Spring Break
When it happened, it didn't look like much. A.J. Price simply planted his left leg to juke San Diego's Tremaine Johnson and went sprawling to the ground. He was going to get up. He was going to walk it off and keep playing. He was going to lead fourth-seeded UConn to a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. (0) comments
The numbers and accolades speak for themselves. First UConn freshman and just the second freshman ever to earn First Team All-American honors. First freshman to be named Big East Player of the Year. Finished just 16 points shy of Kara Wolter's record for most points in a single season in UConn history with 678. (0) comments
On the surface, Scottie Haralson is a 3-point specialist in every sense of the term. Following every three-hour practice (where Haralson knocks down 46 percent of his long-range attempts according to coach Jim Calhoun), he stays in Gampel Pavilion shooting 3s until he gets kicked out. (0) comments
Gavin Edwards doesn't run the offense like A.J. Price or control the paint like Hasheem Thabeet, and he doesn't shoot the 3-pointer like Scottie Haralson or slash through the lane like Jerome Dyson. But while the junior forward may not be called upon to take the game-winning shot, break someone off the dribble or lock down the opponent's star player, Edwards is willing to do whatever he has to, and play as many positions as possible, to contribute. (0) comments
Maya Moore must have had Nov. 3 circled on her calendar for quite some time. That was the date that the iconic poet, author and civil rights activist Maya Angelou was to come to Storrs for a lecture at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. Maya Angelou - the very woman Moore herself was named after. (0) comments
Every time Kemba Walker steps on the court for the No. 2 Huskies and sees all-conference players and future pros all around him, he can't contain his excitement. Walker's big, schoolboy grin never left his face in the postgame interviews following his first preseason game in a UConn uniform. (0) comments
Tiffany Hayes has spent the last three months in an unfamiliar state, in an unfamiliar climate with a larger workload of classes and basketball practices. In fact, just about the only thing that isn't new for the 5-foot-10 freshman from Lakeland, Fla., is her coach's personality. (0) comments
Maya Moore remembers when she realized that Renee Montgomery was going to be the unquestioned leader of this year's team. It was the end of the team's trip to YMCA Camp Jewell in Colebrook. Each player had to pick a name out of a hat and say something about that person, be it a player or coach. (0) comments
It has been seven years since Shea Ralph played a game at UConn. In that time, there have been Final Fours and National Championship runs, tears of joy and tears of heartbreak. Ralph has shed her share of tears - she won a national championship as part of the 2000 team, and she ended her career on the ground with a knee injury in the 2001 Big East tournament. (0) comments
Three years ago, Lorin Dixon was the buzz in the high school basketball world. Sites like Rivals.com kept readers posted on her progress. In fact, though only a sophomore, Dixon scored the highest on the SPARQ (Speed, Power, Agility, Reaction, Quickness) test that year, which measures all-around athleticism. (0) comments
It's midway in November and the cold, crisp air is starting to settle in over Storrs. The trees have lost most of their leaves and the cows have been herded inside Horsebarn Hill, in preparation for winter. For most students, this routine isn't anything unusual. (0) comments
I suppose I'll always remember the first time I talked with Ater Majok, the mystery man of this year's UConn basketball team. It was a late night earlier this week, and I needed a photo of the inside of Gampel Pavilion. So, a photographer and I drove out to the legendary dome that encompasses what Storrs is all about. (0) comments
It seems like every November, I sit down to write this piece and the point remains the same. The UConn women's basketball team is good. Very good. Bordering on great. Only the very tippy-top teams in the country are even capable of competing with Geno Auriemma's club. (0) comments
After 14 seasons as an assistant coach for UConn women's basketball, Tonya Cardoza will line up along a new bench - as the head coach for Temple. Cardoza was part of the coaching staff for all five of UConn's national championships and helped lead them to a 465-41 record while she was with the team. (0) comments