Three days before UConn is set to take on Alabama in the Final Four, the Huskies are struggling to get to Glendale. Their plane was supposed to take off at 6 p.m. ET on Wednesday, but the plane coming in from Kansas City had mechanical and logistical issues, head coach Dan Hurley told CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander.
UConn is the only Final Four team not in Arizona, and it could be a while before it gets there, Norlander said. The flight crew for the incoming flight from Kansas City would go over its hours if it flew the Huskies out right away, and their earliest contingency plan would be to fly a smaller plane in from Kansas City with a 12:45 a.m. ET takeoff time. That would get UConn to Glendale around 5 a.m. ET, which is 2 a.m. PT after a fuel stop, and a charter flight isn’t available in the next five hours.
If the Huskies wait for the plane to fly in from Kansas City, Hurley told Norlander the crew can’t fly until 10 a.m. ET on Thursday. They are supposed to meet with reporters Thursday, as well.
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