ARLINGTON, Texas – Connecticut coach Kevin Ollie has taught his Huskies to be prepared in every situation. So, when Shabazz Napier went to bed Sunday night and tried to go to sleep, he thought about what he was going to say on national television when he accepted the NCAA national championship trophy. Napier could have […]
Power Rankings: Look who’s No. 1
April 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
ARLINGTON, Texas – I was assigned to submit my final college basketball power rankings to FoxSports.com after the national championship game Monday. When the boss e-mailed me with that duty in March, I never expected that the UConn Huskies would be on top of that list. Guess I should have listened closer to Kevin Ollie […]
UConn championship rally Tuesday at Gampel
April 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
ARLINGTON, Texas – The NCAA men’s basketball champions will be heading home to Connecticut in just a few hours. Here are the details of Tuesday’s celebration at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs. From UConn Athletics: STORRS, Conn. (April 7, 2014) — The University of Connecticut men’s basketball team travel party will leave Dallas, Texas, via charter flight […]
UConn championship photo gallery
April 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Arlington, Texas – What a celebration for the UConn Huskies tonight in Jerry’s Playland, the AT&T Stadium. It just happens to be the home of the Dallas Cowboys, Kevin Ollie’s favorite team – other than the Huskies, of course. On the court after the game, before the Huskies started cutting down the nets, the first […]
Huskies shut down Kentucky for 4th national title
April 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
ARLINGTON, Texas – Connecticut guard Shabazz Napier loves to talk about the “dogfights” his team has been through this season. The Huskies may have jumped into the ring for their biggest slugfest ever on Monday night. Guess who came out on top? UConn led by 15 points in the first half and nine points in […]
Boatright now known as UConn’s Most Valuable Irritator
April 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment
ARLINGTON, Texas – Kentucky freshman Aaron Harrison has become the darling of the NCAA tournament or, depending on your perspective, a devil in a Wildcat blue uniform. His deep, deep 3-pointer with 5.7 seconds left Saturday night lifted Kentucky past Wisconsin and into Monday night’s national championship game against Connecticut. Harrison is breaking hearts across […]
UConn Final Four notebook
April 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment
ARLINGTON, Texas – Some UConn notes from the 63-53 win over Florida Saturday night at the Final Four: – Coach Kevin Ollie is the first coach to reach the national championship game within his first two seasons since interim coach Mike Davis led Indiana to the 2002 title game. – UConn is now 4-1 in […]
Huskies embrace “giant killer” role once again
April 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment
ARLINGTON, Texas – Like a skilled Texas holdem poker player, Connecticut coach Kevin Ollie never tips his hand. With outsiders labeling UConn’s December victory over Florida a “fluke” and siding with the Gators before Saturday night’s national semifinal game at gigantic AT&T Stadium, Ollie kept his best card concealed until the Huskies took the court. […]
UConn’s Final Four video and player introductions
April 5, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Here’s the way it looked inside AT&T Stadium when UConn was introduced before the national semifinal game against Florida at the North Texas Final Four. Click here for video.
Final Four Quotebook
April 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
FINAL FOUR QUOTEBOOK UCONN COACH KEVIN OLLIE: I’m not chasing championships. I want championships to chase me. A few notable comments from Kevin Ollie and the Huskies at Friday’s Final Four press conference: Kevin Ollie: “Having this ability to coach this program has been great. I don’t look at it like a lot of people […]