Guard Jalen Adams, considered a Top 50 recruit in the class of 2015, announced his oral commitment to UConn and coach Kevin Ollie Monday morning. “I Have Officially Decided That I Will Continue To Pursue My Dream At The University Of Connecticut And Play For Coach Kevin Ollie #Huskies,” Adams tweeted at 10:14 a.m. Adams, […]
NBA Draft notes: Allen welcomes Napier to Miami
June 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
For a brief moment Thursday night, Husky Nation and the rest of the country thought Shabazz Napier would be reunited with former teammate Kemba Walker as a member of the Charlotte Hornets. But as soon as the world learned Miami had worked a deal to grab Charlotte’s pick and put Napier into a Heat uniform, […]
Toronto fulfills DeAndre Daniels’ NBA dream
June 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
DeAndre Daniels did a lot of pacing Thursday. The former UConn forward was watching the NBA Draft with his family in Manchester. He watched the entire first round, saw teammate Shabazz Napier selected by Charlotte and then traded to Miami, but had to leave the room before the second round began. Fortunately, he has good […]
Can Napier recruit LeBron back to Miami Heat?
June 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Shabazz Napier isn’t the first NBA draft pick to shake a commissioner’s hand wearing the hat of the wrong team. He certainly isn’t the first pick to be traded on draft night. But it is quite possible the former UConn point guard earned a special place in draft history Thursday night when the Miami Heat […]
Last minute NBA Draft predictions
June 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
It’s almost time for the 2014 NBA Draft to begin. Here are some last minute predictions: No. 1 pick: Cleveland keeps the pick and takes Andrew Wiggins of Kansas. Wiggins becomes the first Jayhawks selected No. 1 overall since Danny Manning went to the Los Angeles Clippers in 1988. Don’t be surprised if he gets […]
Draft night could Heat up for Shabazz Napier
June 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
STORRS – The evidence is extensive. There’s only one step remaining in the process. Thursday night in Brooklyn, Shabazz Napier will hear his name called and then he will know where his professional basketball career is destined to begin. It’s all the final verification of a great decision Napier made a little over a […]
Could Pistons be the right fit for DeAndre Daniels?
June 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
STORRS – While former UConn teammate Shabazz Napier was in New York’s Times Square Wednesday, answering questions about Thursday night’s NBA Draft, DeAndre Daniels was in Detroit working out for the Pistons and hoping fate might bring him back together with his friend and another former UConn teammate -Andre Drummond. Daniels, who decided to forego […]
Three 2014 TV appearances set for UConn football
June 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Three UConn football games have been slated for television coverage on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU. The American Athletic Conference announced kickoff times and television designations for the 2014 season on Thursday. UConn’s home game against Boise State (Sept. 13, noon) will be carried one of those three networks. The Huskies play at USF in […]
We Miss You C
June 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
It has been three years and my heart still aches. It has been three years and tears still swell in my eyes when I least expect it. Clarence Clemons died three years ago today and the music world changed, especially for fans of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Saxophonist, Bruce’s sidekick, […]