and gordon and hamilton amin pairing 4.0 reborn...uconn always wins it titles on the backs of great college pair of guards .obviously the 04 team had emeka and a great frontcourt as well but still
Asmosis Jones emeka wasn't the best player, that was primarily thanks to Ben Gordon.
@@BooBooDaFoo330 U don't win national championships without significant guards, but in '04 UConn with Emeka was the one time of their four championships where the defensive end of the floor was the determining factor! Yes Gordon was legit, but Emeka could influence a game on the opponents' end of the floor like no other player at that time! He dictated the game plan of whoever UConn played and especially moreso in the tournament! He singlehandedly won the Duke semifinal down the stretch with his presence!
Brad Lewis lol Duke had a weak front court
@@BooBooDaFoo330 you call Shelden Williams weak? 😂😂😂😂
Just another game that goes to show that experience almost always wins in the end. Still, this is where the freshmen hype got too big for UK and even though we rode the storm this season, the seeds were sown for future expectations of discontent within the program. And now look at us 7 years later...this is the last time we were in a championship game. and I doubt we’ll be back any time soon.
My man Brihma was hyped
UCONN most titles the last 20 years....
They’re tied with Duke and UNC for three titles apiece since 2000.
But who has more titles? OH WAIT KENTUCKY DOES
@@connersutton5065 Y’all are a 20th century team you not good anymore lmao
@@connersutton5065 how many have you seen? Case closed lol
@@lethrneck4 probably at least one depends on their age
I listened to this game on the radio at work and have never actually watched it until now. Jesus UK played horrible this game. It was obvious after the first 5 minutes UCONN was winning.
I miss UCONN being good in Mens BB😭
UConn should have not force Calhoun out
Oddly they weren't even considered "good" in 2014. Which is why this 2014 championship was amazing.
(Edited to clarify, previously, my comment said this: "Oddly they weren't even considered 'good' in 2014. This was an improbable run.")
Keep missing it. 2 of their 4 titles (the most recent 2) were utter flukes. They'll never be in another title game.
Jason Coggins that’s just incorrect. UConn is just getting better and better. I say they win a national championship before 2025
@@mattmaguire9663 I know you're replying to Jason, but I would like to clarify my comment. Because their 2014 team wasn't considered good, is why their championship was so great.
I remember when Mika Brzezinski is a Connecticut Huskies fan.
It's weird thinking of Connecticut and Kentucky as sleepers. But both were a #7 and #8 seed in this tournament.
Especially in the case of Connecticut, who while ranked in the preseason was not looked at the same way Kentucky was. That view I think aided the Huskies while Kentucky was commanding the media narrative with their late game heroics.
@@251to502 what I think is fascinating about these two Connecticut teams though is that like you said, Connecticut in 2014 was ranked in the preseason, struggled to start the year for the most part and then went on to win the championship. With 2011 UConn, they were completely off the radar to start the year, began the year on fire, looked like they were cooling off, then won the Big East tournament and the championship. Like polar opposites yet both won it all
@@AdamKlownzinger If you look at their Sweet 16 (Iowa St) and title game pairings (Kentucky), they were in the same bracket with both teams two years before. Kentucky and Iowa St played in 2012.
The Huskies were a sleeper because they were in the AAC (American Athletic Conference).
I've probably seen this video 3-4 times,. It still baffles me how Barkley has ZERO love for UConn. All through the tournament, too
He's a cartoon
That's because he's an SEC homer.
He’s dumb as a bag of bricks man. Uniquely. He’s like the Terry Bradshaw of basketball especially since Bradshaw picked against the 2007 Giants the entire postseason.
Not that I hate either of them because I try not to hate people but they’re both not particularly intelligent people.
We need the blue bloods in the final four again
we actually need the opposite it keeps it more interesting
They were in 2023 and they won it again😊
2021: ucla
2022: villanova, duke, unc, kansas (winners)
2023: uconn (winners)
2024: uconn (definitely gonna win)
You’ve gotta respect the effort both these teams gave during the entire tournament. I just wish the cats had came home with it.
James Young with the poster.
Cedric R that was so nasty
Vibrant spirit I have .
I always felt boatwright and Nappier was definitely one of the best backcourts UConn has ever had. They super aggressive and played incredible defense the whole tournament.
UConn’s last three titles have come in the state of Texas. San Antonio in 2004. Houston in 2011 and the DFW Area in 2014😮😮😮😮😮
Make that 4
Houston again last year
Si si si uconn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is prob the best national anthem I’ve heard
I needed The Kentucky Wildcats to win.....However we lost but it was still great to get to the NCAA TITLE GAME!
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Boatright's handles at 51:00. Beautiful.
1:42:10 3 years later this dude Romo on the right would be the best NFL announcer and would save Jim Nantz career. Lol
Love that we beat DUKE and KENTUCKY
UCONN always seems to have the best guard play.
And after 23' they will have 5. So 5 in 25 isn't too shabby if ya ask me. Yea definitely the most in thst period. Kentucky only has 3 and same with Duke I believe
A modern blue blood if you ask me.
Since 99 (25 years in 2024), Carolina and Duke have three titles, Villanova and Kansas have two, Kentucky only have one (the Anthony Davis led team in 2012, their other recent ones were in 1996 and 98).
UCONN won 5 championships and is a serious candidate in '24 again. In a way, they've been like the Spurs in the Duncan era, always a contender despite not being a major market team, but being close to a major market.
I know they faced even postseason bans in the period.
My do I miss these days… I called it the year before, then I called it the year of. I made a lot of money this year & took all bets lol and people don’t remember it, but before the ncaa tournament 1st round huskies had just got BLOWN OUT by louisville & it looked like all hope was lost & like they had nothing to lose going forward. Regular season wasn’t that special, but somehow I seen the potential in Napier if he can just draw out the fire in his self & his team.
9 years after UConn he did it again
I had them cutting down the nets after Selection Sunday (rematch vs. Alabama). When SDSU upset the Tide, I instantly thought about the 2011 Sweet 16 game in Anaheim.
Crazy that this was the year the UConn men and women won
This game was a mess, it was bowling shoe ugly, but as someone that calls Connecticut home, as someone who's been a UConn fan all his life, I'll take it
Games like that often turn into wars of attrition because a) both teams are really good and b) nobody wants to screw it up.. but when it came down to it, the best players showed why they were the best players.. and they raised the trophy
@@bigdog1002 Great point
Championship games are generally nervous... And here's the thing: on tournament finals you don't play (beautifully, or even your best), you win.
That was the order of the day in 2014, that was the order of the day in the last title of the Calhoum era in 2011 (only time I seen a modern game with two teams in the 50 point range or lower)... Anyway, win it.
With a show, ugly... Win it
The game begins at 36:42
2014 was the best March madness hands down
any chance anyone can get 2017 NCAA championship from CBS, please
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Free throws....AS ALWAYS...Cost us #9.
Kentucky goated
Napier and boatright
If willie played kentucky would have won
Napier and the Kids
35 for UConn is a good shot blocker
Kentucky was fucking stacked Jesus
Idk why the Kentucky band had the nerve to play their school song after they lost, stopping the UConn band, so disrespectful.
With 15 seconds left in the game the magic ran out all them shots they made during there run was magical but it’s gotta end at some point and it did in the final game
Thanks captain obvious
"This is ehat happens when you ban us"... The hungry Huskies"
~Shabazz Napier~
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31:03 I predicted that it started
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Why didn’t this get vacated when Kevin Ollie cheated his whole career and got fired for it? Only do that to Louisville huh?
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Thanks
@51:00
2:00:00
Napier MVP
IF WILLIE PLAYS AND RANDLE IS 100 % KENTUCKY WINS BY 10
You're forgetting that Napier would've put up 15 more
@@broadstreetbullies849 How when Willie was the best defender in the country that year. We would have had 20 more points and Randle was a none factor due to injury look how fast he had to come out the game.
@@deefran7175 Napier is a hell of a lot quicker than all of those guys. He makes things happen
@@broadstreetbullies849 Willie is a center we had no rim protection he block shots just like Anthony Davis and was a nightmare on pick and rolls why you think it was so easy for him to do what did in the game. Also, Julius Randle was the best power forward in College who was limited due to injury he really shouldn’t have played.
@@deefran7175the boys would've had him Willie running around like an idiot like the rest of them. But I guess we'll never know
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Too bad UConn cheated 😭
Wait how
Gimme a Break Shabazz Napier Sucked & Kevin Ollie got lucky
Yea ok genius. UConn handled ken just like they did 3 years earlier in the final four
If you honestly watched that tournament and fixed your fingers to type "Shabazz Napier Sucked".. then you're on drugs or your life sucks and you're just a hater. He was MAGNIFICENT.. every time they needed a big shot, he made one.
Boatright was like a 6'0 derrick rose imo
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My gawwwd phil nolan was absolutely horrible at scoring in the post.
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