Ryan McGee Apr 5, 2026, 01:00 AM ET

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Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com

2-time Sports Emmy winner

2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year

INDIANAPOLIS -- Before we get started, a question. Why do they even bother giving Dan Hurley a courtside stool? All the man needs is a tray. Really, all he needs is a paper clip. Because all that occupied the knee-high stool that had been so carefully placed alongside the UConn bench by the NCAA for Saturday's Final Four semifinal matchup with Illinois was one lone leaf of white paper: the Huskies' play sheet.…