STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Defending national champion UConn makes its second consecutive appearance. final four I have a hard time getting up off the ground.
The Huskies were still in Connecticut Wednesday night after their Arizona-bound flight suffered mechanical trouble arriving on the East Coast.
The plane was scheduled to depart from Bradley International Airport near Hartford around 6 p.m. ET, but mechanical problems prevented the plane from arriving at Bradley, the school said.
The NCAA said in a statement that it has worked with UConn and the charter company to develop several alternatives, and that the Huskies are scheduled to take off around 11:30 p.m. local time and land in Phoenix around 1:30 a.m. Announced.
“We are extremely disappointed that UW's arrival is later than expected and regret that the team's travel experience has been affected,” the NCAA said in a statement.
A school spokesperson said the team returned to campus, about 50 minutes from the airport, and was waiting for the issue to be resolved.
The travel issue was first reported by CBS Sports, who were informed of the issue by coach Dan Hurley.
The Huskies have not been on a plane since immediately after the March 6th game against Marquette. At that time, his flight was canceled so he had to spend an extra day in Milwaukee.
The Huskies took the bus to the Big East Tournament in Manhattan, the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament in Brooklyn, and the East Regional in Boston.
Top-seeded University College (35-3) is scheduled to play fourth-seeded University of Alabama (25-11) on Saturday night.
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