UConn guard Shabazz Napier can have an outstanding day without even playing a game. Napier, who led the Huskies to the NCAA East Regional championship and a berth in the Final Four on Sunday, was named a first-team All-American by the Associated Press and was named to the Wooden Award All-American on Monday. Personally, I […]
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 […]
Boatright hoping to create more positive NCAA memories
March 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Guard Ryan Boatright could barely talk. Every word took an effort. Every thought seemed painful that night in Louisville. It was March 15, 2012 and Iowa State had just ended UConn’s season with a 77-64 decision in the NCAA tournament. That’s the only NCAA experience Boatright has ever had. Think about that. He came to […]
Kilpatrick out to prove a point against UConn, Napier
March 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Emotion will certainly be running high Friday night when UConn plays Cincinnati in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference championship tournament. It’s always that way when the Huskies and Bearcats get together because the games are physical and it will be a major upset if the game isn’t tightly officiated. But the word out […]
USBWA names Napier District Player of the Year
March 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Shabazz Napier of UConn has been named District I Player of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association for the second consecutive season. Only Napier and Creighton’s Doug McDermott (District (VI) have won the awards in back-to-back seasons. Derek Kellogg of UMass was named District I Coach of the Year. Below is the USBWA […]
Napier one of three unanimous All-AAC first team picks
March 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
If you were awaiting the announcement of the American Athletic Conference all-conference teams for a clue to the Player of the Year race, forget about it. UConn guard Shabazz Napier, Louisville guard Russ Smith and Cincinnati guard Sean Kilpatrick were all unanimous choices on the first team announced by the conference Tuesday. Louisville forward Montrezl […]
UConn’s Ollie wants to raise another banner – this year
March 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment
CBK Story By Ken Davis, The Sports Xchange Publish Date: March 5, 2014 10:46:56 PM Napier leads No. 19 Connecticut to win over Rutgers STORRS, Conn. — After guard Shabazz Napier had his final glorious moment in a Connecticut home uniform, and after the No. 19 Huskies won for the seventh time in eight games, UConn coach […]