2020-21 UCONN BASKETBALL Game #20 Saturday, March 6, 2021 Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. noon ARV / ARV UConn vs. Georgetown Huskies Hoyas 13-6 overall 9-11 overall 10-6 BIG EAST 7-8 BIG EAST UCONN BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS TODAY’S GAME Date Opponent TV Time/Result The UConn men’s basketball team, riding a hot streak of three staright wins and five wins in its last six games, plays the final game of the regular NOVEMBER season, entertaining Georgetown at Gampel Pavilion on Senior Day. The Wed 25 Central Connecticut (GP) FS1 W, 102-75 game is scheduled for a noon tipoff and will be televised on CBS. Fri 27 Hartford (GP) CBS SN W, 69-57 UConn (13-6 overall, 10-6 BIG EAST) is coming off a 69-58 road victory at DECEMBER Seton Hall on Wednesday at the Prudential Center, which Tue 1 vs. Vanderbilt (MSA) ESPN2 Canceled clinched the No. 3 seed at the BIG EAST Tournament for SENIOR Thu 3 vs. Southern Cal (MSA) ESPN W, 61-58 the Huskies. Sophomore James Bouknight leads the team DAY Sat 5 vs. North Carolina St. (MSA) ESPNU Canceled in scoring (20.1), with junior R.J. Cole (12.9) and junior Fri 11 *St. John’s (GP) FS1 Postponed Tyrese Martin (11.0) also averaging double figures. Martin is the Huskies’ Sun 13 *at Georgetown FS1 Postponed top rebounder (7.4) and Cole leads in assists (4.1). Thu 17 *at Providence FS1 Postponed Georgetown (9-11, 7-8), which has won two straight and four of five, Sun 20 *#9/#9 Creighton (GP) FS1 L, 74-76 (ot) is coming off a 72-66 win over Xavier on Tuesday. Jahvon Blair leads the Wed 23 *at DePaul FS1 Postponed Hoyas in scoring (15.6) and assists (4.2), while Qudus Wahab is the top Wed 30 *DePaul (GP) CBS SN W, 82-61 rebounder (8.1). JANUARY All-time series: Georgetown leads, 36-31 Tue 5 *at Marquette FS1 W, 65-54 Last UConn win: 70-57, 2/23/21, McDonough Arena, Washington, D.C. Sat 9 *at Butler CBS SN W, 72-60 Last Georgetown win: 72-69, 1/14/17, Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. Mon 11 *at DePaul FS1 W, 60-53 Fri 15 *Villanova (GP) FS1 Postponed Mon 18 *St. John’s (GP) FOX L, 70-74 Wed 20 *Xavier (GP) CBS SN Postponed BROADCAST INFORMATION Sat 23 *at #11/#11 Creighton FOX L, 66-74 TELEVISION RADIO WAVZ-New Haven (1300 AM) Tue 26 *Butler (GP) FS1 W, 63-51 CBS UConn Sports Network WICC-Bridgeport (600 AM) Thu 28 *#3/#3 Villanova (GP) FS1 Postponed Carter Blackburn (play-by-play) WATR-Waterbury (1320 AM) Sun 31 *at St. John’s FOX Postponed Mike Crispino (pbp) Clark Kellogg (analyst) Wayne Norman (analyst) WINE-Danbury (940 AM) FEBRUARY WGCH-Greenwich (1490 AM) 97.9 FM-ESPN Hartford Sat 6 *Seton Hall (GP) FOX L, 73-80 XM-384, Internet-974 WILI-Willimantic (1400 AM) Wed 10 *at Providence FS1 L, 59-70 Sat 13 *at ARV/ARV Xavier FOX W, 80-72 HUSKY BITES Tue 16 *Providence (GP) FS1 W, 73-61 Sat 20 * at #10/#7 Villanova FOX L, 60-68 Coach Dan Hurley is in his third season as the 19th head coach in the history of Tue 23 *at Georgetown FS1 W, 70-57 UConn men’s basketball. Hurley owns a collegiate coaching record of 199-140 (.587) Sat 27 *Marquette (GP) FOX W, 80-62 in 10-plus seasons -- two at Wagner College, six at the University of Rhode Island and two-plus at UConn (48-35). He has taken two teams to the NCAA Tournament and is a MARCH former Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year. Wed 3 *at Seton Hall FS1 W, 69-58 UConn and Georgetown met just 10 days ago in Washington, with UConn capturing a Sat 5 *Georgetown (GP) CBS noon 70-57 victory at McDonough Arena. In their history together as BIG EAST colleagues, the teams have met twice during the regular season 18 times, with Georgetown gaining BIG EAST Conference Championship -- Seeded #3 a sweep of the season series eight times, UConn earning a sweep four times and they Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. split the season series six times. Thu 11 vs. #6/#11 winner FS1 9 pm Fri 12 BIG EAST semifinals FS1 9 pm UP NEXT: UConn, as the No. 3 seed, will next play in the BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinals, meeting the winner of the No. 6 vs. No. 11 game on Thursday, Nov. Sat 13 BIG EAST finals FOX 6:30 pm 11, at Madison Square Garden (9 p.m.). The game will be televised on FS1. *— BIG EAST Conference Opponent GP - Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn.; MSA - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn., FOR MORE INFO ON UCONN BASKETBALL MSG - Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. PLEASE CONTACT: PHIL CHARDIS All times Eastern Standard Assistant Director of Communications [email protected]; twitter: @UConnMBB Schedule subject to change Office: 860-486-3531; Mobile: 860-771-3314 2020-2021 University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes March 6, 2021 vs. Georgetown UConnHuskies.com ISAIAH SENIOR WHALEY DAY 2021 TYLER POLLEY BRENDAN ADAMS JOSH CARLTON JOSH CARLTON 2020-2021 University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes March 6, 2021 vs. Georgetown 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 41 Matt Garry Jr. G 6-5 195 Southington, Conn. / St. Paul HS Home Courts....Gampel Pavilion (10,167) 44 Andre Jackson Fr. G 6-6 210 Amsterdam, N.Y. /Albany Academy XL Center (15,564) Nickname......................................Huskies Colors..........................National Flag Blue 2020-21 Alphabetical Roster (Navy) & White # Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School Website.......................uconnhuskies.com 10 Brendan Adams Jr. G 6-4 195 Baltimore, Md. /Calvert Hall College HS Facebook..............................@UConnMBB 11 Akok Akok R-So. F 6-9 215 Manchester, N.H. /Putnam Science Acad. Twitter..................................@UConnMBB 2 James Bouknight So. G 6-5 190 Brooklyn, N.Y. /MacDuffie School 25 Josh Carlton Sr F/C 6-11 240 Winterville, N.C. /DeMatha Catholic TEAM INFORMATION 1 R.J. Cole R-Jr. G 6-1 185 Union, N.J. /Howard University 2019-20 overall record.......................19-12 0 Jalen Gaffney So. G 6-3 185 Columbus, N.J. /Westtown School 2019-20 conference record (American 41 Matt Garry Jr. G 6-5 195 Southington, Conn. /St. Paul HS 20 Andrew Hurley Fr. G 6-1 175 Glastonbury, Conn. /East Catholic HS Athletic Conference)..................10-8 (5th) 44 Andre Jackson Fr. G 6-6 210 Amsterdam, N.Y. /Albany Academy 2020 AAC Championship...............canceled 4 Tyrese Martin Jr. G 6-6 215 Allentown, Pa. /Rhode Island Starters returning/lost...........................4/1 12 Tyler Polley Sr. F 6-9 215 Miramar, Fla. /Sagemont School Scholarship players returning/lost ...........9/3 21 Adama Sanogo Fr. F 6-9 240 Bamako, Mali / The Patrick School Office phone.....................860-486-2720 13 Richie Springs R-Fr. F 6-9 225 Brooklyn, N.Y. /MacDuffie School 5 Isaiah Whaley Sr. F 6-9 230 Gastonia, N.C. /Mt. Zion Prep COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Dan Hurley (Seton Hall ‘96) COACHING STAFF Record at school/years.................48-35/2+ Head Coach: DAN HURLEY, (Seton Hall ‘96), 3rd season at UConn Associate Head Coach: KIMANI YOUNG (UTEP ‘98), 3rd season at UConn Career record/years...............199-140/10+ Assistant Coach: TOM MOORE (Boston University ‘87), 16th season at UConn Associate Head Coach............ Assistant Coach: KEVIN FREEMAN (UConn ‘06), 8th season at UConn Kimani Young (UTEP ‘98) Athletic Trainer: JAMES DORAN (San Diego St. ‘98; M.S-Wyoming ‘00), 16th season at UConn Assistant Coaches................... Director of Sports Performance: MIKE REHFELDT (St. Cloud St. ‘05), 1st season at UConn Tom Moore (Boston U. ‘87) Asst. Athletic Director/Operations: ERIC YOUNCOFSKI (Rhode Island ’15), 3rd season at UConn Kevin Freeman (UConn ‘06) Director of Recruiting-Video: TRIPP DOHERTY (Fairfield ‘14), 3rd season at UConn Asst. AD for Basketball Operations.... Director of Player Development: TALIEK BROWN (UConn ‘13), 3rd season at UConn Eric Youncofski (Rhode Island ‘15) Program Coordinator: PAUL WETTEMANN (UConn ‘18, UConn ‘20), 1st season at UConn Director of Recruiting/Video..... Graduate Assistant: MAT JOHNSON (Tampa ‘17), 2nd season at UConn Tripp Doherty (Fairfield ‘14) Graduate Assistant: MAMADOU DIARRA (UConn ‘20), 2nd season at UConn Director of Player Development.... Taliek Brown (UConn ‘13) Director of Sports Performance..