UConn MBB Notes at Tulsa, 1/14/16

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2015-16 UCONN BASKETBALL Game #16 Thursday, January 14, 2016 Reynolds Center, Tulsa, Ok. 7 p.m. --- AP/ARV-USA Today

UConn Huskies

VS.

11-4 overall

Tulsa Golden Hurricane 10-6 overall

2-1 American

2-2 American

TONIGHT’S GAME

UCONN BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date

Opponent

NOVEMBER

Sun Sat

1 Tampa (exhib.) (GP) 7 New Haven (exhib.) (XL)

TV

Time/Result

UConnhuskies.com UConnhuskies.com

W, 88-72 W, 83-43

Fri 13 Maine (GP) SNY W, 100-56 Tue 17 New Hampshire (GP) SNY W, 85-66 21 Furman (GP) W, 83-58 Sat SNY Battle 4 Atlantis, Imperial Arena, Paradise Island, Bahamas Wed 25 vs. ARV/ARV Michigan AXS TV W, 74-60 Thu 26 vs. Syracuse ESPN L, 76-79 Fri 27 vs. #10/#11 Gonzaga ESPN L, 70-73 DECEMBER 2 Wed

Sacred Heart (XL)

SNY

W, 82-49

Jimmy V Classic, Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. Tue 8 vs. #6/#9 Maryland ESPN L, 66-76 Sat Sun Wed Tue

12 20 23 29

JANUARY Sat 2 Tue 5 Sat 9 Thu 14 Sun 17 Tue 19 Sat 23 Thu 28 Sun 31 FEBRUARY 4 Thu Sun 7 Thu 11 13 Sat 18 Thu Sat 20 Thu 25 28 Sun MARCH Thu 3 Sun 6

Ohio State (GP) UMass Lowell (XL) Central Conn. (XL) at ARV/ARV Texas

CBS SNY ESPNU ESPN2

W, 75-55 W, 88-79 W, 99-52 W, 71-66

*at Tulane *Temple (XL) *Memphis (GP) *at Tulsa *at ---/ARV Houston *Tulane (XL) Georgetown (XL) *Cincinnati (XL) *at UCF

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

W, 75-67 L, 53-55 W, 81-78 7 pm 2 pm 7 pm noon 7 pm 4 pm

*at Memphis *East Carolina (GP) *at Temple *Tulsa (GP) *SMU (XL) *at Cincinnati *at USF *Houston (GP)

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

9 pm noon 7 pm 8 pm TBD TBD 7:30 pm 1 pm

*at SMU *UCF (GP)

ESPN/ESPN2 ESPNU

9 pm 2 pm

American Athletic Conference Championship Amway Center, Orlando, Fla. Thu-Sun 10-13 AAC Championship ESPN Network *— American Athletic Conference Opponent GP - Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn.; XL - XL Center, Hartford, Conn. All times Eastern Standard

TBD

The UConn men’s basketball team (11-4 overall, 2-1 American), which has won six of its last seven games, begins a two-game road trip with an American Athletic Conference game against the University of Tulsa (10-6, 2-2) at the Reynolds Center. The game is scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m. (EST) and will be televised by ESPN2. The Huskies, coming off an 81-78 home win over Memphis on Saturday, are led in scoring by junior Rodney Purvis (15.1), while grad Shonn Miller (13.1), sophomore Daniel Hamilton (12.9) and grad Sterling Gibbs (12.5) also average in double figures. Hamilton leads the team in rebounding (8.5) as well as assists (5.1). Tulsa has won its last two, including an 81-67 victory at Tulane on Sunday. The Golden Hurricane is led in scoring by senior guards Shaquille Harrison (16.6) and James Woodard (16.3). Harrison is also the team leader in rebounding (5.0) and assists (3.4). The teams met three times last season, with UConn winning twice. All-time series: UConn leads, 3-1 Last UConn win: 47-42, 3/14/15, at XL Center, Hartford, Conn. Last Tulsa win: 66-58, 1/13/15, at Reynolds Center, Tulsa, Ok.

BROADCAST INFORMATION TELEVISION ESPN2

RADIO

Mike Patrick (play-by-play) Len Elmore (analyst)

UConn/IMG Radio Network

Joe D’Ambrosio (play-by-play) Wayne Norman (analyst)

WTIC-Hartford (1080-AM) WILI-Willimantic (1400-AM) WELI-New Haven (960-AM) WGCH-Greenwich (1490-AM) Sirius-83, XM-201

WatchESPN -- http://es.pn/1Zo48uQ

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

program, with a career record of 83-37. He reached 50 victories in just two years and he is already sixth on the all-time list of UConn coaching victories. His .692 winning percentage ranks fourth among UConn coaches who have coached more than 20 games and he and Jim Calhoun are the only UConn coaches to win the NCAA championship.

 UConn is playing its 283rd game on ESPN/ESPN2 since 1986-87, the start of the Jim

Calhoun era. The Huskies have a record of 169-113 (.599) in those games. Tonight’s game is the sixth of 13 regular-season UConn games on ESPN/ESPN2 this season. The Huskies are 2-3 on ESPN/ESPN2 so far this season.

 UP NEXT: The Huskies remain on road to complete their two-game trip with an American Athletic Conference game at the University of Houston on Sunday, January 17. The game will begin at 2 p.m. (EST) and will be televised by the CBS Sports Network. Houston won the only meeting between the teams in 2014-15. 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

2015-2016 University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes January 14, 2016 vs. Tulsa UConnHuskies.com


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