UConn MBB Notes vs. Oklahoma State, 11/21/16

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2016-17 UCONN BASKETBALL Game #4 Monday, November 21, 2016 Lahaina Civic Center, Maui, Hi. 9 p.m. (EST)

UConn Huskies

VS.

1-2 overall

Oklahoma State Cowboys 3-0 overall

0-0 American

0-0 Big 12

TONIGHT’S GAME

UCONN BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date

Opponent

TV

Time/Result

NOVEMBER Sun Sat

Oct. 30 New Haven (exhib.) (XL) 5 Southern Conn. (exhib.) (GP)

UConnhuskies.com UConnhuskies.com

W, 83-68 W, 94-65

Fri 11 Wagner (GP) SNY L, 58-67 Mon 14 Northeastern (GP) SNY L, 61-64 Thu 17 at Loyola Marymount SNY W, 65-62 Maui Jim Maui Invitational, Lahaina Civic Center, Maui, Hawaii Mon 21 vs. Oklahoma State ESPNU 9 pm Tue 22 vs. N. Carolina/Chaminade TBD TBD Wed 23 vs. TBD TBD TBD Wed

30

Boston University (XL)

SNY

7 pm

The UConn men’s basketball team continues its longest trip of the 201617 season as it competes in the first round of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational, facing Oklahoma State on Monday, Nov. 21, at the Lahaina Civic Center. The game has a scheduled tipoff of 9 p.m. (EST) and will be televised by ESPNU. UConn (1-2) is coming off its first victory of the season, a 65-62 thriller Thursday at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles. The Huskies are led in scoring by redshirt sophomore Terry Larrier (16.7 ppg), while sophomore Jalen Adams (11.0) and freshman Alterique Gilbert (10.3) are also in double figures. Senior Amida Brimah is the team’s top rebounder (7.3) and also leads in blocked shots (4.3), while Adams leads the Huskies in assists (4.0). Oklahoma State (3-0), out of the Big 12, is coming off a 117-72 romp over New Orleans on Wednesday, its third straight game scoring over 100 points. The Cowboys are led in scoring by sophomore guard Jawun Evans (23.3) and senior guard Phil Forte (22.0), with junior Jeff Carroll also in double figures (18.7). Senior Leyton Hammonds leads the rebounding (7.3) and Evans is tops in assists (6.3).

DECEMBER Mon 5 Sat 10 Sun 18 Fri 23 Wed 28 Sat 31

vs. Syracuse (MSG) at Ohio State North Florida (GP) Auburn (XL) *Houston (XL) *at Tulsa

ESPN2 BTN SNY ESPN2 ESPN2 CBS SN

JANUARY Thu 5 Sun 8 Wed 11 Sat 14 Thu 19 Sun 22 Wed 25 Sat 28

*at Memphis *UCF (XL) *Temple (GP) at Georgetown *at SMU *East Carolina (XL) *at USF *Tulane (XL)

ESPN/ESPN2 CBS SN CBS SN FOX ESPN/ESPN2 CBS SN ESPNU ESPNU

7 pm 5 pm 9 pm noon 7 pm 6 pm 7 pm 8 pm

TELEVISION ESPNU Dan Shulman (play-by-play) Jay Bilas (analyst)

FEBRUARY Sat 4 Wed 8 Sat 11 Thu 16 Sun 19 Wed 22 Sat 25

*at Cincinnati *USF (GP) *at UCF *Memphis (XL) *at Temple *at Houston *SMU (XL)

ESPN/ESPN2 CBS SN CBS SN ESPN/ESPN2 ESPN CBS SN CBS

TBD 7 pm 6 pm 9 pm 4 pm 9 pm noon

 Kevin Ollie is in his fifth season as the 18th head coach of the UConn men’s basketball

MARCH Wed Sun

*at East Carolina *Cincinnati (GP)

ESPNU CBS

7 pm noon

Thu-Sun

1 5

7 pm 6 pm 1 pm 2:30 pm TBD 2 pm

All-time series: Oklahoma State leads, 1-0 Last OSU win: 80-64, 12/18/70 at Bayou Classic, Lafayette, La.

BROADCAST INFORMATION

American Athletic Conference Championship XL Center, Hartford, Conn. 9-12 AAC Championship ESPN Network

*— American Athletic Conference Opponent GP - Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn.; XL - XL Center, Hartford, Conn. All times Eastern Standard

WATCHespn-http://es.pn/2fSe9PY

RADIO UConn IMG Sports Radio Network Joe D’Ambrosio (pbp) Wayne Norman (analyst)

WTIC-Hartford (1080-AM) WILI-Willimantic (1400-AM) WELI-New Haven (960-AM) WGCH-Greenwich (1490-AM) SIRIUS-108

HUSKY BITES program, with a career record of 98-46. He reached 50 victories faster than any coach in UConn history and is already fifth on the all-time list of UConn coaching victories. His .681 winning percentage ranks fourth among UConn coaches who have coached over 20 games and he and mentor Jim Calhoun are the only UConn coaches to win the NCAA championship.

 UConn owns a 31-5 record (.861) on ESPNU since first appearing on the channel during

the 2005-06 season. The Huskies were 7-1 on ESPNU in 2013-14, were 4-0 on the channel in 2014-15 and 2-1 in 2015-16. Today’s game is the first of four regular-season UConn games scheduled on ESPNU this season.

 UP NEXT: UConn will continue play in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational on Tuesday, Nov. TBD

22, playing either North Carolina or Chaminade. If UConn wins today, it will play at 10:30 p.m. (EST) on ESPN. A loss today and UConn will play at 3:30 p.m. (EST) on ESPN2. FOR MORE INFO ON UCONN BASKETBALL PLEASE CONTACT: PHIL CHARDIS Assistant Director of Communications

phil.chardis@uconn.edu; twitter: @UConnMBB Office: 860-486-3531; Mobile: 860-771-3314

2016-2017 University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes November 21, 2016 vs. Oklahoma State UConnHuskies.com


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