Charles Okwandu

Butler-UConn: Huskies leading big with five minutes left

2011-04-04 21:33:48

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Feb. 22: Calhoun Takes Hit; NCAA Levies Sanctions Against UConn

2011-12-29 09:16:11

This wasn't going to end well. UConn head coach Jim Calhoun wasn't going to absolve himself of all wrongdoing. He wasn't going to walk away from a protracted NCAA investigation without hits to his reputation and sanctions to match transgressions that he...

April 4: HUSK-EASE! UConn Takes Charge In 2nd Half, Wins Third Title

2011-12-29 08:44:34

A lot can be said about this UConn team, forever to be treasured. The Huskies forgot how to lose when everyone else seemed to forget about them, period, captivating the nation with a historic run at the Big East tournament. They had extracted a joyful...

UConn Men Game 18: Pulling Away From Tennessee

2011-08-02 11:41:54

If Jim Calhoun and his staff wanted to ensure a perfect non-conference record every season, they probably could. UConn could load up with the UMBC's and Stony Brooks of the world and ride a bunch of 25-point victories into the teeth of the Big East...

UConn Beats Butler For Third National Title

2011-04-04 23:10:00

Somewhere along the line, disbelief was met by something that felt like design, and so in the minutes before midnight Monday at Reliant Stadium, Kemba Walker strolled across the court, kicking up streamers that had fallen from high above, and offered...

UConn Defeats Kentucky To Reach Title Game

2011-04-02 22:22:00

Every game in this march toward history isn't going to be fine art. Every opponent isn't going to fall to the breathtaking drives of Kemba Walker or the effortless grace of Jeremy Lamb. So there was UConn down the stretch against Kentucky Saturday night,...

Walker Leads UConn Past Cincinnati, Into Sweet 16

2011-03-19 21:38:00

These were demanding, nerve-racking, season-defining times and Kemba Walker answered them with two contrasting, and equally effective, traits. First he was calm and cool, swishing a three-pointer with just under four minutes as UConn looked to finally...

Notre Dame men's basketball fans, team feed off sophomore Cooley's energy

2011-01-04 21:50:00

SOUTH BEND — Fans love Jack Cooley. Why wouldn't they? He plays hard. Nothing flashy. Just does his job. Embraces his role. If Ben Hansbrough and Tim Abromaitis are the heart and soul of Notre Dame's men's basketball team, Cooley is the...

Notre Dame's Hansbrough answers challenge in men's basketball win over No. 8 UConn

2011-01-04 19:07:00

SOUTH BEND — A challenge like no other to close a three-game Big East stretch like no other for Notre Dame awaited senior captain Ben Hansbrough. Asked to defend high-scoring Connecticut guard Kemba Walker, the country’s leading scorer (26.7...

Men's college basketball Final Four: UConn rises above for national title

2011-04-05 01:30:28

HOUSTON - Connecticut's Alex Oriakhi and the rest of his frontcourt mates led the Huskies to their third national title by succeeding where so many teams have failed the last two seasons have failed: They bullied Butler. Oriakhi shook off first-half...

A Look At The 2010-11 Huskies

2010-11-11 12:36:02

2 | Donnell Beverly G, 6-4, Sr., Los Angeles Senior captain is recovering from offseason surgery on both hip joints. 25 | Michael Bradley C/F, 6-10, Fr., Chattanooga, Tenn. Unlikely to log heavy minutes. Might even redshirt. 4 | Jamal Coombs-...

A Closer Look At UConn's Frontcourt

2010-11-11 12:40:08

A closer look at UConn's frontcourt Alex Oriakhi 6-9, 240 Pluses: Power and size. Oriakhi, the team's second-leading rebounder last season, has experience and a tremendous offseason of training under his belt. A strong rebounder who knows the system....

UConn center Charles Okwandu (35) guards Butler guard Ronald Nored in the second half of the Huskies' 53-41 win in the NCAA championship game in Houston.

2011-04-04 00:00:00

UConn center Charles Okwandu sits quietly in the locker room the day after the Huskies' 56-55 win over Kentucky in the Final Four at Reliant Stadium in Houston, and the day before they face Butler for the national championship.

2011-04-03 00:00:00

UConn 's Charles Okwandu , left, and Roscoe Smith walk off the court to screaming fans after the Huskies' 56-55 win over Kentucky to advance to a game against Butler in the Final Four at Reliant Stadium in Houston , Texas for the 2011 NCAA Tournament.

2011-04-02 00:00:00