Andre Drummond Writes Sandy Hook Victims’ Names on Sneakers, Will Donate Game Jersey to School (Photos)
One year after the tragic events at Sandy Hook Elementary, one of Connecticut’s rising basketball stars did his part to honor those who lost their lives.
Pistons center Andre Drummond attended both high school and college in the state, starring at UConn for a year before leaving for the NBA. On Sunday, a day after the one-year anniversary of the shooting in Newtown, Drummond took...
Stats Slant: UConn’s Napier in a class of his own… and more numbers of note from around the nation
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Don’t look now, but the college basketball season is about 25% completed. Before we know it, we will be scouring the internet for the inside scoop on 12-5 upsets and who our final four teams in Arlington will be. We aren’t quite in panic mode yet, but the season is not an infant anymore (more like...
Shabazz Napier hits game winning shot to beat Florida
It seems Shabazz Napier has been in college forever at UConn, that being said he is still one of the best players in college basketball. Last night all of Napier skills were on display in UConn’s win over Florida
The Huskies were down 1 with 17 seconds left and UConn had the ball. Of course Napier had the ball in his hands. He almost got in stolen a couple times but he threw up...
UConn’s Shabazz Napier Beats Florida With Buzzer Beater (Video)
The Connecticut men’s basketball team is eligible for post season play this year, and second year head coach Kevin Ollie has the group looking like Connecticut teams of old.
Of course the staple of any great Huskies team is a point guard, and UConn may have the best pure guard in america in Shabazz Napier.
The senior from Roxbury, Mass., leads the undefeated Huskies in points,...
Connecticut's Shabazz Napier Misses, Hits Buzzer-Beater vs Florida
Connecticut's Shabazz Napier hits a crazy buzzer-beater vs Florida last night.**Follow us on Twitter, Subscribe by Email, View via Our Mobile Site, or Return Home
Shabazz Napier's buzzer-beater gives UConn win over Florida (Video)
In Monday night college basketball action, UConn guard Shabazz Napier hit a shot at the buzzer to give the Huskies a 65-64 win over the visiting Florida Gators.In the final UConn offensive possession, Napier missed a jumper from just inside the three-point line with under two seconds left that missed the rim completely. However, the ball was tipped back out to Napier by teammate...
Shabazz Napier lifts UConn over Florida game-winner with 0.3 on clock
Connecticut beat Florida, 65-64 on Monday night in Storrs, Connecticut on after Shabbazz Napier hit a jumper after he got his own rebound with .03 second on the clock. Napier led the No. 12 ranked Huskers with 26 points against the No. 15 Gators.
UConn beats Rutgers 28-17 for second win of season
Casey Cochran threw for 311 yards and two touchdowns and Connecticut beat Rutgers 28-17 on Saturday, in the final conference meeting between the two regional rivals.
Max DeLorenzo rushed for two scores for the Huskies (2-9, 2-5 American), who won for the second straight week after losing their first nine games this season.
DeLorenzo's second touchdown run, from a yard out,...
Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. UConn Huskies: Betting Odds, Point Spread, Over/Under and tv info
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On Saturday the Rutgers Scarlet Knights will take on the Connecticut Huskies in a match-up of two teams from the American Athletic Conference.
UConn (1-9) will be looking for its second straight win while Rutgers(5-5) is trying to get back above. 500 for the year.
Coverage of the game between Rutgers and Connecticut will air on ESPNU beginning at 12:00 pm ET from Rentschler...
No. 13 UConn beats Loyola (Md) 76-66
DeAndre Daniels had 21 points and eight rebounds to help No. 13 Connecticut remain undefeated with a 76-66 win over Loyola, Md., on Tuesday night.
Ryan Boatright added 13 points and eight boards for the Huskies (7-0) and Lasan Kromah, a transfer from George Washington, chipped in a season-high 12 points.
Dylon Cormier had 23 points for Loyola (4-1). The senior guard had been averaging...
Video: Kevin Ollie, UConn players react to IU win
NEW YORK — Kevin Ollie, Shabazz Napier (27 points, five rebounds) and Ryan Boatwright (nine points, four rebounds) met with the media following Connecticut’s 59-58 win over Indiana in the championship of the 2K Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden. Watch their postgame comments in the media player below:The post Video: Kevin Ollie, UConn players react to IU win appeared first...
UConn-Indiana Preview
Connecticut coach Kevin Ollie wasn't overly impressed with his team's offensive execution in the opener of the 2K Sports Champions Classic, but it held onto the ball enough to earn a hard-fought victory.
That may have Ollie and the rest of the coaching staff a little winded when the Huskies return home.
No. 18 UConn seeks a more complete performance as it faces unbeaten...
Daniels lifts No. 19 UConn past BU
DeAndre Daniels broke out of his scoring slump to help No. 19 Connecticut stay unbeaten.
Daniels, who had scored a total of 19 points in the Huskies first three games, had 24 to lead UConn to a 77-60 victory over Boston University on Sunday in the 2K Sports Classic.
''I was able to get myself going and knock a couple of shots down,'' said Daniels, who was just two...
No. 19 Connecticut routs Detroit
Omar Calhoun led six Connecticut players in double figures with 17 points as the 19th-ranked Huskies routed Detroit 101-55 on Thursday night in the opening round of the 2K Sports Classic.
Niels Giffey tied the career high he set against Yale on Monday with 15 points, all in the first half, for UConn (3-0).
Giffey, who has not scored in the second half of a game this season, entered...
Breaking Bread With T.J. - 11/12
UConn Huskies interim head coach T.J. Weist held his weekly press conference on Tuesday and he talked about a variety of different subjects.
He opened up his presser by finishing off the talk with the Louisville game. They had wanted to start fast and did. It was unfortunate with the fumble and then the punt being blocked. The elements are there, they are just not putting them...
Cochran to become third QB to start for UConn
Winless Connecticut is changing quarterbacks for a third time this season.
Interim coach T.J. Weist announced Tuesday that redshirt freshman Casey Cochran will start on Saturday for UConn (0-8, 0-4 American) at SMU (3-5, 2-2).
Cochran takes over for freshman Tim Boyle, who started the last four games for the Huskies. Boyle replaced junior Chandler Whitmer.
Whitmer threw for 896...
Paw Prints - The Daily UConn Roundup - 11/12
Paw Prints is our daily look at the happenings for the UConn Huskies football, men's basketball and women's basketball teams as well as the other sports the student-athletes engage in. We will do our best to bring you the links from all of the media that covers the Huskies on a daily basis. As always, links can be found by clicking on the read more button below if you'...
Napier's triple-double leads UConn
Yale outrebounded the bigger dogs from No. 19 Connecticut by 12 on Monday night but could not find an answer for the Huskies' Shabazz Napier.
Napier finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, leading No. 19 Connecticut to an 80-62 win over their in-state rival.
''He did a great job of finding his teammates and making them better,'' Yale coach James...
Napier's triple-double leads UConn over Yale 80-62
Shabazz Napier put up the 10th triple-double in UConn history Monday, leading lead No. 19 Connecticut to an 80-62 win over in-state rival Yale.
Napier finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for Connecticut (2-0), which dropped one spot in the polls coming off a one-point win over Maryland.
Omar Calhoun had 18 points and Niels Giffey added 15, all of them in the first...
Could Casey Cochran Take Over at QB For UConn?
They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
And when you look at the above picture you can see that as UConn Huskies QB Tim Boyle sits there dejectedly despite the fact his team just scored.
Of course, he's not upset over that. Instead, it's the fact he's played poorly for his fourth straight game since taking over for Chandler Whitmer. Or maybe it's the...
No. 20 Louisville beats Connecticut 31-10
Teddy Bridgewater threw for 288 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 20 Louisville to a 31-10 victory over winless Connecticut on Friday night.
Bridgewater completed 21 of 37 passes. He has thrown 24 touchdown passes this season and has at least one scoring pass in 21 straight games.
The win kept the Cardinals (8-1, 4-1 American Athletic Conference) a game out of first place in the...
Louisville Cardinals vs. UConn Huskies: Odds, Point Spread, Over/Under and tv info
The Louisville Cardinals and UConn Huskies will meet on Friday night in a game of two teams on opposite ends of the standings in the American Athletic Conference.
No. 20 Louisville (7-1) will be looking to add to the misery of Connecticut (0-7) when they hit the road on Friday evening.
Coverage of the game between Louisville and Connectiut will air on ESPN2 beginning at 8:30 pm ET...
Calhoun leads UConn to rout of Concordia
Omar Calhoun scored 16 points to help No. 18 Connecticut beat Concordia University 98-38 in an exhibition game Monday night.
UConn coach Kevin Ollie got a good look at his entire roster in the lopsided contest. Niels Giffey scored 12 points, DeAndre Daniels added 11 and Terrence Samuel finished with 10 points and 12 assists.
The Huskies scored the first 10 points of the game and...
Daniels helps UConn rout S. Connecticut
DeAndre Daniels had 21 points and 10 rebounds to help Connecticut rout Division II Southern Connecticut 93-65 in an exhibition game Wednesday night.
Ryan Boatright added 15 points, and Niels Giffey had 10 for the Huskies, coming off a 20-10 season. Boatright and Shabazz Napier each had five assists. Freshman center Amida Brimah blocked five shots and scored eight points.
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Optimistic Huskies ready to play for something now
Connecticut once again has something to play for.
UConn went 20-10 last season, but failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament because of poor academic progress rates that predated anyone on the current roster.
The Huskies are once again eligible for postseason play, and junior guard Ryan Boatright says they also are very hungry.
''We know how it felt last year to put everything...
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