National Championship game hits 7-year viewership high and record for TNT Sports
18.3 million viewers tuned in for Michigan's win over UConn.
18.3 million viewers tuned in for Michigan's win over UConn.
"It's great to win the game, and I had to throw some shade."
"I want to apologize to the staff and the team at South Carolina. It was uncalled for in how I reacted."
Viewership for this year's tournament is up 9% through the Elite Eight.
"I’m not sure I have ever been part of as chaotic and thrilling end … This is maybe the new Laettner moment."
"We, I thought, deserved a little more respect."
"They should put that women’s team in the WNBA. I bet you they’d go to the playoffs. They might even win it!"
"Don’t believe those signs when you come into Connecticut, ‘pizza capital of the world.’ It’s bullsh*t."
"Who the f*ck is talking?"
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"I thought about leaving."
"The 'mecca of college basketball is in Storrs, Connecticut."
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"You're one of the few guys in America that asks questions that are way shorter than the guy's answer."
The UConn Huskies' convincing win averaged 8.5 million viewers across ABC and ESPN.
"I'm glad that we were able to get to that spot that Connecticut has occupied."
"We both love each other even though we hate each other some days."
"I love you. That's all I could say. I love you."
"The most women I have ever seen at a press conference since I started this 40 years ago."
What do the numbers tell us?
"We find ourselves back here in a similar situation."