Re: UConn Defeats South Carolina To Win 12th NCAA Women's National Title

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Sun Apr 6, 2025 10:20 pm

UConn defeated South Carolina 82-59 to win its 12th NCAA women's national title in program history on Sunday.

Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong both scored 24 points, with Paige Bueckers finishing with 17 points.

"As a great teammate, a great leader. I think those are the two most important things to me, just being somebody that people love to play with, make their teammates better, wears a UConn jersey with pride," said Bueckers when asked how she wanted to be remembered at UConn.

Bueckers is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the upcoming WNBA draft.

It has been nine years since UConn won a national title. The team, which last lost on February 6, finished the season 37-3.

Tessa Johnson lead South Carolina with 10 points.

South Carolina finished the year with a 35-4 record.

Via Michael Voepel/ESPN

K N U C K L E S · Post #2 » by **K N U C K L E S** » Mon Apr 7, 2025 4:38 am

Another UCONN women's national championship.

Women's college basketball is a joke. How about spreading the talent around instead of all of it being at 5 schools? The men's side is gonna be like this too because of NIL and the transfer portal.

DoItALL9 · Post #3 » by **DoItALL9** » Mon Apr 7, 2025 5:09 am

K N U C K L E S wrote:Another UCONN women's national championship. Women's college basketball is a joke. How about spreading the talent around instead of all of it being at 5 schools? The men's side is gonna be like this too because of NIL and the transfer portal.

What year is that going to start being the case for the men?

Are Florida and Houston going to be a part of the select few?

K N U C K L E S · Post #4 » by **K N U C K L E S** » Tue Apr 8, 2025 4:25 am

DoItALL9 wrote:
K N U C K L E S wrote:Another UCONN women's national championship. Women's college basketball is a joke. How about spreading the talent around instead of all of it being at 5 schools? The men's side is gonna be like this too because of NIL and the transfer portal.
What year is that going to start being the case for the men?

Are Florida and Houston going to be a part of the select few?

Probably not. Duke, UNC, Kansas, and a couple of other schools will make it to the final 4 almost every year for the foreseeable future. Players will want to transfer to those schools because they'll have the highest NIL value there. Men's college basketball is on it's death bed. Football probably isn't far behind.