UConn MBB Notes at Cincinnati, 2/20/16

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2015-16 UCONN BASKETBALL Game #27 Saturday, February 20, 2016 Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio 4 p.m. ARV-AP/---

UConn Huskies

Cincinnati Bearcats

VS.

19-7 overall

19-8 overall

9-4 American

9-5 American

TODAY’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 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 4 pm 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, which has won five of its last six games, meets the University of Cincinnati for the second time this season in an American Athletic Conference game at Fifth Third Arena. The game will tip off at 4 p.m. and will be the fourth consecutive UConn game televised by ESPN2. UConn (19-7 overall, 9-4 American) is coming off a 68-62 home victory over nationally-ranked SMU on Thursday. The Huskies are led by four double-figure scorers -- forward Shonn Miller (13.3), guard Rodney Purvis (12.9), guard Sterling Gibbs (12.3), and swingman Daniel Hamilton (11.8). Hamilton is also the team’s leader in rebounding (9.0) and assists (5.0). Cincinnati (19-8, 9-5) is coming off a 70-68 overtime loss at Tulsa on Thursday. The Bearcats are led in scoring by guard Troy Caupain (11.7), forward Gary Clark (11.1) and guard Farad Cobb (11.0). Clark is the team’s top rebounder (8.8), while Caupain tops the team in assists (4.7). Cincinnati defeated UConn, 58-57, earlier this season at the XL Center in Hartford. All-time series: UConn leads, 12-7 Last UConn win: 57-54, 3/13/15, XL Center, Hartford, Conn. Last Cincinnati win: 58-57, 1/28/16, XL Center, Hartford, Conn.

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)

WatchESPN-http://es.pn/216nxxW

WTIC-Hartford (1080-AM) WILI-Willimantic (1400-AM) WELI-New Haven (960-AM) WGCH-Greenwich (1490-AM) SIRIUS-135, XM-205

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 91-40. He reached 50 victories in just two years and he is already sixth on the all-time list of UConn coaching victories. His .695 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 288th game on ESPN/ESPN2 since 1986-87, the start of the Jim

Calhoun era. The Huskies have a record of 172-115 (.599) in those games. Today’s game is the 11th of 12 regular-season UConn games on ESPN/ESPN2 this season. The Huskies are 5-5 on ESPN/ESPN2 so far this season.

 UP NEXT: UConn begins the final two weeks of the regular season with a trip to Tampa for its only meeting against USF in the regular season on Thursday, Feb. 25, at the Sun Dome. The game will tip off at 7:30 p.m. and will be televised by CBS Sports Network. The Huskies have defeated USF the last five times they have met. 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 20, 2016 vs. Cincinnati UConnHuskies.com


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