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2020-21 UCONN BASKETBALL Game #8 Monday, January 11, 2021 Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Ill. 6 p.m. ARV / ARV UConn DePaul Huskies vs. Blue Demons 6-1 overall 1-3 overall 3-1 BIG EAST 0-3 BIG EAST UCONN BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS TONIGHT’S GAME Date Opponent TV Time/Result The UConn men’s basketball team, riding a three-game winning streak, concludes it three-game BIG EAST road swing with a trip to Chicago to NOVEMBER meet DePaul at Wintrust Arena. The game is scheduled for a 6 p.m. (EST) Wed 25 Central Connecticut (GP) FS1 W, 102-75 tipoff and will be televised by FS1. Fri 27 Hartford (GP) CBS SN W, 69-57 UConn (6-1 overall, 3-1 BIG EAST) has won its last DECEMBER three, two of them on the road. The Huskies are coming Tue 1 vs. Vanderbilt (MSA) ESPN2 Canceled off a solid 72-60 victory over Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse Thu 3 vs. Southern Cal (MSA) ESPN W, 61-58 on Saturday. Despite missing that game with an injured Sat 5 vs. North Carolina St. (MSA) ESPNU Canceled elbow, sophomore James Bouknight leads the team in scoring (20.3), with Fri 11 *St. John’s (GP) FS1 Postponed senior Tyler Polley (10.2) also in double figures. Junior Tyrese Martin is Sun 13 *at Georgetown FS1 Postponed the team’s top rebounder (8.5) and junior R.J. Cole leads in assists (3.7). Thu 17 *at Providence FS1 Postponed DePaul (1-3, 0-3) is coming off a 76-68 loss at home to Seton Hall, also Sun 20 *#9/#9 Creighton (GP) FS1 L, 74-76 (ot) on Saturday. Javon Freeman-Liberty (15.8) and Charlie Moore (14.0) are Wed 23 *at DePaul FS1 Postponed the Blue Demons’ top scorers, while Darious Hall grabs the most rebounds Wed 30 *DePaul (GP) CBS SN W, 82-61 (6.3) and Moore hands out the most assists (5.3). JANUARY All-time series: UConn leads, 11-1 Tue 5 *at Marquette FS1 W, 65-54 Last UConn win: 82-61, 12/30/20, Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. Sat 9 *at Butler CBS SN W, 72-60 Last DePaul win: 66-58, 1/31/07, Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Ill. Mon 11 *at DePaul FS1 6 pm Fri 15 *Villanova (GP) FS1 Postponed Mon 18 *St. John’s (GP) FS1 5 pm Wed 20 *Xavier (GP) CBS SN 8:30 pm BROADCAST INFORMATION Sat 23 *at Creighton FOX 2:30 pm TELEVISION RADIO WAVZ-New Haven (1300 AM) Tue 26 *Butler FS1 TBA FS1 UConn Sports Network WICC-Bridgeport (600 AM) Sun 31 *at St. John’s FOX TBA Adam Alexander (play-by-play) Mike Crispino (pbp) WATR-Waterbury (1320 AM) FEBRUARY Nick Bahe (analyst) Wayne Norman (analyst) WINE-Danbury (940 AM) WGCH-Greenwich (1490 AM) Sat 6 *Seton Hall (GP) FOX TBA 97.9 FM-ESPN Hartford Wed 10 *at Providence FS1 TBA WILI-Willimantic (1400 AM) Sat 13 *at Xavier FOX TBA Tue 16 *Providence (GP) FS1 TBA HUSKY BITES Sat 20 *at Villanova FOX TBA Tue 23 *at Georgetown FS1 TBA Coach Dan Hurley is in his third season as the 19th head coach in the history of Sat 27 *Marquette (GP) FOX TBA UConn men’s basketball. Hurley owns a collegiate coaching record of 192-135 (.587) in 10-plus seasons -- two at Wagner College, six at the University of Rhode Island and MARCH two-plus at UConn (41-30). He has taken two teams to the NCAA Tournament and is a former Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year. Wed 3 *at Seton Hall FS1 TBA Sat 5 *Georgetown CBS TBA UConn and DePaul will be meeting tonight for the second time in less than two weeks, following UConn’s 82-61 win at Gampel Pavilion on Dec. 30. Although the teams were BIG EAST Conference Championship BIG EAST colleagues for seven seasons, this is only the second time they have met twice Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. during the regular season. The last time was a UConn sweep in 2012-13. Wed-Sat 10-13 BIG EAST Championship FOX TBD UP NEXT: UConn had been scheduled to return home to meet Villanova on Friday, Jan. *— BIG EAST Conference Opponent 15, but the game has been postponed. UConn’s next scheduled game is Monday, Jan. GP - Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn.; MSA - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn., 18, when it faces St. John’s at Gampel Pavilion at 5 p.m., televised by FS1. MSG - Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. All times Eastern Standard FOR MORE INFO ON UCONN BASKETBALL Schedule subject to change PLEASE CONTACT: PHIL CHARDIS Assistant Director of Communications [email protected]; twitter: @UConnMBB Office: 860-486-3531; Mobile: 860-771-3314 2020-2021 University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes January 11, 2021 vs. DePaul UConnHuskies.com . 2020-21 UCONN BASKETBALL ROSTER 2020-21 Numerical Roster # Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 0 Jalen Gaffney So. G 6-3 185 Columbus, N.J /Westtown School 1 R.J. Cole R-Jr. G 6-1 185 Union, N.J. /Howard University 2 James Bouknight So. G 6-5 190 Brooklyn, N.Y. /MacDuffie School 4 Tyrese Martin Jr. G 6-6 215 Allentown, Pa. /Rhode Island 5 Isaiah Whaley Sr. F 6-9 230 Gastonia, N.C. /Mt. Zion Prep UCONN INFORMATION 10 Brendan Adams Jr. G 6-4 195 Baltimore, Md. /Calvert Hall College HS 11 Akok Akok R-So. F 6-9 215 Manchester, N.H. /Putnam Science Acad. Location................................Storrs, Conn. 12 Tyler Polley Sr. F 6-9 215 Miramar, Fla. /Sagemont School Enrollment......................................27,721 13 Richie Springs R-Fr. F 6-9 225 Brooklyn, N.Y. /MacDuffie School Founded.............................................1881 20 Andrew Hurley Fr. G 6-1 175 Glastonbury, Conn. /East Catholic HS President...............Thomas C. Katsouleas 21 Adama Sanogo Fr. F 6-9 240 Bamako, Mali / The Patrick School Athletic Director.................David Benedict 25 Josh Carlton Sr. F/C 6-11 240 Winterville, N.C. /DeMatha Catholic HS Conference...................................Big East 31 Javonte Brown Fr. C 7-0 250 Toronto, Ont. /Thornlea Secondary School Home Courts....Gampel Pavilion (10,167) 41 Matt Garry Jr. G 6-5 195 Southington, Conn. / St. Paul HS XL Center (15,564) 44 Andre Jackson Fr. G 6-6 210 Amsterdam, N.Y. /Albany Academy Nickname......................................Huskies Colors..........................National Flag Blue (Navy) & White 2020-21 Alphabetical Roster Website.......................uconnhuskies.com # Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School Facebook..............................@UConnMBB 10 Brendan Adams Jr. G 6-4 195 Baltimore, Md. /Calvert Hall College HS Twitter..................................@UConnMBB 11 Akok Akok R-So. F 6-9 215 Manchester, N.H. /Putnam Science Acad. 2 James Bouknight So. G 6-5 190 Brooklyn, N.Y. /MacDuffie School TEAM INFORMATION 31 Javonte Brown Fr. C 7-0 250 Toronto, Ont. /Thornlea Secondary School 2019-20 overall record.......................19-12 25 Josh Carlton Sr F/C 6-11 240 Winterville, N.C. /DeMatha Catholic 2019-20 conference record (American 1 R.J. Cole R-Jr. G 6-1 185 Union, N.J. /Howard University 0 Jalen Gaffney So. G 6-3 185 Columbus, N.J. /Westtown School Athletic Conference)..................10-8 (5th) 41 Matt Garry Jr. G 6-5 195 Southington, Conn. /St. Paul HS 2020 AAC Championship...............canceled 20 Andrew Hurley Fr. G 6-1 175 Glastonbury, Conn. /East Catholic HS Starters returning/lost...........................4/1 44 Andre Jackson Fr. G 6-6 210 Amsterdam, N.Y. /Albany Academy Scholarship players returning/lost ...........9/3 4 Tyrese Martin Jr. G 6-6 215 Allentown, Pa. /Rhode Island Office phone.....................860-486-2720 12 Tyler Polley Sr. F 6-9 215 Miramar, Fla. /Sagemont School 21 Adama Sanogo Fr. F 6-9 240 Bamako, Mali / The Patrick School COACHING STAFF 13 Richie Springs R-Fr. F 6-9 225 Brooklyn, N.Y. /MacDuffie School Head Coach...Dan Hurley (Seton Hall ‘96) 5 Isaiah Whaley Sr. F 6-9 230 Gastonia, N.C. /Mt. Zion Prep Record at school/years.................41-30/2+ COACHING STAFF Career record/years...............192-135/10+ Head Coach: DAN HURLEY, (Seton Hall ‘96) Associate Head Coach............ Record at school / years........35-29 / 2; Career record / years...............186-134 / 10 Kimani Young (UTEP ‘98) Associate Head Coach: KIMANI YOUNG (UTEP ‘98), 3rd season at UConn Assistant Coaches................... Assistant Coach: TOM MOORE (Boston University ‘87), 16th season at UConn Tom Moore (Boston U. ‘87) Assistant Coach: KEVIN FREEMAN (UConn ‘06), 8th season at UConn Kevin Freeman (UConn ‘06) Athletic Trainer: JAMES DORAN (San Diego St. ‘98; M.S-Wyoming ‘00), 16th season at UConn Asst. AD for Basketball Operations.... Director of Sports Performance: MIKE REHFELDT (St. Cloud St. ‘05), 1st season at UConn Eric Youncofski (Rhode Island ‘15) Asst. Athletic Director/Operations: ERIC YOUNCOFSKI (Rhode Island ’15), 3rd season at UConn Director of Recruiting/Video..... Director of Recruiting-Video: TRIPP DOHERTY (Fairfield ‘14), 3rd season at UConn Director of Player Development: TALIEK BROWN (UConn ‘13), 3rd season at UConn Tripp Doherty (Fairfield ‘14) Program Coordinator: PAUL WETTEMANN (UConn ‘18, UConn ‘20), 1st season at UConn Director of Player Development.... Graduate Assistant: MAT JOHNSON (Tampa ‘17), 2nd season at UConn Taliek Brown (UConn ‘13) Graduate Assistant: MAMADOU DIARRA ( U C o n n ‘ 2 0 ) , 2 n d s e a s o n a t U C o n n Director of Sports Performance... Mike Rehfeldt (St. Cloud St. ‘05) Athletic Trainer............. James Doran (San BUSY JANUARY: After playing just two games second. Tonight’s game at Wintrust Arena is Diego St.