Gavin Edwards

Bad Date Stories

2010-11-11 12:53:22

UConn men's basketball beat writer Mike Anthony chronicles a tough year for Jim Calhoun's program on and off the court: 2009 Oct. 14: UConn, coming off an appearance in the Final Four but having lost four key players, holds the annual Husky Run in...

Turbulent, To Say The Least

2010-11-11 12:41:55

Has there been a more tumultuous season in UConn history? Has there ever been a soap opera like the 2009-10 season? Coming off an appearance in the Final Four the year before, the Huskies endured one of the more puzzling and trying seasons in the Jim...

Huskies Need Big Man To Dominate In The Paint

2010-11-11 12:38:04

From doubling his workouts to studying the nuances of post play, Alex Oriakhi has done a number of things to gear up for what he expects to be a breakthrough sophomore season. Step No.1: Take responsibility. "Last year's presence in the paint was...

Plenty Of Room For The Kids To Play

2010-11-11 12:33:56

UConn has six freshmen and a seventh, 7-foot-1 German center Enosch Wolf, will join the team Dec. 17. The last time the Huskies had so many new faces was in 2006-07. That season, the Huskies had no upperclassmen and seven freshmen (eight newcomers because...

UConn Defeats DePaul To Snap 3-Game Slide

2010-03-09 08:50:00

UConn stumbled into turnovers, threw errant passes, found all kinds of ways to turn offense into something uglier and more complicated than it needs to be. This wasn't a show of grace or artistry. But wins and losses count, not style. Good thing for...

Alex Oriakhi Helping UConn Men Move On

2010-03-18 00:00:00

Alex Oriakhi helped UConn find its footing Tuesday night against Northeastern. With his Huskies trailing 10-2, Oriakhi made a jump shot and then converted a three-point play, dunking while fouled and adding a free throw. Nearly two hours later, after...

UConn Men Find Dismal Play Hard To Explain

2010-03-11 00:00:00

Aside from questions being asked of players about their demise, the UConn locker room was silent Tuesday afternoon after another one-and-done showing at the Big East tournament. Jerome Dyson spoke softly to a throng of reporters, offering one short...

UConn Loses To Notre Dame; NCAA Tournament Hopes Dealt A Setback

2010-03-03 18:16:00

This was disturbing. It was a breakdown on many fronts, a dumbfounding failure at a critical time, a damaging result that pushed a maddening season further into a March mess instead of March Madness. Facing a crossroads Wednesday night at the Joyce...

Marquette Edges UConn In Closing Seconds

2010-01-30 11:38:00

Jimmy Butler had a game-high 21 points and made the winning jump shot with 2.4 seconds remaining Saturday as unranked Marquette defeated No.19 UConn 70-68 at the XL Center. UConn (13-8, 3-5 Big East) has lost two in a row since its victory last week over...

Robinson Leads No. 11 Huskies Past Iona

2009-12-27 13:19:00

Stanley Robinson led the way with a season-high 29 points as No.11 UConn defeated Iona 93-74 Sunday at the XL Center. The Huskies (9-2) were not perfect in their final tuneup before Big East play begins Wednesday at Cincinnati, but they played with a...

Robinson Leads Husky Men To First Big East Victory Of Season

2010-01-02 16:57:00

Great athlete. That's been the book on Stanley Robinson for a long time, well before and all throughout his twisting, sometimes head-scratching, career at UConn. And it wasn't always the compliment it might seem to be, speaking as much to his...

A Look At The South Florida Bulls

2010-07-26 13:48:21

Next meeting: At UConn in 2010-11 Last season: The Huskies closed the regular season in Tampa, losing 75-68 to the Bulls. For UConn, the game spoke volumes about how the season had played out. South Florida opened the second half with a 12-1 run to...

In this 2009 photo, Harvard senior guard Jeremy Lin, 4, scores two of his game high 30 points against four Huskies during second half action.

2012-02-15 08:26:34

UConn senior Gavin Edwards , shown maneuvering past St. John's Sean Evans, muscled his way to 11 points and six rebounds Tuesday the Huskies' opening-round loss in the Big East tournament. Evans led the determined Red Storm with 19 points and 10 rebounds in a convincing 73-51 victory.

2010-03-09 00:00:00

South Florida's Toarlyn Fitzpatrick attempts to shoot over the defense of UConn 's Ater Majok as UConn's Gavin Edwards , left, watches during the Huskies' 75-68 loss to the Bulls at the Sun Dome in Tampa , Fla.

2010-03-06 00:00:00