Indianapolis —
Minutes after UConn gutted out its 71-62 national semifinal win over Illinois, a panicked staffer came running out of the locker room.
“We need a bracket sticker!” he yelled as he peeled around the corner.
Of all places you’d think would be ready-made with a sticker to slap on the NCAA tournament bracket, it would be UConn. On Monday, the Huskies will play for their national title in four years, a feat that hasn’t been matched since John Wooden was wizarding his way around Westwood. It is an accomplishment all the more improbable, considering all of the things in college athletics now destined to block such dynasty building.
And yet, the…