“Everything worked out fine.”Įither way, this wasn’t a great look for the NCAA. “It’s not something we want to make a big deal out of,” athletic director David Benedict said. UConn was able to switch hotels and didn’t want to make a big deal out of it, via CTinsider: Meanwhile, Arkansas - UConn’s opponent in the Sweet 16 - was booked at the newer, five-star Vdara Hotel & Spa. The NCAA takes the lead on hotel assignments for the tournament, and it had UConn staying at the Luxor Hotel - an MGM property that opened 30 years ago and is notorious for having issues. That is unless you’re the UConn Huskies, apparently.Īccording to, the Huskies had to switch hotels ahead of the Sweet 16 and (possibly) Elite Eight in Las Vegas due to poor conditions. Each weekend - all the way to the Final Four - the accommodations get more and more luxurious. From a college athlete’s perspective, one of the great parts of advancing in the NCAA tournament is having the chance to stay in increasingly nicer hotels.
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