While Swin Cash and the 2001-02 Connecticut Huskies put the finishing touches on one of the greatest seasons in basketball history, University of Minnesota’s Lindsay Whalen was among the spectators.

Villanova’s 72-69 defeat of UConn on Feb. 9 gave cause for celebration throughout the school’s campus. That was certainly the case in Caleb Daniels’ room.

Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) women’s basketball Player of the Year, Jasmine Dickey of Delaware, and former Blue Hen head coach Natasha Adair were honored by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) during the reveal of the association’s postseason honors at the Women’s Final Four on Thursday evening.

Geno Auriemma coached 21 UConn teams to Final Fours before 2022, but the 22nd is no less rewarding—and few have been more unusual for the Huskies.

Hofstra men’s basketball junior guard Aaron Estrada has been named a finalist for the Lou Henson National Player of the Year Award, which is presented annually to the top mid-major player in Division I men’s college basketball.The Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year, Estrada also earned United States Basketball Writers Association All-District honors, National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District accolades, and was a member of the All-CAA First Team.Estrada had a spectacular season for the Pride, as he averaged 18.5 points, 5.7 rebounds. 5.0 assists, and 1.5 steals per outing. He led Hofstra in scoring and assists and ranked second in rebounding and steals.A five-time CAA Player of the Week Award winner this season, Estrada also led the CAA in scoring, assists, free throw percentage, and minutes played. He also ranked 10th in the league in rebounding, seventh in steals, ninth in three-pointers, second in assist/turnover ratio, and fifth in defensive rebounds.

College basketball’s most remarkable season-to-season turnaround ended with UNC Wilmington as champion of the 2022 College Basketball Invitational.

The championship round of the 2022 College Basketball Invitational is set.

Comebacks are just what UNC Wilmington does. Nearly half of the Seahawks’ 25 wins on the 2021-22 campaign—12 in total—were the culmination of rallies from down 10 points or more.