Kevin Ollie

Geno Tells Other AAC Schools About Potential For Growth

2013-05-21 16:02:31

As the coaches gathered for the American Athletic Conference meetings, Geno Auriemma offered a message. The Big East Conference, Auriemma told his fellow coaches, did not elevate UConn's athletic programs. It was UConn that helped build the Big East into...

American Athletic Source Says Mohegan Sun Recommended As Site For Women's Tournament

2013-05-21 17:19:47

The new American Athletic Conference will complete its spring meeting Wednesday without choosing venues for its postseason basketball tournament. But all signs point to the Mohegan Sun Arena as the site for the women's tournament that was based in...

Wolf Suspension Over, But Transfer Student Will Take His Scholarship

2013-05-21 17:50:56

UConn has juggled its roster to open a spot for a new player for next season, and perhaps retain an old one. Enosch Wolf, having passed all the university's requirements, is no longer suspended from the team. Wolf, arrested in February following an on-...

American Athletic Conference Meetings Begin; No Talk On Basketball Sites

2013-05-20 17:37:00

On a day that included plenty of handshakes and introductions, coaches and athletic directors began the American Athletic Conference spring meetings by discussing the minutiae. They talked about bylaws and scheduling, heard about officiating and...

Dick Vitale Gala attracts big names, raises big funds for cancer research

2013-05-17 09:04:02

Tears will flow, laughter will erupt, and millions of dollars will be headed in the right direction. Dick Vitale will host his gala tonight at the Ritz-Carlton, and the most renowned college basketball announcer hopes to register a slam dunk in...

UConn's Rodney Purvis To Take Practices Very Seriously

2013-05-16 15:15:21

Rodney Purvis is in his first week at UConn and his first game is 18 months away, but he is already in attack mode. "I kind of reframed everything in my mind," Purvis said Thursday after a one-hour workout with new teammate Ryan Boatright and assistant...

Daniel Hamilton Says 'Brotherhood' Among Players Attracted Him To UConn

2013-05-14 16:14:10

UConn's Nov. 9 victory over Michigan State at Ramstein Air Base in Germany was welcome enough at the time. It got Kevin Ollie's coaching career off to an exciting start and set the tone for a strong season. But victories like that, on national TV, also...

Daniel Hamilton: UConn 'Looked Like a Brotherhood' When He Watched It Play Michigan State

2013-05-13 17:40:00

UConn’s upset victory over Michigan State at Ramstein Air Base in Germany last Nov. 9 has become a gift that keeps on giving. It turns out the Huskies, on national TV in Kevin Ollie’s first game as head coach, left an impression that night...

On The Fly

2013-05-11 18:11:39

Sergio Garcia wasn't thrilled after Tiger Woods apparently pulled a club from his bag at the wrong time during the third round of the Players Championship. Lining up and considering his next shot as Garcia tried to execute his own, Woods caused a...

UConn Lands Top Basketball Recruit Hamilton For 2014-15

2013-05-11 13:12:00

The expectations for UConn men's basketball will be high next season. They could be even higher the year after. The Huskies landed a major Class of 2014 recruit in Daniel Hamilton of Los Angeles, who announced his intention to attend UConn late Friday...

Now A Full UConn Assistant, Ricky Moore Eager To Start Recruiting

2013-05-09 16:52:00

Ricky Moore remembers the whole process. He remembers the persistent visits from Howie Dickenman, then a UConn assistant. And he remembers looking up in the bleachers and seeing Jim Calhoun. "That got my attention," he said. "When you see the head...

UConn Close To Naming BC Assistant Mike Cavanaugh As Hockey Coach

2013-05-07 17:43:37

UConn has identified the man it wants behind the bench as the Huskies skate into the world of elite college hockey, reaching for an assistant coach who has been a part of four national championships at one of the sport's powers, Boston College....

It was Husky Day at the state Capitol Wednesday and athletes from the UConn men's and women's basketball teams and football team visited the Capitol for a ceremony on the first floor. In photo, UConn men's basketball head coach Kevin Ollie addressed the crowd with his team behind him.

2013-04-24 00:00:00

UConn men's basketball head coach Kevin Ollie, guard Ryan Boatright, women's basketball head coach Geno Auriemma and forward Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (from left to right) bow their heads during a moment of silence for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing at the start of a groundbreaking

2013-04-16 00:00:00

UConn coach Kevin Ollie hugs Shabazz Napier after the Huskies' season finale against Providence.

2013-03-09 00:00:00