UConn men's basketball: Huskies Beat West Virginia, 64-57. - Courant.com
And the Huskies, employing 2-2-1 pressure defense, began to stop the Mountaineers and to fight. Lamb started it with a jump shot, then Tyler Olander hit one. Andre Drummond, who had 20 points and 11 rebounds, scored on back-to-back trips down the floor. The crowd, restless in the first half, went wild.
When Pressed, Drummond Stepped Up - Courant.com
For months now, Calhoun and Drummond's teammates and media far and wide have been saying and writing what a massive talent Drummond is. On this January night, Drummond showed that he believed it too.
The New Haven Register Blogs: UConn Men's Basketball Blog: Calhoun: 'They May Throw Me Out, But I'm Gonna Fight'
But some inspired talk by Calhoun at some point after that 'T' certainly did seem to light a fire under the Huskies, who suddenly started to rebound and defend with urgency. Drummond and Jeremy Lamb stepped up big-time, an effective zone press certainly helped as well, and UConn rallied to victory.
UConn lacks leadership now, but has enough talent to make run at repeat - NCAA Division I Mens Basketball - CBSSports.com News, Scores, Stats, Schedule and RPI Rankings
As impressive as Lamb and Drummond were, that's how terrible sophomore point guard Shabazz Napier played. Napier was 0 for 6 from the field, but did manage eight assists in the victory. Calhoun played his small-forward trio of DeAndre Daniels, Roscoe Smith and Niels Giffey a grand total of 16 minutes, opting to go with the quick and diminutive three-guard lineup of Napier, Ryan Boatright and Lamb with two of the three bigs -- Drummond, Oriakhi and Tyler Olander.
All about the Big East: UConn still struggling - College Basketball - Rivals.com
While UConn’s recent struggles might mean looking ahead is folly, the Huskies are primed for a run right about now. They have four consecutive winnable games coming up: at Notre Dame on Saturday, vs. Cincinnati on Jan. 18, at Tennessee on Jan. 21 and vs. Notre Dame on Jan. 29.
uconn men's notebook: no hard feelings from west virginia toward ryan boatright - Courant.com
Score this night for Boatright. He had seven points, four assists and his team won. Hinds had eight points, one assist. Down the stretch, as UConn rallied to win, West Virginia's inexperienced players, such as Hinds, looked rattled.
UConn Defensive Coordinator Don Brown withdraws name for yale coaching job - Hartford Courant
If Brown had left for Yale, Pasqualoni would have had two coaching positions to fill since quarterbacks coach Joe Moorhead left last month to become the head coach at Fordham, his alma mater.
UConn's McCombs named 1 of nation’s top freshmen - Norwich, CT - The Bulletin
The Football Writers Association of America named UConn running back Lyle McCombs to its 2011 Freshman All-America Team on Monday.
UConn: Athletic Director Search Underway - Hartford Courant
"Last year at the Final Four in Houston, we had a lot of fans, and they exchanged notes with the Kentucky students, the VCU students, all the students that were there," Herbst said. "There's a lot we can do to make it easier for students to travel and give them more help in being fans."