UConn

Stage Set For Final Big East Tournament As We Know It

The Big East tournament will have a touch of a wake to it this week. When games end, there will be plenty of reminiscing about rivalries and talk of what is to come.

2013/03/12

AP Source: UConn Coach Jim Calhoun Retiring

A person familiar with the situation says that Connecticut men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun is retiring and plans to announce his decision on Thursday.

2012/09/12

UC Riverside, UCONN Men’s Basketball Among Teams Banned From Playing Postseason

The NCAA’s new academic requirements could give new meaning to the madness of March. On Wednesday, three-time national champion Connecticut and nine other men’s basketball teams were banned from the NCAA tournament because of poor Academic Progress Rate scores.

2012/06/20

Chargers Pick UConn DE Reyes In 2nd round

The San Diego Chargers have drafted Connecticut defensive end Kendall Reyes in the second round,

2012/04/27

Former Servite HS Teammates Together Again In Big East

D.J. Shoemate and Johnny McEntee have crossed the United States to fulfill the football dream they shared with each other when they were children in southern California.

2011/08/30

UConn’s Kemba Walker Declares For NBA Draft

Connecticut’s Kemba Walker has announced he will enter the NBA draft.

2011/04/12

Butler’s Bad Shooting Hurts TV Rating For Final

Butler couldn’t stay in it until the end this time, and television ratings were down for the national championship game.

2011/04/05

UConn Beats Butler For 3rd National Title

Kemba Walker scored 16 points and Connecticut beat Butler 53-41 on Monday night to give Jim Calhoun his third national championship, something only four other coaches have done.

2011/04/04

The Final Two

2011/04/02

Florida Ends BYU’s Season With 83-74 Win In OT

Alex Tyus scored 19 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as Florida beat BYU 83-74 in overtime Thursday night, chasing Jimmer Fredette and the Cougars out of the NCAA tournament.

2011/03/24

Kemba Walker Too Much For San Diego St.

Kemba Walker scored 22 of his 36 points in another dynamic second-half performance, and Connecticut moved to the brink of its fourth trip to the Final Four with a 74-67 victory over San Diego State in the West regional semifinals Thursday night.

2011/03/24

NCAA Tourney Comes To Anaheim’s Honda Center

Connecticut flew clear across the continent for the next round of the NCAA tournament. San Diego State hopped in a bus and drove 90 minutes up the interstate.

2011/03/23

UConn RB Still Wears USC Rose Bowl Ring

Connecticut tailback D.J. Shoemate still wears his 2009 Rose Bowl championship ring.

2010/09/01