“Don’t be surprised if a few “Ollieisms” start finding their way into military jargon after Wednesday’s panel discussion on leadership at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. UConn’s Kevin Ollie was one of seven basketball coaches, including UConn women’s coach Geno Auriemma, who participated in the seminar with an audience of more than 400 service members […]
UConn, Indiana agree to home-and-home games in football
May 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment
UConn and Indiana are getting back together on the football field. It was announced Tuesday that UConn will play a home-and-home series against the Hooisers in 2019 and 2020. The Huskies travel to Bloomington for a game in Memorial Stadium on Sept. 21, 2019. Indiana will visit Rentschler Field on Sept. 26, 2020. Indiana becomes […]
Ollie, Auriemma to participate in Pentagon seminar
May 5, 2014 by Leave a Comment
UConn basketball coaches Kevin Ollie and Geno Auriemma are among an elite group of coaches selected to participate in a seminar at the Pentagon on Wednesday, May 7 in Washington, D.C. Here are all the details from a USA Basketball press release: THE PENTAGON, Washington, D.C. (May 5, 2014) […]
Tolksdorf transfers from UConn to American U.
May 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
It was no secret that forward Leon Tolksdorf was looking to transfer from UConn. Friday, the Huskies made it official, announcing that the sophomore from Berlin, Germany will leave Storrs and continue his education and basketball career at American University in Washington, D.C. “Leon did everything we asked him to do at UConn, on the […]
Tharpe not returning to Kansas for senior season
May 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Point guard Naadir Tharpe has decided not to return for his senior season at Kansas. Tharpe and coach Bill Self made the announcement through a statement released by Kansas athletics. Here is the press release: LAWRENCE, Kan. – Junior point guard Naadir Tharpe will not return to the Kansas men’s basketball program for his senior season, […]
Will the Lakers be able to lure Ollie away from UConn?
May 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Mike D’Antoni’s resignation as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday night quickly thrust Kevin Ollie’s name into the rumor mill again. And this time it could make things interesting for UConn, despite Ollie’s comment last month that he would not answer a call from the NBA – “not now in my life.” Head coach […]
First college football playoff rankings set for Oct. 28
May 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The College Football Playoff released information Wednesday about the selection committee, frequency of rankings, voting procedures and recusal policy. Here is the complete press release: IRVING, Texas – The College Football Playoff released new information today about the Selection Committee’s procedures, including the frequency of rankings, use of data, voting procedures, and recusal policy. “The College […]
UConn’s Decision Day: What They’re Saying
April 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
With the deadline for entering the NBA Draft approaching on Sunday, two key members of the national champion UConn Huskies announced their decisions on Friday. Junior DeAndre Daniels has filed paperwork with the NBA to declare himself eligible for the upcoming draft. But junior guard Ryan Boatright has decided to return for his senior season […]
Boatright returning to UConn for senior season
April 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Junior guard Ryan Boatright will return to UConn for his senior season, according to ESPN.com. Just hours after it was reported and then confirmed that forward DeAndre Daniels has decided to enter the NBA draft, ESPN reported that UConn coach Kevin Ollie confirmed Boatright will return to the Huskies. UConn has confirmed both decisions through […]
Daniels headed to NBA, tweets UConn fans
April 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Junior forward DeAndre Daniels of the national champions UConn Huskies has decided to leave school after his junior season and enter the NBA draft. Yahoo! Sports was first to report the news, citing NBA sources. There has been no statement from UConn. Daniels, however, has retweeted several messages on his Twitter account congratulating him on […]