According to several published reports, former UConn forward DeAndre Daniels may be playing in Europe next season, despite the fact that the Toronto Raptors used the 37th pick overall to select Daniels in the NBA Draft last month. The Toronto Sun was first to report the speculation about Daniels’ future. “Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Daniels gives Huskies that Elite feeling again
March 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
NEW YORK – When DeAndre Daniels hit his third consecutive shot to open the second half and give Connecticut a 14-point lead, Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg felt compelled to use a timeout. When Daniels took a feed from Shabazz Napier and hit a three-pointer four minutes later to extend the lead to 17, it […]
UConn, Louisville and AAC shown little respect
March 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment
STORRS, Conn. – The pressure on the American Athletic Conference in its first season has been intense and steady. It’s not easy playing in the shadow of the Big East, especially when the old league is still playing quality basketball, still holding the conference party at Madison Square Garden and still grabbing high seeds to the […]