2014-2015 University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes November 30, 2014 vs. Texas UConnHuskies.com Date Opponent TV Time/Result NOVEMBER Tue 4 SCSU (exhib.) (GP) UConnhuskies.com W, 70-62 Sun 9 Assumption (exhib.) (XL) UConnhuskies.com W, 68-59 Fri 14 Bryant (GP) SNY W, 66-53 Puerto Rico Tip-Off, Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan Thu 20 vs. College of Charleston ESPNU W, 65-57 Fri 21 vs. Dayton ESPN2 W, 75-64 Sun 23 vs. West Virginia ESPN2 L, 68-78 Sun 30 #7/9 Texas (GP) ESPN2 noon DECEMBER Fri 5 Yale (GP) SNY 7 pm Sun 14 Coppin State (XL) SNY 4 pm Thur 18 vs. Duke (Izod Center) ESPN 8 pm Mon 22 Columbia (WBA) SNY 7:30 pm Sun 28 Central Conn. (XL) SNY 1 pm Wed 31 *Temple (XL) ESPN2 1 pm JANUARY Sat 3 at Florida CBS 2 pm Tue 6 *at USF ESPN2 7 pm Sat 10 *Cincinnati (XL) ESPN2 11 am Tue 13 *at Tulsa CBS SN 9:30 pm Sat 17 at Stanford ESPN2 9 pm Thu 22 *UCF (GP) CBS SN 7 pm Sun 25 *USF (XL) CBS SN noon Thu 29 *at Cincinnati ESPN2 8 pm FEBRUARY Sun 1 *at Houston CBS SN 3 pm Wed 4 *East Carolina (GP) ESPNU 7 pm Sat 7 *at Tulane CBS SN 6 pm Thu 12 *Tulsa (XL) ESPN/ESPN2 7 pm Sat 14 *at SMU ESPN 9 pm Thu 19 *at Memphis ESPN/ESPN2 9 pm Sun 22 *Tulane (GP) CBS SN 4 pm Wed 25 *at East Carolina ESPNU 7 pm MARCH Sun 1 *SMU (XL) CBS 2 pm Thu 5 *Memphis (GP) ESPN/ESPN2 9 pm Sat 7 *at Temple ESPN/ESPN2 TBD American Athletic Conf. Championship, XL Center, Hartford, Conn. Thu-Sun 12-15 AAC Championship ESPN Network TBD *— American Athletic Conference Opponent GP - Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. XL - XL Center, Hartford, Conn.; WBA - Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Conn. All times Eastern Standard 2014-15 UCONN BASKETBALL ROSTER # Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 1 Phillip Nolan Jr. F 6-10 237 Milwaukee, Wis. /Riverside University HS 3 Terrence Samuel So. G 6-4 202 Brooklyn, N.Y./Victory Collegiate HS 5 Daniel Hamilton Fr. G/F 6-7 190 Los Angeles, Calif./St. John’s Bosco HS 10 Sam Cassell Jr. R-So. G 6-4 192 Baltimore, Md./Chipola College (Fla.) 11 Ryan Boatright Sr. G 6-0 175 Aurora, Ill. /East Aurora HS 12 Kentan Facey So. F 6-9 206 Trelawny, Jamaica /L.I. Lutheran HS 14 Rakim Lubin Fr. F 6-8 260 Miami, Fla./Buford (Ga.) HS 21 Omar Calhoun Jr. G 6-5 205 Brooklyn, N.Y. /Christ The King HS 22 Pat Lenehan Sr. G 6-3 190 Cheshire, Conn./Xavier HS 23 Nnamdi Amilo Jr. F 6-3 225 New Fairfield, Conn./Avon Old Farms 24 Dan Guest Sr. G 6-2 214 West Hartford, Conn./Geo. Washington 25 Marcel Lewis Jr. G 5-11 160 Hartford, Conn./Northwest Catholic HS 33 Terrance Ditimi Sr. F 6-2 209 Stamford, Conn./Stamford HS 35 Amida Brimah So. C 7-0 230 Accra, Ghana /Archbishop Carroll HS 44 Rodney Purvis R-So. G 6-4 205 Raleigh, N.C./North Carolina St. COACHING STAFF: Head Coach: KEVIN OLLIE, 3rd season as HC, 5th season at UConn (UConn ‘95) Associate Head Coach: GLEN MILLER, 12th season at UConn (UConn ‘88) Assistant Coach: KARL HOBBS, 12th season at UConn (UConn ‘84) Assistant Coach: RICKY MOORE, 3rd season at UConn (UConn ‘99) Director of Basketball Administration: KEVIN FREEMAN, 4th season at UConn (UConn ‘06) Director of Scouting-Video: DAVID SEVUSH, 3rd season at UConn (UConn ‘10) Director of Player Development: DANNY GRIFFIN, 1st season at UConn (Rhode Island ‘96) PRONUNCIATIONS: Amida Brimah (Ahh-ME-da BRY-mah) Sam Cassell Jr. (Cas-SELL) Terrance Ditimi (Dih-TIM-ee) Rakim Lubin (Rah-KIM LOO-bin) Nnamdi Amilo (NOM-dee ah-MEE-lo) 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 2014-15 UCONN BASKETBALL THE GAME: The nationally-ranked (#24/22) UConn men’s basketball team plays its first nationally-ranked opponent of the season as it challenges the University of Texas (#7/9) at Gampel Pavilion. The game will begin at noon and will be televised by ESPN2. The Huskies (3-1) are coming off a 2-1 trip to the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, bowing to West Virginia, 78-68, in the championship game after victories over College of Charleston and Dayton. The Huskies are led by senior Ryan Boatright, who is averaging 20.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.5 assists. Texas (5-0) is coming off a 78-46 home win on Tuesday over St. Francis (Pa.) after winning the 2K Classic. The Longhorns are led by senior forward Jonathan Holmes, averaging 13.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. GAME #5 - NOV. 30, 2014, GAMPEL PAVILION, STORRS, CONN. - NOON HUSKY BITES Kevin Ollie is in his third season as the 18th head coach of the UConn men’s basketball program, with a career record of 55-19. He is the only head coach in UConn history to reach 50 victories in his first two years and his .743 winning percentage is the best of any coach in UConn history who has coached more than 20 games. UConn is playing its 263nd game on ESPN/ESPN2 since 1986-87, the start of the Jim Calhoun era. The Huskies have a record of 163-99 (.622) in those games. Today’s game is the third of 14 regular- season games on ESPN/ESPN2 this season. UP NEXT: UConn will return to action on Friday, Dec. 5, when it plays host to in-state rival Yale at Gampel Pavilion. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and will be televised by SNY. It will be the 67th meeting between UConn and Yale, dating back to 1914-15. UCONN BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS #24-AP/#22-USA Today UConn Huskies 3-1 overall 0-0 American #7-AP/#9-USA Today Texas Longhorns 5-0 overall 0-0 Big 12 TELEVISION ESPN2 Jon Sciambi (pbp) Kara Lawson (analyst) Andy Katz (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 ON THE AIR
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2014-2015 University of Connecticut Basketball Media NotesNovember 30, 2014 vs. Texas
Puerto Rico Tip-Off, Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San JuanThu 20 vs. College of Charleston ESPNU W, 65-57Fri 21 vs. Dayton ESPN2 W, 75-64Sun 23 vs. West Virginia ESPN2 L, 68-78Sun 30 #7/9 Texas (GP) ESPN2 noonDECEMBERFri 5 Yale (GP) SNY 7 pmSun 14 Coppin State (XL) SNY 4 pmThur 18 vs. Duke (Izod Center) ESPN 8 pmMon 22 Columbia (WBA) SNY 7:30 pmSun 28 Central Conn. (XL) SNY 1 pmWed 31 *Temple (XL) ESPN2 1 pmJANUARYSat 3 at Florida CBS 2 pmTue 6 *at USF ESPN2 7 pmSat 10 *Cincinnati (XL) ESPN2 11 amTue 13 *at Tulsa CBS SN 9:30 pmSat 17 at Stanford ESPN2 9 pmThu 22 *UCF (GP) CBS SN 7 pmSun 25 *USF (XL) CBS SN noonThu 29 *at Cincinnati ESPN2 8 pmFEBRUARYSun 1 *at Houston CBS SN 3 pmWed 4 *East Carolina (GP) ESPNU 7 pmSat 7 *at Tulane CBS SN 6 pmThu 12 *Tulsa (XL) ESPN/ESPN2 7 pmSat 14 *at SMU ESPN 9 pmThu 19 *at Memphis ESPN/ESPN2 9 pmSun 22 *Tulane (GP) CBS SN 4 pmWed 25 *at East Carolina ESPNU 7 pmMARCHSun 1 *SMU (XL) CBS 2 pmThu 5 *Memphis (GP) ESPN/ESPN2 9 pmSat 7 *at Temple ESPN/ESPN2 TBD
American Athletic Conf. Championship, XL Center, Hartford, Conn.Thu-Sun 12-15 AAC Championship ESPN Network TBD
*— American Athletic Conference OpponentGP - Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. XL - XL Center, Hartford, Conn.; WBA - Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Conn.All times Eastern Standard
2014-15 UCONN BASKETBALL ROSTER # Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 1 Phillip Nolan Jr. F 6-10 237 Milwaukee, Wis. /Riverside University HS 3 Terrence Samuel So. G 6-4 202 Brooklyn, N.Y./Victory Collegiate HS 5 Daniel Hamilton Fr. G/F 6-7 190 Los Angeles, Calif./St. John’s Bosco HS 10 Sam Cassell Jr. R-So. G 6-4 192 Baltimore, Md./Chipola College (Fla.) 11 Ryan Boatright Sr. G 6-0 175 Aurora, Ill. /East Aurora HS 12 Kentan Facey So. F 6-9 206 Trelawny, Jamaica /L.I. Lutheran HS 14 Rakim Lubin Fr. F 6-8 260 Miami, Fla./Buford (Ga.) HS 21 Omar Calhoun Jr. G 6-5 205 Brooklyn, N.Y. /Christ The King HS 22 Pat Lenehan Sr. G 6-3 190 Cheshire, Conn./Xavier HS 23 NnamdiAmilo Jr. F 6-3 225 NewFairfield,Conn./AvonOldFarms 24 Dan Guest Sr. G 6-2 214 West Hartford, Conn./Geo. Washington 25 Marcel Lewis Jr. G 5-11 160 Hartford, Conn./Northwest Catholic HS 33 Terrance Ditimi Sr. F 6-2 209 Stamford, Conn./Stamford HS 35 Amida Brimah So. C 7-0 230 Accra, Ghana /Archbishop Carroll HS 44 Rodney Purvis R-So. G 6-4 205 Raleigh, N.C./North Carolina St. COACHING STAFF:Head Coach: KEVIN OLLIE, 3rd season as HC, 5th season at UConn (UConn ‘95)Associate Head Coach: GLEN MILLER, 12th season at UConn (UConn ‘88)Assistant Coach: KARL HOBBS, 12th season at UConn (UConn ‘84)Assistant Coach: RICKY MOORE, 3rd season at UConn (UConn ‘99)Director of Basketball Administration: KEVIN FREEMAN, 4th season at UConn (UConn ‘06)Director of Scouting-Video: DAVID SEVUSH, 3rd season at UConn (UConn ‘10)Director of Player Development: DANNY GRIFFIN, 1st season at UConn (Rhode Island ‘96)PRONUNCIATIONS:Amida Brimah (Ahh-ME-da BRY-mah) Sam Cassell Jr. (Cas-SELL) Terrance Ditimi (Dih-TIM-ee)Rakim Lubin (Rah-KIM LOO-bin) Nnamdi Amilo (NOM-dee ah-MEE-lo)
FOR MORE INFO ON UCONN BASKETBALLPLEASE CONTACT: PHIL CHARDIS
Assistant Director of [email protected]; twitter: @UConnMBBOffice:860-486-3531;Mobile:860-771-3314
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THE GAME: The nationally-ranked (#24/22) UConn men’s basketball team playsitsfirstnationally-rankedopponentoftheseasonasitchallengesthe University of Texas (#7/9) at Gampel Pavilion. The game will begin at noon and will be televised by ESPN2. The Huskies (3-1) are coming off a 2-1 trip to the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, bowing to West Virginia, 78-68, in the championship game after victories over College of Charleston and Dayton. The Huskies are led by senior Ryan Boatright, who is averaging 20.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.5 assists. Texas (5-0) is coming off a 78-46 home win on Tuesday over St. Francis (Pa.) after winning the 2K Classic. The Longhorns are led by senior forward Jonathan Holmes, averaging 13.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.
Kevin Ollie is in his third season as the 18th head coach of the UConn men’s basketball program, with a career record of 55-19. He is the only head coach inUConnhistorytoreach50victoriesinhisfirsttwoyears and his .743 winning percentage is the best of any coach in UConn history who has coached more than 20 games.
UConn is playing its 263nd game on ESPN/ESPN2 since 1986-87, the start of the Jim Calhoun era. The Huskies have a record of 163-99 (.622) in those games. Today’s game is the third of 14 regular-season games on ESPN/ESPN2 this season.
UP NEXT: UConn will return to action on Friday, Dec. 5, when it plays host to in-state rival Yale at Gampel Pavilion. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and will be televised by SNY. It will be the 67th meeting between UConn and Yale, dating back to 1914-15.
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OVERALL IN GAMPEL: UConn has an overall record of 157-25 (.863) at Gampel Pavilion since the building opened in 1990. The Huskies are 78-4 (.951) against non-league competition, was 76-19 (.800) against Big East opponents and are 3-2 against American Athletic Conference opponents in Gampel. The four non-conference losses came against Detriot 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 44 straight non-conference games in Gampel. UConn is 32-8 in Gampel overthelastfiveseasons,plusthisyear(1-0).In 2013-14, the Huskies went 7-2 at Gampel.
VS. RANKED OPPONENTS: Using the AP Top 25 as the standard, Texas (#7/9) will be thefirstnationally-rankedopponent theHuskies have faced this season. Last season, UConn went 10-4 against ranked opponents.Since 1989-90, UConn is 127-96 (.570) againstrankedopponentsandsincethefirstNCAA championship season of 1998-99, the Huskies are 94-61 (.606) against ranked op-ponents.
PUERTO RICO TIP-OFF: UConn returned fromSanJuanwithasecond-placefinishinthe Puerto Rico Tip-Off, posting wins over College of Charleston and Dayton before bowing to West Virginia in Sun-day’s champion-ship game. It was the 10th straight season in a November tournament for UConn, in which the Huskies have a combined 27-5 (.844) re-cord.UConnhasfivetournamentchampion-ships and four runner-up positions in those tournaments. The five titles came in the2005 Maui Invitational, the 2006 Hispanic College Fund Classic, the 2008 Paradise Jam, the 2010 Maui Invitational, and last year in the 2013 2K Sports Classic. UConn senior Ryan Boatright was named to the Tip-Off All-Tournament Team after av-eraging 18.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 4.3 assists in the three games. UConn rebounded from a sub-par shooting performance in the first half to shoot 63.2percent in the second half on its way to a 65-57 win over a stubborn College of Charleston teaminthefirstround.Charlestonclosedtowithin four points twice in the second half, but UConn’s Ryan Boatright (19 points), Daniel Hamilton (15) and Amida Brimah (14) kept the Huskies in front. In the semifinals, UConn and Daytonbattled through seven ties and eight lead changes before the Huskies took charge defensively in the second half for the 75-64 victory. Boatright had 20 points, Rod-ney Purvis had 19 and Hamilton scored
14 to lead the Huskies, while Brimah’sfiveblocked shots were key. In the championship game, West Virginia harassed UConn into 19 turnovers as the Huskies suffered their first lossof the sea-son, 78-68. The Huskies outrebounded the Mountaineers and closed to within six twice in the second half, but could get no closer. Boatright led the way with 17 points, while Hamilton added 15 points and 9 rebounds.
GOOD START: UConn won its 15th straight season opener and extended its perfect record to 26-0 in Gampel Pavilion openers with a 66-53 victory over Bryant on Nov. 14. Senior Ryan Boatright led a second-half comeback that saw the Huskies rally fromanine-pointdeficit in thesecondhalffor the win. Boatright scored a game-high 24 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, handed out 5 assists, and had 4 steals in an outstand-ing all-around performance. Sophomore center Amida Brimah added 12 points and 5 blocked shots, while sophomore forward Kentan Facey grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds.
AAC HONORS: UConn senior guard Ryan Boatright was named the American Ath-letic Conference Player of the Week on Nov. 24, following his performance in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, in which he averaged 18.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 4.3 assists in threegames.ItisthefirstPlayeroftheWeekhonor for Boatright, who was named to the league’s weekly Honor Roll last week. The AAC Preseason Player of the Year, Boatright curretly leads the conferece in scoring at 20.0 points per game. UConn freshman Daniel Hamilton was named the league’s Rookie of the Week on Nov. 24 after he averaged 14.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and shot 59.3 percent overall and 66.7 percent from three-point range in the three games in Puerto Rico.
TOP 25: UConn is ranked among the Top 25 in both the Associated Press and the ES-PN-USA Today polls of Nov. 24. The Huskies are No. 24 in the AP poll and No. 22 in the ESPN-USA Today poll. It is the sixth consecu-tive poll to include the Huskies, counting the last three weeks of polls last season. UConn was among the AP Top 25 in 15 of the 20 weekly polls last year. The longest consecu-tive streak for UConn to be ranked in the Top 25 is 77 straight weeks, a span from Novem-ber, 1997-January, 2001. Eight of UConn’s 2014-15 opponents also appear in the Top 25 or ‘Others Receiving Votes.’
Consecutive Weeks in the AP PollStreak Dates1. 77 weeks -- Nov. 1997-Jan. 20012. 67 weeks -- March 2003-Jan. 20073. 51 weeks -- Dec. 1993-March 19964. 36 weeks -- Feb. 2008-Jan. 20105. 28 weeks --- Nov. 2010-Jan. 2012
UCONN INFORMATIONLocation....................Storrs, Conn.Enrollment..........................30,474Founded.................................1881President..................Susan HerbstAth. Director............Warde Manuel Conference......................American
Athletic Conference Home Courts.......
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)XL Center (16,294)
Nickname..........................HuskiesColors..............National Flag Blue
Phil ChardisEmail......phil.chardis@uconn.eduOfficephone...........860-486-3531Cell phone..............860-771-3314Secondary Basketball Contact...
Scott WaggonerEmail..scott.waggoner@uconn.eduOfficephone...........860-486-3531
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NATIONAL POLLSASSOCIATED PRESS
Nov. 24Team Record Pts1 Kentucky (62) 5-0 1,6222 Arizona 3-0 1,4932 Wisconsin (3) 4-0 1,4934 Duke 5-0 1,4735 North Carolina 3-0 1,3156 Louisville 3-0 1,2207 Texas 4-0 1,1858 Virginia 4-0 1,1669 Wichita St. 3-0 1,12010 Gonzaga 4-0 1,07611 Kansas 1-1 98212 Villanova 3-0 91313 Iowa State 2-0 83114 Virginia Commonwealth 3-0 76115 San Diego St. 3-0 73516 Ohio State 3-0 55717 Miami (FL) 5-0 52418 Florida 2-1 46719 Michigan 3-0 40220 Michigan St 2-1 40021 West Virginia 5-0 34522 UCLA 4-0 17723 Creighton 4-0 14824 Connecticut 3-1 14525 Arkansas 3-0 129Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 109, Stanford 80, Providence 63, Utah 38, Minnesota 21, Northern Iowa 17, Rhode Island 16, Syracuse 15, Oklahoma St 14, Memphis 10, Georgetown 10, Baylor 7, Indiana 6, California 5, Nebraska 5, Illinois 5, Cincinnati 4, NC State 4, Wyoming 4, UTEP 3, Maryland 3, Dayton 3, BYU 2, Northeastern 1, Xavier 1
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Team Record Pts.1 Kentucky (29) 5-0 7962 Duke 5-0 7333 Wisconsin (2) 4-0 7264 Arizona (1) 3-0 7235 Louisville 3-0 6226 North Carolina 3-0 6177 Virginia 4-0 5858 Gonzaga 4-0 5589 Texas 4-0 54110 Wichita St 3-0 49111 Villanova 3-0 46912 Kansas 1-1 45813 Iowa State 2-0 37814 Virginia Commonwealth 3-0 36915 San Diego St. 3-0 34816 Florida 2-1 30317 Ohio State 3-0 28118 Michigan 3-0 26519 Michigan St. 2-1 23820 Miami (FL) 5-0 16021 Oklahoma 2-1 11422 Connecticut 3-1 11223 UCLA 4-0 9324 West Virginia 5-0 8125 Providence 5-0 47Others receiving votes: Stanford 42, Arkansas 35, Utah 27, Syracuse 26, Georgetown 23, Notre Dame 20, Nebraska 17, Oregon 11, Baylor 10, Minnesota 9, Creighton 9, Oklahoma St 8, California 6, Northern Iowa 6, UTEP 5, Indiana 5, Colorado 4, Charlotte 4, Iowa 4, Louisiana Tech 3, Wyoming 3, Saint Mary’s 3, George Washington 3, Rhode Island 2, Memphis 2, Kansas St 2, Illinois 1, SMU 1, LSU 1
UConn and its 2014-15 opponents in bold-face type.
As of the start of the 2014-15 NBA season, nine former UConn players were on NBA rosters, with a few others possibly waiting in the wings. The nine former Huskies are on eight different NBA rosters, and total a combined 60 seasons of NBA experience. The UConn nine are led by Caron Butler (Pistons), in his 13th NBA season. The eight other former Huskies on NBA rosters include Ben Gordon (Magic), in his 11th year, Charlie Villanueva (Mavericks), in his 10th year, Rudy Gay (Kings), in his 9th season, A.J. Price (Pacers), in his 6th year, Kemba Walker (Bobcats), in his 4th NBA season, Jeremy Lamb (Thunder) and Andre Drummond (Pistons), each in his 3rd year, and Shabazz Napier (Heat) in his rookie season. Former Huskies Ray Allen, Emeka Okafor, and Jeff Adrien are free agents who have been mentioned as possible early- or mid-season signees by NBA teams.
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CONSECUTIVE GAMES: UConn junior Phil Nolan owns the longest current streak of games played by a UConn player with 53 straight games. Senior Ryan Boatright owns the longest consecutive starts streak with 14. ALL-TIME LIST: With 17 points against West Virginia, UConn senior Ryan Boatright has 1,274 career points, 30th on the Huskies’ all-time scoring list. No. 29 on the list is Vin Yokabaskas (1949-1952) with 1,275 points.
THE AAC PRESEASON LISTS: UConn was pickedtofinishNo.1intheconference,UConnsenior guard Ryan Boatright was named the Preseason Player of the Year and freshman guard/forward Daniel Hamilton was selected the Preseason Rookie of the Year by a vote of the league’s coaches. Boatright was also a unanimous selection to the Preseason All-Conference First Team, while sophomore center Amida Brimah was voted to the All-Conference Second Team. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team or players.American Athletic Conference Preseason PollTeam (first-place votes) ------------------ Pts 1. UConn (6) -------------------------------- 96 2. SMU (5) ---------------------------------- 94 3. Memphis --------------------------------- 82 4. Cincinnati -------------------------------- 71 5. Tulsa -------------------------------------- 62 6. Temple ----------------------------------- 59 7. Houston ---------------------------------- 39 8. USF --------------------------------------- 32 9. UCF --------------------------------------- 2610. East Carolina ---------------------------- 2411. Tulane------------------------------------20First TeamRyan Boatright, UConn*Nic Moore, SMU*Markus Kennedy, SMU* Shaq Goodwin, MemphisAustin Nichols, MemphisJames Woodard, TulsaSecond TeamAmida Brimah, UConnAnthony Collins, USFChris Perry, USFWill Cummings, TempleQuenton DeCosey, TemplePreseason Player of the YearRyan Boatright, UConnPreseason Rookie of the YearDaniel Hamilton, UConn
*unanimous selection
NATIONAL RECOGNITION: UConn has produced two of the last four winners of the Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award in Kemba Walker in 2011 and Shabazz Napier in 2014. The Huskies are in the running for another in 2015 as senior Ryan Boatright has been named to the watch list of 35 players for the 2015 Cousy Award. The list will be narrowed to 20 in early February and then thefinal5byearlyMarch.Thewinnerwillbe presented the award on Championship Monday in Indianapolis. Boatright has also been named to the Top 50 watch list for the John R. Wooden Award, presented to the top collegiate player at season’s end. Boatright was also honored as ESPN named him No. 10 on their list of the Top 100 College Players in America.
RECORD CROWDS: After last season’s Final Four, UConn has now played before three of the four largest crowds in the history of Division I Men’s Basketball. The record of 79,444 fans wassetinthe2014nationalsemifinalsatAT&TStadium in North Texas on April 5, 2014, as the Huskies met Florida. The second-largest crowd of 79,238 came two days later on April 7 asUConnplayedKentuckyatAT&TStadiuminthe national championship game. The fourth-largest crowd of 75,421 watched UConn play Kentucky on April 2, 2011, in the national semifinalsatReliantStadiuminHouston.
TOPS IN TOURNEY: Speaking of last year’s NCAA Tournament, UConn’s 6-0 record in the 2014 tourney gives the Huskies the best win-ning percentage in the NCAA tourney since thefieldexpandedto64(now68)in1985.Since 1985, UConn is 54-15 in the NCAA tourney, a winning percentage of .783 (With-out UConn’s 2-1 record in 1996, an appear-ance voided by the NCAA, the Huskies are 52-14, a winning percentage of .788).The top NCAA tourney winning percentages since 1985:1. UConn 54-15 .7832. Duke 80-25 .7623. Kentucky 69-22 .75824. North Carolina 75-24 .75755. Kansas 73-27 .730
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THE LAST TIME ...ANOTHER 30-, 20-WIN SEASON: Last season’s 32-8 record marked the ninth 30-win season in UConn history, all within the last 25 years. It also extended UConn’s streak of seasons of 20 wins or more to four straight, six of the last seven years, and 15 of the last 17 seasons.
HUSKIES INK TWO: The UConn men’s basketball program has received signed Let-ters of Intent from two incoming student-athletes, guard Jalen Adams and forward Steve Enoch. Adams is a 6-2 guard from Roxbury, Mass., who currently attends Brew-ster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H., while Enoch is a 6-10 forward from Norwalk, Conn., who currently attends St. Thomas More School in Oakdale, Conn. “We’re very excited to have both these young men coming into our program,” UCo-nn Coach Kevin Ollie said. “Not only are they quality basketball players, but quality people and outstanding student-athletes. I know they will be great additions to our UConn family.” Adams is a 170-pound combination guard who is consistently rated among the top 25 players in his class nationwide by most re-cruiting services. He is equally adept at get-ting to the rim and finishing, shooting thethree-pointer, or as a playmaker at the point. He is at Brewster Academy for a prep year after graduating from Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Mass. Enoch, a 220-pound forward, blossomed this summer while playing AAU ball to jump into the top 75 on most recruiting service lists. The fast-improving big man is a solid rebounder, who shows strength around the rim and has developed a consistent short jump shot. He transferred to St. Thomas More this year after three years at Norwalk High School. As a junior, Enoch averaged 14.4 points, 11.4 rebounds and 3.4 blocks at Norwalk. Adams and Enoch will enroll at UConn in the fall of 2015.
A LOOK AT TEXAS: At 5-0, Texas is off to its best start in five years. The Longhorns,currently ranked in the Top 10 of both na-tional polls (#7-AP/#9-USA Today), have al-ready won the 2K Classic. Their top scorer, guard Isaiah Taylor (15.0) is out after suffer-ing a broken left wrist, but Texas has plenty of depth, since the entire team is back from last season’s 24-11 club. Coach Rick Barnes has 11 players averaging at least 11 minutes per game. Leading the Longhorns is 6-8 senior for-ward Jonathan Holmes (13.4 ppg, 7.2 rpg), who starts up front with 6-9 junior Connor Lammert (6.4 ppg, 6.6 rpg) and 6-9 junior Cameron Ridley (8.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg). Demar-cus Holland (8.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg), a 6-2 junior, is at one guard spot. With Taylor injured, the other starting guard is either 5-11 ju-nior Javan Felix (9.0 ppg, 2.0 apg) or 6-3
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 Team By UConn 90 vs. Temple, 1/21/14By Opponent 127 vs. Syracuse, 3/12/09 (6OT)*
40-plus Point WinBy UConn 83-40 vs. USF, 2/12/14 By Opponent 101-61 at Syracuse, 11/30/77
30-plus Point WinBy UConn 80-43 vs. Houston, 1/30/14By Opponent 81-48 at Louisville, 3/8/14
20-plus Point WinBy UConn 75-55 vs. UCF, 2/9/14By Opponent 81-48 at Louisville, 3/8/14
60-Percent Shooting by a TeamBy UConn .600 vs. DePaul, 2/23/13By Opponent .615 vs. Stony Brook, 12/28/00
Overtime GameUConn Win 89-81 vs. Saint Joseph’s, 3/20/14#UConn Loss 78-79 vs. Georgetown, 2/27/13(2ot)
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, 81-48 at Louisville, 3/8/14By Opponent W, 51-45 vs. Cincinnati, 3/1/14
10 Three-Point Field Goals MadeBy UConn 11 vs. Saint Joseph’s, 3/20/14# By Opponent 11 vs. Michigan St., 3/30/14#
10 BlocksBy UConn 11 vs. USF, 2/12/14 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
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40 Points by a Player42, Kemba Walker vs. Vermont, 11/17/10
30 Points by a Player34, Shabazz Napier vs. Memphis, 2/15/14
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. Memphis, 2/15/14Shabazz Napier 34, Ryan Boatright 21
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 Made11, Shabazz Napier vs. Temple 2/20/14
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. Dayton, 11/21/146, Amida Brimah vs. USF, 2/12/147, 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 Player7, Shabazz Napier vs. Rutgers, 3/5/14
Double-Double by a PlayerDeAndre Daniels20p-10r vs. Florida, 4/5/14#
Consecutive 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
Five Players in Double FiguresWin, 77-65, vs. Villanova, 3/22/14 at First Niagara Center, Buffalo, N.Y. #Shabazz Napier 25, Lasan Kromah 12, DeAn-dre Daniels 11, Ryan Boatright 11, Terrence Samuel 11
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CENTRAL FLORIDALocation: Orlando, Fla.Enrollment: 58,587Nickname: KnightsHome venue: UCF Arena (10,000)Head coach: Donnie Jones Career record: 110-93 (7 years)Record at UCF: 55-52 (4 years)2013-14 record: 13-18 overall; 4-14 The American (tie, 8th)2013-14 Postseason: NoneNCAA Appearances: 4Last appearance: 2005
CINCINNATILocation: Cincinnati, OhioEnrollment: 42,421Nickname: BearcatsHome venue: Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Head coach: Mick Cronin Career record: 231-131 (11 years)Record at UC: 162-107 (8 years)2013-14 record: 27-7 overall; 15-3 The American (tie, 1st)2012-13 Postseason: NCAA Tournament 2nd roundNCAA Appearances: 28Last appearance: 2014
CONNECTICUTLocation: Storrs, Conn.Enrollment: 30,474Nickname: HuskiesHome venues: Gampel Pavilion (10,167); XL Center (16,294) Head coach: Kevin Ollie Career record: 52-18 (2 years)Record at UConn: 52-18 (2 years)2013-14 record: 32-8 overall; 12-6 The American (tie, 3rd)2013-14 Postseason: NCAA Tournament - National ChampionNCAA Appearances: 32Last appearance: 2014
HOUSTONLocation: Houston, TexasEnrollment: 39,820Nickname: CougarsHome venue: Hofheinz Pavilion (8,479) Head coach: Kelvin Sampson Career record: 427-225 (21 years)Record at Houston: 1st year2013-14 record: 17-16 overall; 8-10 The American (6th)2013-14 Postseason: None NCAA Appearances: 19Last appearance: 2010
TULSALocation: Tulsa, Ok.Enrollment: 4,600Nickname: Golden HurricaneHome venue: Donald W. Reynolds Center (8,355) Head coach: Frank Haith Career record: 205-129 (10 years)Record at Tulsa: 1st year 2013-14 record: 21-13 overall; 13-3 Conference USA (tie, 1st)2013-14 Postseason: NCAA Tournament 2nd Round NCAA Appearances: 40Last appearance: 2014
SOUTHERN METHODIST Location: Dallas, TexasEnrollment: 10,981Nickname: MustangsHome venue: Moody Coliseum (8,300) Head coach: Larry Brown Career record: 219-88 (9 years)Record at SMU: 42-27 (2 years)2013-14 record: 27-10 overall; 12-6 The American (tie, 3rd)2013-14 Postseason: NIT championship game NCAA Appearances: 10Last appearance: 1993
MEMPHISLocation: Memphis, Tenn.Enrollment: 22,725Nickname: TigersHome venue: FedEx Forum (18,400) Head coach: Josh Pastner Career record: 130-44 (5 years)Record at Memphis: 130-44 (5 years)2013-14 record: 24-10 overall; 12-6 The American (tie, 3rd)2013-14 Postseason: NCAA Tournament 3rd round NCAA Appearances: 26Last appearance: 2014
EAST CAROLINA Location: Greenville, N.C.Enrollment: 26,947Nickname: PiratesHome venue: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (8,000) Head coach: Jeff Lebo Career record: 284-217 (16 years)Record at East Carolina: 73-61 (4 years)2013-14 record: 17-17 overall; 5-11 Conference USA (tie, 12th)2013-14 Postseason: College Insider Tournament 1st Round NCAA Appearances: 2Last appearance: 1993
TEMPLE Location: Philadelphia, Pa.Enrollment: 39,000Nickname: OwlsHome venue: The Liacouras Center (10,206) Head coach: Fran DunphyCareer record: 477-259 (25 years)Record at Temple: 167-96 (8 years)2013-14 record: 9-22 overall; 4-14 The American (tie, 8th)2013-14 Postseason: None NCAA Appearances: 31Last appearance: 2013
SOUTH FLORIDALocation: Tampa, Fla.Enrollment: 45,074Nickname: BullsHome venue: Sun Dome (10,411) Head coach: Orlando Antigua Career record: 1st yearRecord at USF: 1st year2013-14 record: 12-20 overall; 3-15 The American (10th)2013-14 Postseason: None NCAA Appearances: 3Last appearance: 2012
TULANE Location: New Orleans, La.Enrollment: 13,462Nickname: Green WaveHome venue: Devlin Fieldhouse (3,600) Head coach: Ed Conroy Career record: 114-141 (8 years)Record at Tulane: 65-65 (4 years)2013-14 record: 17-17 overall; 8-8 Conference USA (7th)2013-14 Postseason: CBI Tournament 1st Round NCAA Appearances: 6Last appearance: 1991
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sophomore Kendal Yancy (5.8 ppg). Off the bench, the player to watch is 6-11 freshman Myles Turner, who is averaging 12.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game and is shooting 65.8 per-cent from the field. Turnerscored 25 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and blocked 3 shots in 25 minutes Tuesday against Saint Francis. UConn owns a 5-2 all-time record against Texas and has won the last two meetings, an 88-74 win at Gampel on Jan. 23, 2010, when Texas was ranked No. 1, and an 82-81 win in overtime at the Er-win Center in Austin on Jan. 8, 2011. Texas is 0-2 at Gam-pel and 0-1 at the Hartford Civic (now XL) Center. Today’s game is the firstof a home-and-home series. UConn will travel to Austin in 2015-16.
UCONN’S LAST GAME VS. TEXASJan. 8, 2011, ERWIN CENTER, AUSTIN, TEXAS
UCONN’S LAST HOME GAME VS. TEXASJan. 23, 2010, GAMPEL PAVILION, STORRS, CONN.
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Kevin OLLIEHead Coach
It took Kevin Ollie just 70 games as a collegiate head basketball coach to join the elite of the profession --- those who have won an NCAA championship.
In just his second season as the head basketball coach at the Uni-versity of Connecticut and only his fourth year in coaching since retir-ingfromtheNBA,Olliefirmlyestablishedhimselfasoneoftherisingyoung coaching stars in the college game by guiding the Huskies to a 32-8 season in 2013-14 and the NCAA title, defeating Kentucky, 60-54,inthetourney’schampionshipgameatAT&TStadiuminAr-
lington, Texas.On his way to guiding
UConn to their its fourth NCAA crown in the his-tory of the program, Ol-lie marched the Huskies past storied programs Saint Joseph’s, Villanova, Iowa State, Michigan State, and Florida in the tournament before the finaleagainstKentucky.
It would have been a dream season for any college coach, but for a coach of just 70 games, whose team was not even able to compete in the 2013 NCAA Tourna-ment because of aca-demic shortcomings of years long past, it was truly remarkable. The Huskies, who had a 12-6 mark in the new Ameri-can Athletic Conference, won eight of their last nine games, 11 of their last 13, and had a 10-4 record against ranked opponents, including two wins against Florida, the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
With a sparkling 52-18 coaching record, Ollie’s .743 winning percent-age is the highest of any coach in UConn history who coached more than 20 games. The 32-victory season is the ninth 30-win season for the Huskies.
Ollie, 41, accepted a huge responsibility 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.
With only two seasons of coaching experience after joining Cal-houn’s staff as an assistant in 2010-2011, Ollie quickly embraced the opportunity to lead the storied UConn program.
Despite a roster depleted by transfers and early NBA entrants, Ol-lie surprised the experts by guiding the Huskies to a 20-victory season (20-10), a feat no other UConn coach had ever accomplished in his firstyear.
TheHuskiesalsoposteda10-8markinthedifficultBigEastCon-ference. At season’s end, Ollie’s efforts were recognized by Collegein-sider.com, which selected him to receive its Ben Jobe National Coach
Season Job Title Overall Conference Postseason Record Record Results2010-11 Asst. Coach 32-9 9-9 NCAA Champions2011-12 Asst. Coach 20-14 8-10 NCAA 2nd Round
2012-13 Head Coach 20-10 10-82013-14 Head Coach 32-8 12-6 NCAA Champions2-Year Totals 52-18 22-14 NCAA Tournament: 6-0
KEVIN OLLIE COACHING HISTORY
“Kevin Ollie was a game-changer for us. I think he changed the whole culture in Okla-homa City ... just his mind set, professional-ism, every single day. We all watched that, and we all wanted to be like that. It rubbed off on Russell (Westbrook), myself, Jeff Green, James Harden. Everybody who comes through now, it’s the standard that you’ve got to live up to as a Thunder player. And that started with Kevin Ollie.”
~ Kevin DurantNBA MVP
Oklahoma City Thunder
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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, Cheyenne (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 55 19 .743Totals 1622 896 .644
UConn All-TimeHead Coaches
of the Year Award, given to the top Division I minority coach.
Ollie raised eyebrows with the season’s veryfirstgame,upsetting14th-rankedMichi-gan State, 66-62, in the Armed Forces Clas-sic at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany. The season also included victories over ranked teams Notre Dame and Syracuse, and fivewins in overtime, a school record.
Lessthanadozengamesintohisfirstsea-sonasheadcoach,Olliewasawardedafive-year contract. Following his second season in 2013-14, he spurned interest from several NBA teams to sign another new contract with UConn that runs through May, 2019.
“It’s a humbling experience to be around the UConn fans and the UConn family and to know that I am their basketball coach for the foreseeable future,” Ollie said. “I’m very proud of that. UConn is a place that I love and, as I’ve told everyone throughout the season and through all the recent specula-tion, this is where my heart is. This is where I want to be.”
UConn President Susan Herbst voiced the support Ollie has earned from the university community.
“Kevin has done a remarkable job as our head coach over the past two years and also during his time as a UConn student-athlete and assistant coach,” she said. “He is a per-son of utmost character and leadership and embodies everything we stand for here at the University of Connecticut.”
Ollie’s UConn history --- which began in the fall of 1991 when he reported 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 seasons as an assistant on Calhoun’s staff, but possesses a wealth of basketball knowledge after learning from some of the finestteacherstoevercoachthegame, in-cluding Calhoun, Chuck Daly, Don Nelson, Larry Brown, and George Karl.
“After 13 years in the NBA, Kevin’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 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 some of Calhoun’s finest teamsduring the mid-1990s, Ollie was a four-year starting point guard and a two-time captain.
He played in 124 games for the Huskies, averaging 6.7 points and 5.0 assists. 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 Commu-nications.
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 Con-ference 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 regu-lar-season championships, and reaching the NCAA Sweet 16 and Elite Eight, respectively.
Yet it was after his UConn career that Ollie was most impressive, displaying un-matched perseverance, intestinal fortitude, and a never-say- die attitude as he fought his way through years in the Continental Bas-ketball 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.
Yet Ollie would not be deterred, earning a reputation throughout the league as an out-standingteammate,withstrongmoralfiber,impeccable character, and a vast knowledge ofthegame.Hisperseverancefinallypaidoffwith a multi-year contract from the Cleveland Cavaliers. Ollie had been brought to Cleve-land to mentor a young LeBron James about acting as a professional and 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 eventually become a coach.
“Kevin Ollie was a game-changer for us,” Durant, the 2013-14 NBA Most Valuable Play-er, said when asked about the Thunder’s phi-losophy. “He might not say it, but I think he changed the whole culture in Oklahoma City ... just his mind set, professionalism, every single day. We all watched that, and we all wanted to be like that. It rubbed off on Rus-sell (Westbrook), myself, Jeff Green, James Harden. Everybody who comes through now, it’s the standard that you’ve got to live up to as a Thunder player. And that started with Kevin Ollie.”
Ollie couldn’t have had a more successful debut season to his coaching career than in 2010-11, as he helped guard Kemba Walker produce one of the most spectacular indi-vidual seasons in UConn history in leading the Huskies to the program’s third national championship. The 2011-12 season culmi-nated in another NCAA appearance and an-other UConn guard, Jeremy Lamb, drafted as an NBA lottery selection. This past season, Ollie clearly enhanced his reputation as a teacher, molding point guard Shabazz Napier intoaconsensusfirstteamAll-Americanandthe leader of the NCAA national champions.
“Kevin Ollie epitomizes what we want a UConn athlete, a UConn student, to be all about. When you say that about somebody, 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 chil-dren, son Jalen (born 6/22/96) and daughter Cheyanne (born 2/6/01).
2014-15 UConn Men's BasketballUConn Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 23, 2014)
All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 3-1 1-0 0-1 2-0CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 3-1 1-0 0-1 2-0
TEAM STATISTICS UCONN OPPSCORING 274 252 Points per game 68.5 63.0 Scoring margin +5.5 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 99-218 89-217 Field goal pct . 4 5 4 . 4 1 03 POINT FG-ATT 21-67 23-67 3-point FG pct . 3 1 3 . 3 4 3 3-pt FG made per game 5.3 5.8FREE THROWS-ATT 55-80 51-76 Free throw pct . 6 8 8 . 6 7 1 F-Throws made per game 13.8 12.8REBOUNDS 148 130 Rebounds per game 37.0 32.5 Rebounding margin +4.5 -ASSISTS 42 41 Assists per game 10.5 10.3TURNOVERS 50 49 Turnovers per game 12.5 12.3 Turnover margin -0.2 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 0.8STEALS 19 24 Steals per game 4.8 6.0BLOCKS 20 12 Blocks per game 5.0 3.0ATTENDANCE 10167 22163 Home games-Avg/Game 1-10167 1-8002 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-7080
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsUConn 131 143 274Opponents 143 109 252
Date Opponent Score Att.11/14/14 BRYANT W 66-53 1016711/20/14 vs College of Charleston W 65-57 672311/21/14 vs Dayton W 75-64 743811/23/14 at West Virginia L 68-78 8002
* - Conference game
2014-15 UConn Men's BasketballUConn Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 23, 2014)
Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category
2014-15 UConn Men's BasketballUConn Game-by-Game Highs (as of Nov 23, 2014)
All games
Opponent Date Score Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocked shotsBRYANT 11/14/14 66-53 24-BOATRIGHT, Rya 11-FACEY, Kentan 5-BOATRIGHT, Ryan 4-BOATRIGHT, Ryan 5-BRIMAH, Amidavs College of Charleston 11/20/14 65-57 19-BOATRIGHT, Rya 6-BOATRIGHT, Ryan 5-BOATRIGHT, Ryan 2-CASSELL JR., Sam 1-BRIMAH, Amidavs Dayton 11/21/14 75-64 20-BOATRIGHT, Rya 5-FACEY, Kentan 4-BOATRIGHT, Ryan 3-BOATRIGHT, Ryan 5-BRIMAH, Amida
HAMILTON, Daniel BOATRIGHT, Ryan
at West Virginia 11/23/14 68-78 17-BOATRIGHT, Rya 9-HAMILTON, Daniel 4-BOATRIGHT, Ryan 1-HAMILTON, Daniel 2-BRIMAH, Amida CASSELL JR., Sam
UCONN RECORD WHEN... OVERALL AMERICANLeading at the half: 1-0 --Trailing at half: 1-1 --Tied at half 1-0 --Playing overtime: 0-0 --Shooting 50% or better: 0-0 --Shooting less than 40%: 0-0 --Opponents shoot 50% or better: 0-0 --Opponents shoot 35.0-39.9%: 0-0 --Opponents shoot 30.0-34.9%: 1-0 --Opponents shoot less than 30%: 0-0 --UConn outrebounds opponent: 2-1 --UConn shoots 70% FT or better: 2-0 --UConn shoots 50.0-69.9% FT: 1-1 --UConn shoots below 50.0% FT: 0-0 --Scoring 50-69 points: 2-1 --Scoring 70-89 points: 1-0 --Scoring 90 points or more: 0-0 --Allowing 40-69 points: 3-0 --Allowing 70-89 points: 0-1 --Allowing 90 points or more: 0-0 --Bench outscores opponent bench: 0-0 --Game is decided by 1-4 points: 0-0 --Game is decided by 5-10 points: 1-1 --Game is decided by 11 points or more: 2-0 --Playing at night: 1-1 --Playing in the afternoon: 2-0 --Playing on Monday: 0-0 --Playing on Tuesday: 0-0 --Playing on Wednesday: 0-0 --Playing on Thursday: 1-0 --Playing on Friday: 2-0 --Playing on Saturday: 0-0 -- Playing on Sunday: 0-1 --Biggest Lead: .....................................................................................................................15 pts vs. Bryant (11/14/14)Biggest Deficit: ..................................................................................................................15 pts vs. WVU (11/23/14)Biggest Lead/Loss: ...........................................................................................................N/ABiggest Deficit/Win: .............................................................................................................9 pts vs. Bryant (11/14/14)Biggest Halftime Lead: ..................................................................................................... 9 pts vs. Charleston (11/20/14)Biggest Halftime Deficit: ................................................................................................... 15 pts vs. WVU (11/23/14)Best UConn 1st Half FG%: ..................................................................................................43.8 vs. Dayton (11/21/14) and WVU (11/23/14)Worst UConn 1st Half FG%: ............................................................................................... 32.1 vs. Charleston (11/20/14)Best UConn 2nd Half FG%: .................................................................................................63.6 vs. Bryant (11/14/14)Worst UConn 2nd Half FG%: ...............................................................................................46.7 vs. WVU (11/23/14)Best Opp. 1st Half FG%: .....................................................................................................53.8 vs. Dayton (11/21/14)Worst Opp. 1st Half FG%: ...................................................................................................33.3 vs. Charleston (11/20/14)Best Opp. 2nd Half FG%: .....................................................................................................52.0 vs. Charleston (11/20/14) Worst Opp. 2nd Half FG%: ..................................................................................................26.9 vs. Bryant (11/14/14)Most Pts by UConn in 1st Half: ...........................................................................................41 vs. Dayton (11/21/14)Least Pts by UConn in 1st Half: ..........................................................................................28 vs. Bryant (11/14/14)Most Pts by UConn in 2nd Half: .........................................................................................38 vs. Bryant (11/14/14)Least Pts by UConn in 2nd Half: .........................................................................................34 vs. Dayton (11/21/14)Most Pts by UConn in OT: ................................. ................................................................N/A Least Pts by UConn in OT: .................................... ............................................................N/AMost Pts by Opp. in 1st Half: .............................................................................................47 vs. WVU (11/23/14)Least Pts by Opp. in 1st Half: ............................................................................................ 21 vs. Charleston (11/20/14)Most Pts by Opp. in 2nd Half: ............................................................................................36 vs. Charleston (11/20/14)Least Pts by Opp. in 2nd Half: ...........................................................................................19 vs. Bryant (11/14/14)Most Pts by Opp. in OT: .............................................. ..................................................... N/A Least Pts by Opp. in OT: ....................................................................................................N/A
Officials: Jeff Anderson, Mark Schnur, Hal LuskTechnical fouls: College of Charleston-None. UConn-None.Attendance: 6723Game 2 of the Eighth Annual Puerto Rico Tip-Off
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalCollege of Charleston 21 36 57UConn 30 35 65
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchCOFC 14 18 2 6 6UCONN 20 15 7 2 6
Last FG - COFC 2nd-00:24, UCONN 2nd-00:32.Largest lead - COFC by 2 1st-19:26, UCONN by 12 2nd-18:54.
Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 1 time.
Gm 02 Thursday, November 20, 2014 Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, PR
UConn 65, Charleston 57
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Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsDayton vs UConn
Officials: Gerry Pollard, Patrick Adams, Lee CassellTechnical fouls: Dayton-POLLARD, Kendall. UConn-None.Attendance: 7438Game 6 of the Eighth Annual Puerto Rico Tip-Off
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalDayton 41 23 64UConn 41 34 75
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUD 32 10 10 6 19UCONN 32 13 7 8 10
Last FG - UD 2nd-00:56, UCONN 2nd-01:30.Largest lead - UD by 5 2nd-13:50, UCONN by 12 2nd-01:01.
Score tied - 7 times.Lead changed - 8 times.
Gm 03 Friday, November 21, 2014 Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, PR
UConn 75, Dayton 64
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsUConn vs West Virginia
11/23/14 7:30 PM AST at Coliseo Roberto Clemente (San Juan, PR)
Officials: Tom Eades, Gerry Pollard, Antinio PettyTechnical fouls: UConn-None. West Virginia-None.Attendance: 8002Game 12 and Championship of the Eighth Annual Puerto Rico Tip-OffTournament MVP is West Virginia #3 Juwan Staten
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalUConn 32 36 68West Virginia 47 31 78
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUCONN 40 14 16 6 20WVU 28 17 18 4 22
Last FG - UCONN 2nd-00:08, WVU 2nd-00:12.Largest lead - UCONN None, WVU by 15 1st-05:32.
Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 0 times.
Gm 04 Sunday, November 23, 2014 Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, PR
West Virginia 78, UConn 68
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TERRENCE SAMUELSo. G 6-4 202
Brooklyn, N.Y.
5
DANIEL HAMILTONFr. G/F 6-7 190Los Angeles, Calif.
10
SAM CASSELL JR.R-So. G 6-4 192
Baltimore, Md.
12
KENTAN FACEYSo. F 6-9 206Trelawny, Jamaica
21
OMAR CALHOUNJr. G 6-5 205
Brooklyn, N.Y.
22
PAT LENEHANSr. G 6-3 190Cheshire, Conn.
14
RAKIM LUBINFr. F 6-8 260
Miami, Fla.
23
NNAMDI AMILOJr. F 6-3 225
New Fairfield, Conn.
35
AMIDA BRIMAHSo. C 7-0 230
Accra, Ghana
44
RODNEY PURVISR-So. G 6-4 205
Raleigh, N.C.
11
RYAN BOATRIGHTSr. G 6-0 175
Aurora, Ill.
PHILLIP NOLANJr. F 6-10 237
Milwaukee, Wis.
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KEVIN OLLIEHead Coach
3rd Year (52-18)
KARL HOBBSAssistant Coach
RICKY MOOREAssistant Coach
GLEN MILLERAssociate Head Coach
KEVIN FREEMANDirector of Basketball
Administration
While at Connecticut: Will serve as a UConn captain in 2014-15... Voted American Athletic Conference Preseason Player of the Year and a unanimous Preseason First Team All-Conference pick by the league’s coaches... Has appeared in 98 games, starting 80, averaging 13.0 points, 3.9 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game... Has tallied double-digit points in 68 of 98 career games, including 25 of 30 as a sophomore... Enters senior year with 1,194 points, 36th on the all-time list.... Leading UConn returning player from last year in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, 3-point shooting and foul shooting... 2014 USBWA All-District I Team ... 2013 USBWA All-District I Team.
As a Senior in 2014-15: Has started all four of UConn’s game, averaging a team-leading 20.0 points per game... Also leads the team in steals (7) and assists (18)... Ranks third on Connecticut in rebounds per game (6.0)... Named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Week (11/24) after guiding the Huskies to the championship game of the 2014 Puerto Rico Tip-Off... Earned a spot on the Puerto Rico Tip-Off All-Tournament team.
As a Junior in 2013-14: Appeared in 39 of UConn’s 40 games, starting 38 of them, averaging 12.1 points, 3.4 assists, 1.6 steals and a career-best 3.5 rebounds... Averaged 13.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in the Final Four and was named to the All-Final Four team... Was third on the team in scoring (13.7) in the NCAA Tournament... Tied a season-high with four steals in the Elite Eight against Michigan State (3/30)... Recorded a career-high two blocks against Boston College (11/21)... Tallied a season-high 21 points against Memphis (2/15)... His 131 assists tied a career-high for a season and he was second on the team in free throw percentage (79.8)... Was one of four Huskies to average double-digit point totals in the inaugural American Athletic Conference Tournament... Scored in double-figures in 27 of 39 games and in all six of UConn’s NCAA Tournament games.. Was second on the team with 61 steals, which were the most ever for him in a season... Averaged 11.8 and 3.5 rebounds in conference play... Led UConn in scoring in three games.
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... 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... 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.
As a Freshman in 2011-12: Appeared in 25 games, averaging 10.4 points, 3.3 re-bounds, 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... Finished with 19 points and 7 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... 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... 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 Tanesha Boatright and Mike McAllister... Has three siblings, Michael, Dasia and Deahjay.
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Career -- All Games 26 Fordham (12/21/12) 9 Fordham (12/21/12) 20 NC State (12/4/12) 5 Maryland ES (12/17/12) 8 Syracuse (2/25/12) 14 at Cincinnati (3/2/13) 15 at Cincinnati (3/2/13) 4 NC State (12/4/12) 8 Loyola (11/26/13) 8 Loyola (11/26/13) 9 Houston (12/31/13) 6 Fordham (12/21/12) 2 BC (11/21/13) 5 Michigan State (11/9/12) 46 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 M vs. Michigan State (s) 6-12 1-2 0-0 0 4 4 1 13 4 2 0 5 30 Vermont (s) 4-10 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 9 7 3 0 0 30 vs. Wake Forest (s) 3-7 0-3 10-13 1 6 7 0 16 5 4 1 0 33 vs. Quinnipiac (s) 3-14 0-3 12-13 0 1 1 2 18 4 4 0 2 41 vs. New Mexico (s) 4-7 1-1 3-3 1 1 2 3 12 3 2 0 0 35 Stony Brook (s) 3-8 1-4 2-3 0 4 4 1 9 7 2 0 1 35 New Hampshire (s) 5-10 0-4 9-11 0 1 1 0 19 4 1 0 1 36 NC State (s) 8-20 2-6 0-0 4 2 6 0 18 4 1 0 2 36 Harvard (s) 7-11 2-5 0-1 0 1 1 0 16 3 1 9 1 35 Maryland ES (s) 8-10 5-6 0-0 0 4 4 1 21 2 1 0 2 29 Fordham (s) 9-14 2-6 6-9 0 1 1 3 26 9 6 0 3 35 Washington (s) 5-11 0-2 2-4 0 2 2 3 12 3 2 0 0 32 at Marquette (s) 7-14 1-4 1-3 0 1 1 2 16 6 2 0 0 43 DePaul (s) 8-16 3-5 3-6 1 3 4 1 22 2 3 0 1 33 at Notre Dame (s) 4-11 1-3 5-6 0 3 3 1 14 5 3 0 2 37 Louisville (s) 4-10 3-7 0-0 0 4 4 1 11 6 5 0 0 36 at Pittsburgh (s) 7-19 1-7 5-6 0 4 4 0 20 6 3 0 4 39 Rutgers (s) 4-9 1-2 6-9 0 3 3 2 15 3 4 0 0 28 at Providence (s) 7-15 3-6 2-2 1 1 2 3 19 7 5 0 2 42 USF (s) 3-11 3-7 8-10 1 4 5 0 17 1 3 0 1 43 at St. John’s (s) 1-8 1-2 2-2 0 2 2 3 5 5 2 0 2 31 at Seton Hall (s) 4-9 2-4 10-10 0 5 5 0 20 0 3 0 4 35 Syracuse (s) 6-10 3-4 2-4 1 3 4 3 17 4 3 1 3 35 Villanova (s) 2-7 0-2 0-1 0 1 1 2 4 1 5 0 2 31 Cincinnati (s) 3-12 1-5 2-2 0 1 1 1 9 5 1 0 1 43 at DePaul (s) 7-11 2-4 1-2 0 4 4 1 17 6 4 0 0 37 Georgetown (s) 5-15 1-7 0-1 1 3 4 4 11 8 4 0 2 46 at Cincinnati (s) 4-13 0-4 14-15 0 2 2 1 22 4 5 0 0 40 at USF (s) 3-13 1-6 4-4 1 1 2 1 11 2 3 0 2 39 Providence (s) 7-15 1-5 8-9 1 2 3 2 23 5 2 0 1 44
REBS 2013-14 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S Mvs. Maryland (s) 4-12 1-5 0-1 0 3 3 1 9 6 3 0 2 37 Yale (s) 3-8 2-2 6-6 0 3 3 3 14 2 2 0 3 28 Detroit (s) 4-7 2-3 2-2 0 6 6 3 12 7 2 0 1 24 Boston Univ. (s) 6-11 2-3 2-4 0 3 3 0 16 2 1 0 0 38 vs. Boston College (s) 2-8 0-2 5-6 1 4 5 3 9 4 1 2 0 32 vs. Indiana (s) 2-9 0-1 5-6 0 4 4 2 9 3 3 0 3 26 Loyola (Md.) (s) 3-8 0-1 7-11 0 8 8 3 13 5 4 0 1 31 Florida (s) 2-8 2-3 3-4 0 3 3 0 9 4 3 0 1 32 Maine (s) 6-11 1-2 4-4 0 1 1 1 17 5 1 0 2 26 Stanford (s) 3-11 0-2 1-2 1 0 1 2 7 1 1 0 1 31 at Washington (s) 6-9 2-3 2-2 1 4 5 3 16 1 4 0 2 32 Eastern Wash. (s) 5-11 0-1 4-5 0 3 3 1 14 2 2 0 3 29 at Houston (s) 8-15 2-6 1-1 2 1 3 1 19 9 1 0 2 38 at SMU (s) 5-10 3-5 2-2 1 3 4 4 15 2 1 0 3 31 Harvard (s) 4-6 1-3 5-8 0 1 1 1 14 1 1 0 2 30 Central Florida (s) 3-8 0-1 5-7 1 6 7 1 11 4 4 0 2 28 at Memphis (s) 2-7 1-3 2-2 1 1 2 2 7 4 2 0 0 34 Louisville (s) 4-14 0-4 2-2 1 1 2 3 10 3 2 1 2 39 Temple DID NOT PLAY at Rutgers (s) 4-12 0-2 4-6 1 5 6 1 12 4 1 0 1 35 Houston (s) 5-11 2-4 3-3 0 2 2 0 15 4 1 0 2 29at Cincinnati (s) 3-9 1-1 2-2 2 2 4 2 9 1 2 0 1 29at Central Florida (s) 3-9 0-3 5-6 1 3 4 1 11 2 3 0 3 32South Florida (s) 2-5 2-4 3-5 0 2 2 2 9 4 1 0 1 20Memphis (s) 4-12 2-2 11-12 0 0 0 1 21 6 2 0 2 40at Temple (s) 5-9 1-4 3-4 0 3 3 2 14 3 3 0 3 36SMU (s) 3-12 2-5 7-11 0 4 4 3 15 3 1 0 0 38at South Florida (s) 3-11 2-4 6-7 0 3 3 1 14 3 3 1 0 32Cincinnati (s) 3-12 1-4 0-0 1 3 4 1 7 3 1 0 4 33Rutgers 2-7 0-1 2-2 0 3 3 0 6 4 2 0 0 20at Louisville (s) 2-11 0-4 1-3 3 3 6 2 5 3 3 0 0 36vs. Memphis (s) 3-7 1-1 4-4 2 2 4 3 11 6 2 1 1 33vs. Cincinnati (s) 3-7 2-3 5-5 0 1 1 0 13 2 2 0 1 32vs. Louisville (s) 3-10 1-5 0-0 0 4 4 1 7 3 1 1 1 36vs. Saint Joseph’s (s) 5-10 4-6 3-4 0 1 1 1 17 3 1 0 0 42 vs. Villanova (s) 3-10 0-3 5-8 2 5 7 2 11 3 2 0 1 37 vs. Iowa State (s) 4-10 2-3 6-6 0 2 2 0 16 2 2 0 2 35 vs. Michigan State (s) 3-9 1-5 4-4 0 2 2 2 11 1 1 0 4 38vs. Florida (s) 5-9 1-2 2-2 0 6 6 0 13 3 1 0 1 38vs. Kentucky (s) 5-6 0-1 4-4 0 4 4 2 14 3 3 0 3 32
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Season -- All Games 24 Bryant (11/14/14) 7 Bryant (11/14/14) 15 Bryant (11/14/14) 3 Bryant (11/14/14) 6 Bryant (11/14/14) 8 Dayton (11/21/14) 10 Dayton (11/21/14) 1 Bryant (11/14/14) 7 Bryant (11/14/14) 8 Bryant (11/14/14) 5 Two Times 3 Four Times 1 Two Times 4 Bryant (11/14/14) 37 Two Times
REBS 2014-15 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MBryant (s) 7-15 3-6 7-7 1 7 8 3 24 5 3 1 4 37vs. CofC (s) 6-14 1-4 6-6 0 6 6 1 19 5 3 0 0 37vs. Dayton (s) 6-12 0-2 8-10 0 5 5 3 20 4 3 0 3 36vs. West Virginia (s) 6-14 0-4 5-9 0 5 5 2 17 4 3 1 0 35
While at Connecticut: After two walk-on seasons, has been awarded a scholarship for his senior year. ... Hard-working on the court and outstanding student, has been on Dean’s List each semester, named a UConn Babbidge Scholar (2012, 2013), a University Scholar, and a recipient of the Drotch Scholarship in Biology (2014), and the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship (2014).
As a Senior in 2014-15: Has not appeared in any games.
As a Junior in 2013-14: A crowd favorite, appeared in eight games, playing a total of 21 minutes, scoring four points and grabbing three rebounds... Major contributor in practice and on scout teams, invaluable in game preparation... Selected to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
As a Sophomore in 2012-13: Appeared in one game, against Maryland-Eastern Shore.
Before UConn: A two-year varsity player at Xavier High School in Middletown, Conn., under Coach Michael Kohs. ... Basketball MVP as a senior and two-sport captain (bas-ketball, baseball) in his senior year. ... CIAC Academic All-State First Team and New Haven Tap-Off Club Scholar-Athlete as a senior.
Personal Information: Patrick John Lenehan... Born July 26, 1993... Son of Mary and Kevin Lenehan... Has older sister, Kathryn, and older brother, Kevin.
REBS 2013-14 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S Mvs. Maryland DID NOT PLAY Yale DID NOT PLAY Detroit 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Boston Univ. DID NOT PLAY vs. Boston College DID NOT PLAY vs. Indiana DID NOT PLAY Loyola (Md.) DID NOT PLAY Florida DID NOT PLAY Maine 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Stanford DID NOT PLAY at Washington DID NOT PLAY Eastern Wash. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 at Houston DID NOT PLAY at SMU DID NOT PLAY Harvard DID NOT PLAY Central Florida 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 at Memphis DID NOT PLAY Louisville DID NOT PLAY Temple 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 at Rutgers DID NOT PLAY Houston 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 at Cincinnati DID NOT PLAYat Central Florida DID NOT PLAYSouth Florida 1-2 1-1 1-2 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 5Memphis DID NOT PLAYat Temple DID NOT PLAYSMU DID NOT PLAYat South Florida DID NOT PLAYCincinnati DID NOT PLAYRutgers DID NOT PLAYat Louisville DID NOT PLAYvs. Memphis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1vs. Cincinnati DID NOT PLAYvs. Louisville DID NOT PLAY vs. Saint Joseph’s DID NOT PLAY vs. Villanova DID NOT PLAYvs. Iowa State DID NOT PLAYvs. Michgan State DID NOT PLAYvs. Florida DID NOT PLAYvs. Kentucky DID NOT PLAY REBS 2012-13 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MUMES 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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REBS 2014-15 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S M Bryant DID NOT PLAY vs. CofC DID NOT PLAYvs. Dayton DID NOT PLAYvs. West Virginia DID NOT PLAY
While at Connecticut: After one season as a walk-on player in 2013-14, has been awarded a scholarship for his junior year. ...Hard-working, strong forward, credited by the UConn big men as big factor in preparing them for last year’s NCAA Tournament championship run. ... Has a career 1.000 percent from the foul line (2-of-2). ... Dean’s list student in molecular cell biology. ... Has plans of a career in medicine.
As a Junior in 2014-15: Has not appeared in any games.
As a Sophomore in 2013-14: Appeared in two games, against USF at home, hitting 2-of-2 from the foul line and grabbing 2 rebounds, and in the final minute against Memphis in the American Athletic Conference Tournament at the FedExForum.
Before UConn: A three-year varsity player at Avon (Conn.) Old Farms under coach Tim Roller. ... Averaged 8.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.0 blocks as a senior, averaged 4.0 points, 4.5 rebounds as a junior.
Personal Information: Nnamdi Amilo... Born April 13, 1994... Son of Chinwe and George Amilo... Has one older sister, Chidera, and two younger brothers, Ikenna and Kachi.
REBS 2014-15 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S M Bryant DID NOT PLAYvs. CofC DID NOT PLAYvs. Dayton DID NOT PLAY vs. West Virginia DID NOT PLAY
NNAMDI AMILO GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
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REBS 2013-14 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MSouth Florida 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 at Memphis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
While at UConn: Has appeared in 61 games for the Huskies, starting 40, and averaged 7.3 points and 2.6 rebounds ... Selected to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team as a sophomore... 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... Summer, 2013: Missed out on a summer of competition while recovering from two hip impingement surgeries.
As a Junior in 2014-15: Strained his MCL in the preseason and has not yet appeared in any games.
As a Sophomore in 2013-14: Appeared in 32 of UConn’s 40 games, starting 11, averaging 3.8 points and 1.4 rebounds... Scored in double-figures in five games... Had a season-high 18 points against Yale (11/11)... Averaged 1.3 points and 1.1 rebounds in conference play... Shot a career-best 76.7 percent from the free throw line... Made a season-best four three-pointers against Maine (12/6)... Tied a career-high with two blocks against Loyola Maryland (11/26).
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 highly-recruited women’s basketball player who is a freshman at Duke this year.
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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 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 Yale (s) 5-8 3-5 5-7 0 1 1 1 18 1 2 1 1 24 Detroit (s) 5-9 3-6 4-4 0 2 2 0 17 0 1 0 0 24 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 Loyola (Md.) (s) 2-6 1-3 2-2 1 2 3 0 7 1 3 2 0 26 Florida (s) 1-5 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 15 Maine (s) 5-12 4-9 2-4 0 4 4 2 16 0 0 0 1 21 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 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 Harvard 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 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 Louisville 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 10 Temple 2-5 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 5 1 2 0 0 14 at Rutgers DID NOT PLAY Houston 0-4 0-1 1-2 1 2 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 18at Cincinnati 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 12 at Central Florida 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7South Florida DID NOT PLAYMemphis DID NOT PLAYat Temple 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10SMU 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 9at South Florida 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7Cincinnati 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4Rutgers 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6at Louisville 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 6vs. Memphis DID NOT PLAYvs. Cincinnati 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3vs. Louisville 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 10vs. Saint Joseph’s 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 vs. Villanova DID NOT PLAY vs. Iowa State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 vs. Michigan State DID NOT PLAYvs. Florida DID NOT PLAYvs. Kentucky DID NOT PLAY
OMAR CALHOUN GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
Career-- AMERICANRegular Season Games
7 Memphis (1/16/14) 3 Memphis (1/16/14) 5 Temple (1/21/14) 1 Two Times 3 Temple (1/21/14) 3 SMU (1/4/14) 3 SMU (1/4/14) 1 Five Times 2 Two Times 3 Houston (1/30/14) 1 Five Times 3 Three Times -- 2 Houston (1/30/14 18 Houston (1/30/14)
REBS 2014-15 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MBryant DID NOT PLAYvs. CofC DID NOT PLAY vs. Dayton DID NOT PLAY vs. West Virginia DID NOT PLAY
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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... Saw improvement in his scoring, rebounding and free throw percentage from his freshman to sophomore seasons... Has averaged 2.6 points and 2.2 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 Junior in 2014-15: Has seen time in each of Connecticut’s four games, averaging 1.5 points a game and 0.5 rebounds... Shooting 75.0 percent from the floor on three of four field goals this year.
As a Sophomore in 2013-14: Appeared in all of UConn’s 40 games, starting 19 and all six of UConn’s NCAA Tournament games, averaging a career-best 3.3 points and 2.4 rebounds per contest... Averaged 2.0 points and 1.8 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament... Grabbed four rebounds in UConn’s Elite Eight victory over Michigan State (3/30)... Recorded double-digit points totals in three games... Scored a career-high 11 points and made a career-best five field goals against Eastern Washington (12/28)... Shot a career-best 77.5 percent from the free throw line... Made all seven of his free throws against Eastern Washington (12/28)... Was third on the team in field goal percentage (52.6)... Tied a career-high with seven rebounds against Houston (1/30)... Averaged 3.8 points and 2.7 rebounds in conference play.
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) 5 Houston (1/30/14) 9 Houston (1/30/14) -- -- 7 EWU (12/28/13) 7 EWU (12/28/13) 5 Houston (1/30/14) 5 Syracuse (2/13/13) 7 Two Times 3 at USF (2/3/13) 3 Louisville (3/8/14) 2 Five Times 1 Nine Times 34 Providence (3/9/13)
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Career-- AMERICANRegular Season Games
10 Two Times 5 Two Times 9 Houston (1/30/14) -- -- 4 Cincinnati (3/1/14) 4 Cincinnati (3/1/14) 5 Houston (1/30/14) 4 Two Times 7 Houston (1/30/14) 1 UCF (2/9/14) 3 Louisville (3/8/14) 1 Six Times 1 Four Times 30 UCF (2/9/14)
REBS 2014-15 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MBryant 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 1 0 0 7 vs. CofC 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 13vs. Dayton 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 4vs. West Virginia 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 10
While At UConn: Earned the start in his first-ever game for UConn (11/14 vs.
Bryant)... Has appeared in four games in his debut season with the Huskies,
averaging 6.8 points and 2.5 rebounds.
As a Redshirt Sophomore in 2014-15: Has played in each of Connecti-
cut’s first four contests this season, averaging 6.8 points... Has grabbed 2.5
rebounds a game on the year and is tied for second on the team in three-point
field goals made (4).
Before UConn: Comes to UConn with three years of eligibility after playing one
year at Chipola College in Marianna, Fla., under Coach Patrick Blake... Named
First Team All-American by National Junior College Athletic Association and
Panhandle All-Conference after averaging 18.4 points and 3.7 assists to lead
Chipola to a 26-6 record and to the NJCAA Region VII Championship... Previous
to Chipola, attended Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, Mass.).
Personal Information: Sam Cassell Jr.... Born May 12, 1992... Son of Sha-
londa Gross and Sam Cassell Sr., who had a 15-year NBA playing career and
is currently an assistant coach on the staff of the Los Angeles Clippers... Has
While at UConn: Has averaged 9.3 points and 1.0 rebounds in his first three games for the Huskies this year... Sat out the 2013-14 season as a transfer from North Carolina State. He was able to practice with the Huskies, and he did so until undergoing left shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum in mid-December. He was able to participate in team activities and sit on the bench during home games. Resumed on-court activities in the spring of 2014. He enters the 2014-15 season with three years of eligibility remaining. Summer, 2013: Invited to tryouts for USA Basketball U19 World Championship Team.
As a Redshirt Freshman in 2014-15: Has started three games for UConn, averaging 9.3 points and 1.0 rebounds...Tied a career-high with eight field goals made against Dayton (11/21) and attempted a career-high six three-pointers against College of Charleston (11/20)... Is tied for second on the team in three-pointers made (4).
As a Redshirt Freshman in 2013-14: Did not appear in any games.
As a Freshman at N.C. State in 2012-13: Appeared in 35 games as a freshman for the Wolfpack, starting 23 and averaged 25.5 minutes, 8.3 points, 2.4 rebounds per game, shooting 44.2 percent overall and 38.5 percent from three-point range. Named ACC Rookie of the Week on Nov. 12. Scored a season-high 21 against Boston College (2/27/13). Scored 7 points and grabbed 2 rebounds against UConn in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden (12/4/12). Helped N.C. State post a 24-11 record and earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
Before college: Attended Upper Room Christian Academy, playing under coach Avie Lester... Named 2012 North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year, McDonald’s All-American (15 points, 3 assists in McD’s All-American Game), AP North Carolina Men’s Prep Player of the Year... Member of USA Basketball U18 team that won gold at FIBA Americas Championships... Co-MVP of the Jordan Brand Classic... Rated by Rivals.com as No. 6 player nationally, No. 15 by Scout.com, and No. 16 by ESPN.com.
Personal Information: Rodney Purvis... Born Feb. 14, 1994... Son of Shanda McNair... Wears No. 44 in honor of good friend Detrique Baker, who passed away prematurely.
Rodney PURVIS #44 #44Redshirt Sophomore • Guard
6-4 • 205 • Raleigh, N.C.
RODNEY PURVIS CAREER STATISTICS(1 season at North Carolina State University)
REBS 2014-15 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MBryant DID NOT PLAY vs. CofC (s) 2-7 2-6 3-4 0 1 1 2 9 2 4 0 1 31 vs. Dayton (s) 8-15 2-4 1-3 0 2 2 3 19 2 0 0 0 30 vs. West Virginia (s) 0-5 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 21
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Career -- All Games 21 Boston College (2/27/13)8 Two Times15 Dayton (11/21/14)3 Five Times6 CofC (11/20/14)5 Cleveland St. (12/08/12) 8 Ga. Tech (1/09/13)3 Two Times4 Three Times6 Wake Forest (1/22/13)4 Two Times 4 Three Times 1 Three Times2 Four Times36 Two Times
While at UConn: Though just a sophomore, will serve as team co-captain in 2014-15... Selected by the American Athletic Conference coaches to the Preseason All-Conference Second Team... Made a great impact on the defensive side of the ball last season, leading the Huskies with 92 blocks... Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team and was the Conference Rookie of the Week after recording a career-high 20 points and eight rebounds against Central Florida (1/11/14)... Has averaged 4.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.4 blocks.
As a Sophomore in 2014-15: Has started all four of UConn’s games, tallying double-figures in two contests after reaching double-digits in just four games last season... Ranks third on the team in scoring (9.5) and fourth in rebounds (4.0)... Leads all Huskies with 13 blocks on the year, five of which came in Connecticut’s win over Dayton in the semifinals of the 2014 Puerto Rico Tip-Off (11/21)... His 64.0 field goal percentage is the second-best mark on the team.
As a Freshman in 2013-14: Appeared in all 40 games for UConn, starting 17, averaging 4.1 points, 3.0 rebounds and a team-leading 2.3 blocks (44th in the country)... Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team... Averaged 2.8 points and 2.3 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament...Led the Huskies with two blocks in UConn’s Final Four game against Florida (4/5)... Averaged 5.1 points and 3.4 rebounds in conference play... Named the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week after recording a career-high 20 points and eight rebounds against Central Florida (1/11)... Led the team in field goal percentage this year, shooting 64.0 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 five 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.
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Career -- All Games 20 UCF (1/11/14)8 UCF (1/11/14)10 Two Times-- ---- --4 Two Times7 CofC (11/20/14)6 UCF (1/11/14)5 Rutgers (1/25/14)8 Three Times3 Memphis (3/13/14)3 Three Times7 Yale (11/11/13)1 Five Times31 Two Times
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Season -- All Games 14 CofC (11/20/14)6 Bryant (11/14/14)9 Bryant (11/14/14)-- ---- --4 CofC (11/20/14)7 CofC (11/20/14)2 WVU (11/23/14)4 Bryant (11/14/14)5 Bryant (11/14/14)1 CofC (11/20/14)2 WVU (11/23/14)5 Two Times1 Dayton (11/21/14)29 WVU (11/23/14)
REBS 2014-15 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MBryant (s) 6-9 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 2 12 0 1 5 0 28vs. CofC (s) 5-7 0-0 4-7 1 3 4 4 14 1 0 1 0 24vs. Dayton (s) 2-4 0-0 2-2 0 3 3 3 6 0 1 5 1 23vs. West Virginia (s) 3-5 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 2 6 0 2 2 0 29
While At UConn: Has played in 27 games, making four starts during his time at Con-necticut...Has career averages of 2.1 points and 2.6 rebounds for the Huskies... Expected to provide solid defense down low and be a force on the glass.
As a Sophomore in 2014-15: Has made the start in each of UConn’s four games this season, averaging a career-high 5.8 points and a team-leading 7.0 rebounds per game... Tied a career-high with 10 points against West Virginia (11/23), making a career-best five field goals... Tied for second on the team with two blocks.
As a Freshman in 2013-14: Appeared in 23 games, averaging 1.5 points and 1.8 re-bounds per contest for the Huskies... Scored a career-high 10 points against South Florida (2/12)... Grabbed a season-high and team-best nine rebounds against Maine (12/6)... Averaged 1.8 points and 1.6 rebounds in conference play... Saw time in UConn’s NCAA Tournament Third Round game against Villanova (3/22)... Made two of his three 3-point attempts on the season and went six of nine from the line... Attempted a season-high six field goals against Houston (1/30).
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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Career-- AMERICANRegular Season Games
10 USF (2/12/14) 4 USF (2/12/14) 6 Houston (1/30/14) 1 Two Times 2 USF (2/12/14) 2 Memphis (2/15/14) 2 Memphis (2/15/14) 3 Houston (1/30/14) 4 Houston (1/30/14) 7 Houston (1/30/14) 2 USF (2/12/14) 1 Two Times 3 Houston (1/30/14) 1 Two Times 18 USF (2/12/14)
Career-- All Games 10 Two Times 5 WVU (11/23/14) 7 WVU (11/23/14) 1 Two Times 2 USF (2/12/14) 2 Three Times 3 Detroit (11/14/13) 7 WVU (11/23/14) 9 Bryant (11/14/14) 11 Bryant (11/14/14) 2 USF (2/12/14) 3 WVU (11/23/14) 3 Houston (1/30/14) 1 Three Times 27 Dayton (11/21/14)
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 Yale 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 6 Detroit 1-2 0-0 0-3 2 5 7 3 2 1 1 1 0 12 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 Loyola (Md.) DID NOT PLAY Florida 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Maine 2-5 0-0 0-0 2 7 9 4 4 0 0 0 0 18 Stanford DID NOT PLAY at Washington 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 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 Harvard DID NOT PLAY Central Florida 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 at Memphis DID NOT PLAY Louisville 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Temple 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 at Rutgers DID NOT PLAY Houston 3-6 0-0 1-1 3 4 7 1 7 0 0 3 0 16 at Cincinnati 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2at Central Florida DID NOT PLAYSouth Florida 4-5 1-2 1-1 1 3 4 5 10 2 1 0 1 18Memphis 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3at Temple 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2SMU DID NOT PLAYat South Florida 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3Cincinnati 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Rutgers 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3at Louisville 1-1 1-1 0-0 2 2 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 6vs. Memphis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2vs. Cincinnati DID NOT PLAYvs. Louisville DID NOT PLAY vs. Saint Joseph’s DID NOT PLAY vs. Villanova 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1vs. Iowa State DID NOT PLAYvs. Michgan State DID NOT PLAYvs. Florida DID NOT PLAYvs. Kentucky DID NOT PLAY
REBS 2014-15 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MBryant (s) 2-4 0-0 1-2 2 9 11 2 5 0 0 0 0 24vs. CofC (s) 1-5 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 24vs. Dayton (s) 2-4 0-0 2-2 2 3 5 3 6 0 0 2 1 27vs. West Virginia (s) 5-7 0-0 0-0 7 1 8 1 10 0 3 0 0 25
While At UConn: Played in 30 games his freshman year, improving as the season went on... Has averaged 2.7 points and 1.1 rebounds in 34 career games for the Huskies... Provided great defense off the bench and is expected to see an expanded role this year.
As a Sophomore in 2014-15: Has seen time in all four of UConn’s games, averaging 4.8 points and 3.0 rebounds... Is tied for second on the team with five assists... Had career highs in rebounds (7) and field goals made (4) against West Virginia (11/23) in the finals of the 2014 Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
As a Freshman in 2013-14: Appeared in 30 of 40 games for the Huskies, averaging 2.4 points and 0.9 rebounds a contest... Scored a career-high 11 points, making seven of eight free throws, in UConn’s NCAA Tournament Third Round win over Villanova (3/22)... Averaged 4.5 points a game in the NCAA Tournament after scoring 1.9 points a contest during the regular season... Scored two points and had a steal in the title game against Kentucky (4/7)... Recorded a career-best three steals against Houston (1/30) and South Florida (2/26)... Averaged 2.2 points in conference play... Had a season-high four assists against Maine (12/6).
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.
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Career -- All Games 11 Villanova (3/22/14)4 WVU (11/23/14) 10 WVU (11/23/14) -- --2 Bryant (11/14/14)7 Villanova (3/22/14) 8 Villanova (3/22/14)3 WVU (11/23/14) 4 WVU (11/23/14) 7 WVU (11/23/14) 4 Maine (12/6/13) 4 Maine (12/6/13) -- --3 Two Times34 Bryant (11/14/14)
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8 USF (2/12/14) 3 USF (2/12/14) 5 USF (2/12/14) -- -- 2 Two Times 4 Two Times 1 Louisville (3/8/14) 2 Three Times 2 Three Times 3 USF (2/12/14) 2 Three Times -- 3 Two Times 22 USF (2/12/14)
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 Yale 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 5 Detroit 2-3 0-1 2-5 0 1 1 0 6 1 1 0 0 17 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 Loyola (Md.) 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Florida DID NOT PLAY Maine 0-2 0-0 3-4 0 1 1 1 3 4 4 0 0 17 Stanford DID NOT PLAY at Washington DID NOT PLAY 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 Harvard 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 Central Florida 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 at Memphis DID NOT PLAY Louisville DID NOT PLAY Temple 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 15 at Rutgers 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 Houston 0-2 0-0 2-4 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 3 12 at Cincinnati 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3at Central Florida 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2South Florida 3-5 0-0 2-3 0 2 2 1 8 3 2 0 2 22Memphis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6at Temple DID NOT PLAYSMU DID NOT PLAYat South Florida 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 8Cincinnati 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 16Rutgers 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 9at Louisville 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 13vs. Memphis 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 8vs. Cincinnati 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3vs. Louisville 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3vs. Saint Joseph’s 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5vs. Villanova 2-5 0-0 7-8 0 1 1 3 11 1 0 0 1 21vs. Iowa State 3-4 0-0 4-4 1 2 3 1 10 2 0 0 0 23vs. Michigan State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4vs. Florida 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 18vs. Kentucky 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 11
REBS 2014-15 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MBryant 3-8 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 1 6 2 1 0 0 34vs. CofC 1-2 0-1 2-2 1 1 2 1 4 1 2 0 0 19vs. Dayton 0-5 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 17vs. West Virginia 4-10 0-0 1-3 3 4 7 3 9 2 2 0 0 25
While At UConn: Has played in four games, averaging 13.3 points and 6.5
rebounds for the Huskies... Scored nine points in his debut for UConn and has
reached double-figures in three of his first four career starts.
As a Freshman in 2014-15: Has started each of Connecticut’s four games, rank-
ing second on the team in points (13.3) and rebounds (6.5)... Tallied double-digit
point efforts in his last three games after recording nine points in the season-
opener... His four steals this year are tied for the second-best mark on the team,
and he has made the most three-pointers (9) of any Husky... Named the American
Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week (11/24) after helping UConn reach the
finals of the 2014 Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
Before UConn: Named American Athletic Conference Preseason Rookie of the
Year by a vote of the league’s coaches... Attended St. John Bosco in Bellflower, Ca-
lif., where he played for two years under Coach Derrick Taylor. Previously attended
Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, alma mater of UConn coach Kevin Ollie. ...
Averaged 20.5 points. 9.0 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.3 steals as a senior, leading the
Braves to a 23-11 record and the California Division II state championship. ... St.
John Bosco finished the season ranked No. 21 in the country... Individually, was
ranked No. 18 overall in the Class of 2014 by rivals.com. ... Known as a deadly
outside shooter and dynamic slasher to the basket and his long wingspan could
make him a tough defender.
Personal Information: Daniel Hamilton.... Born Aug. 8, 1995... Son of Karen
and Greg Hamilton... Youngest of six children, brothers Zell, Gary, Jordan and
Isaac and sister Miya ... Gary was a four-year letterwinner at the University of
Miami (Fla.) and played professionally overseas. Jordan attended the University
of Texas and started this season with the NBA’s Utah Jazz after two years with
the Denver Nuggets. Isaac is a redshirt freshman this season at UCLA.
REBS 2014-15 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MBryant (s) 4-10 1-4 0-0 0 7 7 2 9 2 4 0 1 34vs. CofC (s) 5-8 3-3 2-4 0 5 5 3 15 2 2 0 0 31vs. Dayton (s) 5-9 3-5 1-2 0 5 5 4 14 1 1 1 2 35vs. West Virginia (s) 6-10 2-4 1-2 1 8 9 4 15 3 8 1 1 30
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Season -- All Games 15 Two Times 6 WVU (11/23/14) 10 Two Times 3 Two Times 5 Dayton (11/21/14)2 CofC (11/20/14) 4 CofC (11/20/14)1 WVU (11/23/14) 8 WVU (11/23/14) 9 WVU (11/23/14) 3 WVU (11/23/14) 8 WVU (11/23/14) 1 Two Times 2 Dayton (11/21/14)35 Dayton (11/21/14)
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Career -- All Games 15 Two Times 6 WVU (11/23/14) 10 Two Times 3 Two Times 5 Dayton (11/21/14)2 CofC (11/20/14) 4 CofC (11/20/14)1 WVU (11/23/14) 8 WVU (11/23/14) 9 WVU (11/23/14) 3 WVU (11/23/14) 8 WVU (11/23/14) 1 Two Times 2 Dayton (11/21/14)35 Dayton (11/21/14)
While At UConn: Has played in three career games, averaging 1.3 rebounds a contest... Was on the floor for five minutes in each of the three games he saw time in.
As a Freshman in 2014-15: Has appeared in three games, totaling four rebounds (1.3/game) on the year... Saw time in two of Connecticut’s games in the 2014 Puerto Rico Tip-Off against College of Charleston (11/20) and Dayton (11/21).
Before UConn: Attended Buford (Ga.) High School as a senior and played under Coach Allen Whitehart... Averaged 20.2 points, 12.1 rebounds, 2.1 blocks to lead Buford to a 27-6 record and a berth in the Georgia 3A state championship game. Had 37 points, 12 rebounds, 4 blocks in the state semifinal game... Was MVP of the Georgia North-South All-Star Game... Named the Georgia Sportswriters 3A Player of the Year, First Team All-State and First Team All-Region... As a junior, played at Gadsden City (Ala.) High School, and averaged 19.6 points, 9.2 rebounds.
Personal Information: Rakim “Rock” Lubin ... Born Aug. 18. 1995... Son of Sabrina
