UConn all-time scoring list. Albert Mouring (1997-2001) is No. 33 with 1,214 points. Through 26 games this season, Napier has put together some impressive statistics. In all games (through Feb. 24), Napier is the only BIG EAST player averaging at least 15.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game. In BIG EAST games only, he is third in the league in scoring (17.7) and he ranks among the top 10 in 3-pointers made (2nd, 2.79), assists (5th, 5.29), steals (4th, 1.79), 3-point fg percentage (4th, .438), free throw percentage (8th, .814), assist-to-turnover ratio (7th, 1.90), and minutes played (5th, 37.50). ROCK THE BOAT: Sophomore guard Ryan Boatright scored 17 points against DePaul on Feb. 23, the 21st time in 26 games this season in which he has scored in double figures. He has scored 20 or more points in five games and handed out at least 5 assists in 10 games. In BIG EAST games, Boatright ranks 14th in scoring (14.7), 11th in assists (4.07), 8th in three-pointers made (1.79), 6th in three-point fg percentage (.403), 10h in steals (1.57), and 6th in minutes played (36.64). BIG EAST HONORS: UConn junior Shabazz Napier was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Feb. 25 after averaging 27.5 points and shooting 55.6 percent overall, 68.8 percent from three-point range, and going 14 of 15 from the foul line in victories over Cincinnati and DePaul. It is the fifth time this season he has been named to the league’s Honor Roll (also on Dec. 31, Jan. 14, Jan. 28, Feb. 11). Napier has also been named the BIG EAST Player of the Week twice this season. He received the honor on Feb. 4 after he averaged 21.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.0 steals and scored 8 and 11 points, respectively, in overtime to lead the Huskies to overtime wins over Providence and USF. Napier was also named the first BIG EAST Player of the Week of the season for the week of Nov. 19 after leading the Huskies to four victories, averaging 20.8 points and 3.3 rebounds in wins over Michigan State, Vermont, Wake Forest, and Quinnipiac. UConn freshman Omar Calhoun was named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on Feb. 18 after averaging 15.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in a win over Syracuse and a loss to Villanova. Against Nova, Calhoun went 9-of-9 from the foul line. It was the second such honor for Calhoun, who was also named Rookie of the Week on Dec. 24 after he averaged 19.5 points, and shot 14 of 21 overall and 6 of 9 from three-point range in wins over Maryland Eastern Shore and Fordham. Sophomore Ryan Boatright was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll for the week of Dec. 24. Boatright averaged 23.5 points, 5.5 assists, 2.5 steals and shot 17 of 24 overall in victories over UMES and Fordham. WINNING AT THE LINE: Coming down the home stretch of games, UConn has been
A Look At The Georgetown Hoyas Without a senior on the team, Georgetown has defied most experts’ preseason predictions and put together a stellar season thus far. The Hoyas, picked to finish fifth in the BIG EAST preseason coaches poll, currently sit alone in first place in the standings, are ranked #7 and #8 in the national polls, and are riding a nine-game winning streak. Leading the charge has been 6-8 sophomore forward Otto Porter Jr., who tops the Hoyas in scoring and rebounding and who is coming off a 33-point effort in Saturday’s win at Syracuse. He is joined in the frontcourt by junior Nate Lubick and sophomore Mikael Hopkins, while sophomore Jabril Trawick and junior Markel Starks start in the backcourt. Explosive freshman guard D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera comes off the bench. Georgetown’s effective defense has held league opponents to just a .373 field goal percentage and a paltry 56.4 ppg average. The Hoyas last suffered a loss on Jan. 19 at South Florida. They are 5-2 on the road and have won their last four road games.
very impressive at the foul line. In the last 10 minutes of all games plus overtimes, the Huskies are 202 of 244 (.828) from the foul line. In the last five minutes of games plus overtimes, the Huskies are 165 of 197 (.838) from the line.
half, poured in 47 points, and defeated DePaul going away, 81-69, to ensure at least a .500 BIG EAST record this season. Junior Shabazz Napier scored 28 points, one short of his career high, including 17 in the second half, and also grabbed seven rebounds and handed out four assists in an outstanding performance on the LAST TIME OUT: After trailing DePaul 37-34 road. Sophomore Ryan Boatright and freshman at halftime, UConn shot 70.8 in the second Omar Calhoun each added 17 points and junior Niels Giffey had 10.
Huskies in the BIG EAST Ranks INDIVIDUAL (Through BE games of 2/25) Player
Category
Rank
Napier
Scoring Assists 3PTM 3PT% FT% Steals A/TO Ratio Minutes
3rd 5th 2nd 4th 8th 4th 7th 5th
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17.7- 5.29 2.79 .438 .814 1.79 1.90 37.50
Boatright
Scoring Assists Steals 3PTM 3PT% Minutes
14th 10th 10th 8th 7th 7th
14.7 4.07 1.57 1.79 .403
36.64 TEAM (Through BE games of 2/25) Category Rank #
Offense Defense Scoring Margin FG% FG% Def. 3FG% 3FGM 3FG% Def. FT% Reb. Margin Assists Blocks Steals TO Margin A/TO Ratio
2nd 12th 7th 3rd 8th 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 13th 3rd 7th 4th 6th 5th
71.4 68.4 +3.0 .448 .416 .388 7.43 .298 .759 -3.4 14.57 3.57 7.14 +0.21 1.17
SQUEEZING THE ORANGE: UConn held No. 6 Syracuse to just 35.4 percent shooting and 58 points as the Huskies upset the Orange, 6658, on Feb. 13. UConn took the lead for good on an Omar Calhoun three-pointer with 9:49 remaining and hiked the lead to as much as 10 the rest of the way. It was UConn’s third win in five games against ranked opponents this season. Ryan Boatright led the Huskies with 17 points and 4 assists, while Calhoun had 15 points, and Shabazz Napier added 10 points and 7 assists. RED-HOT HUSKIES: UConn shot 60.0 percent (30-of-50) against DePaul on Feb. 23, its best against a BIG EAST opponent this season and the second-highest for the Huskies this season. UConn shot 66.0 percent against Maryland Eastern Shore on Dec. 17, the fourth-highest shooting percentage for the Huskies since 1980, when the first accurate records in the category were kept. The UConn record for the highest shooting percentage in a game is 67.5 percent (27-40), in a 65-59 victory over Louisiana Tech in the postseason NIT on March 28, 1988, in the UConn Field House. UConn’s performance against Maryland Eastern Shore marked the first time the Huskies had shot over 60.0 percent in a game since it hit 60.4 percent against St. John’s in a 75-63 victory on Dec. 31, 2011. UConn has now hit 60.0 percent from the field just six times since the start of the 2004-05 season, a span of 300 games. 2/23/13 vs. DePaul 12/17/12 vs. UMES 12/31/11 vs. St. John’s 3/8/11 vs. DePaul (BET) 12/15/08 vs. Stony Brook 1/14/06 vs. Georgetown
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