UConn coach Mike Cavanaugh knows that these tournaments in the middle of winter are about more than just bragging rights.
The Coach of the Year race is wide open as February looms with a plethora of candidates making great cases for consideration.
The No. 25 Huskies outscored DePaul 43-24 in the second half after UConn men's basketball coach Dan Hurley and his staff spoke to the players.