"In the second half, they were able to take us out of our (transition) offense. ", The Huskies found themselves trailing by one at halftime as they returned home from Hawaii and they beat the Wildcats by just seven points. – UConn Avery Point concluded the 2019-20 season with a final record of 16-14 and reached the semifinals of the Region XXI Tournament, where it lost to the eventual region champ, CCRI. "[Kemba] can score anytime he wants. UConn Men's Basketball Use this forum to discuss UConn men's basketball recruiting; UConn's four national championships; Coach Dan Hurley; beer; pizza, dead animals in … 1 vs. No. 2 seed San Diego State. All-time UConn men's basketball team. "I took it bad that I didn't play in the Seton Hall game," Wane said, according to the Hartford Courant. Brown scored the go-ahead bucket with 1:44 left, then freshman Josh Boone added a bucket 40 seconds later to put the Huskies up three. "Whether it's scoring, talking, getting their confidence up or giving an assist, I'm just trying to do whatever is possible to enhance this team. UConn ran out to an 18-3 lead and never looked back. UConn went 20-10 in the 2013 season, finishing seventh in the final season of the old formation of the Big East. "When those tough games come around, if I'm not on, I think some of those guys, especially the young guys, will come along. "I didn't want to hear a damn excuse — I didn't use that word exactly. See our database of forfeits and vacated games. "Everybody is going to determine their own fate," Jim Calhoun said, according to the AP. NCAA Tournament Seed: No. Roy Guyer (1922-23): 8-6, .571 John Heldman, Jr. (1931-36): . "We have a lot of depth and we've got some good players around that draw defenders and it makes it easier for other guys. The guys stepped up and made key contributions. But I'm happy we got to the Sweet 16 and hopefully we'll get more wins. ", DeAndre Daniels had a huge second half with 18 points and eight rebounds, after getting just three points and no rebounds in the first half, drawing the ire of UConn coach Kevin Ollie. The Huskies are one of the Friars' oldest New England rivals with the first match up on January 21, 1928 when UConn won, 29-21, in Storrs. UConn's Albert Mouring and Ricky Moore held Georgetown's Kevin Braswell to a 4-for-18 performance, while Mouring led the Huskies with 10 rebounds, along with 12 points. 24 — Shabazz Napier, Charlotte Hornets, Keifer Lammi, 6-3, guard: 0.0 ppg, 0.5 rpg, Dave Vandal, 6-2, guard: 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg, No. For many college basketball fans, one of the more memorable and unlikely national champions was UConn's 2011 team, which wasn't ranked in the preseason AP poll, finished 9th in the Big East with a 9-9 conference record and lost four of five games entering the Big East tournament. "The first half for us was pretty close to a clinic as far as running the fast break," Jim Calhoun said, according to the AP. 18 Syracuse to 31-percent shooting and 56 points, while Emeka Okafor had 25 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks. "I feel like I let down my teammates with my performance," Santangelo, an honorable mention All-American said, according to The Arizona Republic. "I had to come in. The loss ended UConn's 19-game winning streak at the Hartford Civic Center. "It's just good to see that those guys' confidence is getting higher, and that's what we need," Walker said, according to the AP. 2 seed All that stuff is just paying off now. Kemba Walker scored 34 points in the loss on 11-of-22 shooting and a perfect 10-for-10 shooting from the free throw line. "It's a hard place to play," Providence coach Tim Welsh said, according to the AP. Kemba Walker broke the tournament scoring record by scoring 19 points, which earned him MVP honors. "I thought it was hard for us to get up over them," Harvard coach Tommy Amaker said, according to the AP. "I don't think any other program can think they have more than us," SMU coach Larry Brown said, according to the AP. ", Arizona's Jamelle Horne missed a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer as UConn held off Arizona to advance to the Final Four behind 20 points from Kemba Walker and 19 from Jeremy Lamb. 1 UConn returned to form, holding Utah to just 13 points in the first half and 44 for the game. "I'm just happy we won, and to get the MVP, this is the best moment of my life." "I'm disappointed because I didn't see character and spirit in the second half," Tom Izzo said, according to the Hartford Courant. Shabazz Napier, who missed a shot at the end of regulation, scored nine points in overtime to finish with 24. ", In a game with 56 fouls, four technical fouls and a player ejected, UConn won in a landslide behind a school-record 39 free throws. UConn held South Florida to just 40 points, including 14 in the first half, as the Huskies more than doubled up their competition. Ranked in AP Poll: 21 Times (Preseason), 16 Times … Their offensive output was the lowest of the season in Big East competition. After Miami (FL) fell to UConn by two points in overtime earlier in the season, the Hurricanes finally got the job done. Find out the latest game information for … "Nobody was really nervous," Taliek Brown said, according to the AP. UConn won its first-ever national championship by beating fellow No. "I just think we look different when he's rebounding, blocking shots and playing defense like that," Jim Calhoun said of Oriakhi, according to the AP. ", Kemba Walker scored 22 points in the second half, finishing with 36, to put away No. The Huskies were led by second-year head coach Kevin Ollie.The Huskies split their home games between the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the UConn campus in Storrs, Connecticut. ", Tennessee held Kemba Walker to 16 points, his lowest total so far in the season, but UConn turned a one-point halftime lead into an 11-point win. The Big East coaches had picked UConn to finish 10th in the conference in the preseason. J.O. "They are really an outstanding team with their length and the size up front, and their ability to change shots. "Realizing it was no match for Duke in a half-court game, Connecticut did whatever it could to generate pace," reported the AP. SMU beat UConn for the second time in the regular season as the rolling Mustangs got their 11th win in their previous 13 games. The Friars have posted a 14-17 mark all-time versus UConn in Providence, an 11-24 record versus the Huskies at UConn and a 3-3 mark on neutral courts. The Hartford Courant called UConn's Kevin Freeman the deciding factor. UConn dropped from the AP Top 25 poll after losing two games in a row and three of its last five but the Huskies got back in the win column against the Crimson. "We missed every kind of conceivable shot in the paint that I've ever seen," Jim Calhoun said, according to the AP. Former UConn men's basketball coach Donald "Dee" Rowe, who served for more than five decades as an ambassador for the school's athletic department and as a mentor for coaches including Jim Calhoun and Geno Auriemma, died Sunday. UConn held St. John's to just 16 points in the first half as Emeka Okafor was two rebounds shy of a 20-20 game with 22 points and 18 rebounds. ", Playing Boston College for the first time in eight years, UConn won by two, thanks to Ryan Boatright's free throws in the last eight seconds, then he blocked a shot at the buzzer to secure the win. No. UConn and Kentucky were two of five teams seeded seventh or lower to reach the Sweet 16 along with No. 22 – Marcus Williams, New Jersey Nets, No. "So Kemba, who's been our scorer, became our initiator. "We knew the coach's spirit was there.". The Huskies' defense was elite as they led the country in effective field goal percentage allowed (41.5%), 2-point percentage (38.75) and block percentage (17.5%). Those guys' confidence, it's hot now. He was 91. These four winners then finished out the 64-team bracket. They're a deeper team and getting a guy like that in foul trouble may not be as big an effect as one would think. "I couldn't be happier with our performance," Jim Calhoun said, according to the AP. That saved us. 17 team. It's definitely been tough. Record: 1741-992 .637 W-L% Conferences: AAC, Big East, Yankee and Ind. * Indicates season for which the school's overall and/or conference record has been adjusted by penalty. Napier made all 11 of his free-throw attempts while the Huskies held the Owls to 33 percent shooting from the field. "I see my guys enjoying it," Napier said, according to the AP. UConn finished the 2014 season ranked No. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. "About the best thing that can be said for Connecticut's 53-48 Big East victory over Seton Hall yesterday at the Meadowlands Arena is that the second-ranked Huskies have learned how to survive a worst-case scenario," wrote the Daily News' Dick Weiss. Conference: Big East ", UConn prevented one loss from turning into two as the Huskies turned to a zone defense to hold off the Bulls in overtime. He's been up early to lift weights. If I can help our team rebound, we're going to win. ", After Kemba Walker had been snubbed for Big East Player of the Year and he wasn't even a unanimous First Team All-Big East selection, he scored 28 points to pass Rip Hamilton for fourth on UConn's single-season scoring list with 748 points. "I got right in his face," Ollie said, according to the AP. At one point in the first half, Washington led by 14. Click or tap here for another look at the bracket. "I always think he has been identified, for example, with [Duke's] Trajan Langdon, who's a wonderful, wonderful shooter, as Rip is. UConn coach Jim Calhoun coached his 400th game at the school and with a win over Boston College, his record improved to 282-118. Quite frankly it saved us I think in the sense that we extended the two guards in a press mode, got a couple steals out of it and then went back and packed in.". UConn won its second national championship in four years in 2014, beating Kentucky 70-64 in the title game. UConn nearly couldn't miss in the first half as the Huskies shot 71 percent in the opening 20 minutes en route to a 60-point half. And I loved the way we responded. "There was never any point where you could honestly say it looked like UConn was going to lose this game," reported The Central New Jersey Home News. "Coming down to the last possession like that. After losing to Notre Dame three games prior, UConn got revenge behind a dominant performance from Emeka Okafor, who finished with 14 points, a career-high 22 rebounds and seven blocks. 29 Times (Reg. Rowe's combined 21-year head coaching record at Worcester Academy and UConn was 300-132, including 120-88 at Connecticut. Houston's TaShawn Thomas scored 23 points, including a pair of free throws in the final 10 seconds that turned a tie game into a two-point Houston lead. "I could detect that they weren't sharp. "We kept feeding him, and he got super hot." ", In a homecoming game in Houston for Emeka Okafor, the UConn center had 27 points and 14 rebounds. Even though Notre Dame's Ben Hansbrough fouled out with more than eight minutes left, the Fighting Irish won by three after outscoring the Huskies by six after halftime. After going 4-for-33 from the field in his first three games against UConn, Syracuse's Gerry McNamara scored 24 points, while Craig Forth had a 14-point, 13-rebound double-double. 24 – Shabazz Napier, Charlotte Hornets, No. The Huskies had a 20-10 record, but were ineligible for any postseason play due to low APR scores between 2007 and 2011. Seas. Hamilton was named the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player, while El-Amin and Moore were also named to the All-Tournament Team. I just wanted to win this game so bad my heart took over. "Both of us have never shot that well in any one game this year," Gordon said, according to the AP. Johnson-Odom tied the game at 59-all in the closing seconds. ", UConn's six-game winning streak came to an end as No. "DeAndre's a scorer, and once you feel that you have that confidence, the next shot's going to go in," Shabazz Napier said, according to the AP. "Last year, there was only a few of us that was taking the initiative and going back and working on our game. Hamilton was out with a thigh bruise and in his absence, Khalid El-Amin scored 23 points with five assists and five steals. Butler led 22-19 at halftime but the Huskies put the clamps on the Bulldogs after halftime, holding them to 19 points, while UConn scored 34 in the second half. Giffey said, according to the AP. So too was their time in … He's been in there weightlifting and getting extra lifts in. ", After losing to Georgia Tech, No. "We wanted to show the world that we're still UConn," Kemba Walker said, according to the AP. We begin with the 1998-99 season. After being held to two points in the first half, Kemba Walker had 29 points after halftime, including a critical jumper in the last minute to give UConn a win over Wichita State in the first round of the Maui Invitational. After the season, UConn lost leading scorer Jerome Dyson and three others seniors: In the fall of 2010, UConn enrolled six freshmen, three of whom ranked among the team's top five scorers: UConn finished the 2010-11 season with an adjusted offensive efficiency and defensive efficiency that ranked in the top 20 of the country, according to kenpom.com. … 37 – DeAndre Daniels, Toronto Raptors. Everybody's the same," Napier said. NCAA Women's Basketball: Westbrook sparks No. Get the latest news and information for the Connecticut Huskies. 7 Minnesota, No. Record: 32-9 (9-9) "His will to win — you could just see it," Michigan State's Gary Harris said, according to the AP. ", "Normally, [Notre Dame] takes some nice three-pointers when they're open, but there weren't a lot of open three-pointers tonight," Jim Calhoun said, according to the Hartford Courant. We don't want to be just a team with a lot of good offensive players and can't lock people up. UConn led just 45-40 in the second half, when Khalid El-Amin was sent to the bench and the Huskies scored the next seven points to claim a double-digit lead. Vermont led 7-0 early and the game was tied 24-all later in the first half before UConn took a 37-27 lead into halftime. "Guys were like, 'My man is not scoring and I'm not coming out of this game.'". The Huskies are one of the Friars' oldest New England rivals with the first match up on January 21, 1928 when UConn won, 29-21, in Storrs. Cincinnati's Sean Kilpatrick missed a layup in the closing seconds. UConn center Amida Brimah had career-highs with 20 points and eight rebounds, plus five blocks, as the Huskies won their first-ever AAC conference game. UConn and Pittsburgh finished the Big East regular season with a conference-best 13-3 record and advanced to the tournament final. Ryan Boatright led the way wit 17, while DeAndre Daniels and Omar Calhoun had 16 apiece. Kentucky — a No. "In a game that could have gone either way, the best player on the floor made fate's decision," reported the newspaper. UConn beat Butler for the national title — the Huskies' third championship. Louisville beat UConn again, behind Gorgui Dieng's 13-point, 12-rebound double-double and Peyton Siva's 15 points. Syracuse just couldn't match us." Sulking didn't do any good so I'm striving to continue to play and get better and get some minutes on the court.". "I wasn't nervous," Okafor said, according to the AP. ", St. John's' Dwight Hardy scored a career-high 33 points as the Red Storm scored 54 points in the second half to down No. We took bad shots. It was a big factor in helping us with our energy.". At one point, Walker scored 12 points in a row. It was SMU's first home game in the AAC and the Mustangs' first win over a ranked team since 2003. They got a few layups out of that, but it also opened the game up. Santangelo then missed a game-tying 3-pointer and Gonzaga was forced to foul. "We just wanted to get something up, get to the basket," Walker said, according to the AP. "We have faced 160 straight minutes of matchup zone," Jim Calhoun said, according to the AP. "Niels made me look like I was a good coach.". The Rob Oliver Coaches’ Award is named in honor of the former Pointers’ assistant men’s basketball coach. He was a deserving MVP of the tournament. ", UConn doubled up Coppin State on the boards 58-29, which was necessary for the win after the Huskies made just 41 percent of their shots. Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. 6 Pitt in the Big East tournament championship game. That's something we've been known for for years. The official 2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster for the University of Connecticut Huskies Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Conference: Big East "We don't have no superstars on this team and that helps us out a lot, because we know anybody can take that last shot," Siva said, according to the AP. Record: 32-8 (12-6 AAC) One might even say he looked like one of the top 15 players in the Big East." ", UConn faced Big East foe Cincinnati in the second round behind 33 points from Kemba Walker, including 16 in the last 10 minutes. "There was no single deciding factor, but look at UConn's bench," reported the Hartford Courant. "I really can't. On March 9, 2013, UConn and Providence played a game at Gampel Pavilion that UConn won 63-59 in overtime. "It was just good timing, I guess," Boone said, according to the AP. He finished with 24 points on 8-of-22 shooting. "Freeman was that Thursday. ", West Virginia took a two-point advantage into halftime, then controlled the second half to give UConn its third loss in four games. Butler made just 12-of-64 shots, or 18.8 percent, the worst-ever in the national championship game. They just stayed and they were resilient, and they played hard.". This was a good test for us on the road and we passed it. ", UConn had no issue getting to the Elite Eight by jumping out to a 45-27 halftime lead against Vanderbilt as Ben Gordon had a 20-point, nine-rebound, five-assist performance. The Huskies capped off a 51-point first half with a buzzer-beating three from Ryan Boatright. As a result, the season was over for the Huskies. 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