Two years ago today no one knew that Hall of Famer Jim Calhoun was on the verge of retiring as coach of the UConn basketball team. And it certainly was no lock that Kevin Ollie would be promoted from his position as assistant coach to become Calhoun’s successor. All of that – and much more […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Huskies familiar with Final Four venue
April 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
STORRS, Conn. – The Connecticut Huskies held their final practice of the season at Gampel Pavilion Tuesday, then boarded a bus for the airport and their flight to the Final Four in Arlington, Texas. They embarked on their journey not knowing what the next week might hold for them but there is no mystery surrounding […]
Final Four talking points
April 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
It’s Final Four week. Four teams left. Four coaches left. Until Saturday night’s national semifinals in Jerry Jones’ Playland, we’re all about the number 4. The NCAA pulled together the four coaches for a conference call with reporters on Monday. From all that pregame chatter, we’ve extracted four – yes, four – talking points. One […]
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 […]
Ollie and Hoiberg reunited again
March 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Iowa State’s Fred Hoiberg and UConn’s Kevin Ollie have emerged as two of the bright, young stars in college coaching and they will be reunited Friday (7:27 p.m.) when their teams meet in an NCAA East Regional semifinal at Madison Square Garden in New York. Hoiberg and Ollie have ties that run deep in their […]
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 […]