The UConn Huskies didn’t have a nice welcome to Las Vegas for the Sweet 16.
The Huskies were scheduled to check into the Luxor hotel on Tuesday, a stay booked by the NCAA (as is the case with all teams in the tournament).
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The UConn Huskies logo on a pair of game shorts during college basketball against the Providence Friars on January 4, 2023, at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island. (M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
However, some rooms were reportedly filled with “dirt, vomit and worse.”
The Huskies refused to stay at the hotel and immediately notified the NCAA, which then moved them to a “high-end hotel.”
Richie Springs, number 13 of the Connecticut Huskies, practices with his team at T-Mobile Arena on March 22, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
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“It’s not something we want to make a big deal out of,” athletic director David Benedict said. via CT Insider. “All went well”.
The fourth-seeded Huskies have a date with No. 8 Arkansas at the T-Mobile Center on Thursday night. The Razorbacks upset defending champions, No. 1 Kansas, in the second round.
Detail shots of the court at West Regional – Practice Day at T-Mobile Arena on March 22, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
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UConn defeated No. 13 Iona in the first round (Rick Pitino then left for St. John’s) and then beat No. 5 St. Mary’s in the Round of 32.
