CONNECTICUT RUMORS & GOSSIP
Napier, UConn fend off Cincy to reach final
Shabazz Napier hit a free throw with 11.1 seconds left as No. 21 Connecticut held off 13th-ranked Cincinnati 58-56 Friday night to advance to the American Athletic Conference tournament final.
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UConn's Shabazz Napier, Amida Brimah Honored By AAC
UConn senior point guard Shabazz Napier was named to the American Athletic Conference first team on Tuesday. Huskies freshman center Amida Brimah was named to the all-freshman team.
Napier, a Wooden Award finalist, led UConn with 17.8 points per game this season, good for second in the conference. He also led the team in steals and assists.
Joining Napier on the first team were...
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Neck injury forces UConn safety to retire
Spring practices will get underway in Storrs, Connecticut on Monday. The start of a new season technically begins at this time. Sadly, this year’s spring practices will mark the official end of one player’s career. A neck injury suffered last season will force three-year starting safety Ty-Meer Brown.
Brown appeared in seven games last season before suffering a neck injury following...
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Photo: UConn Students Painted “SHABAZZ” On Their Chests To Honor Napier On Senior Night
UConn senior guard Shabazz Napier, who played his final home game in front of the Huskies faithful last night against Rutgers, has certainly endeared himself to his fellow classmates. Check out the below photo, taken by Stephen Slade, the chief photographer for UConn, of seven students painting their chests in support of the star guard.
Great showing last night by the Sudent Section...
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Video: UConn Men’s Basketball Releases Tribute To Five Graduating Seniors
Five UConn Huskies played in their final home game last night, including star point guard Shabazz Napier, and UConn honored the five seniors—Napier, Niels Giffey, Tyler Olander, Lasan Kromah, and Tor Watts—with this very cool video tribute, which played during last night’s pregame Senior Day ceremony.
Napier led the way for the Huskies with 26 points in the 69-63 win over...
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8 days ago
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Connecticut Huskies, 39-0 Again
Once again, Connecticut has proved it is the best women’s basketball program in the nation. With a 68-48 …
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10 days ago
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Napier leads UConn past South Florida 61-56
Shabazz Napier and Ryan Boatright shrugged off slow starts to lead an 18-0 second-run that helped Connecticut come from behind to beat South Florida 61-56 on Wednesday night.
Napier scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half. Boatright delivered 11 of 14 during the game-changing surge that turned a nine-point deficit into a 47-38 lead for the Huskies (22-6, 10-5 American Athletic...
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16 days ago
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Napier helps Connecticut keep Temple quiet
Shabazz Napier had 17 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists as No. 21 Connecticut denied Temple its second straight upset over a nationally ranked team with a 68-55 victory Thursday night.
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UConn Manager Goes Berserk On Sidelines After Walk-On Hits Three
Here’s a great clip from UConn’s recent game against USF that shows a Huskies assistant manager going absolutely nuts on the sidelines after junior walk-on Pat Lenehan nailed a corner trey for his first career bucket with Connecticut.
You can see from the whole bench’s reaction that they’re fond of Lenehan and his resilience & really want to see him succeed. Maybe not...
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COMMIT: 2015 G Will Jackson to UConn
The Connecticut Huskies added a second top-50 player in the 2015 class on Monday, snaring a verbal commitment from 6′-5″ guard William “Turtle” Jackson, in news first reported by OnTheRadarHoops.com. The Huskies previously held a verbal pledge from Sagemont School (FL) shooting guard Prince Ali. Jackson and Ali both have prodigious size for future members of the Huskies’...
UConn Huskies Pick Adorable New Puppy Mascot
There’s a new puppy in Storrs, Conn., and he’s bound to melt your heart.
The University of Connecticut has selected a new puppy, Jonathan XIV, to be the school’s 14th husky mascot. The husky has been the face of UConn since 1935, and Jonathan XIV joins a long line of canines named after former Connecticut Gov. Jonathan Trumbell, nicknamed “Brother Jonathan” by George...
Video: Geno Auriemma goes on expletive-laced rant about religion in sports
Just as many have argued the place of religion with government throughout history, so have folks with religion as it comes with sports. Namely, Geno Auriemma, the famed coach of the Connecticut Huskies women's basketball program, who went on an expletive-filled rant Friday when asked about his opinion of religion in sports.Here is a quick rundown of his response, courtesy of...
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January 18, 2014
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Union selects Andre Blake first overall
University of Connecticut goalkeeper Andre Blake was selected by the Philadelphia Union with the top pick in Major League Soccer 's SuperDraft on Thursday.
Blake, a Jamaican youth international, became the first-ever goalkeeper drafted first overall after winning the Big East Goalkeeper of the Year award last season with the Connecticut Huskies, allowing just 15 goals in 20...
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January 16, 2014
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Connecticut Huskies vs. UCF Knights: Odds, Point Spread, Over/Under and tv info
The Connecticut Huskies have the unenviable task of going on the road to play against the No. 23 ranked UCF Knights on Saturday.
UConn (0-6) has been manhandled by opponents this season while UCF is coming off an upset win over then No. 8 ranked Louisville.
Coverage of the game between Connecticut and UCF will air on GamePlan/ESPN3 beginning at 12:00 om ET from BH Networks Stadium...
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October 26, 2013
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Connecticut Huskies Officially Have the Coolest Helmets in College Football
It is an absolute shame that the UConn football program does not get much national attention. I so want to see the imaged of a running back bearing down on a poor defensive back or a hulking defensive lineman moments before he sacks the quarterback.
It will be like White Fang attacks.
I know the school said that when they redesigned their logo they took great pains to...
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April 18, 2013
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