NATIONAL POLLS HUSKIES IN THE WEEKLY POLLS HUSKIESWEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE WEEKLY POLLS Thru gms of: WEEK-BY-WEEK AP USA/ESPN Thru gms of: AP USA/ESPN Preseason 4 4 Preseason 4 Nov 14 4 44 Nov 21 14 4 Nov 4 44 Nov 28 21 4 4 Nov 8 10 Nov 28 8 10 Dec 5 9 9 Dec 12 5 9 9 Dec 9 10 Dec 19 12 9 10 Dec 8 9 Dec 26 19 8 Dec 9 99 Dec 26 9 9 Jan 2 8 8
UCONN IN NATIONAL POLL: UConn is ranked No. 8 in the current AP and No. 9 in the ESPN/USA Today Poll. The 2011-12 season marks the sixth time UCONN IN NATIONAL POLL: UConn that UConn was ranked in the top five is ranked No. 8 in the current AP and in the polls (0809-2nd, 0506No. 8 preseason in the ESPN/USA Today Poll. The 3rd, 0304-1st, 9900-1st, The 2011-12 season marks 9899-2nd). the sixth time Huskies went to the Final Four in three that UConn was ranked in the top five of thepreseason previous five in the pollsyears. (0809-2nd, 05063rd, 0304-1st, 9900-1st, 9899-2nd). The Huskies went to the Final Four in three of the previous five years. Anderson (11 times), Brian Fair (9 times in his career), Ben Gordon (5 times), Ray Allen (4 times), Johnnie Selvie (4 times), Phil Gamble (3 times), Doug Wiggins (3 times), Kemba Walker (2 times), Jamal Coombs-McDaniel (2 times), John Gwynn (2 times), Tony Robertson (1 time), Charlie Villanueva (1 time) and Rashamel Jones (1 time). TWO 20’S TO OPEN THE YEAR: Sophomore Jeremy Lamb and Shabazz Napier have become the first pair of teammates in UConn history to open the season by each scoring 20 or more points
ASSOCIATED PRESS January 219 December Team Record Pts. 1 Syracuse (60) 15-0 1,618 (53) 11-0 1,585 2 Kentucky 13-1 1,554 Ohio State(5) (5) 10-1 1,474 3 North Carolina 13-2 1,451 Kentucky (4) 9-1 1,457 4 Baylor (2) 13-0 1,389 Louisville 10-0 1,364 5 Duke 12-1 1,354 North Carolina 9-2 1,340 6 Ohio State 13-2 1,277 Baylor 9-0 1,271 7 Missouri 13-0 1,255 Duke 9-1 1,266 8 Connecticut 12-1 1,199 Connecticut 9-1 1,102 9 Georgetown 12-1 1,072 Missouri 11-0 1,076 10 Michigan 13-2 992 Marquette State 10-0 1,021 11 Louisville 12-2 977 Florida 8-2 946 12 Indiana 13-1 974 Kansas 7-2 939 13 Florida 11-3 753 Wisconsin 10-2 746 14 Kansas 10-3 663 Xavier 8-1 728 15 Mississippi 644 Pittsburgh State 13-2 10-1 707 16 Michigan 12-2 641 Georgetown 9-1 644 17 UNLV 15-2 611 Indiana 10-0 601 18 Wisconsin 506 Mississippi State 12-3 11-1 576 19 Murray 14-0 454 MichiganState State 9-2 413 20 Marquette 12-2 447 Michigan 9-2 381 21 Virginia 12-1 292 UNLV 11-2 251 22 Harvard 12-1 269 Murray State 12-0 222 23 Kansas State 11-1 229 Creighton 8-1 130 24 San Diego State 12-2 196 Virginia 9-1 102 25 Gonzaga 11-2 121 Illinois 10-1 96 Others receiving votes: Harvard 88, San Diego State 67,receiving Stanford votes: 61, Saint Louis 33, Others Creighton 86,Gonzaga Ohio 28, 23, Kansas12,State 22, Texas A&M 18, State Stanford Vanderbilt 8, Xavier 8, Wichita Pittsburgh 8, 8, Alabama 8, Cleveland StateMexico 7, Northern Iowa 7, Purdue 6, Saint Louis 6, New 6, Cincinnati Vanderbilt 5, California Northwestern Ohio 6, Texas A&M 4, Saint 5,Mary’s 3, Seton 4,Hall 2, 3, Long Beach State 2,1,Indiana California 2, Alabama WagnerState 1 1
in the first two games of the season. Lamb went for 30 in the opener against Columbia and followed that up with 20 against Wagner. Napier scored 21 in each of the first two games of the year. LAMB FOR 30 IN OPENER: Sophomore Jeremy Lamb became only the third Husky under Jim Calhoun to reach the 30-point mark in a season opener. Ray Allen vs. TCU in 1995-96 and Donyell Marshall vs. Towson State in 1993-94 were the previous to accomplish the feat. Lamb is the 16th different player under Calhoun to reach the 30-point mark.
HUSKIES SIGN CALHOUN: UConn received a signed letter of intent from Omar Calhoun, a 6-3, 185 lbs. shooting guard from Christ the King HS in Brooklyn, N.Y., on November 9. Omar Calhoun is rated among the consensus top-30 players in the country for the Class of 2012. Player Shabazz Napier Kemba Walker Hasheem Thabeet Marcus Williams Ben Gordon Emeka Okafor Caron Butler Doron Sheffer Donyell Marshall
ESPN/USA TODAY December January 219 Team Record Pts. 11-0 1 Syracuse (30) 15-0 774 Ohio State(1) (1) 10-1 713 2 Kentucky 13-1 739 Kentucky 9-1 702 3 Duke 12-1 679 Louisville 10-0 679 4 North Carolina 13-2 670 Duke 9-1 637 5 Baylor 13-0 638 North Carolina 9-2 623 6 Missouri 13-0 620 Baylor 9-0 570 7 Ohio State 13-2 593 Missouri 11-0 560 8 Connecticut 12-1 580 Connecticut 9-1 526 9 Georgetown 12-1 515 Marquette 10-0 503 10 Louisville 12-2 454 Kansas State 7-2 471 11 Michigan 13-2 442 Florida 8-2 447 12 Indiana 13-1 423 Pittsburgh 10-1 386 13 Michigan 12-2 368 Wisconsin 10-2 361 14 Florida 11-3 367 Xavier 8-1 15 Kansas 10-3 318 Georgetown 9-1 301 16 Mississippi State 13-2 300 Mississippi 11-1 277 17 UNLV State 15-2 263 Indiana State 10-0 245 18 Murray 14-0 236 Michigan 9-2 221 19 Wisconsin 12-3 230 Michigan State 9-2 193 20 Marquette 12-2 196 Creighton 8-1 107 21 Harvard 12-1 156 Murray State 12-0 100 22 Kansas State 11-1 127 UNLV 11-2 68 23 Virginia 12-1 125 Illinois 10-1 66 24 Creighton 11-2 67 Harvard 9-1 53 25 San Diego State 12-2 60 Others receiving votes: San Diego State 32, Californiareceiving 28, Texas votes: A&M 25,Gonzaga Virginia 57, 19, Saint Others Louis 13, 12,16, Kansas 12, StanMary’s 17,Alabama Vanderbilt MiddleState Tennessee 9, ford 9, Memphis 7, Saint7,Mary’s 5, Vanderbilt 3, New Mexico 9, Stanford Pittsburgh 6, Purdue Saint Joseph’s Gonzaga3,3,Southern Northwestern 1, 3, Seton Hall 3,3,Alabama Miss 2, Oklahoma Saint Louis1,2,Seton IllinoisHall 1 1
LONGEST WIN STREAKS The loss to UCF snapped a streak of 16 straight contests dating back to the 2010-11 season, the 3rd best winning streak in school history. The UConn mark for consecutive wins is 23, set in 1995-96. Most Consecutive Wins in UConn History 23 - ------------------------------- 1995-96 19 - ------------------------------- 1998-99 16------------- 2010-11 to 2011-12 15--------------------------------- 1994-95 14--------------------------------- 1953-54 13--------------------------------- 2008-09
UCONN BASKETBALL ALL-TIME TRIPLE-DOUBLES Date, Opponent 11/20/11 vs. Coppin State 12/3/10 vs. UMBC 1/31/09 vs. Providence 2/21/06 vs. Notre Dame 12/20/03 vs. Iona 12/6/03 vs. Army 12/26/00 vs. URI 12/30/95 vs. Hartford 1/17/94 vs. Hartford
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