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UConn's dominance and the challenges of repeating as national champion

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BOSTON -- It wasn't long after the UConn Huskies cut down the nets in Houston last April that Dan Hurley started thinking about the 2023-24 season. And it was going to be a season unlike any Hurley had ever experienced, as coach of the reigning national champion.

Naturally, he reached out to the last guy to successfully navigate a back-to-back national championship push: Billy Donovan.

"He said don't make it about that," Hurley said. "Don't chase a repeat. Improve in the offseason as a coach, serve your players well, stick to the formula.