UConn is Still Suffering From the Curse of George Mason

UConn is Still Suffering From the Curse of George Mason

When the final buzzer sounded on March 26th, 2006, sometime after 5PM, eleventh-seeded George Mason out of the Colonial Athletic Association, had pulled off the improbable, defeating a UConn team, which would later fill NBA rosters, 86 to 84 in overtime for a trip to the 2006 Final Four.

Since that dreaded moment, UConn has seemingly been cursed in the postseason, failing to win a game. Even in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament last year, fourth-seeded UConn lost thirteenth-seeded San Diego 70 to 69 in overtime.

The only hardware members of this UConn team can claim are 2005 Maui Invitational, the 2006 Big East regular season and the 2008 Paradise Jam championships. All of these trophies have one thing in common, besides rust and that is none were awarded in postseason play.

The only regular players left from the 2005 Maui Invitational and 2006 Big East champs are Craig Austrie and Jeff Adrien. Adrien and Austrie were role players that year. Yet, Jeff Adrien missed a clutch free throw in overtime versus George Mason, a sign of things to come in his career.

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