2015-16 UCONN BASKETBALL Game #28 Thursday, February 25, 2016 Sun Dome, Tampa, Fla. 7:30 p.m. ARV-AP/---
UConn Huskies
USF Bulls
VS.
19-8 overall
7-21 overall
9-5 American
4-11 American TONIGHT’S GAME
UCONN BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date
NOVEMBER
Opponent
Sun Sat
1 7
Tampa (exhib.) (GP) New Haven (exhib.) (XL)
Fri Tue Sat
13 17 21
Maine (GP) New Hampshire (GP) Furman (GP)
TV
Time/Result
UConnhuskies.com UConnhuskies.com
SNY SNY SNY
W, 88-72 W, 83-43
W, 100-56 W, 85-66 W, 83-58
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 11 Thu 13 Sat 18 Thu Sat 20 25 Thu 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 ESPNU CBS SN
W, 75-67 L, 53-55 W, 81-78 L, 51-60 W, 69-57 W, 60-42 W, 68-62 L, 57-58 W, 67-41
*at Memphis *East Carolina (GP) *at Temple *Tulsa (GP) *#21/--- SMU (XL) *at ARV/--- Cincinnati *at USF *Houston (GP)
ESPN2 CBS SN ESPN2 ESPN2 ESPN2 ESPN2 CBS SN CBS SN
W, 77-57 W, 85-67 L, 58-63 W, 75-73 W, 68-62 L, 60-65 7:30 pm 1 pm
*at SMU *UCF (GP)
ESPN/ESPN2 ESPNU
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
9 pm 2 pm
TBD
The UConn men’s basketball team begins the final two weeks of the 2015-16 regular season with its only regular-season meeting against USF in an American Athletic Conference game at the Sun Dome in Tampa. The game is scheduled to tip off at 7:30 p.m. and will be televised by the CBS Sports Network. UConn (19-8 overall, 9-5 American) is coming off a 65-60 loss at Cincinnati on Saturday, breaking a two-game winning streak. The Huskies are led by four double-figure scorers -- grad student forward Shonn Miller (13.1), junior guard Rodney Purvis (13.0), grad student guard Sterling Gibbs (12.2) and sophomore swingman Daniel Hamilton (11.6). Hamilton is the team leader in rebounding (9.0) and assists (5.0). USF (7-21, 4-11) has won its last two games, including an 80-71 home victory over Memphis on Saturday. The Bulls are led in scoring by freshman guard Jahmal McMurray (15.7), who is also the team leader in assists (2.6). Senior center Jaleel Cousins tops USF in rebounding (8.1). UConn has won the last five meetings between the teams. All-time series: UConn leads, 15-2 Last UConn win: 69-43, 3/12/15, XL Center, Hartford, Conn. Last USF win: 65-51, 3/6/13, Sun Dome, Tampa, Fla.
BROADCAST INFORMATION TELEVISION CBS Sports Network
Dave Ryan (play-by-play) Steve Wolf (analyst)
RADIO 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-108, XM-201
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 91-41. He reached 50 victories in just two years and he is already sixth on the all-time list of UConn coaching victories. His .689 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 in its third season as a TV partner of CBS Sports Network and in its fourth
season appearing on the network. The Huskies have an overall record of 14-5 on CBS SN: 2-1 in 2012-13, 3-1 in 2013-14, 4-2 in 2014-15 and 5-1 so far this season. Tonight’s game is the seventh of eight regular-season games on CBS SN this season.
UP NEXT: UConn will play its next-to-last home game of the 2015-16 regular season,
playing host to the University of Houston on Sunday, Feb. 28, at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs. The game will tip off at 1 p.m. and will be televised by the CBS Sports Network. UConn defeated Houston, 69-57, on Jan. 17 in Houston. 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 February 25, 2016 vs. USF UConnHuskies.com