Niels Giffey

Butler vs. UConn: First five minutes

2011-04-04 21:33:48

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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...

UConn's Omar Calhoun Has Successful Surgery

2013-05-08 14:16:00

Omar Calhoun had two successful offseason surgical procedures at the UConn Health Center to address discomfort in his hips, a UConn school spokesman confirmed on Wednesday. Calhoun, who will be a sophomore next season, had surgery to address femoral...

Napier Confirms He's Returning To UConn

2013-04-26 15:23:23

Shabazz Napier, Ryan Boatright and DeAndre Daniels all announced Friday they are returning to play for UConn for next season. So the expectations can begin building … and building. "Next year is going to be a great year because we're all hungry,"...

Napier Key To UConn's Future Hopes

2013-03-09 16:14:00

As everyone at Gampel Pavilion watched a video tribute to a team that, on paper, had little to play for and instead gave and gave each game as if it had everything in the world to play for, Shabazz Napier began to feel the shiver of emotions. As...

UConn Beats Providence In Overtime, 63-59

2013-03-09 15:10:00

Ryan Boatright powered his way down the lane as he had done, or tried to do, all year. He bumped with Bryce Cotton and tossed up an off-balance shot. Some of these crazy shots went in for the UConn men's basketball team this year, some of them didn't....

UConn Falls To South Florida, 65-51

2013-03-06 21:35:00

In another twist to a UConn men's basketball season that's had a few of them, the Huskies worst loss of the season came against one of the worst teams in the Big East. Just a week after taking the best team in the league, Georgetown, to double OT, the...

UConn Men, Without Napier, Fall To Bearcats, 61-56

2013-03-02 14:31:00

Without Shabazz Napier, the Huskies did most of the things they usually do with him. They grappled, scrambled back from behind and gave themselves a chance to win another game. But, without Napier, out with an injured foot, the Huskies could not get...

UConn Men Fall In Double Overtime To Georgetown, 79-78

2013-02-27 19:24:00

The shock and the disappointment were still too fresh for UConn to feel the pride. That will come. But one more big upset, one more coup to show the country, perhaps once and for all, what they were all about, was in their grasp. It got away and, for...

On The Road Against DePaul, UConn Men Win, 81-69

2013-02-23 20:39:00

It may have been DePaul out there, as in near-the-bottom-of-the-Big-East DePaul. But it was still a Big East road game, and they're never easy to add to the collection. So the UConn men's basketball team had to work for it. In a quick turnaround from...

Highs And Lows Of UConn's Memorable Season

2013-03-16 07:58:00

On Oct. 11, the day of the Husky Run, Kevin Ollie said he wanted teams to walk off the court after playing the Huskies and ask themselves, "Why do they play so hard? They have no postseason to play for; why are they playing so hard?" Right to the end,...

Introducing Your 2013-14 Huskies

2013-03-16 00:00:00

Let's take a look at what the UConn men's roster could look like next season. Seniors Shabazz Napier — Scouts and draft experts project Napier as a second-round pick this year. If that's the case, he could decide to stay for his senior season...

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.

2013-04-24 00:00:00

UConn guard/forward Niels Giffey suffered a fractured finger during the second half against Cincinnati at the Fifth Third Arena Saturday afternoon. UConn head coach Kevin Ollie looks at his hand during a break in the action.

2013-03-02 00:00:00

Connecticut Huskies guard/forward Niels Giffey (5) stole the inbounds pass intended for Georgetown Hoyas forward Otto Porter Jr. with 2.2 remaining in regulation at Gampel Pavilion Wednesday night. Giffey's shot at the buzzer missed forcing the teams into OT.

2013-02-27 00:00:00