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In case you have been to consider the very best methods to arrange for the Ultimate 4, this definitely wouldn’t be it.
The College of Connecticut (UConn) males’s basketball staff skilled a nightmare journey to the NCAA event semifinals in Glendale, Arizona, one which concerned prolonged delays and mechanical issues with two of their planes.
After being caught for hours on finish, a spokesperson for UConn instructed CNN that the staff had ultimately departed at 1:33 a.m. ET on Thursday and landed at 3:12 a.m. native time (6:12 a.m. ET) in Arizona.
The staff later posted on social media confirming the information, writing: “Touched down in Phoenix.”
The arduous journey started on Wednesday, when the NCAA confirmed the defending champions had been dealing with delays because of “mechanical points with the unique plane.”
On Thursday, as soon as the staff had landed, the NCAA additionally revealed that the alternative plane had “skilled an extra two-hour delay because of climate in Connecticut and a minor mechanical problem which was resolved by the onboard mechanic.”
It added: “The delays have been the results of an unlucky set of circumstances.”
The Huskies, the No. 1 total seed within the event, face the College of Alabama Crimson Tide at State Farm Stadium on Saturday night.
The opposite three colleges within the Ultimate 4 – Alabama, North Carolina State College and Purdue College all arrived in Arizona earlier than UConn touched down.
