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00:02 The Empire Classic Championship game, a top 15 tilt between Texas and UConn.
00:08 The Huskies under Dan Hurley, the reigning national champs,
00:12 looked to part early on here in 2023-24.
00:16 A 10 point victory over the Longhorns yesterday.
00:19 John, UConn has won 20 consecutive non-conference games now by double digits.
00:26 What does Connecticut bring back this year that makes you believe they're gonna be
00:29 in the running for another national championship?
00:33 >> Well, I was in the house at Madison Square Garden last night, Ben, and
00:36 I can tell you without hesitation that one of the things that I spoke to Dan Hurley
00:40 with after the game last night was Samson Johnson is picking up where
00:45 Donovan Clingan left off.
00:47 And part of the reason why UConn was so dominant last year in the NCAA tournament
00:51 was it didn't just have the most outstanding player in the bracket in
00:55 Donovan Clingan, it had the best backup big man in Donovan Clingan.
01:00 Samson Johnson is doing for UConn this year what Donovan Clingan did for
01:05 UConn last year.
01:06 Ben, last night Samson Johnson after the game was shooting 75% on the season
01:12 from the field.
01:13 You know as well as I do that's illegal in 48 states.
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