As Kevin Ollie and his staff continue to pursue players for the upcoming college basketball season, UConn received its first commitment from the Class of 2016 on Friday. Mamadou Diarra, a 6-foot-8 power forward who will play at Woodstock Academy next season, announced his decision at a press conference at the school’s library and donned […]
Siena keeps Huskies alive; sets up rematch with Tulane
May 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
UConn and Tulane will meet for the second time in three days as the American Athletic Conference baseball championship continues Friday in Clearwater, Fla. Vinny Siena, a first-team All-AAC selection and the NEIBA New England Player of the Year, kept UConn’s s season alive in dramatic fashi0n Thursday. His game-winning RBI single in the bottom […]
UConn set to renew football rivalry with Syracuse
May 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
UConn and Syracuse made it official Thursday. The former Big East rivals have schedule a two-game non-conference football series, with games to be played in 2016 and 2018. Syracuse, now in the Atlantic Coast Conference, will visit Rentschler Fieldon Sept. 24, 2016. UConn will travel to the Carrier Dome on Sept. 29, 2018. The Hartford […]
UConn baseball team drops AAC opener
May 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The UConn baseball team faces an elimination game in the American Athletic Conference championship when it takes the field Thursday morning in Clearwater, Fla. The sixth-seeded Huskies (33-24) fell to No. 3 Tulane 3-1 on Wednesday at Bright House Field and dropped into the losers’ bracket of the double-elimination tournament. UConn plays No. 7 seed […]
American announces schedule pairing for men’s hoops
May 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The first part of the 2015-16 men’s basketball conference schedule fell into place Wednesday when the American Athletic Conference announced team pairings and the dates for the 2016 championship. American members will play an 18-game conference schedule. Each team will play eight of 10 opponents twice and the other two opponents once – one at […]
UConn baseball No. 6 seed in AAC tournament
May 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The UConn baseball team enters the American Athletic Conference tournament as the No. 6 seed and will open play against third-seeded Tulane May 20 at 3 p.m. The championship tournament will be held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Fla. UConn finished the regular season in a tie for sixth with UCF but received the […]
Huskies upgrade roster with addition of transfer Gibbs
May 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Sterling Gibbs watch has ended. The graduate transfer from Seton Hall concluded his search for a new school with a high degree of predictability late Saturday afternoon, announcing his commitment to UConn on his Twitter account. What does it mean for the Huskies? Well, at least on paper, UConn now has the talent to […]
Rule changes could make college hoops watchable again
May 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Friday was a good day for college basketball. And if all goes according to plan, some day we may look back and say it was historically great. Thanks to recommonded rules changes and officiating directives from the NCAA men’s basketball rules committee, men’s college basketball should be a more watchable game starting next season. The […]
Is the NCAA ready to shorten the shot clock? Is that enough?
May 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The NCAA men’s basketball rules committee has been meeting this week, holding its annual review and inspection of the game. While many season pass without significant changes, or perhaps minor tweaks, a rather significant alteration to the shot clock is expected to be announced on Friday. There has been a growing sentiment among coaches, officials […]
Sean Miller replaces Donovan in USA Basketball role
May 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Arizona’s Sean Miller will replace Billy Donovan as head coach of the 2015 USA Men’s U19 World Championship team, USA Basketball announced Thursday. Donovan withdrew from the position after leaving Florida recently and accepting the head coach job with tjhe Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. Miller assisted the 2014 USA Men’s U18 National Team […]