clock menu more-arrow no yes mobile

Filed under:

UConn Huskies Roundup - 12/18/16

Our look at who is talking about the UConn Huskies football men's basketball, women's basketball and Olympic sports teams from around the state and country.

Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog

Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel as we'll continue to have videos from UConn football, UConn men's basketball, UConn women's basketball and UConn men's hockey for the fall/winter 2016 season.

Meet up with fellow UConn alumni in Washington, DC before UConn/Georgetown game on January 14, 2017, sponsored by UConn Alumni Events.

To open the links up in a new tab or window, use Control+click or Command+click (Mac)

UConn Men's Basketball

UConn Men’s Basketball: Early-Season Report Card [The UConn Blog]

2018 Big Man Simi Shittu a Promising Regional Target [Storrs Central (subscription)]

UConn returns from exam break with a defensive mindset [The Day]

Durham shaking off rust, adversity in first season at UConn [The Day]

Ray Allen's mother runs into Charlie Villanueva while he's wearing a Jesus Shuttlesworth jersey [ESPN]

Look For UConn To Rely On Zone Defense Against North Florida On Sunday [Hartford Courant]

UConn Men's Notebook: Durham Could See More Playing Time [Hartford Courant]

Former Husky Sam Cassell Jr. Thriving At Iona [Hartford Courant]

Now is not the time to man up [Journal Inquirer]

UConn will try to keep North Florida’s Dallas Moore out of ‘the zone’ [New Haven Register]

Huskies Welcome North Florida on Sunday [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn Women's Basketball

Collier’s True ‘African-American Family’ Has Ties To JFK And A Small Missouri Farm [Hartford Courant]

Crystal Dangerfield Growing Up Fast As A Husky [Hartford Courant]

Facing UConn was learning experience for Ohio State’s Kelsey Mitchell [New Haven Register]

Napheesa Collier’s success at UConn no surprise for former AAU teammate [New Haven Register]

Dangerfield reflects on first start at UConn [New Haven Register]

TV Timeouts: Get to know Napheesa Collier [SNY UConn]

TV Timeouts: Get to know Kia Nurse [SNY UConn]

TV Timeouts: Get to know Katie Lou Samuelson [SNY UConn]

Huskies hope to continue growth pattern [SNY UConn]

The Starting Five: Kia Nurse on life at UConn [TSN]

UConn Football

Playmaking NJ RB Jordan Scott Discusses UConn Offer, Interest [Storrs Central (subscription)]

James Tunstall Discusses UConn Commitment [Storrs Central (subscription)]

Maize recaps UConn visit [EdgyTim.com]

UConn's Noel Thomas Jr., Justin Wain Honored By Gridiron Club of Greater Boston [Hartford Courant]

UConn WR Noel Thomas Named Connecticut Player Of Year By Walter Camp Foundation [Hartford Courant]

UConn lineman Brian Cespedes charged with misdemeanor assault [New Haven Register]

Thomas Honored By Walter Camp Football Foundation [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn Men’s Hockey

Men’s Hockey Recruit Philip Nyberg Joining UConn in Spring Semester [The UConn Blog]

UConn Men’s Hockey Completes Successful First Half of the Season [The UConn Blog]

UConn Hockey Team Sees Nyberg As Valuable Midseason Acquisition [Hartford Courant]

UConn Women’s Hockey

Women's Hockey Inks Five In Early Signing Period [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn Men's Soccer

Awuah and Nerwinski Invited to 2017 MLS Player Combine [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn Women's Soccer

Four Women's Soccer Players Named to All-New England Team [The UConn Blog]

UConn Field Hockey

Veitner Nominated for the Honda Sports Award [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn Baseball

Hill honored to be selected as UConn baseball team co-captain [The Day]

UConn General News

The American Athletic Conference Needs to Expand [The UConn Blog]