UConns dynasty restored Dan Hurley connected past to present in dominant title run

HOUSTON — The ghosts of Connecticut’s illustrious past waded through pools of blue and white confetti. They’d flocked to this sweltering city for the chance to witness a reclamation five years in the making, to say they were there when a wounded giant awoke, arose and proved to the college basketball world that its trail of blood runs blue. To one side of the court stood Ray Allen, a founding father of UConn basketball whose three years on campus changed the pedigree of player interested in joining the Huskies. To the other stood Rudy Gay, a former McDonald’s All-American lured…