the portal was still able to reload and under the amazing leadership -- amazing leadership of coach danny hurley was able to dominate both the big east regular season tournament and the final four out in phoenix, arizona. a great collection of players. some of whom, again, will be leaving soon. clingian from bristol, connecticut, 7'2" sophomore. tristan newton, won big east player of the year. an amazing guard l do great things when he moves up to the next level. again, the women at the same time overperformed in their side of ncaa basketball. this is a program that has been to the final four 23 times. this is a program that has won the national title 11 times. and coach gino auriama, who is a genius, was able to cobble together a team when they had six players, some of their top players, who suffered year-ending injuries, and somehow make it to the final four again. they battled a great team from the university of iowa, led by caitlin clark, to the final seconds showing, again, what an incredible competitive spirit they have. mr. speaker, there is still some debate that you see with the