Fans of the UConn Huskies have plenty of reasons to celebrate following the team’s impressive 75-60 victory over the Purdue Boilermakers to win the National Championship for a sixth time. If that wasn’t enough, the Huskies are now also back-to-back champions and have cemented their legacy in the program and the NCAA. Of course, these achievements warranted a huge celebration and that’s exactly what occurred at the Storrs campus. 

No Riot Repeats

Those who followed the Huskies throughout their 2023 championship win will remember the dramatic scenes when riots broke out throughout the Storrs campus. That year, celebrations got wildly out of hand as light poles were torn down, windows were smashed, vehicles were overturned, and fires were started.

However, it seems that UConn fans were prepared to celebrate responsibly this time around, with only six arrests made as thousands gathered to enjoy the festivities. Damages were significantly reduced too, with some incidents of vandalism and broken windows being the only reported issues.

Many will be wondering why there was such a big difference between the celebrations, but it seems to have occurred due to some simple but effective changes. For example, the university decided to limit the number of people who could attend the Gampel Pavilion watch party and didn’t sell alcohol. Furthermore, the only people allowed to join the celebrations were university students, so the chances of things getting out of hand were massively reduced with the threat of expulsions for troublemakers.