HARTFORD, Conn. – The Cincinnati Bearcats could not have realized it at the moment, but the free throw UConn’s Ryan Boatright missed with 25.5 seconds remaining Friday was a very bad thing for them. It would be inaccurate to say it was the worst thing. The worst thing was Boatright’s step-back 3-point shot with :0.2 […]
UConn running out of NCAA tournament options
March 7, 2015 by Leave a Comment
STORRS, Conn. – During his four seasons at UConn, guard Ryan Boatright never has given up on any task. He is part dreamer and part competitor. But he also is a realist. Boatright faced the media after Thursday’s 54-53 loss to Memphis. Every answer to every question started with him shaking his head. In disbelief. […]
UConn basketball notebook
September 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
UConn has announced that the Alumni Association will honor the men’s and women’s basketball national champions with “An Evening With Champions” on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Oakdale Theater in Wallingford, Conn. Tickets are $85 per person and table sponsorships are available. Former UConn star Rebecca Lobo will host the event. Here’s […]
Purvis ready to hit ignition button for UConn
July 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
STORRS – Every July day that passes brings Rodney Purvis a little closer to his dream. He wants to be back on the basketball court, hitting shots and celebrating with the crowd. He wants to be part of a team again, and share that special bond that existed at UConn last season on the way […]
UConn’s Lenehan rewarded with scholarship
July 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
UConn coach Kevin Ollie has rewarded walk-on guard Pat Lenehan with a scholarship for the 2014-15 season. Lenehan, out of Xavier High School in Middletown, Conn., has been a walk-on with the Huskies the past two seasons and will be a senior next season. Lenehan, 6-3 and 181 pounds, is an outstanding student who recently […]
Top 2015 guard Jalen Adams commits to UConn
June 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]