Monday was a great day for UConn because of course it was.
I mean, who has better Mondays than UConn?
Remember, it was a Monday — specifically Monday, April 3, 2023 — when Dan Hurley guided the Huskies to a 76-59 victory over San Diego State to secure the program’s fifth national championship. Then, 53 Mondays later, Hurley guided the Huskies to a 75-60 win over Purdue to secure the program’s sixth national championship. Three Mondays after that, more great news — specifically that Saint Mary’s transfer Aidan Mahaney had picked UConn as his next destination after also visiting Kentucky, Creighton and Virginia. Six Mondays after that, more great news — specifically that Hurley had turned down a six-year, $70 million offer from the Los Angeles Lakers to remain the coach at his Big East power.
Now here we are again — back with more great news for UConn on a Monday.
Darius Adams delivered the headline when the top-25 prospect from the Class of 2025 publicly announced his commitment to the Huskies live on CBS Sports HQ. Asked by Adam Finkelstein to explain why he picked UConn, the 6-foot-5 combo guard pointed mostly to its location and the coaching staff headlined by Hurley and bolstered by heralded assistants Kimani Young, Tom Moore and Luke Murray.
“First and foremost, [UConn is] close to home,” said Adams, who grew up in New Jersey about 200 miles from UConn’s campus. “And then, just, the coaching staff. Loved being around them. Their intensity in practice, I really like. I wanna be pushed hard. I wanna earn something. … Everyone has the same goal there. They wanna get better. And I wanna put myself in that position.”
It’s hard to argue with that, if only because it’s hard to argue with any opinion that includes somebody wanting to jump on the UConn train that is these days moving better than any other train in college basketball. The Huskies won a national title in 2023, did it again in 2024 and are…
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