STORRS – Dan Hurley started to find the blueprint to creating a national championship college basketball team in 2023. The plans were refined in 2024 .

And after winning two in a row, he found out last year that the right pieces need to fit into those plans in order for them to come together.

“There was just this feeling that the group had that just because everyone had signed on to come play for us at UConn, that there was some type of magic dust or something that we’re gonna sprinkle in their Powerade,” Hurley said. “We thought we could do it with absolutely anyone.”

This year, he says the pursuit is going to be different.

And it shows in the build of the 2025-26 roster, which closely resembles the makeup of the 2022-23 first championship squad. The staff has learned what works a

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