UConn Spends It's Second Day in San Antonio with Work and Some Play
 SAN ANTONIO, TX (April 1) – The Connecticut men’s basketball team
spent its first full day in Texas with work and some play. The Huskies
started the day with a two-hour practice and then spent the afternoon
on a boat ride on the famous Riverwalk in San Antonio and took the
rest of the afternoon to take in the area’s sites.
The team capped the night off the annual NCAA Salute
Presentation at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. The evening, which was
emceed by CBS’ Jim Nantz, was a salute to the 2004 Final Four coaches and the
accomplishments of the teams. The night also marked the 25th
anniversary of the NCAA Division Championship game match-up between Indiana
State and Michigan State in 1979, which pitted Larry Bird and Irvin ‘Magic’
Johnson against each other. Head Coaches of the teams Jud Heathcote and Bill
Hodges were in attendance for the Salute Presentation. |
