| UNC still strong No. 1; Mississippi State replaces Cincy |
Mon Nov 21 15:29:27 2011 EST |
| eceived 62 first-place votes and garnered a total of 1,621 points from a nationwide media panel. Kentucky, Ohio State, Connecticut, Syracuse and Duke held their places from second through sixth. Ohio State again earned one first-place vote, while UConn again picked up two. Louisville, Memphis, Baylor and Florida round out this week's top 10. Florida dropped three places after a loss at Ohio State last week. The second 10 consists of Wisconsin, Xavier, Alabama, Kansas, Michigan, Marquette, Pitts |
| Napier's triple-double leads UConn past Coppin State |
Sun Nov 20 15:12:42 2011 EST |
| Hartford, CT (Sports Network) - Shabazz Napier finished with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists for his first career triple-double, leading No. 4 UConn to an 87-70 win over Coppin State at XL Center. Jeremy Lamb netted 25 points, and Tyler Olander added 11 points and 10 rebounds. Roscoe Smith chipped in 15 points and four boards off the bench for the Huskies (4-0). Tony Gallo paced Coppin State (1-3) with 20 points and six assists, while Akeem Ellis added 16 points and eight rebounds. Michae |
| Coppin State pays visit to No. 4 UConn |
Sun Nov 20 10:36:56 2011 EST |
| n Friday when they lost a 92-65 decision at Oklahoma. Members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, the Eagles have certainly scheduled their fair share of tough non-league opponents, and Purdue is next up on the slate. Defending national champ UConn lost its best player from the 2010-11 team, but the club has won its first three games of 2011-12 by double figures. As expected, the Huskies cruised past Maine on Thursday in an 80-60 final, extending the longest winning streak in Division I to |
| UConn G Boatright suspended six games |
Fri Nov 18 23:08:28 2011 EST |
| Storrs, CT (Sports Network) - University of Connecticut men's basketball freshman Ryan Boatright has been suspended six games for receiving improper benefits. The NCAA had been reviewing the infraction and notified UConn of Boatright's penalty on Friday. Boatright, a six-foot guard from Aurora, Illinois, has sat out for the first three regular season games and will miss the next three before being eligible to play. |
| Blood, Sweat and Heels: UNC starts with championship pressure |
Thu Nov 17 15:39:22 2011 EST |
| ing him virtually impossible. He averaged 15.7 points per game last season, and those totals will only rise with another year in Williams' fast-paced offense. Jeremy Lamb, Connecticut: Many national writers, present company included, fretted over UConn's one-man show last season, lamenting the minutes Kemba Walker was amassing at the midway point of the Big East season. With Walker laboring through a lull, Lamb stepped up, asserting himself on both ends on the floor with his length. The 6-foot- |
| No.4 UConn plays host to Maine |
Thu Nov 17 10:56:18 2011 EST |
| ame streak, the Huskies also put a 35-game non-conference home win streak on the line. The Black Bears were .500 last season at 15-15, including a 9-7 mark in the America East Conference. Head coach Ted Woodward, an assistant under Jim Calhoun at UConn in the late '80s, hopes his team can take a step in the right direction in 2011-12. Maine opened the season with an impressive 113-49 whipping of Maine-Machias. This marks the 98th meeting between these two New England rivals. UConn holds an 81-1 |
| Sloppy Huskies down Wagner |
Mon Nov 14 21:49:27 2011 EST |
| Storrs, CT (Sports Network) - Shabazz Napier led Connecticut with 21 points, helping the fourth-ranked Huskies down the Wagner Seahawks, 78-66. Jeremy Lamb scored 14 of his 20 points in the first half for UConn (2-0), which shot 43 free throws to Wagner's 17. Alex Oriakhi contributed eight points and nine rebounds for the victors. Latif Rivers led Wagner (1-1) with 11 points. |
| North Carolina remains strong No. 1; Vandy plummets |
Mon Nov 14 15:03:25 2011 EST |
| a panel. Kentucky, Ohio State, Connecticut, Syracuse and Duke held their places from second through sixth, but Vanderbilt plummeted from seventh to 18th after a home loss to Cleveland State on Sunday. Ohio State picked up one first-place vote and UConn garnered two top tallies. Vandy's loss allowed Florida, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Memphis, Baylor, Kansas, Xavier, Wisconsin and Arizona to all move up one spot -- occupying places seven through 15. Alabama moved up three places to 16th and is foll |
| Seahawks and Huskies mix it up in Storrs |
Mon Nov 14 11:08:06 2011 EST |
| since December 5, 1973, a streak that continued with its 70-57 triumph over Columbia on Friday and now spans 100 games. The Huskies have never lost a game in Gampel Pavilion in Nov/Dec, going 55-0 since the arena opened in 1990. The win improved UConn to 22-4 in season openers under head coach Jim Calhoun, who wasn't happy with his team's overall effort despite the favorable outcome. Fortunately for Calhoun and the UConn faithful, the team doesn't figure to be seriously tested until possibly t |
| Defending champion UConn opens season with win |
Fri Nov 11 21:14:02 2011 EST |
| rted its season with a 70-57 win over Columbia. Shabazz Napier added 21 points for the fourth-ranked Huskies (1-0), who ended 32-9 last season and captured the school's third title with a victory over Butler. Roscoe Smith tallied eight points for UConn, which has never lost its Gampel Pavilion opener, dating back to the first game in the building in 1990. The Huskies have beaten 23 straight opponents in their Gampel season debut. Kemba Walker, a big piece of UConn's recent national championship |
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