At its core, he Big East Tournament is four straight days of do-or-die basketball. Teams either have their season on the line, are playing for seeding in the NCAA tournament, or some weird combination of both for a team on the bubble.
Either way, depth can be the difference between getting a confetti shower on the floor of Madison Square Garden or a long bus ride home.
UConn men’s basketball has the luxury of depth. It’s a program with eight to 10 starter-caliber players. And now, for the first time in a while, head coach Dan Hurley says the team is fully healthy as well.