2020-21 UCONN BASKETBALL Game #3 Thursday, December 3, 2020 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn. 7 p.m. ARV / ARV UConn USC Huskies Trojans VS. overall 2-0 overall 3-0 0-0 BIG EAST 0-0 Pac-12 UCONN BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS TONIGHT’S GAME T Date Opponent TV Time/Result The UConn men’s basketball team hits the road for the first time this NOVEMBER season, heading for neutral site Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, Conn.) for two non-conference games in “Bubbleville.” Wed 25 Central Connecticut (GP) FS1 W, 102-75 Fri 27 Hartford (GP) CBS SN W, 69-57 Tonight, the Huskies meet first-time opponent Southern California as part of the Roman Legends Classic at 7 DECEMBER p.m., televised by ESPN. Thu 3 vs. Southern Cal (MSA) ESPN 7 pm UConn (2-0) is coming off a 69-57 win over Hartford on Sat 5 vs. North Carolina St. (MSA) ESPNU noon Friday at Gampel Pavilion. The Huskies have four players Fri 11 *St. John’s (GP) FS1 7 pm averaging double-figures, led by James Bouknight Sun 13 *at Georgetown FS1 7:30 pm (19.0), and also including R.J. Cole (13.5), Isaiah Thu 17 *at Providence FS1 7 pm Whaley (11.0) and Jalen Gaffney (10.5). Tyrese Martin Sun 20 *Creighton (GP) FS1 noon Wed 23 *at DePaul FS1 9 pm is the leading rebounder (10.0) and Cole leads the team in assists (3.5). Southern Cal (3-0) is coming off an impressive 79-53 victory over BYU on Tuesday as part of the Legends Classic at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Trojans (Remainder of schedule to be announced) are led in scoring by freshman forward Evan Mobley (16.3), while older brother Isaiah Mobley is the team’s top rebounder (11.3). JANUARY All-time series: First meeting FEBRUARY BROADCAST INFORMATION MARCH TELEVISION RADIO WAVZ-New Haven (1300 AM) ESPN UConn Sports Network WICC-Bridgeport (600 AM) Jon Sciambi (play-by-play) Mike Crispino (pbp) WATR-Waterbury (1320 AM) Jon Crispin (analyst) Wayne Norman (analyst) WINE-Danbury (940 AM) WGCH-Greenwich (1490 AM) 97.9 FM-ESPN Hartford BIG EAST Conference Championship WILI-Willimantic (1400 AM) Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. Wed-Sat 10-13 BIG EAST Championship Fox TBD HUSKY BITES *— BIG EAST Conference Opponent Coach Dan Hurley is in his third season as the 19th head coach in the history of UConn GP - Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn.; MSA - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn., men’s basketball. Hurley owns a collegiate coaching record of 188-134 (.584) in 10 seasons MSG - Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. -- two at Wagner College, six at the University of Rhode Island and two-plus at UConn All times Eastern Standard (37-29). He has taken two teams to the NCAA Tournament and is a former Atlantic 10 Schedule subject to change Coach of the Year. UConn will not only be meeting Southern California for the first time, but the Huskies will be playing their first-ever regular-season game at Mohegan Sun Arena. UConn did play a preseason game at Mohegan Sun, bowing to Providence, 90-76, on Oct. 25, 2017, in an exhibition game staged for hurricane relief. UP NEXT: UConn will play a second game in “Bubbleville,” challenging North Carolina State on Saturday, Dec. 5, at Mohegan Sun Arena. The game is scheduled for a noon tipoff and will be televised by ESPNU. FOR MORE INFO ON UCONN BASKETBALL 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 December 3, 2020 vs. USC 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 Richard 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 Richard 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.................37-29/2+ COACHING STAFF Career record/years...............188-134/10+ 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 LAST TIME OUT: UConn won its second nior R.J. Cole each added 10. Whaley com- Diego St. ‘98, Wyoming ‘00) game in as many outings, outlasting a scrap- pleted the double-double with 10 rebounds py Hartford team, 69-57, on Nov. 27 at Gam- and junor Tyrese Martin, in his collegiate ATHLETIC pel Pavilion. The Huskies roared out of the debut, also grabbed 10 boards. COMMUNICATIONS gate, exploding to an early 20-5 lead, which they eventually grew to 34-15 before settling OPENING WIN: UConn opened its 2020-21 Assistant Director/ for a 38-26 halftime edge. But Hartford took season against nearby foe Central Connecti- Primary Basketball Contact......Phil Chardis [email protected] advantage of UConn’s cold shooting in the cut, topping the Blue Devils for the 15th time Office phone......................860-486-3531 second half to whittle the lead to 40-37. The in as many meetings, 102-75, on Nov. 25 at Cell phone........................860-771-3314 Huskies, however, stopped the Hawks’ run Gampel Pavilion. The win ups UConn’s record and regained control to come away with the to 88-30 (.746) in 118 season openers , dat- Secondary Contact...............Jalen Manning 12-point triumph. Sophomore James Bouk- ing back to the 1900-01 season and 31-1 [email protected] Office phone.....................860-486-1498 night led the Huskies with 18 points, while (.969) in Gampel Pavilion openers.