2013-2014 University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes January 18, 2014 vs. Louisville UConnHuskies.com OVER THE AIR TELEVISION: ESPN Dan Shulman (pbp) Dick Vitale (analyst) Shannon Spake (sideline) RADIO: UConn IMG Sports Radio Network WTIC-AM 1080 Joe D’Ambrosio (pbp) Wayne Norman (analyst) WTIC-Hartford, (1080-AM) WILI-Willimantic (1400-AM) WELI-New Haven (960-AM) WGCH-Greenwich (1490-AM) Sirius-91, XM-91 2013-14 UConn Men’s Basketball Date Opponent TV Time OCTOBER Wed 30 SCSU (exhib.) (GP) UConnhuskies.com W, 93-65 NOVEMBER Mon 4 Concordia (exhib.) (XL) UConnhuskies.com W, 98-38 Fri 8 vs. Maryland (Barclays Center) ESPN2 W, 78-77 Mon 11 Yale (XL) SNY W, 80-62 2K Sports Classic, Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. Thu 14 Detroit (GP) SNY W, 101-55 Sun 17 Boston University (GP) ESPNU W, 77-60 2K Sports Classic, Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. Thu 21 vs. Boston College ESPN2 W, 72-70 Fri 22 vs. ARV/#22 Indiana ESPN2 W, 59-58 Tue 26 Loyola (Md.) (XL) SNY W, 76-66 DECEMBER Mon 2 #15/13 Florida (GP) ESPN2 W, 65-64 Fri 6 Maine (XL) SNY W, 95-68 Wed 18 Stanford (XL) ESPN2 L, 51-53 Sun 22 at Washington ESPNU W, 82-70 Sat 28 Eastern Washington (WBA) SNY W, 82-65 Tue 31 *at Houston ESPN2 L, 71-75 JANUARY Sat 4 *at SMU ESPNU L, 65-74 Wed 8 Harvard (GP) ESPNU W, 61-56 Sat 11 *UCF (GP) ESPNU W, 84-61 Thu 16 *at #17/17 Memphis ESPN W, 83-73 Sat 18 *#18/14 Louisville (GP) ESPN 9 pm Tue 21 *Temple (XL) CBS SN 7 pm Sat 25 *at Rutgers ESPNU 7 pm Thu 30 *Houston (GP) CBS SN 9 pm FEBRUARY Thu 6 *at Cincinnati ESPN/ESPN2 7 pm Sun 9 *at UCF ESPN2 6 pm Wed 12 *USF (XL) ESPN/ESPN2 7 pm Sat 15 *Memphis (XL) ESPN/ESPN2 noon Thu 20 *at Temple ESPN/ESPN2 9 pm Sun 23 *SMU (GP) CBS SN 2 pm Wed 26 *at USF CBS SN 7 pm MARCH Sat 1 *Cincinnati (XL) ESPN/ESPN2 noon Wed 5 *Rutgers (GP) ESPNU 7 pm Sat 8 *at Louisville ESPNU 2 pm American Athletic Conf. Championship, FedExForum, Memphis, Tenn. Wed-Sat 12-15 AAC Championship ESPN Network TBA *— American Athletic Conference Opponent GP - Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn.; XL - XL Center, Hartford, Conn.; WBA - Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Conn. All times Eastern Standard 2013-14 UConn Basketball Roster # Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 0 Phillip Nolan So. F 6-10 212 Milwaukee, Wis. /Riverside University HS 2 DeAndre Daniels Jr. F 6-9 195 Los Angeles, Calif. /W.H. Taft HS 3 Terrence Samuel Fr. G 6-4 190 Brooklyn, N.Y. /Victory Collegiate HS 5 Niels Giffey Sr. G/F 6-7 204 Berlin, Germany /Heinrich-Schliemann HS 10 Tyler Olander Sr. F 6-10 230 Mansfield, Conn. /E.O. Smith HS 11 Ryan Boatright Jr. G 6-0 168 Aurora, Ill. /East Aurora HS 12 Kentan Facey Fr. F 6-9 200 Trelawny, Jamaica /L.I. Lutheran HS 13 Shabazz Napier Sr. G 6-1 180 Roxbury, Mass. /Charlestown HS 14 Pat Lenehan Jr. G 6-4 181 Middletown, Conn. /Xavier HS 20 Lasan Kromah Gr. G/F 6-6 201 Greenbelt, Md. /Geo. Washington Univ. 21 Omar Calhoun So. G 6-6 200 Brooklyn, N.Y. /Christ The King HS 22 Leon Tolksdorf So. F 6-8 218 Berlin, Germany /Leibniz-Oberschule Berlin HS 25 Tor Watts Sr. G 6-1 200 Brooklyn, N.Y. /Xaverian HS/York Prep 35 Amida Brimah Fr. C 7-0 217 Accra, Ghana /Archbishop Carroll HS 44 Rodney Purvis* R-So. G 6-4 203 Raleigh, N.C. /North Carolina St. * --- will redshirt during 2013-14 season COACHING STAFF: Head Coach: KEVIN OLLIE, 2nd Season as HC, 4th Season at UConn (UConn ‘95) Associate Head Coach: GLEN MILLER, 11th Season at UConn (UConn ‘88) Assistant Coach: KARL HOBBS, 11th Season at UConn (UConn ‘84) Assistant Coach: RICKY MOORE, 2nd season at UConn (UConn ‘99) Director of Basketball Administration: KEVIN FREEMAN, 3rd season at UConn (UConn ‘06) Graduate Assistant: DAVID SEVUSH, 2nd season at UConn (UConn ‘10) PRONUNCIATIONS: Niels Giffey (Neelzz Gif-EYE) Shabazz Napier (Shuh-BAZZ NAY-pier) Amida Brimah (Am-EE-da BRY-maw) Lasan Kromah (La-SAHN CROW-ma) AP-ARV/USA Today-ARV Connecticut Huskies 14-3 overall 2-2 American AP-#18/USA Today-#14 Louisville Cardinals 15-3 overall 4-1 American FOR MORE INFO ON UCONN BASKETBALL PLEASE CONTACT: PHIL CHARDIS Assistant Director of Communications [email protected]; twitter: @UConnMBB Office-- 860-486-3531; Mobile-- 860-771-3314 2013-14 CONNECTICUT BASKETBALL Husky Notables Kevin Ollie is in his second season as the 18th head coach of the UConn men’s basketball program after posting a 20-10 record last year. He is the only head coach in UConn history to post a 20-victory season in his first year. Tonight, UConn is playing its 252nd game on ESPN/ ESPN2 since 1986-87, the start of the Jim Calhoun era. The Huskies have a record of 156-95 (.622) in those games. Last season, the first under Kevin Ollie, UConn was 5-5 on ESPN/ESPN2. UConn, 5-2 on ESPN/ESPN2 this season, plays 14 regular-season games on ESPN/ESPN2 this year. THE GAME: The University of Connecticut men’s basketball team meets the defending national champion Louisville Cardinals in an American Athletic Conference game at Gampel Pavilion as part of ESPN College GameDay. The game is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. and will be televised by ESPN. UConn (14-3 overall, 2-2 American) is coming off an 83-73 road victory at Memphis on Thursday. The Huskies are led by senior Shabazz napier, who tops the team in scoring (16.1), rebounding (6.2), and assists (6.2). Juniors DeAndre Daniels (13.4) and Ryan Boatright (12.4) also average double figures. Louisville (15-3, 4-1) is coming off a 91-52 win over Houston on Thursday. Senior Russ Smith leads the Cardinals in scoring (18.1), while sophomore Montrezl Harrell is the team’s leading rebounder (8.2). Game #18 - January 18, 2014, Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. - 9 p.m. UP NEXT: UConn returns to the XL Center in Hartford for the first time since Dec. 18 as it plays host to Temple in an American Athletic Conference game on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and will be the first of four UConn games televised by the CBS Sports Network.
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2013-2014 University of Connecticut Basketball Media NotesJanuary 18, 2014 vs. LouisvilleUConnHuskies.com
OVER THE AIRTELEVISION:ESPNDan Shulman (pbp)Dick Vitale (analyst)Shannon Spake (sideline)
RADIO:UConn IMG SportsRadio NetworkWTIC-AM 1080Joe D’Ambrosio (pbp)Wayne Norman (analyst)
2K Sports Classic, Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn.Thu 14 Detroit (GP) SNY W, 101-55Sun 17 Boston University (GP) ESPNU W, 77-60
2K Sports Classic, Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.Thu 21 vs. Boston College ESPN2 W, 72-70Fri 22 vs. ARV/#22 Indiana ESPN2 W, 59-58Tue 26 Loyola (Md.) (XL) SNY W, 76-66DECEMBERMon 2 #15/13 Florida (GP) ESPN2 W, 65-64Fri 6 Maine (XL) SNY W, 95-68Wed 18 Stanford (XL) ESPN2 L, 51-53Sun 22 at Washington ESPNU W, 82-70Sat 28 Eastern Washington (WBA) SNY W, 82-65Tue 31 *at Houston ESPN2 L, 71-75JANUARYSat 4 *at SMU ESPNU L, 65-74Wed 8 Harvard (GP) ESPNU W, 61-56Sat 11 *UCF (GP) ESPNU W, 84-61Thu 16 *at #17/17 Memphis ESPN W, 83-73Sat 18 *#18/14 Louisville (GP) ESPN 9 pmTue 21 *Temple (XL) CBS SN 7 pmSat 25 *at Rutgers ESPNU 7 pmThu 30 *Houston (GP) CBS SN 9 pmFEBRUARYThu 6 *at Cincinnati ESPN/ESPN2 7 pmSun 9 *at UCF ESPN2 6 pmWed 12 *USF (XL) ESPN/ESPN2 7 pmSat 15 *Memphis (XL) ESPN/ESPN2 noonThu 20 *at Temple ESPN/ESPN2 9 pmSun 23 *SMU (GP) CBS SN 2 pmWed 26 *at USF CBS SN 7 pmMARCHSat 1 *Cincinnati (XL) ESPN/ESPN2 noonWed 5 *Rutgers (GP) ESPNU 7 pmSat 8 *at Louisville ESPNU 2 pmAmerican Athletic Conf. Championship, FedExForum, Memphis, Tenn.Wed-Sat 12-15 AAC Championship ESPN Network TBA *— American Athletic Conference OpponentGP - Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn.; XL - XL Center, Hartford, Conn.; WBA - Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Conn.All times Eastern Standard
2013-14 UConn Basketball Roster # Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 0 Phillip Nolan So. F 6-10 212 Milwaukee, Wis. /Riverside University HS 2 DeAndre Daniels Jr. F 6-9 195 Los Angeles, Calif. /W.H. Taft HS 3 Terrence Samuel Fr. G 6-4 190 Brooklyn, N.Y. /Victory Collegiate HS 5 Niels Giffey Sr. G/F 6-7 204 Berlin, Germany /Heinrich-Schliemann HS 10 TylerOlander Sr. F 6-10 230 Mansfield,Conn./E.O.SmithHS 11 Ryan Boatright Jr. G 6-0 168 Aurora, Ill. /East Aurora HS 12 Kentan Facey Fr. F 6-9 200 Trelawny, Jamaica /L.I. Lutheran HS 13 Shabazz Napier Sr. G 6-1 180 Roxbury, Mass. /Charlestown HS 14 Pat Lenehan Jr. G 6-4 181 Middletown, Conn. /Xavier HS 20 Lasan Kromah Gr. G/F 6-6 201 Greenbelt, Md. /Geo. Washington Univ. 21 Omar Calhoun So. G 6-6 200 Brooklyn, N.Y. /Christ The King HS 22 Leon Tolksdorf So. F 6-8 218 Berlin, Germany /Leibniz-Oberschule Berlin HS 25 Tor Watts Sr. G 6-1 200 Brooklyn, N.Y. /Xaverian HS/York Prep 35 Amida Brimah Fr. C 7-0 217 Accra, Ghana /Archbishop Carroll HS 44 Rodney Purvis* R-So. G 6-4 203 Raleigh, N.C. /North Carolina St. * --- will redshirt during 2013-14 season
COACHING STAFF:Head Coach: KEVIN OLLIE, 2nd Season as HC, 4th Season at UConn (UConn ‘95)Associate Head Coach: GLEN MILLER, 11th Season at UConn (UConn ‘88)Assistant Coach: KARL HOBBS, 11th Season at UConn (UConn ‘84)Assistant Coach: RICKY MOORE, 2nd season at UConn (UConn ‘99)Director of Basketball Administration: KEVIN FREEMAN, 3rd season at UConn (UConn ‘06)Graduate Assistant: DAVID SEVUSH, 2nd season at UConn (UConn ‘10)PRONUNCIATIONS:Niels Giffey (Neelzz Gif-EYE)Shabazz Napier (Shuh-BAZZ NAY-pier)Amida Brimah (Am-EE-da BRY-maw)Lasan Kromah (La-SAHN CROW-ma)
AP-ARV/USA Today-ARV
ConnecticutHuskies14-3 overall
2-2 American
AP-#18/USA Today-#14
LouisvilleCardinals15-3 overall
4-1 American
FOR MORE INFO ON UCONN BASKETBALLPLEASE CONTACT: PHIL CHARDIS
Assistant Director of [email protected]; twitter: @UConnMBBOffice--860-486-3531;Mobile--860-771-3314
2013-14 CONNECTICUT BASKETBALLHusky Notables
Kevin Ollie is in his second season as the 18th head coach of the UConn men’s basketball program after posting a 20-10 record last year. He is the only head coach in UConn history to post a 20-victory season in hisfirstyear.
Tonight, UConn is playing its 252nd game on ESPN/ESPN2 since 1986-87, the start of the Jim Calhoun era. The Huskies have a record of 156-95 (.622) inthosegames.Lastseason,thefirstunderKevinOllie, UConn was 5-5 on ESPN/ESPN2. UConn, 5-2 on ESPN/ESPN2 this season, plays 14 regular-season games on ESPN/ESPN2 this year.
THE GAME: The University of Connecticut men’s basketball team meets the defending national champion Louisville Cardinals in an American Athletic Conference game at Gampel Pavilion as part of ESPN College GameDay. The game is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. and will be televised by ESPN. UConn (14-3 overall, 2-2 American) is coming off an 83-73 road victory at Memphis on Thursday. The Huskies are led by senior Shabazz napier, who tops the team in scoring (16.1), rebounding (6.2), and assists (6.2). Juniors DeAndre Daniels(13.4)andRyanBoatright(12.4)alsoaveragedoublefigures. Louisville (15-3, 4-1) is coming off a 91-52 win over Houston on Thursday. Senior Russ Smith leads the Cardinals in scoring (18.1), while sophomore Montrezl Harrell is the team’s leading rebounder (8.2).
Game #18 - January 18, 2014, Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. - 9 p.m.
UP NEXT: UConn returns to the XL Center in HartfordforthefirsttimesinceDec.18asitplayshost to Temple in an American Athletic Conference game on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The game is scheduled tobeginat7p.m.andwillbethefirstoffourUConngames televised by the CBS Sports Network.
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NATIONAL POLLSASSOCIATED PRESS
Jan. 13Team Record Pts.1 Arizona (61) 17-0 1,621 2 Syracuse (4) 16-0 1,560 3 Wisconsin 16-0 1,482 4 Michigan State 15-1 1,442 5 Wichita State 17-0 1,300 6 Villanova 15-1 1,289 7 Florida 13-2 1,205 8 Iowa State 14-1 1,048 9 Oklahoma State 14-2 1,046 10 San Diego State 14-1 1,020 11 Ohio State 15-2 979 12 Baylor 13-2 952 13 Kentucky 12-3 912 14 Iowa 14-3 831 15 Kansas 11-4 686 16 Massachusetts 14-1 579 17 Memphis 12-3 536 18 Louisville 14-3 525 19 Cincinnati 15-2 405 20 Creighton 14-2 329 21 Colorado 14-3 328 22 Pittsburgh 15-1 299 23 Duke 12-4 193 24 Saint Louis 15-2 148 25 Oklahoma 13-3 103 25 UCLA 13-3 103 Others receiving votes: Missouri 42, Oregon 39, Connecticut 35, Kansas State 25, Gonzaga 17, Michigan 11, California 10, Virginia 6, Louisiana Tech 5, Xavier 3, Illinois 3, New Mexico 3, Harvard 3, George Washington 2
USA TODAY Jan. 13
Team Record Pts.1 Arizona (30) 17-0 798 2 Syracuse (1) 16-0 766 3 Wisconsin 16-0 724 4 Michigan State (1) 15-1 718 5 Wichita State 17-0 666 6 Villanova 15-1 598 7 Florida 13-2 573 8 Oklahoma State 14-2 517 9 Ohio State 15-2 516 10 Iowa State 14-1 495 11 San Diego State 14-1 481 12 Kentucky 12-3 424 13 Baylor 13-2 413 14 Louisville 14-3 393 15 Massachusetts 14-1 330 16 Iowa 14-3 297 17 Memphis 12-3 274 18 Kansas 11-4 272 19 Creighton 14-2 216 20 Duke 12-4 163 21 Pittsburgh 15-1 144 22 Colorado 14-3 103 23 Cincinnati 15-2 87 24 Gonzaga 14-3 82 25 UCLA 13-3 74 Others receiving votes: Saint Louis 68, Oregon 51, Missouri 43, Oklahoma 39, Kansas State 15, Michigan 9, New Mexico 9, California 9, Connecti-cut 8, George Washington 6, Harvard 6, Southern Miss 5, Virginia 4, Virginia Commonwealth 2, Xavier 2
UConn and its 2013-14 opponents in bold-face type.
At the start of the 2013-14 NBA season, UConn ranked among the top seven college programs in the country in current number of NBA players. Kentucky tops the list with 21 players in the NBA, followed by North Carolina (16), Duke (15), Kansas (14), UCLA (13), and UConn and Florida with 12 each. The Huskies will tie UCLA should 14-year NBA veteran Richard Hamilton, a free agent, signs with a team as is expected. The 12 former Huskies are with eight different NBA franchises, and total a combined 88 seasons of NBA experience. The UConn dozen are led by Ray Allen (Heat), in his 18th NBA season, and Caron Butler (Bucks), in his 12th NBA season. The 10 other former Huskies on NBA rosters include Emeka Okafor (Suns) and Ben Gordon (Bobcats), each in the midst of his 10th year, Charlie Villanueva (Pistons), in his 9th year, Rudy Gay (Raptors), in his 8th season, Hasheem Thabeet (Thunder) and A.J. Price (Timberwolves), each in his 5th year, Jeff Adrien (Bobcats), in his 4th year, Kemba Walker (Bobcats), in his 3rd NBA season, and Jeremy Lamb (Thunder) and Andre Drummond (Pistons), each in his 2nd year. If Hamilton signs, the Huskies’ combined NBA experience would jump to 103 years.
UCONN HUSKIES IN THE NBA
ESPN GAMEDAY: Tonight’s game marks the fourth time ESPN’s College Basketball GameDay hasvisitedGampelPavilion,includingthefirst-everBasketball GameDay on Jan. 22, 2005, when the HuskiesplayedhosttoPittsburgh,andthefirst-everWomen’s College Basketball GameDay on Jan. 16, 2010, when UConn entertained Notre Dame. Tonight will be UConn’s sixth appearance on GameDayandthefirstGameDayforteamsinthe
American Athletic Conference. The Huskies are 2-3 in their five previous appearances, 0-2 at homeand 2-1 as the road team. The Huskies bowed to Pittsburgh,76-66,intheirfirstGameDayappear-ance at Gampel Pavilion on Jan. 22, 2005. UConn posted a GameDay victory on Jan. 21, 2006, beat-ing Louisville, 71-58, at Freedom Hall. UConn lost at Louisiana State, 66-49, in its GameDay appear-ance on Jan. 6, 2007, and defeated Notre Dame,
TOURNAMENT TITLE: UConn captured its 19th in-season tournament champion-ship on Nov. 22 at Madison Square Gar-den when it topped Indiana, 58-57, to win the2KSportsClassicbenefitingWoundedWarrior Project. Senior guard Shabazz Napier, who scored 27 points against Indiana, was named the tourney MVP. The game fea-tured 13 lead changes and eight ties. The Nov. 22 win followed a narrow 72-70 UConn win over Boston College in theNov.21semifinalsasjuniorDeAndre Daniels scored 23 points. It marked UConn’s 19th in-season tour-namenttitleoverall,anditsfifthinthepast
nine seasons --- the 2005 and 2010 Maui Classic, the 2006 Hispanic College Fund Classic, the 2008 Paradise Jam, and the 2013 2K Sports Classic. The other tournament wins include the 1956 Orange Bowl Tournament, and UConn Classic/Conn. Mutual Classic wins in 1966, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992. It was also UConn’s ninth tournament championship won at Madison Square Garden. UConn captured the 1988 NIT at MSG, as well as Big East Conference Championships in 1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, and 2011.
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UCONN BASKETBALL ALL-TIME TRIPLE-DOUBLESPlayer Date, Opponent StatsShabazz Napier 11/11/13 vs. Yale 14p, 11r, 10aShabazz Napier 11/20/11 vs. Coppin State 22p, 12r, 13aKemba Walker 12/3/10 vs. UMBC 24p, 13r, 10aHasheem Thabeet 1/31/09 vs. Providence 15p, 11r, 10bMarcus Williams 2/21/06 vs. Notre Dame 18p, 10r, 13aBen Gordon 12/20/03 vs. Iona 17p, 16r, 11aEmeka Okafor 12/6/03 vs. Army 18p, 15r, 10bCaron Butler 12/26/00 vs. URI 14p, 12r, 11aDoron Sheffer 12/30/95 vs. Hartford 10p, 10r, 11aDonyell Marshall 1/17/94 vs. Hartford 23p, 11r, 10b
69-61, at the Joyce Center in South Bend on Jan. 24, 2009. On UConn’s most recent appearance, the Hus-kies bowed to Syracuse, 71-69, on Feb. 25, 2012, at Gampel Pavilion. The UConn women defeated Notre Dame, 70-46, in their GameDay appearance at Gampel Pavilion on Jan. 16, 2010. Today’s GameDay festivities actually began at 10 a.m. at the Palestra in Philadelphia, where Temple will meet La Salle at noon (ESPN2), while ESPN will televise the Boston College-at-North Carolina game. The ESPN GameDay crew will then make its way to Storrs, where GameDay hosts Rece Davis, Jalen Rose, Jay Bilas and Digger Phelps will do live shows during pregame, halftime, and postgame of the UConn-Louisville contest.
UCONN OVERALL IN GAMPEL: UConn has an overall record of 154-23 (.870) at Gampel Pavilion since the building opened in 1990. The Huskies are 76-4 (.950) against non-league competition, 77-19 (.802) against Big East Conference opponents, and 1-0 against American Athletic Conference opponents in Gampel. The four non-conference losses came against Detroit Mercy in the 2001 NIT, Jackson St. in the 1993 NIT, Florida St. in the 1992-93 season, and North Carolina St. in the 1990-91 season. Since the loss to Detroit Mercy, the Huskies have won 43 consecutive non-conference games in Gampel. In 2012-13, the Huskies went 6-1 at Gampel Pavilion and the Huskies are 5-0 in their on-campus home this year, defeating Detroit, Boston University, Florida, Harvard, and UCF.
VS. RANKED OPPONENTS: Using the AP Top 25 as the standard, Louisville (#18) will be the third nationally-ranked opponent that UConn has faced this season. The Huskies are 2-0 vs. ranked opponents this season after defeating (#15/13) Florida on December 2 and (#17/17) Memphis on Jan. 16. (Indiana was #22 on the USA Today poll, but unranked by AP when it lost to UConn on November 22). UConn is 128-162 all-time against ranked opponents, dating back to the 1950-51 season. Since 1989-90, UConn is 119-92 (.564) againstrankedopponentsandsincethefirstNCAAchampionship season of 1998-99, the Huskies are 86-57 (.601) against ranked opponents. In the last 10 years, plus this year, UConn is 57-40 (.588) against ranked opponents. Last year, the Huskies went 3-3 against them.
20 OFF THE BENCH: With 20 points against UCF on January 11, freshman Amida Brimah becamethefirstUConnplayerunderCoachKevinOllie to come off the bench and score 20 points. The last UConn player to accomplish that feat was Ryan Boatright, who came off the bench to score 23 against Arkansas on December 3, 2011, under former Coach Jim Calhoun. Boatright was the 14th player to come off the bench in Calhoun’s 26 seasons at UConn to reach the 20-point mark in a game. The other players in this group were Rashad Anderson (11 times), Brian Fair (9 times) , Ben Gordon (5 times), Ray Allen (4 times), Johnnie Selvie (4 times), Phil Gamble (3 times), Doug Wiggins (3 times), Kemba Walker (2 times), Jamal Coombs-McDaniel (2 times), John
Gwynn (2 times), Tony Robertson (1 time), Charlie Villanueva (1 time) and Rashamel Jones (1 time).
AMERICAN HONORS: UConn freshman Amida Brimah became the third UConn player to earn weekly honors from the American Athletic Conference when he was named the AAC Rookie of the Week on Jan. 13 off his breakout game of 20 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks against UCF. Senior Shabazz Napier was also named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll onJan.13forthefifthtime this season. Napier has also been named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Week twice. Napier was named Player of the Week on Dec. 5 after scoring 26 points and hitting the game-winning shot at the buzzer against Florida and handing out 8 assists in the win over Maine. He also earned the honor on Nov. 25, following his 47-point, 9-rebound, 5-assist performance in wins over Boston College and Indiana in Madison Square Garden in the 2K Sports Classic. UConn junior DeAndre Daniels was named to the American’s weekly Honor Roll for the week of December 2.
NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE: UConn’s victory over Harvard, 61-56, on Jan. 8 wrapped up the Huskies’ regular-season non-conference schedule for 2013-14 with a 12-1 record. UConn’s only loss to a non-conference opponent this year came against Stanford. Since the 1998-99 national championship season, UConn is 170-27 (.863) against regular-season, non-conference opponents. During that time span, the Huskies have gone undefeated in their non-conference schedule four times. Under Coach Kevin Ollie, UConn is 22-3 against regular-season non-conference opponents.
100 IVY WINS: The win over Harvard was also the 100th for UConn all-time against teams from the Ivy League. The Huskies are 100-55 (.645) against Ivy League competition and they have won 22 straight against the Ivy League since losing a 77-75 overtime decision at Yale on Dec. 2, 1986. During
that span, UConn is 13-0 vs. Yale, 6-0 vs. Harvard, 1-0 vs. Brown, 1-0 vs. Columbia, and 1-0 vs. Princeton.
VS. THE PAC-12: UConn played its second consecutive opponent from the Pac-12 Conference when it traveled to Seattle and defeated Washington, 82-70, on Dec. 22. That followed UConn loss to Stanford on Dec. 18, which broke a streak of 13 consecutive wins over teams from the Pac-12 (formerly Pac-10), since the Huskies bowed to UCLA, 102-96, in the 1995 NCAA West Regional Championship (Oakland). The Huskies are 18-3 overall against teams from the conference. Since the UCLA loss, UConn is 5-0 vs. Arizona, 1-0 vs. Arizona State, 5-0 vs. Washington, and 3-1 vs. Stanford. Besides the losses to UCLA and Stanford, UConn’s other loss to a Pac-12 team was at Arizona State, 74-69, on Dec. 3, 1982. Overall, the Huskies are 5-0 vs. Arizona, 2-1 vs. Arizona State, 2-0 vs. Cal, 0-1 vs. UCLA, 4-1 vs. Stanford, and 5-0 vs. Washington.
RPI RANK: In the RPIratings.com through games of Jan. 16, UConn is ranked No. 17 in the country. UConn is 3-1 against teams ranked in the top 50, 4-1 against teams in the top 50-100, and 1-1 against teams ranked 100-200. The Huskies are the highest-ranked team in the American Athletic Conference. Other teams in the AAC, with their RPI as of Jan. 16: Cincinnati (26), Memphis (33), SMU (40), Louisville (43), Temple (164), USF (173), Houston (174), Rutgers (188), and UCF (223).
TOP 25: UConn is ranked among ‘Others receiving votes’ in both the AP Top 25 and USA Today Top 25 in the polls of Jan. 13. If the rankings were extended, UConn would be No. 28 in AP and No. 34 in USA Today. Starting with the preseason poll, the Huskies spent nine consecutive weeks ranked in the polls. Five of UConn’s 2013-14 opponents also appear in the AP Top 25 or ‘Others receiving votes.’ The longest consecutive streak for UConn to be ranked in the Top 25 is 77 weeks, a span from Nov.,
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Team
100 Points by a TeamBy UConn 101 vs. Detroit, 11/14/13By Opponent 127 vs. Syracuse, 3/12/09 (6OT)*
90 Points by a TeamBy UConn 95 vs. Maine, 12/6/13By Opponent 127 vs. Syracuse, 3/12/09 (6OT)*
50-plus Point WinBy UConn 103-47 vs. Chattanooga, 3/19/09#By Opponent -----
40-plus Point WinBy UConn 101-55 vs. Detroit, 11/14/13 By Opponent 101-61 at Syracuse, 11/30/77
30-plus Point WinBy UConn 101-55 vs. Detroit, 11/14/13By Opponent 90-57 at St. John’s, 2/1/92
20-plus Point WinBy UConn 84-61 vs. UCF, 1/11/14By Opponent 80-59 at Louisville, 2/6/12
60-Percent Shooting by a TeamBy UConn .600 vs. DePaul, 2/23/13By Opponent .615 vs. Stony Brook, 12/28/00
Overtime GameUConn Win 63-59 vs. Providence, 3/9/13UConn Loss 78-79 vs. Georgetown, 2/27/13
Multi-Overtime GameUConn Win 89-83 vs. Quinnipiac, 11/18/12 (2ot)UConn Loss 78-79 vs. Georgetown, 2/27/13 (2ot)
20-plus TurnoversBy UConn L, 67-60 at Rutgers, 1/7/12By Opponent W, 66-73 vs. Fordham, 12/21/12
10 Three-Point Field Goals MadeBy UConn 14 vs. Maine, 12/6/13 By Opponent 11 vs. Georgetown, 2/27/13
10 BlocksBy UConn 14 vs. UCF, 1/11/14 By Opponent 12 at Syracuse, 2/10/10
15 BlocksBy UConn 16 vs. Maine, 12/22/09
60 ReboundsBy UConn 76 vs. Syracuse, 3/12/09 (6OT)*By UConn 64 vs. Coppin State, 12/27/06By Opponent 67 vs. Syracuse, 3/12/09 (6OT)* By Opponent 60 at Seton Hall, 2/11/06
30 Free Throws MadeBy UConn 39 vs. Quinnipiac, 11/18/12By Opponent 32 vs. Providence, 1/31/13
* - BIG EAST Tournament# - NCAA Tournament
Individual
40 Points by a Player42, Kemba Walker vs. Vermont, 11/17/10
30 Points by a Player32, Jeremy Lamb vs. Villanona, 2/20/12
20 Rebounds by a Player21, Alex Oriakhi at Texas, 1/8/11
15 Rebounds by a Player19, Alex Oriakhi vs DePaul, 3/9/11*
Two Players with 20 Pointsvs. Boston College, 11/21/13DeAndre Daniels 23, Shabazz Napier 20
Two Players with 10 Reboundsvs. Coppin State, 11/20/11Shabazz Napier 12, Tyler Olander 10
15 Field Goals Made15, Kemba Walker vs. Vermont, 11/17/10
10 Free Throws Made14, Ryan Boatright vs. Cincinnati, 3/2/13
10 Assists by a Player10, Shabazz Napier vs. Memphis, 1/16/14
15 Assists by a Player16, Marcus Williams vs. Notre Dame, 1/30/05
5 Steals by a Player5, Shabazz Napier vs. UCF, 1/11/14 5 Blocks by a Player5, Amida Brimah vs. UCF, 1/11/147, Amida Brimah vs. Yale, 11/11/13
10 Blocks by a Player10, Hasheem Thabeet vs. PC, 1/31/09
5 Three-Point FGM by a Player5, Shabazz Napier vs. Florida, 12/2/135, Niels Giffey vs. Yale, 11/11/13
Double-Double by a PlayerDeAndre Daniels23p-11r vs. Memphis, 1/16/14Shabazz Napier17p-10a vs. Memphis, 1/16/14
Conesecutive Double-Double by a PlayerShabazz Napier14p-11a vs. UCF, 1/11/1417p-10a at Memphis, 1/16/14
Triple-Double by a PlayerShabazz Napier 14p-11r-10a vs. Yale, 11/11/13
Two Players with a Double-DoubleWin, 83-73 at Memphis, 1/16/14Shabazz Napier: 17p-10aDeAndre Daniels: 23p-11r
Six Players in Double FiguresWin, 101-55 vs. Detroit, 11/14/13Omar Calhoun 17, Niels Giffey 15, Ryan Boatright 12, DeAndre Daniels 11, Shabazz Napier 10, Tyler Olander 10
POWER TRIP: UConn owns a 5-1 record against teams from the so-called power conferences. The Huskies are 2-0 against teams from the ACC (Maryland, BC), 1-0 against the Big Ten (Indiana), 1-0 against the SEC (Florida), and 1-1 against the Pac-12. Under Coach Kevin Ollie, UConn is 8-2 overall against teams from the power conferences.
LAST TIME OUT: UConn won its first American Athletic Conference road game with an 83-73 victory at Memphis before 18,039 at the FedExForum. In an exciting game in which the lead changed 13 times and the game was tied three times, UConn took the lead for good on a tip-in by Amida Brimah with 13:08 to play, but the lead was only 75-71 with 1:00 left. That’s when DeAndre Daniels blocked a shot by Memphis’ Joe Jackson and UConn’s Shabazz Napier grabbed the rebound. Lasan Kromah, Napier, and Ryan Boatright hit six straight free throws to put the game away. UConnhititslastsevenshotsfromthefloorand its last six free throws. Both Daniels (23 points, 11 rebounds) and Napier (17 points, 10 assists) had double-doubles, while Kromah alsoscoreddoublefigureswith13.UConnshota sizzling 57.1 percent overall, 60.7 percent in the second half.
FIRST AAC WIN: The Huskies captured their first American Athletic Conference victorywith a convincing 84-61 triumph over UCF on Jan. 11 at Gampel Pavilion. Led by freshman center Amida Brimah, UConn jumped out to a 35-24 lead at halftime, maintained a 49-39 edge with 11:19 remaining and did not let the lead get below eight points the rest of the way. Brimah had career highs of 20 points and 8 rebounds to go along with 5 blocks, all in20minutesofaction,inhisfinestgametodate. Senior Shabazz Napier had the sixth double-double of his career with 14 points and 11 assists to go with 5 rebounds, while junior DeAndre Daniels contributed 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocked shots. Junior Ryan Boatrightaddedtothedouble-figurescorerswith 11 points, to go with 7 rebounds and 4 assists. The Huskies grabbed 50 rebounds, the most under Ollie, and outrebounded UCF, 50-34, although UCF was the top rebounding team in the AAC coming into the game. Led by Brimah, the UConn bench outscored the UCF reserves, 41-12.
NEW HOME VENUE: The Huskies played their firsthomegameinavenueotherthaninStorrs
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January 14, 2013, XL Center, Hartford, Conn.Louisville 73, Connecticut 58
A Look At Louisville The series between UConn and Louisville only extends back to the 2000-01 season and includes just 14 games, with Louisville holding an 8-6 edge, including wins in six of the last seven meetings. UConn is 2-4 at home against Louisville, 1-2 in Gampel Pavilion. Louisville, the defending NCAA champions, is off to a 15-3 start this season, currently ranked #18, and is 4-1 in the American Athletic Conference. The Cardinals are led by veteran senior guard Russ Smith (18.1 ppg), senior forward Luke Hancock (10.5), sophomore forward Montrezl Harrell (11.7 ppg, 8.2 rpg), and junior forward Wayne Blackshear (9.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg). Louisville ranks third in the nation in turnover margin (+7.0), generating an average of 21.4 ppg off turnovers. The Cards also rank fourth in steals
(10.1). They are outscoring their opponents by 21.0 ppg and outrebounding them by +3.4. Louisville and UConn rank 9th and 10th, respectively, among the best winning percentages in the past 13 years --- Louisville at .740 (310-111) and UConn at .730 (297-112).
UConn’s Last Game vs. Louisville
or Hartford in 27 years when they hosted Eastern Washington before a sellout (9,274) crowd in Bridgeport’s Webster Bank Arena and recorded an 82-65 victory. UConn had difficulty pulling away from the stubborn Eagles, but used a balanced scoring attacktofinallytakecontrolwithabout 6:00 left. Senior Shabazz NapierledfiveHuskiesindoublefigures with 15 points and 9assists. Junior Ryan Boatright (14), senior Niels Giffey (13), sophomore Omar Calhoun (12) and sophomore Phillip Nolan (a career-high 11) were the other Huskies in double digits.
BOUNCING BACK: UConn reboundedfromitsfirst lossofthe season with a victory in its first true roadgame,an82-70decision over Washington at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle on Dec. 22. The Huskies trailed by as many as 14, 31-17, in the firsthalf,butwentona26-8runto end the half with a 43-39 lead, thenscoredthefirst6pointsofthe second half to go up 49-39. Minutes later, a 9-0 run gave the Huskies a 13-point lead. UConn never led by less than 8 the rest of the way. Senior Shabazz Napier
led the way with 20 points, 15 in the second half, and 6 rebounds. Junior Ryan Boatright (16 points, 5 rebounds), grad student Lasan Kromah (14 points, 4 steals), and junior DeAndre Daniels (10 points) also scored indoublefigures.
BROKEN HOME STREAK: UConn’s loss to Stanford broke a streak of 54 straight wins at home against non-conference opponents. The last UConn non-conference home loss before Stanford was against Indiana, 77-73, on Jan. 20, 2007, at the XL Center.
NATIONAL RANKINGS: According to ESPN.com statistics through games of Jan. 16, the Huskies are the No. 8 free throw shooting team in the country with a .754 percentage, rank 8th in three-point shooting at .414 and are No. 3 in blocks per game with 7.00 average. Individually, senior Niels Giffey is No. 2 in the country in three-point FG percentage at .564 and his .639 overall shooting percentage would be No. 21 if he had enough buckets to qualify. Junior DeAndre Daniels is No.
34 in three-point FG percentage at .481. Senior Shabazz Napier is 13th in assists per game with 6.2. Freshman Amida Brimah ranks 26th in blocks per game at 2.82 blocks per game.
HOT FROM THE STRIPE: Sophomore Phillip Nolan went 2-of-2 from the foul line against UCF, running his streak of consecutive free throws made to 13 in a row. He did not attempt a free throw against Memphis. Nolan had the best game of his career against Eastern Washington, scoring a career-high 11 points, grabbing 6 rebounds and blocking 2 shots. He also went 7-of-7 from the foul line. For the season, Nolan is shooting .810 from the stripe after shooting .529 last season.
TRIPLE THREAT: Through 17 games, senior Shabazz Napier leads the Huskies in scoring (16.1), rebounding (6.2), and assists (6.2). Since 1969-70, when UConn began compiling assist records, no one player has led the team in all three categories for a single season. Those who came closest include Tony Hanson in 1976-77, who led in scoring and rebounding and was third in assists, Caron Butler
in 2000-01, who led in scoring and rebounding and was second in assists, and Kemba Walker in 2010-11, who led in scoring and assists and was second in rebounding. MR. CLUTCH ... AGAIN: Senior Shabazz Napier added another chapter to a career filled withclutch performances with a buzzer-beating 15-foot jumper that lifted UConn over #15/13 Florida, 65-64, before a sellout crowd (10,167) at Gampel Pavilion on Dec. 2. Napier, who had 26 points (5 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, and 3 steals in the game, completed a four-point play that put UConn ahead, 63-62, with 34 seconds left, but Florida took back the lead, 64-63, on a Michael Frazier layup with 0:18 to go. With the clock winding down, Napier took an off-balance shot that missed, but teammate DeAndre Daniels tipped the rebound back to Napier, who caught and shot the ball in one motion, just beating the finalhorn.Danielshad14pointsand 7 rebounds as the Huskies’ record went to 8-0.
DOUBLE TRIPLE-DOUBLE: Se-nior Shabazz Napier added to the UConn record book on Nov.
UConn vs. Louisville (6-8)11/22/00 W 83-71 N1/21/06 W 71-58 A3/4/06 W 84-80 GP1/22/07 L 54-68 A2/25/07 L 69-76 HCC1/28/08 W 69-67 XL2/2/09 W 68-51 A2/1/10 L 69-82 A2/28/10 L 76-78 GP1/29/11 L 78-79 (2ot) GP2/18/11 L 58-71 A3/12/11 W 69-66 N2/6/12 L 59-80 A1/14/13 L 58-73 XL
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11 when he became the only UConn player to ever record a second triple double in his career, scoring 14 points, grabbing 11 rebounds, and handing out 10 assists to lead the Huskies past Yale, 80-62. Napier’s previous triple double came during his sophomore season, on Nov. 20, 2011, when he had 22 points, 12 rebounds, and 13 assists against Coppin State. Napier owns two of the 10 triple doubles in UConn history. He and UCF’s Isaiah Sykes are the only two current players in the country to have two triple-doubles during their careers. AMERICAN PRESEASON LISTS: UConn senior guard Shabazz Napier was a unanimous pick to the American Athletic Conference Preseason All-Conference First Team, while junior guard Ryan Boatright was named to the Preseason All-Conference Second Team by a vote of the league’s coaches. UConn was picked to finishsecondintheconference,behindonlydefendingnationalchampion Louisville.
American Athletic Conference Preseason PollTeam (first-place votes)..........Pts1. Louisville (9).........................812. Connecticut (1).....................693. Memphis...............................684. Cincinnati.............................585. Temple..................................406. SMU......................................397. Houston................................288. USF.......................................279. UCF.......................................2410. Rutgers.............................. 16First TeamShabazz Napier, UConn*Russ Smith, Louisville*Joe Jackson, Memphis* Sean Kilpatrick, CincinnatiChane Behanan, LouisvilleSecond TeamRyan Boatright, UConnIsaiah Sykes, UCFTaShawn Thomas, HoustonMontrezl Harrell, LouisvilleAnthony Collins, USFVictor Rudd, USFPreseason Player of the YearRuss Smith, LouisvillePreseason Rookie of the YearKeith Frazier, SMU*unanimous selection
ALL-TIME LISTS: With 17 points against Memphis, UConn senior Shabazz Napier now has 1,512 career points, and has risen to No. 17 on the Huskies’ all-time scoring list. No. 16 on the list is Scott Burrell (1989-93) with 1,562 points. Napier also had 10 assists against Memphis, upping his career total to 557 assists, No. 5 in that category. No. 4 on the list is Doron Sheffer with 559 assists. Taliek Brown is UConn’s all-time assist leader with 722. Napier is the only player in UConn history with 1,500 points and 500 assists. Three other UConn players -- Doron Shaffer, Tate George, and Taliek Brown --- have 1,000 points and 500 assists.
CONSECUTIVE GAMES: UConn junior Ryan Boatright owns the longest current streak of games played by a UConn player with 62 straight games and he and junior DeAndre Daniels share the current record for consecutive starts with 47.
PERCENTAGE LEADER: With34winsinhisfirst47gamesashead coach, Kevin Ollie’s .723 winning percentage is the highest of any coach in UConn history who coached more than 20 games. HeistheonlyUConncoachtowin20gamesinhisfirstseason.
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Kevin OLLIEHead Coach
2nd Year as HC; 4th year at UConnIn just his second season as the
head basketball coach at the Uni-versity of Connecticut and only his fourth year in the profession since retiring from the NBA, Kevin Ollie has already established himself as one of the rising young coaching stars in the college game.
Ollie accepted a huge responsi-bility on Sept. 13, 2012, when he was named the 18th head coach in the history of UConn men’s basketball, replacing legendary Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun.
By the end of the 2012-13 sea-son, however, it was evident that Ollie was more than ready to meet the challenge.
With only two seasons of coach-ing experience after joining Calhoun’s staff as an assistant in 2010-2011, Ollie quickly embraced the opportu-nity to lead the storied UConn pro-gram.
Despite a roster depleted by transfers and early NBA entrants, and a team that was ineligible for any postseason play due to academ-ic shortcomings in years long past, Ollie guided the Huskies to a 20-vic-tory season, a feat no other UConn coach had ever accomplished in his firstyear.The Huskies finished 20-10, ex-
tending UConn’s streak of 20-win seasonstothreestraight,fiveinthelast six years, and 14 in the last 16 years, as well as extending its streak of winning seasons to 26 in a row. UConn posted a 10-8 mark in the difficultBigEastConference.Atsea-son’s end, Ollie’s efforts were recog-nized by Collegeinsider.com, which selected him to receive its Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year Award, given to the top Division I minority coach, who produced excellent re-sultsdespitedifficultoradversecon-ditions.
Ollie raised eyebrows with the
season’s very first game, upsetting14th-ranked Michigan State, 66-62, in the Armed Forces Classic at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany. The season also included victories over ranked teams Notre Dame and Syra-cuse, and five wins in overtime, aschool record.
On Dec. 29, 2012, less than a dozen games into his first season ashead coach, Ol-lie was awarded a new contract that will run through at least the 2017-18 season.
Ollie’s UConn history --- which began in the fall of 1991 when he re-
ported to school as a freshman from Los Angeles, continued through four successful seasons, including two as a Husky team captain, and resumed when he returned to join Calhoun’s coaching staff following a 13-year NBA career --- has come full circle. He may have only served two sea-sons as an assistant on Calhoun’s staff, but possesses a wealth of basketball knowledge after learning fromsomeofthefinestteacherstoever coach the game, including Cal-houn, Chuck Daly, Larry Brown, and George Karl.
“After 13 years in the NBA, Kev-in’s got a PhD in basketball,” Calhoun said as he passed the torch to his former point guard. “He’s a great basketball man and an even better person. I’m very proud of him.”
The reins to the Huskies could not have been handed to anyone who wanted them more than Ollie.
“This is my dream job. I was made for this job,” Ollie said on the day he was hired. “UConn is a special, spe-cial place and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else but right here.”
Ollie made that same decision about UConn more than 20 years ago, coming out of Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles. Playing on someofCalhoun’sfinestteamsdur-
Season Job Title Overall Big East Postseason Record Record Results 2010-11 Asst. Coach 32-9 9-9 NCAA Champions 2011-12 Asst. Coach 20-14 8-10 NCAA 2nd Round 2012-13 Head Coach 20-10 10-8
“After 13 years in the NBA, Kevin’s got a PhD in basket-ball.”
~ Hall of Fame Coach Jim Calhoun
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ing the mid-1990s, Ollie was a four-year starting point guard and a two-time cap-tain.
He played in 124 games for the Hus-kies, averaging 6.7 points and 5.0 as-sists. A third team All-Big East pick, his 619 assist total still ranks third on UConn’s all-time list. He graduated in 1995 with a degree in Communications.
But Ollie was far more concerned with team statistics than individual ones. During his four-year UConn career, the Huskies had a record of 92-33, 51-21 in the Big East Conference and made three NCAA Tournament appearances. During Ollie’s last two seasons, when he served as a team captain, UConn’s record was 57-10 overall and a dazzling 32-4 in the Big East, capturing two Big East regular-season championships, and reaching the NCAA Sweet 16 and Elite Eight, re-spectively.
Yet it was after his UConn career that Ollie was most impressive, display-ing unmatched perseverance, intestinal fortitude, and a never-say- die attitude as he fought his way through years in the Continental Basketball Association and the U.S. Basketball League to get his chance in the NBA.
Once there, Ollie would simply not give up his dream, signing a series of
10-day and one-year contracts, dealing with trades and frustrating roster cuts.
“One time, I was cut on Christmas Eve,” said Ollie. “What a Christmas pres-ent that was.”
Yet Ollie would not be deterred, earn-ing a reputation throughout the league as an outstanding teammate, with strong moralfiber,impeccablecharacter,andavast knowledge of the game. His perse-verancefinallypaidoffwithamulti-yearcontract from the Cleveland Cavaliers, who also wanted Ollie to mentor a young LeBron James about acting as a profes-sional. Oklahoma City brought Ollie in to do the same for Kevin Durant. During a 13-year NBA career, Ollie played for 11 different franchises in 12 cities and learned from 15 different NBA coaches. It was apparent that Ollie would eventu-ally become a coach.
Ollie couldn’t have had a more suc-cessful debut season to his coaching career than in 2010-11, as he helped guard Kemba Walker produce one of the most spectacular individual seasons in UConn history in leading the Huskies to the program’s third national champion-ship. The 2011-12 season culminated in another NCAA appearance and another UConn guard, Jeremy Lamb, drafted as an NBA lottery selection.
“Kevin Ollie epitomizes what we want a UConn athlete, a UConn student, to be
all about, and when you say that, that’s heavy stuff,” Calhoun said. “Any fox hole you need to jump in, there’s your guy. Anytime you need a person who won’t quit, there’s your guy.”
Born in Dallas on Dec. 27, 1972, and raised in Los Angeles, Ollie resides in Glastonbury with wife Stephanie, who is also a UConn grad (1997), and their two children, son Jalen (born 6/22/96) and daughter Cheyanne (born 2/6/01).
Seasons Coach W L PCT.Pre-1915 No Coach 45 44 .5061915-19 John Donahue 11 23 .3241919-21 M.R. Swartz 14 14 .5001921-22 J.W. Tasker 15 5 .7501922-23 Roy Guyer 8 6 .5711923-27 Sumner Dole 39 25 .6091927-31 Louis Alexander 35 19 .6481931-36 John Heldman, Jr. 19 42 .3111935-36 J.O. Christian (Interim) 3 10 .2311936-45 Don White 94 59 .6141945-46 Blair Gullion 14 7 .6671946-63 Hugh Greer 287 113 .7181963 George Wigton (Interim) 11 4 .7331963-67 Fred Shabel 72 29 .7131967-69 Burr Carlson 16 32 .3331969-77 Donald “Dee” Rowe 120 88 .5771977-86 Dom Perno 139 114 .5491986-12 Jim Calhoun 625 243 .7202012- Kevin Ollie 34 13 .723 Totals 1601 890 .643
UConn coach Kevin Ollie accepts the Ben Jobe Award from Jobe, the for-mer Southern University coach.
FAST FACTS Born: Dec. 27, 1972 (Dallas, Texas) Raised: Los Angeles, Calif. (Crenshaw High School) College: University of Connecticut (BA-Communications ’95) College Basketball Career: 4-year starting point guard; two- time captain; UConn All- Century Team. Professional Basketball Career: 13 years in the NBA with 11 franchises(finalseason 2009-10 w/Oklahoma City); 2 years in CBA w/Conn. Pride; 1 year in USBL w/ Conn. Skyhawks. Assistant Coach: 2 years fulltime assistant coach at UConn under Jim Calhoun. Head Coach: UConn, appointed Sept. 13, 2012. Family: Wife, Stephanie (UConn ‘97); Son, Jalen (born 6/22/96); Daughter, Cheyanne (born 2/6/01).
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2013-14 UConn Men's BasketballUConn Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 16, 2014)
All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 14-3 9-1 2-2 3-0CONFERENCE 2-2 1-0 1-2 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 12-1 8-1 1-0 3-0
TEAM STATISTICS UCONN OPPSCORING 1282 1107 Points per game 75.4 65.1 Scoring margin +10.3 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 438-936 385-991 Field goal pct . 4 6 8 . 3 8 83 POINT FG-ATT 126-304 107-327 3-point FG pct . 4 1 4 . 3 2 7 3-pt FG made per game 7.4 6.3FREE THROWS-ATT 280-365 230-324 Free throw pct . 7 6 7 . 7 1 0 F-Throws made per game 16.5 13.5REBOUNDS 608 590 Rebounds per game 35.8 34.7 Rebounding margin +1.1 -ASSISTS 232 200 Assists per game 13.6 11.8TURNOVERS 194 216 Turnovers per game 11.4 12.7 Turnover margin +1.3 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 0.9STEALS 121 93 Steals per game 7.1 5.5BLOCKS 119 43 Blocks per game 7.0 2.5ATTENDANCE 94721 69101 Home games-Avg/Game 10-9472 4-9075 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 3-10934
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsUConn 629 653 1282Opponents 525 582 1107
Date Opponent Score Att.11/08/13 vs Maryland W 78-77 1268711/11/13 YALE W 80-62 884811/14/13 DETROIT W 101-55 814011/17/13 BOSTON U W 77-60 919511/21/13 vs BOSTON COLLEGE W 72-70 1006411/22/13 vs INDIANA W 59-58 1005111/26/13 LOYOLA W 76-66 949712/2/13 FLORIDA W 65-64 1016712/6/13 MAINE W 95-68 968112/18/13 STANFORD L 51-53 1114012/22/13 at Washington W 82-70 705912/28/13 EASTERN WASHINGTON W 82-65 9274
* 12/31/13 at Houston L 71-75 4035* 01/04/14 at SMU L 65-74 7166
1/8/14 HARVARD W 61-56 9218* 1/11/14 UCF W 84-61 9561* 1/16/14 at Memphis W 83-73 18039
* - Conference game
2013-14 UConn Men's BasketballUConn Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 16, 2014)
Conference games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 2-2 1-0 1-2 0-0CONFERENCE 2-2 1-0 1-2 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
TEAM STATISTICS UCONN OPPSCORING 739 659 Points per game 73.9 65.9 Scoring margin +8.0 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 249-552 235-574 Field goal pct . 4 5 1 . 4 0 93 POINT FG-ATT 71-181 64-177 3-point FG pct . 3 9 2 . 3 6 2 3-pt FG made per game 7.1 6.4FREE THROWS-ATT 170-217 125-179 Free throw pct . 7 8 3 . 6 9 8 F-Throws made per game 17.0 12.5REBOUNDS 352 336 Rebounds per game 35.2 33.6 Rebounding margin +1.6 -ASSISTS 136 118 Assists per game 13.6 11.8TURNOVERS 117 126 Turnovers per game 11.7 12.6 Turnover margin +0.9 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 0.9STEALS 73 56 Steals per game 7.3 5.6BLOCKS 68 31 Blocks per game 6.8 3.1ATTENDANCE 59041 36299 Home games-Avg/Game 6-9840 4-9075 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsUConn 356 383 739Opponents 323 336 659
Date Opponent Score Att.12/2/13 FLORIDA W 65-64 1016712/6/13 MAINE W 95-68 968112/18/13 STANFORD L 51-53 1114012/22/13 at Washington W 82-70 705912/28/13 EASTERN WASHINGTON W 82-65 9274
* 12/31/13 at Houston L 71-75 4035* 01/04/14 at SMU L 65-74 7166
1/8/14 HARVARD W 61-56 9218* 1/11/14 UCF W 84-61 9561* 1/16/14 at Memphis W 83-73 18039
* - Conference game
2013-14 UConn Men's BasketballUConn Team Game-by-Game (as of Jan 16, 2014)
Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category
2013-14 UConn Men's BasketballUConn Player High/Low Analysis (as of Jan 16, 2014)
All games
UConn - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Points 27 NAPIER, Shabazz at Houston (12/31/13)27 Napier, Shabazz vs INDIANA (11/22/13)26 NAPIER, Shabazz vs FLORIDA (12/2/13)24 DANIELS, DeAndre vs BOSTON U (11/17/13)23 DANIELS, DeAndre at Memphis (1/16/14)23 Daniels, Deandre vs BOSTON COLLEGE (11/21/13)
Field Goals Made 10 Napier, Shabazz vs INDIANA (11/22/13)10 DANIELS, DeAndre vs BOSTON U (11/17/13)
Field Goal Att. 18 NAPIER, Shabazz at Houston (12/31/13)18 DANIELS, DeAndre vs BOSTON U (11/17/13)
FG Pct (min 5 made) 1.000 (6-6) DANIELS, DeAndre vs MAINE (12/6/13)1.000 (5-5) KROMAH, Lasan at Memphis (1/16/14)
3-Point FG Made 5 NAPIER, Shabazz vs FLORIDA (12/2/13)5 GIFFEY, Niels vs YALE (11/11/13)
3-Point FG Att. 9 NAPIER, Shabazz at Houston (12/31/13)9 CALHOUN, Omar vs MAINE (12/6/13)
3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) 1.000 (3-3) DANIELS, DeAndre vs MAINE (12/6/13)1.000 (3-3) KROMAH, Lasan vs MAINE (12/6/13)1.000 (3-3) GIFFEY, Niels vs Maryland (11/08/13)1.000 (2-2) NAPIER, Shabazz vs BOSTON U (11/17/13)1.000 (2-2) BOATRIGHT, Ryan vs YALE (11/11/13)
Free Throws Made 9 NAPIER, Shabazz at Washington (12/22/13)8 NAPIER, Shabazz at SMU (01/04/14)8 NAPIER, Shabazz at Houston (12/31/13)8 Napier, Shabazz vs BOSTON COLLEGE (11/21/13)
Free Throw Att. 11 BOATRIGHT, Ryan vs LOYOLA (11/26/13)10 NAPIER, Shabazz at Washington (12/22/13)10 Napier, Shabazz vs BOSTON COLLEGE (11/21/13)
FT Pct (min 3 made) 1.000 (8-8) NAPIER, Shabazz at Houston (12/31/13)1.000 (7-7) NOLAN, Phillip vs EASTERN WASHINGTON (12/28/13)1.000 (6-6) NAPIER, Shabazz at Memphis (1/16/14)1.000 (6-6) BOATRIGHT, Ryan vs YALE (11/11/13)1.000 (6-6) NAPIER, Shabazz vs Maryland (11/08/13)1.000 (5-5) NAPIER, Shabazz vs EASTERN WASHINGTON (12/28/13)1.000 (5-5) Daniels, Deandre vs BOSTON COLLEGE (11/21/13)1.000 (5-5) OLANDER, Tyler vs DETROIT (11/14/13)1.000 (4-4) BRIMAH, Amida vs UCF (1/11/14)1.000 (4-4) GIFFEY, Niels vs EASTERN WASHINGTON (12/28/13)1.000 (4-4) NOLAN, Phillip at Washington (12/22/13)1.000 (4-4) DANIELS, DeAndre at Washington (12/22/13)1.000 (4-4) BOATRIGHT, Ryan vs MAINE (12/6/13)1.000 (4-4) NAPIER, Shabazz vs BOSTON U (11/17/13)1.000 (4-4) CALHOUN, Omar vs DETROIT (11/14/13)1.000 (3-3) CALHOUN, Omar at SMU (01/04/14)1.000 (3-3) NAPIER, Shabazz vs FLORIDA (12/2/13)1.000 (3-3) DANIELS, DeAndre vs BOSTON U (11/17/13)
Rebounds 12 NAPIER, Shabazz vs BOSTON U (11/17/13)11 DANIELS, DeAndre at Memphis (1/16/14)11 NAPIER, Shabazz vs YALE (11/11/13)
Assists 11 NAPIER, Shabazz vs UCF (1/11/14)10 NAPIER, Shabazz at Memphis (1/16/14)10 NAPIER, Shabazz vs YALE (11/11/13)
UCONN RECORD WHEN... OVERALL AMERICANLeading at the half: 12-2 1-1Trailing at half: 2-1 1-1Tied at half 0-0 0-0Playing overtime: 0-0 0-0Shooting 50% or better: 6-0 1-0Shooting less than 40%: 2-2 0-1Opponents shoot 50% or better: 0-0 0-0Opponents shoot 35.0-39.9%: 4-1 0-0Opponents shoot 30.0-34.9%: 4-0 1-0Opponents shoot less than 30%: 0-0 0-0UConn outrebounds opponent: 8-0 2-0UConn shoots 70% FT or better: 10-3 2-2UConn shoots 50.0-69.9% FT: 4-0 0-0UConn shoots below 50.0% FT: 0-0 0-0Scoring 50-69 points: 3-2 0-1Scoring 70-89 points: 9-1 2-1Scoring 90 points or more: 2-0 0-0Allowing 40-69 points: 10-1 1-0Allowing 70-89 points: 4-2 1-2Allowing 90 points or more: 0-0 0-0Bench outscores opponent bench: 11-2 1-1Game is decided by 1-4 points: 4-2 0-1Game is decided by 5-10 points: 3-1 1-1Game is decided by 11 points or more: 7-0 1-0Playing at night: 10-2 2-1Playing in the afternoon: 4-1 0-1Playing on Monday: 2-0 0-0Playing on Tuesday: 1-1 0-1Playing on Wednesday: 1-1 0-0Playing on Thursday: 3-0 1-0Playing on Friday: 3-0 0-0Playing on Saturday: 2-1 1-1 Playing on Sunday: 2-0 0-0Biggest Lead: .....................................................................................................................46 pts vs. DetroitBiggest Deficit: ..................................................................................................................21 pts vs. HoustonBiggest Lead/Loss: ...........................................................................................................13 vs. StanfordBiggest Deficit/Win: .............................................................................................................14 pts vs. WashingtonBiggest Halftime Lead: ..................................................................................................... 22 pts vs. DetroitBiggest Halftime Deficit: ................................................................................................... 18 pts vs. HoustonBest UConn 1st Half FG%: ..................................................................................................60.9 vs. Yale Worst UConn 1st Half FG%: ............................................................................................... 30.8 vs. HoustonBest UConn 2nd Half FG%: .................................................................................................62.5 vs. DetroitWorst UConn 2nd Half FG%: ...............................................................................................16.1 vs. StanfordBest Opp. 1st Half FG%: .....................................................................................................59.3 vs. HoustonWorst Opp. 1st Half FG%: ...................................................................................................28.1 vs. DetroitBest Opp. 2nd Half FG%: .....................................................................................................53.8 vs. FloridaWorst Opp. 2nd Half FG%: ..................................................................................................26.7 vs. HarvardMost Pts by UConn in 1st Half: ...........................................................................................54 vs. MaineLeast Pts by UConn in 1st Half: ..........................................................................................26 vs. HarvardMost Pts by UConn in 2nd Half: .........................................................................................53 vs. DetroitLeast Pts by UConn in 2nd Half: .........................................................................................13 vs. StanfordMost Pts by UConn in OT: ................................. ................................................................N/A Least Pts by UConn in OT: .................................... .............................................................N/AMost Pts by Opp. in 1st Half: .............................................................................................46 vs.HoustonLeast Pts by Opp. in 1st Half: ............................................................................................ 23 vs. Eastern WashingtonMost Pts by Opp. in 2nd Half: ............................................................................................42 vs. Eastern Washington/SMULeast Pts by Opp. in 2nd Half: ...........................................................................................25 vs. Stanford/HarvardMost Pts by Opp. in OT: .............................................. ..................................................... N/ALeast Pts by Opp. in OT: ....................................................................................................N/A
2013-14 Miscellaneous Records
2013-14 STATISTICAL CATEGORY LEADERS*
LED IN SCORING: Napier (7), Daniels (5), Boatright (2), Calhoun (2), Brimah (1)
REACHED DOUBLE FIGURES: Napier (15) , Danie ls (13) , Boatr ight (11) , G i f fey (6) , Calhoun (5), Kromah (4), Brimah (1), Nolan (1), Olander (1)
40+ POINT GAMES: N/A
30+ POINT GAMES: N/A
20+ POINT GAMES (Season-Career): Napier (5-24), Daniels (4-8), Brimah (1-1)
Officials: Bryan Kersey, Duke Edsall, Hal LuskTechnical fouls: UConn-None. Houston-None.Attendance: 4035Inaugural American Athletic Conference game for both programs
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalUConn 28 43 71Houston 46 29 75
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUCONN 24 15 10 6 7HOU 36 4 12 15 39
Last FG - UCONN 2nd-02:26, HOU 2nd-01:14.Largest lead - UCONN by 3 2nd-03:41, HOU by 21 1st-02:25.
Score tied - 5 times.Lead changed - 2 times.
Gm 13 Tuesday, December 31, 2013 Hofheinz Pavillion, Houston, Tex.
Houston 75, UConn 71
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsUConn vs SMU
01/04/14 1:05 p.m. at Dallas, Texas (Moody Coliseum)
Officials: Tom Eades, Les Jones, James BreedingTechnical fouls: UConn-None. Memphis-None.Attendance: 18039
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalUConn 39 44 83Memphis 40 33 73
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUCONN 36 14 12 4 17MEM 30 22 14 2 23
Last FG - UCONN 2nd-00:04, MEM 2nd-00:14.Largest lead - UCONN by 10 2nd-00:27, MEM by 5 1st-02:39.
Score tied - 3 times.Lead changed - 13 times.
Gm 17 Thursday, January 16, 2014 FedExForum, Memphis, Tenn.
UConn 83, Memphis 73
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PHILLIP NOLANSo. F 6-10 212
Milwaukee, Wis.
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DeANDRE DANIELSJr. F 6-9 195Los Angeles, Calif.
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TERRENCE SAMUELFr. G 6-4 190
Brooklyn, N.Y.
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NIELS GIFFEYSr. G/F 6-7 205
Berlin, Germany
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RYAN BOATRIGHTJr. G 6-0 168
Aurora, Ill.
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SHABAZZ NAPIERSr. G 6-1 180
Roxbury, Mass.
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PAT LENEHANJr. G 6-4 181Middletown, Conn.
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KENTAN FACEYFr. F 6-9 200Trelawny, Jamaica
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LASAN KROMAHGr. G/F 6-6 201
Greenbelt, Md.
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OMAR CALHOUNSo. G 6-6 200
Brooklyn, N.Y.
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TOR WATTSSr. G 6-1 202
Brooklyn, N.Y.
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AMIDA BRIMAHFr. C 7-0 217
Accra, Ghana
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LEON TOLKSDORFSo. F 6-8 218
Berlin, Germany
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RODNEY PURVISR-So. G 6-4 203
Raleigh, N.C.
KEVIN OLLIEHead Coach
2nd Year (20-10)
KARL HOBBSAssistant Coach
RICKY MOOREAssistant Coach
GLEN MILLERAssociate Head Coach
KEVIN FREEMANDirector of Basketball
Administration
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TYLER OLANDERSr. F 6-10 230Mansfield, Conn.
2013-14 UConn HuskiesTV-Radio Roster
While at Connecticut: Has appeared in 116 UConn games, starting 18, averaging 3.8 points and 2.2 rebounds per contest. Summer, 2013: German Men’s Basketball National Team.
As a Senior in 2013-14: Tied a career-high with 15 points against Detroit (11/14)... Leads the team in three-point field goal percentage (56.4) and is second in overall field goal percentage (63.9)... Averaging a career-high 7.9 points a game.
As a Junior in 2012-13: Appeared in 28 games, starting one, averaging 4.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game... Fractured his right index finger in a three-rebound effort at Cincinnati and missed final two games of the season... Finished with 10 points and three rebounds at DePaul... Added 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting against Villanova... Finished with nine points and five rebounds against No. 6 Syracuse... In his only start of the season against St. John’s at MSG, finished with nine points and a career-high 10 rebounds... Pulled down six rebounds at Pittsburgh... Added four points and four rebounds against No. 1 Louisville... Finished with five points, seven rebounds and two steals against Marquette in the Big East opener... Notched career-high of 15 points and pulled down eight rebounds on 4-for-8 shooting, including 3-for-5 from three-point range, against Stony Brook.
As a Sophomore in 2011-12: Appeared in 30 games, averaging 2.6 points and 1.5 rebounds... Averaged 2.8 points and 1.4 rebounds in Big East play... Averaged 2.3 points and 2.0 rebounds per game in the Big East Tournament... Hit double-digits for the second time of season with 10 points to go with six rebounds against Cincinnati... Totaled seven points and five rebounds at Notre Dame... Registered a season-high 11 points at Seton Hall... Missed the opening game of the season after suffering a hyperextended knee and a bone bruise on his ankle during preseason.
As a Freshman in 2010-11: Appeared in 41 games, starting 10... Aver-aged 2.2 points and 1.4 rebounds in 9.9 minutes per game... Recorded 1.4 points and 1.1 rebounds in 7.8 minutes per game in Big East play... Finished with four points and six rebounds in the NCAA Championship against Butler... Added nine points and four rebounds against Marquette... Totaled 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting against UMBC... Recorded four points, all from the foul line, and four rebounds against New Hampshire... Scored 14 points with two three-pointers in the victory over Kentucky in the Championship of the Maui Invitational... Put home six points in the victory over Wichita State.
Before UConn: Attended Heinrich-Schliemann High School in Berlin Germany… Competed for the club team Alba Berlin… A member of the Germany Under-20 National Team… Competed at the 2009 Germany Under-19 Championships.
Personal Information: Niels Giffey… Born June 8, 1991… Son of Frank and Christine Giffey.
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Season -- All Games 15 Two Times5 Two Times7 UCF (1/11/14)5 Yale (11/11/13)6 Yale (11/11/13)3 Maine (12/6/13) 7 Maine (12/6/13) 4 Indiana (11/22/13)4 Four Times6 Three Times2 Memphis (1/16/14) 3 Two Times3 Two Times3 EWU (12/28/13)30 Two Times
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Career -- All Games 15 Three Times5 Three Times8 Two Times5 Three Times6 Yale (11/11/13)7 St. John’s (2/6/13)7 Two Times4 Three Times7 Marquette (1/1/13)10 St. John’s (2/6/13)3 Two Times4 Two Times3 Two Times4 Rutgers (1/27/13)35 Tennessee (1/21/12)
REBS 2013-14 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S Mvs. Maryland 5-6 3-3 0-0 1 3 4 2 13 0 1 0 0 17 vs. Yale 5-6 5-6 0-0 0 2 2 4 15 0 0 1 1 20 vs. Detroit 5-6 3-4 2-2 2 4 6 0 15 0 0 1 0 19 vs. Boston Univ. 1-2 1-2 0-1 1 2 3 1 3 1 1 0 1 20 vs. Boston College 1-3 1-2 2-2 0 1 1 4 5 0 0 0 1 16 vs. Indiana 2-5 1-3 1-2 4 2 6 1 6 0 3 0 2 30 vs. Loyola (Md.) 4-5 1-2 2-2 1 2 3 1 11 1 0 0 0 21 vs. Florida 3-5 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 8 0 1 0 0 22 vs. Maine 4-5 1-2 3-7 2 4 6 1 12 1 1 0 2 14 vs. Stanford 2-4 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 0 0 24 at Washington 1-2 1-2 2-3 0 0 0 5 5 1 3 0 0 13 vs. Eastern Wash. (s) 4-5 1-1 4-4 2 2 4 3 13 1 2 3 3 30 at Houston (s) 2-3 0-1 2-2 0 4 4 1 6 0 0 3 1 28 at SMU (s) 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 15 vs. Harvard 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 4 4 2 4 1 2 0 0 17 vs. Central Florida 3-7 1-4 0-1 2 3 5 2 7 1 0 2 1 22 at Memphis 2-4 0-1 0-0 2 2 4 2 4 2 1 0 1 15
Season-- AMERICANRegular Season Games
7 UCF (1/11/14) 3 UCF (1/11/14) 7 UCF (1/11/14) 1 UCF (1/11/14) 4 UCF (1/11/14) 2 Houston (12/31/13) 2 Houston (12/31/13) 2 Two Times 4 Houston (12/31/13) 5 UCF (1/11/14) 2 Memphis (1/16/14) 1 Two Times 3 Houston (12/31/13) 1 Three Times 28 Houston (12/31/13)
Career-- AMERICANRegular Season Games
7 UCF (1/11/14) 3 UCF (1/11/14) 7 UCF (1/11/14) 1 UCF (1/11/14) 4 UCF (1/11/14) 2 Houston (12/31/13) 2 Houston (12/31/13) 2 Two Times 4 Houston (12/31/13) 5 UCF (1/11/14) 2 Memphis (1/16/14) 1 Two Times 3 Houston (12/31/13) 1 Three Times 28 Houston (12/31/13)
While at Connecticut: Has appeared in 120 games, starting 75, averaging 12.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.8 steals per game... Is the only Husky to ever amass both 1,500 points and 500 assists... 2013 All-Big East First Team... 2013 USBWA District I Player of the Year, All-District I Team... 2013 NABC District 5 First Team... 2011 Big East All-Rookie Team selection... Bob Cousy Award candidate... Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll... Summer, 2013: Deron Williams/Kyrie Irving Point Guard Skills Academy, LeBron James Skills Academy, Chris Paul CP3 Camp.
As a Senior in 2013-14: Named to the watch list for the John Wooden Award, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year and the Senior CLASS Award... Recorded his second career triple double (14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists) against Yale (11/11)... Leads UConn in points (16.1), rebounds (6.2), assists (6.2) and steals (2.1)... Earned American Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors twice and has been named to the Honor Roll five times this year.
As a Junior in 2012-13: UConn co-captain... Named to All-Big East First Team...Honored as USBWA District I Player of the Year and NABC District 5 First Team...Streak of 102 consecutive games played ended at Cincinnati (injured foot)... Started 27 of 28 games played... 4th in the Big East with 17.1 points to go with 4.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists (7th Big East) and 2.0 steals (5th Big East) per game... The only player in the Big East to average at least 15 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists... Led Huskies in scoring (17.1), assists (4.6), steals (2.0), and 3-point FG percentage (.398)... Scored double figures in 24 games, 20-plus points in eight games... Outstanding in UConn’s seven overtime games: 45 minutes played, 55 points, 12-of-21 overall shooting (.571), 10-of-16 three-point shooting (.625), 21-of-24 free throw shooting (.875)... Notched his 1,000th career point against DePaul on January 8, becoming the 47th player in UConn history to reach 1,000 points... Finished season ranked No. 31 on UConn all-time scoring list with 1,239 points... Two-time Big East Player of the Week... Five-time Big East Honor Roll Selection... Led UConn over No. 14 Michigan State in the Armed Forces Classic with 25 points, two steals and two assists... Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team.
As a Sophomore in 2011-12: Appeared in 34 games, averaging 13.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game... Averaged 10.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game in Big East play... Averaged 15.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game in the Big East Tournament... Bob Cousy Award Candidate... Notched the ninth triple-double in UConn history against Coppin State with 22 points, and career highs of 12 rebounds and 13 assists.
As a Freshman in 2010-11: Appeared in all 41 games... Named to the Big East All-Rookie Team... Averaged 7.8 points, 3.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game in 23.8 minutes off the bench.... Recorded 8.3 points and 3.2 assists per game in Big East play... Averaged 5.0 points and 3.3 assists in the NCAA Tournament. Had 4 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists in NCAA Championship game vs. Butler.
Before UConn: Attended Charlestown High School in Charlestown, Mass.… Attended the Reebok All-American Camp in Philadelphia… Played for the Metro Boston AAU team.
Personal Information: Shabazz Bozie Napier… Born July 14, 1991… Son of Carmen Velasquez… Has two siblings, Timmie Barrows and Titana Velasquez.
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Career -- All Games 29 Two Times 10 Two Times 23 Quinnipiac (11/18/12) 6 Two Times 13 Florida State (11/26/11) 11 Quinnipiac (11/18/12) 12 Quinnipiac (11/18/12) 4 Two Times 12 Coppin State (11/20/11) 12 Coppin State (11/20/11) 13 Two Times 7 Three Times 3 Two Times 6 Seton Hall (2/10/13) 47 Two Times
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REBS 2013-14 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S Mvs. Maryland (s) 5-12 2-3 6-6 1 6 7 5 18 7 3 0 2 33 vs. Yale (s) 5-7 1-1 3-5 3 8 11 1 14 10 1 0 1 37 vs. Detroit (s) 3-4 1-1 3-4 2 6 8 1 10 8 3 0 1 22 vs. Boston Univ. (s) 3-9 2-2 4-4 4 8 12 1 12 6 3 0 2 38 vs. Boston College (s) 6-17 0-3 8-10 0 4 4 1 20 2 0 0 1 38 vs. Indiana (s) 10-14 4-6 3-7 0 5 5 1 27 3 7 1 2 38 vs. Loyola (Md.) (s) 2-7 0-1 0-0 1 6 7 2 4 7 2 3 3 33 vs. Florida (s) 9-15 5-8 3-3 2 2 4 3 26 2 3 0 3 35 vs. Maine (s) 2-5 1-3 2-2 1 4 5 1 7 8 3 0 4 22 vs. Stanford (s) 4-13 2-7 2-2 0 5 5 2 12 8 2 0 2 39 at Washington (s) 5-11 1-2 9-10 1 5 6 3 20 1 4 1 0 38 vs. Eastern Wash. (s) 5-12 0-0 5-5 0 2 2 3 15 9 3 0 2 35 at Houston (s) 8-18 3-9 8-8 3 6 9 3 27 5 2 0 2 39 at SMU (s) 2-9 0-1 8-9 2 3 5 2 12 5 1 1 2 36 vs. Harvard (s) 4-12 3-5 7-8 0 7 7 3 18 4 4 0 2 39 vs. Central Florida (s) 3-10 1-3 7-8 2 3 5 2 14 11 2 1 5 33 at Memphis (s) 5-13 1-8 6-6 1 3 4 2 17 10 4 0 2 34
Points FG Made FG Atts. 3-Pt. FG 3-Pt. FGA FT FT Att. Off. Reb. Def. Reb. Total Reb. Assists TO Blocks Steals Minutes
Season -- All Games 27 Two Times10 Indiana (11/22/13)18 Houston (12/31/13)5 Florida (12/2/13)9 Houston (12/31/13)9 Washington (12/22/13)10 Two Times4 BU (11/17/13)8 Two Times12 BU (11/17/13)11 UCF (1/11/14)7 Indiana (11/22/13)3 Loyola (11/26/13)5 UCF (1/11/14) 39 Three Times
While at Connecticut: Has appeared in 119 games, starting 58, averaging 3.1 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest. Spent off-season rehabbing broken foot following surgery.
As a Senior in 2013-14: Has seen time in every game this season... Tied a career-high with one three-pointer against Maryland (11/08) and Detroit (11/14)... Shooting a career-high 76.5 percent from the free throw line... Made his first start of the season against SMU (1/4).
As a Junior in 2012-13: Appeared in 29 s t ra igh t games , starting 26, until suffering a broken foot and missing the season finale. Averaged 4.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game... Notched a career high 16 points to go with seven rebounds in a victory at No. 17 Notre Dame... Recorded double digits for the first time in 2012-13 and the fourth time in his career, notching 10 points and five rebounds against DePaul... Finished with five points and seven defensive rebounds in a double-overtime victory over Quinnipiac in the Paradise Jam... Tallied nine points, nine rebounds and four blocks in a win over Vermont... Helped lead UConn over No. 14 Michigan State in the Armed Forces Classic with four points, six rebounds, four assists and four blocks.
As a Sophomore in 2011-12: Appeared in 34 games, averaging 4.2 points and 3.9 rebounds... Averaged 3.4 points and 2.9 rebounds in Big East play... Registered four points, eight rebounds and four assists against Syracuse in the Big East Tourna-ment quarterfinals... Added eight points and five rebounds at Seton Hall... Opened Big East play with six points and six rebounds at USF... Tallied a career-high 12 points with six rebounds against Arkansas in the Big East/SEC Challenge... Recorded his second straight double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Coppin State... Notched the first double-double of his career with career highs of 11 points and 10 rebounds against Maine... Tallied seven points, seven rebounds and a career-high four assists against Wagner. As a Freshman in 2010-11: Appeared in 39 games, starting 21... Averaged 1.5 points and 1.8 rebounds in 9.6 minutes per game... Recorded 0.7 points and 1.0 rebounds in BIG EAST play... Tied his season high with seven points in a season-high 27 minutes against Syracuse in the Big East Tournament semifinals... Recorded season highs with seven points and seven rebounds against Harvard... Recorded four points and four rebounds in back-to-back games to start the season against Vermont and Stony Brook.
Before UConn: Attended nearby E.O. Smith High School in Storrs, Conn.… Averaged 20.1 points and 10.7 rebounds per game at E.O. Smith as a senior… Played for the Expressions Elite AAU squad… Attended the Reebok All-American Camp in Philadelphia.
Personal Information: Tyler Reed Olander… Born July 9, 1992… Son of Skip and Tracy Olander… Has two siblings, older brother Ryan and younger sister Morgan... Ryan was a four-year basketball letterman at Fairfield University. Morgan will be a freshman basketball player this year at Bryant University.
Points FG Made FG Atts. 3-Pt. FG 3-Pt. FGA FT FT Att. Off. Reb. Def. Reb. Total Reb. Assists TO Blocks Steals Minutes
Career-- All Games 16 Notre Dame (1/12/13) 8 Notre Dame (1/12/13) 9 Four Times 1 Three Times 2 Two Times 5 Detroit (11/14/13) 5 Two Times 6 Maine (11/17/11) 7 Quinnipiac (11/18/12) 10 Two Times 4 Six Times 4 Wagner (11/14/11) 4 Three Times 2 Four Times 36 Columbia (11/11/11)
REBS 2013-14 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S Mvs. Maryland 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 9 vs. Yale 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 vs. Detroit 2-3 1-1 5-5 0 1 1 2 10 0 0 0 0 7 vs. Boston Univ. 2-4 0-1 1-1 3 0 3 2 5 1 0 0 0 11 vs. Boston College 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 vs. Indiana 2-6 0-2 0-0 1 3 4 2 4 0 0 1 2 24 vs. Loyola (Md.) 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 vs. Florida 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 11 vs. Maine 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 vs. Stanford 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8at Washington 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 vs. Eastern Wash. 0-0 0-0 3-4 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 4 at Houston 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 16 at SMU (s) 0-2 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 15 vs. Harvard (s) 2-4 0-0 1-3 1 1 2 1 5 0 0 1 1 17 vs. Central Florida (s) 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 at Memphis 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 10
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Season -- All Games 10 Detroit (11/14/13)2 Four Times6 Indiana (11/22/13)1 Two Times2 Indiana (11/22/13)5 Detroit (11/14/13)5 Detroit (11/14/13)3 BU (11/17/13)3 Indiana (11/22/13)4 Two Times1 Two Times-- --1 Three Times2 Two Times24 Indiana (11/22/13)
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Career-- AMERICANRegular Season Games
2 Three Times 1 Two Times 2 Two Times -- -- 2 SMU (1/4/14) 2 SMU (1/4/14) 2 Houston (12/31/13) 2 Houston (12/31/13) 4 Houston (12/31/13) -- -- -- 1 Two Times 16 Houston (12/31/13)
Season-- AMERICANRegular Season Games
2 Three Times 1 Two Times 2 Two Times -- -- 2 SMU (1/4/14) 2 SMU (1/4/14) 2 Houston (12/31/13) 2 Houston (12/31/13) 4 Houston (12/31/13) -- -- -- 1 Two Times 16 Houston (12/31/13)
While at Connecticut: Has appeared in 72 games, starting 55, averaging 13.0 points, 4.1 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game... Has tallied double-digit points in 49 of 72 career games, including 25 of 30 last season... 2013 USBWA All-District I Team... Enters the 2013-14 season with longest active UConn streak of 45 consecutive games played. Summer, 2013: Deron Williams/Kyrie Irving Point Guard Skills Academy, Chris Paul CP3 Camp.
As a Junior in 2013-14: Recorded a career-best two blocks against Boston College (11/21)... Has scored in double-figures in 11 of 17 games this season... Is second on the team this year with 28 steals... Shooting a career-high 41.3 percent from three-point range this season.
As a Sophomore in 2012-13: Started all 30 contests, ranking 10th in the Big East in scoring with 15.4 points, ninth in assists with 4.4, 12th in steals with 1.5 per game and averaged 2.9 rebounds... Led Huskies with 131 total assists... Recorded double digits in 25 of 30 games, including seven 20-plus point games... Big East Honor Roll, week of Dec. 24... Scored a game-high 22 points, including 14-for-15 from the free throw line at Cincinnati... Handed out a career-high eight assists in a double-overtime loss to No. 7 Georgetown... Led all scorers with 17 points in a victory over No. 6 Syracuse... Led all scorers with 20 points and four steals at Pittsburgh... Set a career high with 26 points, including 20 in the first half, while adding seven assists against Fordham... Finished with 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting, including a career-high five three pointers against Maryland Eastern Shore... Notched 18 points, four assists and six steals against NC State in the Jimmy V Classic... Notched double-digit free throws in victories over Quinnipiac and Wake Forest in the Paradise Jam and named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team... Helped lead UConn over No. 14 Michigan State in the Armed Forces Classic with 13 points, four assists and five steals against Michigan State.
As a Freshman in 2011-12: Appeared in 25 games, averaging 10.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.2 steals... Averaged 9.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists in Big East play... Averaged 11.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game in the Big East Tournament... Fin-ished with 19 points and seven assists against DePaul in the BIG EAST Tournament... Totaled 14 points with four three-pointers to go with six assists against No. 2 Syracuse... Recorded double-digit points in his first-three collegiate games... Totaled 23 points, five rebounds and six assists against Arkansas in the Big East/SEC Challenge... In his first collegiate game, totaled 14 points, three assists and hit three clutch free throws at the end of regulation time to help UConn’s overtime win over Florida State in the third-place game at the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Before UConn: Max Preps All-American… Named Illinois Co-Mr. Basketball… First Team All-State selection as a senior… ESPNChicago.com Player of the Year… The 42nd-ranked player overall and No. 9 point guard in the class of 2011 by Rivals.com… Averaged 31.2 points per game as a senior at East Aurora High School… Recorded more than 40 points in seven games as a senior, including nights with 55 and 63 points.
Personal Information: Ryan Jamar Boatright... Born December 27, 1992... Son of Mike McAllister and Tanesha Boatright... Has three siblings, Michael, Dasia and Deahjay.
While at Connecticut: Has appeared in 78 games, starting 59, averaging 8.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Marked improvement in every offensive category from freshman to sophomore seasons. Summer, 2013: Kevin Durant Nike Skills Camp.
As a Junior in 2013-14: Has led UConn in scoring five times this season, averaging 13.4 points a contest... Made a career-best 10 field goals against Boston University (11/17)... Tied a career-high with four blocks against Stanford (12/18), Harvard (1/8) and Central Florida (1/11)... Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds against Memphis (1/16)... Scored in double figures in 13 of 17 games this year.
As a Sophomore in 2012-13: Started all 30 games, averaging 12.1 points, a team-high 5.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, seventh in the Big East... Came on strong at the end of the season, averaging 21.3 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.3 blocks and shooting 55.9 percent in UConn’s last four games... Scored 17 points and tied a career-high with four blocks in an overtime victory against Cincinnati... Finished with 25 points and 10 rebounds against Georgetown for the first double-double of this career... Two games later, had 23 points and 10 rebounds vs. USF for a second double-double, the only two for UConn all season... Tallied 18 points and seven rebounds in an overtime victory at Providence... Upped his career high to 26 points to go with eight rebounds against DePaul... Helped lead UConn over No. 14 Michigan State in the Armed Forces Classic with 12 points, a then-career-high eight rebounds and three blocks.
As a Freshman in 2011-12: Appeared in 31 games, averaging 3.0 points and 2.1 rebounds per game... Averaged 2.3 points and 1.4 rebounds per game in Big East play... Notched a Big East-high eight points against DePaul... Totaled 15 points and seven rebounds against Maine... Hit double digits with 11 points, five rebounds and three blocks against Wagner.
Before UConn: Completed a post-graduate year at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla... The 10th-ranked player overall and the No. 3 small forward in the class of 2011, according to Rivals.com... Rated the 19th-best prospect in the class of 2011 by Maxpreps.com... Selected for the prestigious Pangos All-American Camp... Attended Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Calif., before his time at IMG Academy.
Personal Information: DeAndre M. Daniels... Born April 15, 1992... Son of Laron Daniels and Kiljuana Thorpe... His stepmother is Venetia Esteen... Has six siblings, Romance Olivier, John Daniels, Justin Daniels and Keirstyn Daniels, Azhwalaee Oliver and Keyonna Walker.
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Career -- All Games 26 DePaul (1/8/13) 10 BU (11/17/13) 21 Providence (3/9/13) 3 Four Times 8 Maine (11/17/11) 7 DePaul (1/8/13) 8 DePaul (1/8/13) 4 Four Times 8 Two Times 11 Memphis (1/16/14) 4 Providence (1/31/13) 5 Two Times 4 Six Times 3 Coppin State (11/20/11) 49 Georgetown (2/27/13)
REBS 2013-14 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S Mvs. Maryland (s) 4-9 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 2 8 2 1 3 2 32 vs. Yale (s) 0-5 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 18 vs. Detroit (s) 4-10 1-2 2-2 2 2 4 2 11 0 0 1 0 15 vs. Boston Univ. (s) 10-18 1-5 3-3 1 2 3 3 24 1 2 0 0 34 vs. Boston College (s) 8-15 2-5 5-5 0 6 6 3 23 0 2 1 2 34 vs. Indiana (s) 2-8 1-2 2-2 1 5 6 3 7 0 0 0 0 31 vs. Loyola (Md.) (s) 8-12 2-3 3-5 4 4 8 3 21 0 3 3 0 29 vs. Florida (s) 6-10 2-4 0-0 3 4 7 2 14 1 2 1 2 37 vs. Maine (s) 6-6 3-3 1-2 0 5 5 2 16 2 0 1 0 20 vs. Stanford (s) 6-10 1-1 2-2 1 4 5 1 15 0 2 4 1 36at Washington (s) 3-7 0-1 4-4 0 3 3 1 10 2 1 1 1 30 vs. Eastern Wash. (s) 3-8 0-1 2-2 1 3 4 1 8 0 1 1 0 22 at Houston (s) 3-10 2-3 4-6 1 4 5 2 12 0 2 1 2 33 at SMU (s) 3-10 2-5 3-4 1 4 5 3 11 0 4 0 0 31 vs. Harvard (s) 3-8 3-5 2-3 2 6 8 3 11 0 1 4 1 33 vs. Central Florida (s) 4-10 2-4 3-4 2 5 7 2 13 1 1 4 0 32 at Memphis (s) 9-15 4-5 1-3 4 7 11 1 23 0 3 3 2 38
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Season -- All Games 24 BU (11/17/13)10 BU (11/17/13)18 BU (11/17/13)4 Memphis (1/16/14) 5 Five Times5 BC (11/21/13)6 Houston (12/31/13)4 Two Times7 Memphis (1/16/14) 11 Memphis (1/16/14) 2 Three Times4 SMU (1/4/14)4 Three Times2 Five Times38 Memphis (1/16/14)
While at UConn: Has joined the UConn program as a graduate student with one season of eligibility remaining after playing three years and earning a degree in Criminal Justice from George Washington University... Averaging 6.9 points and 2.4 rebounds in 17 games for the Huskies this season... Made his first start of the year against Harvard (1/8).
Before UConn: Played 92 games, starting 71, at George Washington in a three-year career during which he scored 1,013 points, grabbed 373 rebounds, was a three-point threat, handed out 194 assists and had 149 steals, averaging 26.2 minutes per game... Had career-highs of 25 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, and 9 steals... Played for current UConn assistant coach Karl Hobbs as a freshman and sophomore at GWU... Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team selection as a freshman.
As a Senior at GWU in 2012-13: Appeared in all 30 games, starting 11, and finished second in scoring at 10.1 ppg, scoring in double figures 19 times... Set career-best fg percentage (.476), while raking third on team with 56 assists and 35 steals, fourth in rebounds with 110... Became 44th GW player to reach 1,000 career points vs. Dayton on 3/9/13... Had season-high of 19 points, 15 in the first half, against Duquesne on 2/6/13.
As a Junior at GWU in 2011-12: Appeared in 31 games, starting 29, averaging 11.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.7 steals per game... Led GW in steals (52) and was second on team in scoring, assists, rebounds, and blocks... Registered two double-doubles... Scored in double figures in 21 games... Named GWsports.com Colonial of the Week for Jan. 23... Matched career-high of 25 points vs. Richmond (1/18/12)... Set GW school record with nine steals vs. UAB (12/28/11)... Member of GW’s Fall 2011 Athletic Academic Dean’s List.
As a Sophomore at GWU in 2010-11: Sat out entire season after suffering Lisfranc sprain of left foot during preseason scrimmage against N.C. State (10/30/10).
As a Freshman at GWU in 2009-10: Started all 31 games, averaging 11.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 2.0 steals per game... Team leader in three-pointers made (48) and steals (62)... Scored in double figures in 16 games... Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team selection... Three-time selection as A-10 Rookie of the Week.
Before College: Averaged 21 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals per game as a senior under coach Brendan O’Connell at Eleanor Roosevelt High in Greenbelt. Named First Team All-County by the Prince George’s Gazette and All-Met Fourth Team by the Washington Post.
Personal Information: Lasannah V. Kromah... Born June 24, 1991 in Queens, N.Y.... Son of Al and Shewvan Kromah... Has older brother, Adam, and older sister, Manyuan... Graduated from George Washington University with a degree in Criminal Justice.
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LASAN KROMAH CAREER STATISTICS(3 seasons at George Washington University)
REBS 2013-14 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S Mvs. Maryland 3-4 1-1 1-2 0 0 0 2 8 0 1 0 1 13 vs. Yale 2-5 0-1 0-1 1 2 3 2 4 2 1 0 1 21 vs. Detroit 2-3 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 14 vs. Boston Univ. 2-3 1-1 2-2 1 1 2 0 7 0 1 0 1 10 vs. Boston College 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 17 vs. Indiana 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 1 2 19 vs. Loyola (Md.) 5-8 2-4 0-0 0 3 3 2 12 3 0 0 1 21 vs. Florida 0-3 0-2 1-2 1 3 4 0 1 2 3 0 0 17 vs. Maine 3-4 3-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 9 1 1 0 0 13vs. Stanford 3-7 1-4 0-0 0 5 5 0 7 0 0 0 0 15 at Washington 7-10 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 2 14 1 1 0 4 32 vs. Eastern Wash. 2-6 0-1 0-0 1 3 4 0 4 1 1 0 1 25 at Houston 1-4 0-2 3-5 0 2 2 3 5 0 1 1 0 28 at SMU 4-9 0-2 4-6 3 3 6 3 12 4 1 1 2 31 vs. Harvard (s) 4-11 1-1 0-0 2 3 5 1 9 3 3 1 1 34 vs. Central Florida (s) 2-8 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 5 0 0 1 0 22 at Memphis (s) 5-5 1-1 2-2 1 1 2 2 13 1 3 0 0 23
LASAN KROMAH GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (at UConn & George Washington University)
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Career -- All Games25 Richmond (2/20/10) 11 Richmond (1/18/12)21 Richmond (2/20/10) 6 UMBC (11/21/09) 11 Richmond (2/20/10) 7 Manhattan (12/02/12) 9 Manhattan (12/02/12) 5 Two Times 12 Xavier (2/01/12) 14 Xavier (2/01/12) 7 Bradley (12/15/11) 7 Richmond (2/27/13) 3 Delaware St. (12/31/11) 9 UAB (12/28/11) 36 UAB (12/28/11)
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Season -- All Games 14 Washington (12/22/13)7 Washington (12/22/13)11 Harvard (1/8/14)3 Maine (12/6/13) 4 Two Times4 SMU (1/4/14)6 SMU (1/4/14)3 SMU (1/4/14)3 Two Times6 SMU (1/4/14)4 SMU (1/4/14)3 Three Times1 Five Times4 Washington (12/22/13)34 Harvard (1/8/14)
While at UConn: Had a solid freshman season, starting 29 games before a sprained right wrist sidelined him for the season finale against Providence (3/9/13)... Named to CollegeInsider.com Freshman All-America Team... Named to Big East All-Rookie Team... Twice named Big East Rookie of the Week... Has averaged 9.5 points and 3.2 rebounds in 46 games for the Huskies... Summer, 2013: Missed out on a summer of competition while recovering from two hip impingement surgeries.
As a Sophomore in 2013-14: Has started 11 of 17 games this season... Averaging 6.7 points and 2.0 rebounds a game... Scored in double figures in five games this year.
As a Freshman in 2012-13: Started 29 games, averaging 11.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game... Scored in double figures in 18 games, including three games of 20 or more points... Had season-high 22 points against Maryland-Eastern Shore (12/17/12) and scored 21 against St. John’s at Madison Square Garden (2/6/13)... Hit 17 points at DePaul... Led all UConn players with 16 points and six rebounds against Villanova... Notched his second 20-point effort with 20 points, two steals and two blocks against No. 1 Louisville... Finished with 17 points against Fordham... Notched 17 points on 5-for-9 shooting in the double-overtime victory over Quinnipiac in the semifinals of the Paradise Jam.
Before UConn: Attended the prestigious Christ the King High School hoop program in New York... Named the New York State Gatorade Player of the Year and the New York Class AA Player of the Year by the N.Y. State Sports Writers Association after averaging 25.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.8 steals to lead the Royals to a 19-8 record and the Class AA intersectional quarterfinals... Was ranked No. 32 overall and among the top seven shooting guards in the country by ESPN.com... Finished his high school career as the all-time leading scorer at Christ the King with 1,770 points... Was selected to participate in the second annual All-American Championship in New Orleans, where he was named MVP of the East squad with a record 26-point performance, carrying his team to an 84-72 victory.
Personal Information: Omar L. Calhoun... Born November 26, 1993... Son of Omar and Semara Calhoun... Has one younger sister, Sierra, a senior at Christ the King this year, and a highly-recruited women’s basketball player.
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Career -- All Games 22 Maryland ES (12/17/12) 8 Two Times 21 St. John’s (2/6/13) 5 St. John’s (2/6/13) 12 St. John’s (2/6/13) 9 Villanova (2/16/13) 11 New Hampshire (11/29/12) 4 Pittsburgh (1/19/13) 6 New Hampshire (11/29/12) 8 New Hampshire (11/29/12) 4 DePaul (2/23/13) 6 Two Times 2 Four Times 4 Vermont (11/13/12) 49 Georgetown (2/27/13)
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REBS 2012-13 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S Mvs. Michigan State (s) 0-2 0-1 1-2 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 25Vermont (s) 3-7 2-4 4-6 2 1 3 1 12 1 2 1 4 32vs. Wake Forest (s) 1-7 0-4 4-4 1 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 1 22vs. Quinnipiac (s) 5-9 2-5 5-6 0 5 5 1 17 1 0 0 2 42vs. New Mexico (s) 3-6 1-3 3-4 2 3 5 2 10 1 4 0 0 34Stony Brook (s) 4-7 3-6 3-4 2 2 4 4 14 1 6 0 1 27New Hampshire (s) 4-11 0-4 8-11 2 6 8 0 16 2 3 1 3 38NC State (s) 1-5 1-4 2-2 1 4 5 2 5 0 3 0 0 28Harvard (s) 0-6 0-4 0-0 1 3 4 1 0 0 3 1 1 26Maryland ES (s) 8-11 3-4 3-3 1 1 2 3 22 2 1 1 0 32Fordham (s) 6-10 3-5 2-3 0 1 1 1 17 2 0 1 1 35Washington (s) 6-10 0-4 2-4 0 1 1 0 14 2 2 0 0 29at Marquette (s) 1-4 1-3 3-4 1 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 28DePaul (s) 4-12 1-4 0-0 3 1 4 2 9 0 4 1 0 25at Notre Dame (s) 1-6 0-3 0-0 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 26Louisville (s) 6-9 3-4 5-5 3 1 4 2 20 0 6 2 2 30at Pittsburgh (s) 5-11 3-7 1-3 4 1 5 4 14 1 1 0 0 31Rutgers (s) 2-7 1-5 3-4 0 2 2 2 8 2 0 0 1 32at Providence (s) 4-7 2-5 3-5 0 2 2 3 13 2 1 2 2 34USF (s) 1-8 0-5 5-6 2 3 5 2 7 2 2 0 2 33at St. John’s (s) 8-21 5-12 0-0 1 4 5 2 21 3 1 0 0 38at Seton Hall (s) 3-5 1-3 3-4 1 4 5 0 10 0 2 1 2 30Syracuse (s) 4-11 3-5 4-5 2 4 6 0 15 0 2 0 0 32Villanova (s) 3-8 1-5 9-9 2 4 6 2 16 0 3 0 0 33Cincinnati (s) 2-3 0-0 6-9 1 5 6 2 10 1 0 0 2 38at DePaul (s) 7-11 2-5 1-2 1 4 5 0 17 4 2 0 2 37Georgetown (s) 5-11 3-5 0-1 2 5 7 1 13 1 2 2 1 49at Cincinnati (s) 1-7 1-6 0-0 1 5 6 4 3 0 4 0 0 32at USF (s) 1-14 1-9 0-0 0 3 3 1 3 3 0 0 1 32Providence DID NOT PLAY
REBS 2013-14 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S Mvs. Maryland (s) 4-9 2-7 0-0 1 2 3 2 10 0 0 0 0 20 vs. Yale (s) 5-8 3-5 5-7 0 1 1 1 18 1 2 1 1 24 vs. Detroit (s) 5-9 3-6 4-4 0 2 2 0 17 0 1 0 0 24 vs. Boston Univ. (s) 1-5 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 23 vs. Boston College (s) 2-8 0-2 5-6 1 2 3 1 9 0 0 1 1 28 vs. Indiana (s) 1-7 0-5 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 17 vs. Loyola (Md.) (s) 2-6 1-3 2-2 1 2 3 0 7 1 3 2 0 26 vs. Florida (s) 1-5 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 15 vs. Maine (s) 5-12 4-9 2-4 0 4 4 2 16 0 0 0 1 21 vs. Stanford (s) 1-8 1-6 0-0 0 3 3 1 3 1 2 0 0 21 at Washington (s) 1-5 0-3 1-2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 16 vs. Eastern Wash. 5-9 2-4 0-0 1 5 6 0 12 0 1 0 0 20 at Houston 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 at SMU 1-4 0-2 3-3 1 1 2 2 5 0 1 0 0 14 vs. Harvard 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 vs. Central Florida 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 14 at Memphis 3-4 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 7 0 1 0 0 15
OMAR CALHOUN GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
Points FG Made FG Atts. 3-Pt. FG 3-Pt. FGA FT FT Att. Off. Reb. Def. Reb. Total Reb. Assists TO Blocks Steals Minutes
Season -- All Games 18 Yale (11/11/13)5 Four Times12 Maine (12/6/13) 4 Maine (12/6/13) 9 Maine (12/6/13) 5 Two Times6 BC (11/21/13)1 Five Times5 EWU (12/28/13) 6 EWU (12/28/13) 1 Six Times3 Loyola (11/26/13)2 Loyola (11/26/13)1 Four Times28 BC (11/21/13)
While at UConn: Made some solid contributions as a freshman and showed much improvement, especially toward the end of the season. Started the season finale against Providence (3/9/13) and played a season-high 34 minutes. Spent off-season gaining weight and strength... Has averaged 2.4 points and 2.3 rebounds during his time at UConn... Summer, 2013: Member of East Coast All-Stars, participating in 2013 Four Nations Cup competition in Estonia.
As a Sophomore in 2013-14: Scored a career-high 11 points against Eastern Washington (12/28)... Shooting a personal-best 81.0 percent from the free throw line... Has started 10 of 17 games this year, averaging a career-best 3.7 points per contest.
As a Freshman in 2012-13: Appeared in 23 games and started one, averaging 1.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game... Made first career-start against Providence and played a career-high 34 minutes... Over last three games of the season, averaged 28.0 minutes, 4.0 points, and 6.3 rebounds per game... Set career-highs with eight points and seven boards at Cincinnati... Pulled down five rebounds against No. 6 Syracuse... Grabbed five rebounds against New Hampshire... Finished with six points and five rebounds in just eight minutes against Quinnipiac in the Paradise Jam.
Before UConn: Attended Riverside University High School in Milwaukee... Third Team All-City pick after his sophomore year at Milwaukee Vincent High School, then spent a year at St. Benedict’s (Newark, N.J.), before returning home... Playing an abbreviated schedule at Riverside in 2011-12, Nolan averaged 16.7 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.0 blocks, and 2.3 assists per game, while shooting 63.3 percent from the field.
Personal Information: Phillip Dequan Nolan... Born November 3, 1993... Son of Phillip Nolan and Bridget Calloway... Has three brothers; Rodney, PJ and Marquis and four sisters; Alexus, Jade, Brittany and Marshy.
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Career-- All Games 11 EWU (12/28/13) 4 Loyola (11/26/13) 7 Loyola (11/26/13) -- -- 7 EWU (12/28/13) 7 EWU (12/28/13) 3 Four Times 5 Syracuse (2/13/13) 7 at Cincinnati (3/2/13) 3 at USF (2/3/13) 2 Three Times 2 Five Times 1 Three Times 34 Providence (3/9/13)
REBS 2013-14 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S Mvs. Maryland (s) 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 17 vs. Yale (s) 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 4 0 1 2 0 13 vs. Detroit (s) 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 16 vs. Boston Univ. (s) 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 4 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 19 vs. Boston College (s) 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 11 vs. Indiana (s) 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 vs. Loyola (Md.) (s) 4-7 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 8 0 2 0 0 18 vs. Florida (s) 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 11 vs. Maine (s) 2-3 0-0 0-2 3 0 3 1 4 2 0 1 0 13 vs. Stanford (s) 0-3 0-0 2-4 0 3 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 13 at Washington 2-3 0-0 4-4 3 2 5 1 8 0 2 0 0 13 vs. Eastern Wash. 2-2 0-0 7-7 2 4 6 1 11 0 1 2 0 22 at Houston 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 at SMU 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 vs. Harvard 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 vs. Central Florida 3-3 0-0 2-2 1 4 5 3 8 0 0 1 0 15 at Memphis 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 13
PHILLIP NOLAN GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
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Season -- All Games 11 EWU (12/28/13)4 Loyola (11/26/13)7 Loyola (11/26/13)-- ---- --7 EWU (12/28/13)7 EWU (12/28/13)3 Two Times 4 Three Times6 EWU (12/28/13)2 Two Times2 Two Times2 Two Times1 Two Times22 EWU (12/28/13)
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Season-- AMERICANRegular Season Games
8 UCF (1/11/14) 3 UCF (1/11/14) 3 Two Times -- -- 2 UCF (1/11/14) 2 UCF (1/11/14) 1 Two Times 4 UCF (1/11/14) 5 UCF (1/11/14) -- -- 1 UCF (1/11/14) -- 15 UCF (1/11/14)
Career-- AMERICANRegular Season Games
8 UCF (1/11/14) 3 UCF (1/11/14) 3 Two Times -- -- 2 UCF (1/11/14) 2 UCF (1/11/14) 1 Two Times 4 UCF (1/11/14) 5 UCF (1/11/14) -- -- 1 UCF (1/11/14) -- 15 UCF (1/11/14)
While at UConn: Gained valuable experience with a full season of practicing with the Huskies, his first real exposure to American college basketball. An outstanding outside shooter, he is expected to become a legitimate three-point threat as well as provide rebounding and defensive depth... Has averaged 1.8 points in 16 games for the Huskies... Summer, 2013: Captain of the U20 German National Team. Competed in the European Championships, averaging 8.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.
As a Sophomore in 2013-14: Has seen action in five games this season, averaging 1.8 points a contest... Attempted a career-high five field goals against Detroit (11/14).
As a Freshman in 2012-13: Appeared in 11 games averaging 1.7 points and 0.7 rebounds per game... Hit two three pointers for a season-high six points against Villanova... Tallied four points, two rebounds and three assists in 20 minutes against Maryland Eastern Shore.
Before UConn: Played for the Alba Berlin club team in 2011-12, averaging 5.2 points and 2.9 rebounds per game... Played in the U19 NBBL in Germany and averaged 16.7 points and 12.5 rebounds per game and shot 34.3 percent from three-point range... Named to the 2012 NBBL All-Star team... Previously captained the U16 German National Team... Attended Leibniz-Oberschule Berlin Secondary School.
Personal Information: Leon Alexander Tolksdorf... Born November 27, 1993... Son of Juergen Vohl and Ursula Tolksdorf.
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Career -- All Games 6 Villanova (2/16/13) 2 Two Times 5 Detroit (11/14/13) 2 Villanova (2/16/13) 4 Maryland ES (12/17/12) 1 Two Times 2 Two Times 2 DePaul (1/8/13) 2 Two Times 3 DePaul (1/8/13) 3 Maryland ES (12/17/12) -- -- 2 Maryland ES (12/17/12) 20 Maryland ES (12/17/12)
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Season -- All Games 4 Detroit (11/14/13) 2 Detroit (11/14/13) 5 Detroit (11/14/13) 1 Maine (12/6/13) 2 Maine (12/6/13) -- -- 1 Two Times 2 Maine (12/6/13) 2 Two Times 2 Detroit (11/14/13) 1 Maine (12/6/13) -- 1 Detroit (11/14/13) 10 Two Times
REBS 2013-14 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S Mvs. Maryland DID NOT PLAY vs. Yale 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 vs. Detroit 2-5 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 1 4 2 0 0 1 10 vs. Boston Univ. DID NOT PLAY vs. Boston College DID NOT PLAY vs. Indiana DID NOT PLAYvs. Loyola (Md.) DID NOT PLAY vs. Florida DID NOT PLAY vs. Maine 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 10 vs. Stanford DID NOT PLAY at Washington DID NOT PLAY vs. Eastern Wash. 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 at Houston DID NOT PLAY at SMU DID NOT PLAY vs. Harvard DID NOT PLAY vs. Central Florida 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 DID NOT PLAY
REBS 2012-13 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S Mvs. Michigan State DID NOT PLAYVermont 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7vs. Wake Forest 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4vs. Quinnipiac DID NOT PLAYvs. New Mexico DID NOT PLAYStony Brook DID NOT PLAYNew Hampshire DID NOT PLAYNC State DID NOT PLAYHarvard DID NOT PLAYMaryland Eastern Shore 1-4 1-4 1-2 0 2 2 1 4 3 0 0 2 20Fordham 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6Washington DID NOT PLAYat Marquette DID NOT PLAYDePaul 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 6at Notre Dame DID NOT PLAYLouisville DID NOT PLAYat Pittsburgh DID NOT PLAYRutgers DID NOT PLAYat Providence DID NOT PLAYUSF 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 8at St. John’s DID NOT PLAYat Seton Hall DID NOT PLAYSyracuse DID NOT PLAYVillanova 2-3 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 6Cincinnati DID NOT PLAYat DePaul 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4Georgetown DID NOT PLAYat Cincinnati 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3at USF 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Providence 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 15
While at UConn: Has averaged 3.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and a team-leading 2.8 blocks in 17 games this season... Named the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week after recording a career-high 20 points and eight rebounds against Central Florida (1/11)... Leads the team in field goal percentage this year, shooting 70.3 percent from the field... Made his first career start against Washington (12/22). Before UConn: Attended Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School in Miami, playing under coach Juan Hernandez... Averaged 15.7 points, 11.6 rebounds, 7.2 blocks per game last season, leading Archbishop Carroll to a 26-5 record and the Class 4A regional semfinals... Also attended West Lake Prep and Monsignor Pace High before Carroll... A soccer player in his native Ghana, has only been playing organized basketball some four years.
Personal Information: Amida Abiola Brimah… Born February 11, 1994… Son of Barikisu and Rashat Peregrino Brimah… Has three sisters, ... Originally from Accra, Ghana, but currently resides in Miami, Fla... In addition to English, speaks French and African languages Twi, Ga, Hausa, and Yaroba.
REBS 2013-14 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S Mvs. Maryland 2-2 0-0 1-3 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 3 0 15 vs. Yale 3-4 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 2 7 0 2 7 0 24 vs. Detroit 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 14 vs. Boston Univ. 2-2 0-0 1-1 2 0 2 4 5 0 0 2 0 10 vs. Boston College 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 14 vs. Indiana 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 3 0 9 vs. Loyola (Md.) 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 8 vs. Florida 1-2 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 17 vs. Maine 1-2 0-0 1-1 1 1 2 3 3 0 0 4 0 18 vs. Stanford 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 13 at Washington (s) 2-3 0-0 0-0 3 0 3 2 4 1 0 2 1 17 vs. Eastern Wash. (s) 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 at Houston (s) 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 at SMU 1-1 0-0 2-4 2 2 4 1 4 0 2 5 0 13 vs. Harvard 0-1 0-0 0-1 2 2 4 5 0 0 3 3 0 15 vs. Central Florida 8-10 0-0 4-4 6 2 8 4 20 0 0 5 0 20 at Memphis (s) 3-4 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 5 6 0 0 1 0 18
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Career -- All Games 20 UCF (1/11/14)8 UCF (1/11/14)10 UCF (1/11/14)-- ---- --4 UCF (1/11/14)4 Two Times6 UCF (1/11/14)4 Stanford (12/18/13)8 UCF (1/11/14)1 Washington (12/22/13)3 Harvard (1/8/14)7 Yale (11/11/13)1 Washington (12/22/13)24 Yale (11/11/13)
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Season -- All Games 20 UCF (1/11/14)8 UCF (1/11/14)10 UCF (1/11/14)-- ---- --4 UCF (1/11/14)4 Two Times6 UCF (1/11/14)4 Stanford (12/18/13)8 UCF (1/11/14)1 Washington (12/22/13)3 Harvard (1/8/14)7 Yale (11/11/13)1 Washington (12/22/13)24 Yale (11/11/13)
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Season-- AMERICANRegular Season Games
20 UCF (1/11/14) 8 UCF (1/11/14) 10 UCF (1/11/14) -- -- 4 UCF (1/11/14) 4 Two Times 6 UCF (1/11/14) 3 Memphis (1/16/14) 8 UCF (1/11/14) -- 2 SMU (1/4/14) 5 Two Times -- 20 UCF (1/11/14)
Career-- AMERICANRegular Season Games
20 UCF (1/11/14) 8 UCF (1/11/14) 10 UCF (1/11/14) -- -- 4 UCF (1/11/14) 4 Two Times 6 UCF (1/11/14) 3 Memphis (1/16/14) 8 UCF (1/11/14) -- 2 SMU (1/4/14) 5 Two Times -- 20 UCF (1/11/14)
AMIDA BRIMAH GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
While At UConn: Has appeared in 10 games, averaging 1.2 points and 2.2 rebounds per contest.
Before UConn: Attended Long Island Lutheran High School (Brookville, N.Y.) playing under coach John Buck... Was named N.Y. State Gatorade Player of the Year after averaging 14.8 points, 13.0 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game in 2012-13... Nominee for the McDonald’s All-American Game.
Personal Information: Kentan Caulsworth Facey… Born July 14, 1993… Son of Norma Reid-Jones and Kenneth Facey… Has two brothers and four sisters... Born and raised in Trelawny, Jamaica. Came to the United States just over three years ago and resides in Baldwin, N.Y.... Played soccer and cricket growing up. Started playing basketball at age 15.
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Season-- All Games 4 Maine (12/6/13) 2 Maine (12/6/13) 5 Maine (12/6/13) -- -- -- -- 2 Yale (11/11/13) 3 Detroit (11/14/13) 2 Three Times 7 Maine (12/6/13) 9 Maine (12/6/13) 1 Detroit (11/14/13) 1 Detroit (11/14/13) 1 Two Times -- -- 18 Maine (12/6/13)
Career-- All Games 4 Maine (12/6/13) 2 Maine (12/6/13) 5 Maine (12/6/13) -- -- -- -- 2 Yale (11/11/13) 3 Detroit (11/14/13) 2 Three Times 7 Maine (12/6/13) 9 Maine (12/6/13) 1 Detroit (11/14/13) 1 Detroit (11/14/13) 1 Two Times -- -- 18 Maine (12/6/13)
KENTAN FACEY GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS REBS 2013-14 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S Mvs. Maryland DID NOT PLAY vs. Yale 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 6 vs. Detroit 1-2 0-0 0-3 2 5 7 3 2 1 1 1 0 12 vs. Boston Univ. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 vs. Boston College 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 vs. Indiana DID NOT PLAY vs. Loyola (Md.) DID NOT PLAY vs. Florida 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 vs. Maine 2-5 0-0 0-0 2 7 9 4 4 0 0 0 0 18 vs. Stanford DID NOT PLAY at Washington 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 vs. Eastern Wash. 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 at Houston DID NOT PLAY at SMU 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 vs. Harvard DID NOT PLAY vs. Central Florida 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 at Memphis DID NOT PLAY
While at UConn: Has averaged 1.7 points in 10 games this season.
Before UConn: Attended Victory Collegiate High School in Brooklyn, part of the South Shore Educational Complex. Played for South Shore under coach Michael Beckles... Averaged 11.7 points, 4.8 assists per game last season, leading South Shore to a 17-9 record and a second consecutive PSAL Class AA quarterfinal berth.
Personal Information: Terrence H. Samuel… Born June 11, 1994… Son of Willma Samuel and Selwin Thomas… Has four brothers and two sisters.
Points FG Made FG Atts. 3-Pt. FG 3-Pt. FGA FT FT Att. Off. Reb. Def. Reb. Total Reb. Assists TO Blocks Steals Minutes
Season -- All Games 6 Detroit (11/14/13)2 Two Times3 Detroit (11/14/13)-- --1 Detroit (11/14/13)3 Maine (12/6/13) 5 Detroit (11/14/13)-- --3 Yale (11/11/13)3 Yale (11/11/13)4 Maine (12/6/13) 4 Maine (12/6/13) -- --1 Maryland (11/8/13)17 Two Times
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Career -- All Games 6 Detroit (11/14/13)2 Two Times3 Detroit (11/14/13)-- --1 Detroit (11/14/13)3 Maine (12/6/13) 5 Detroit (11/14/13)-- --3 Yale (11/11/13)3 Yale (11/11/13)4 Maine (12/6/13) 4 Maine (12/6/13) -- --1 Maryland (11/8/13)17 Two Times
TERRENCE SAMUEL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS REBS 2013-14 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S Mvs. Maryland 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 7 vs. Yale 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 5 vs. Detroit 2-3 0-1 2-5 0 1 1 0 6 1 1 0 0 17 vs. Boston Univ. DID NOT PLAY vs. Boston College 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 vs. Indiana DID NOT PLAY vs. Loyola (Md.) 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 vs. Florida DID NOT PLAY vs. Maine 0-2 0-0 3-4 0 1 1 1 3 4 4 0 0 17 vs. Stanford DID NOT PLAY at Washington DID NOT PLAY vs. Eastern Wash. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 at Houston 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 at SMU DID NOT PLAY vs. Harvard 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 vs. Central Florida 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 at Memphis DID NOT PLAY