2012-13 CONNECTICUT BASKETBALL Game #18 - January 27, 2013, XL Center, Hartford, Conn., 2 p.m.
Ollie as the first new head coach of the Huskies in 26 years. Ollie is the 18th head coach in the history of
OVER THE AIR
UConn basketball. On Dec. 29, Ollie received a 5-year contract extension through the 2017-18 season.
TELEVISION: SNY Kevin Connors (pbp) Tim Welsh (analyst) RADIO: UConn IMG Sports Radio Network WTIC-AM 1080 Joe D’Ambrosio (pbp) Wayne Norman (analyst) WTIC-Hartford, (1080-AM) WILI-Willimantic (1400-AM) WELI-New Haven (960-AM) Sirius-92, XM-190
UConn is in its third season as a television partner of
the SNY network. The Huskies have a record of 28-6 (.824) in games televised by SNY.
UP NEXT: Following today’s game, UConn will travel
to Providence on Thursday, January 31, to meet the Friars at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. The game will begin at 7 p.m. and be televised by ESPN2.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 12-6 overall 3-4 BIG EAST
Connecticut Huskies 12-5 overall 2-3 BIG EAST
2012-13 UConn Men’s Basketball Date
Opponent
NOVEMBER Thu 1 AIC (exhibition) (GP) Sun 4 UMass Lowell (exhibition) (XL) Fri Tue
TV
Time
UConnHuskies.com W, 78-63 UConnHuskies.com W, 100-62
Armed Forces Classic, Ramstein Air Base, Germany 9 vs. #14/14 Michigan State ESPN W, 66-62 13 Vermont (GP)
SNY
W, 67-49
U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. Fri 16 vs. Wake Forest CBS SN W, 77-71 Sun 18 vs. Quinnipiac CBS SN W, 89-83 (2 ot) Mon 19 vs. New Mexico CBS SN L, 60-66 Sun 25 Stony Brook (GP) SNY W, 73-62 Thu 29 New Hampshire (XL) SNY W, 61-53 DECEMBER Tue
Jimmy V Classic, Madison Square Garden, New York City 4 vs. #25/24 North Carolina St. ESPN L, 65-69
Fri 7 Mon 17 Fri 21 Sat 29 JANUARY Tue 1 Tue 8 Sat 12 Mon 14 Sat 19 Sun 27 Thu 31 FEBRUARY Sun 3 Wed 6 Sun 10 Wed 13 Sat 16 Thu 21 Sat 23 Wed 27 MARCH Sat 2 Wed 6 Sat 9
Husky Notables A new era of UConn basketball has begun with Kevin
Harvard (GP) Maryland-Eastern Shore (XL) Fordham (XL) Washington (XL)
SNY SNY SNY ESPN2
W, 57-49 W, 84-50 W, 88-73 W, 61-53
*at Marquette *DePaul (GP) *at #17/16 Notre Dame *#1/1 Louisville (XL) *at Pittsburgh *Rutgers (XL) *at Providence
ESPNU L, 76-82 (ot) SNY W, 99-78 SNY W, 65-58 ESPN L, 58-73 ESPN2 L, 61-69 SNY 2 p.m. ESPN2 7 p.m.
*USF (GP) *at St. John’s *at Seton Hall *Syracuse (XL) *Villanova (XL) *Cincinnati (XL) *at DePaul *Georgetown (GP)
SNY ESPNU SNY ESPN/ESPN2 ESPN/ESPN2 ESPN/ESPN2 SNY ESPN2
2 p.m. 7 p.m. noon 7 p.m. noon 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 7 p.m.
*at Cincinnati *at USF *Providence (GP)
SNY ESPNU ESPNU
2 p.m. 9 p.m. noon
BIG EAST Championship, Madison Square Garden, New York City
Tue-Sat 12-16 BIG EAST Championship
ESPN
*— BIG EAST Conference Opponent GP - Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn.; XL - XL Center, Hartford, Conn. All times Eastern Standard
TBA
SNEAKERS WEEKEND: The UConn coaching staff will be wearing sneakers today as part of the annual Suits and Sneakers Weekend to draw attention to the Coaches vs. Cancer program. Fans can help the fight against cancer by donating $5 by texting the word “Coach” to 20222 until April 9.
THE GAME: The University of Connecticut men’s basketball team will meet BIG EAST Conference rival Rutgers on Sunday afternoon at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. The game will tipoff at 2 p.m. and be televised by SNY. UConn (12-5 overall, 2-3 BIG EAST) has had a rare week off since suffering a 69-61 loss at Pittsburgh on Saturday, Jan. 19. The Huskies are led by junior guard Shabazz Napier (16.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg) and sophomore guard Ryan Boatright (16.0 ppg, 4.7 apg). Freshman guard Omar Calhoun (10.9 ppg) and sophomore forward DeAndre Daniels (10.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg) are also averaging double figures. Rutgers (12-6, 3-4) is coming off a 72-60 home loss to St. John’s on Wednesday. The Scarlet Knights are also led by their backcourt of sophomores Eli Carter (15.6 ppg) and Myles Mack (13.2 ppg).
2012-13 UConn Basketball Roster # Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 0 Phillip Nolan Fr. F 6-9 210 Milwaukee, Wis. /Riverside University HS 1 Enosch Wolf Jr. C 7-1 240 Goettingen, Germany /Wilbraham & Monson 2 DeAndre Daniels So. F 6-8 195 Los Angeles, Calif. /W.H. Taft HS 3 Keifer Lammi Sr. G 6-3 210 Camden, Maine /Camden Hills Regional HS 4 Brendan Allen So. G 6-3 187 Windsor, Conn. /Windsor HS/Bridgeton Acad. 5 Niels Giffey Jr. G/F 6-7 205 Berlin, Germany /Heinrich-Schliemann HS 10 Tyler Olander Jr. F 6-9 225 Mansfield, Conn. /E.O. Smith HS 11 Ryan Boatright So. G 6-0 160 Aurora, Ill. /East Aurora HS 12 R.J. Evans Gr. G 6-3 210 Salem, Conn. /Norwich Free Acad./Holy Cross 13 Shabazz Napier Jr. G 6-1 171 Roxbury, Mass. /Charlestown HS 14 Pat Lenehan So. G 6-3 185 Middletown, Conn. /Xavier HS 20 Trey James Sr. G 5-9 168 Middletown, Conn. /Middletown HS 21 Omar Calhoun Fr. G 6-5 195 Brooklyn, N.Y. /Christ The King HS 22 Leon Tolksdorf Fr. F 6-8 220 Berlin, Germany /Leibniz-Oberschule Berlin HS 23 Dave Vandal Sr. F 6-2 200 Stonington, Conn. /UConn-Avery Point 25 Tor Watts Jr. G 6-1 200 Brooklyn, N.Y. /Xaverian HS/York Prep COACHING STAFF: Head Coach: KEVIN OLLIE, 1st Season as HC, 3rd Season at UConn (UConn ‘95) Associate Head Coach: GLEN MILLER, 10th Season at UConn (UConn ‘88) Assistant Coach: GEORGE BLANEY, 12th Season at UConn (Holy Cross ‘61) Assistant Coach: KARL HOBBS, 10th Season at UConn (UConn ‘84) Director of Basketball Administration: KEVIN FREEMAN, 2nd season at UConn (UConn ‘06) Assistant Dir. of Basketball Administration: RICKY MOORE, 1st season at UConn (UConn ‘99) PRONUNCIATIONS: Enosch Wolf (eee-nish) Niels Giffey (kneelzz Gif-EYE) Shabazz Napier (shuh BAZZ (rhymes with Jazz) NAY pier)
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2012-2013 University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes January 27, 2013 vs. Rutgers UConnHuskies.com