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1 CONNECTICUT BASKETBALL Game #5-- November 27, 2009, 5:00 p.m. NIT Season Tip-Off Championship Game Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. No. 13 AP / No. 13 ESPN-USA University of Connecticut HUSKIES (4-0 overall) vs. No. 7 AP / No. 7 ESPN-USA Duke University BLUE DEVILS (5-0 overall) UConn Men s Basketball Date Opponent TV Time NOVEMBER Wed 4 AIC (exhib.) [XL] W, Sun 8 UMass Lowell (exhib.) [gp] W, Fri 13 William & Mary [gp] WTNH-8, SNY W, NIT Season Tip-Off North Regional Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. Mon 16 Colgate ESPNU W, Tue 17 Hofstra MyTV9, SNY W, NIT Season Tip-Off Championship Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. Wed 25 vs. LSU espn2 W, Fri 27 vs. Duke ESPN 5:00 DECEMBER Wed 2 Boston University [XL] MyTV9, SNY 7:00 Sun 6 Harvard [gp] MyTV9, SNY 1:00 SEC/BIG EAST Invitational, Madison Square Garden Wed 9 vs. Kentucky ESPN 9:30 Sun 20 Central Florida [XL] MyTV9, SNY 1:00 Tues 22 Maine [XL] MyTV9, SNY 7:00 Sun 27 Iona [XL] ESPNU 2:00 Wed 30 *at Cincinnati espn2 7:00 JANUARY Sat 2 *Notre Dame [XL] ESPNU Noon Wed 6 *Seton Hall [gp] MyTV9, SNY 9:00 Sat 9 *at Georgetown ESPN Noon Wed 13 *Pittsburgh [XL] espn2 7:00 Sun 17 at Michigan CBS 4:30 Wed 20 *St. John's [XL] MyTV9, SNY 7:00 Sat 23 Texas [gp] CBS 4:00 Wed 27 *at Providence MyTV9, SNY 7:00 Sat 30 *Marquette [XL] MyTV9, SNY Noon FEBRUARY Mon 1 *at Louisville ESPN 7:00 Sat 6 *DePaul [gp] MyTV9, SNY 8:00 Wed 10 *at Syracuse ESPN 7:00 Sat 13 *Cincinnati [XL] MyTV9, SNY Noon Mon 15 *at Villanova ESPN 7:00 Sat 20 *at Rutgers MyTV9, SNY 4:00 Mon 22 *West Virginia [XL] ESPN 7:00 Sun 28 *Louisville [gp] CBS 2:00 MARCH Wed 3 *at Notre Dame ESPN 7:00 Sat 6 *at South Florida MyTV9, SNY 2: BIG EAST Championship Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. Tue-Sat 9-13 BIG EAST Championship ESPN * BIG EAST Conference Opponent gp- Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn.; XL- XL Center, Hartford, Conn. All times Eastern Standard WTNH-8 (WTNH-TV, CT); MyTV9 (WCTX-TV, CT); *SNY (SportsNet New York) *-- Games available in state of Connecticut on SNY only on Connecticut cable systems without WCTX-MyTV9. Tonight s Husky Notables The game against Duke will be the 74th for UConn at Madison Square Garden under 24th-year head coach Jim Calhoun and the Huskies are In NIT play under Calhoun, preseason and postseason, UConn is 6-3 in MSG, winning the 1988 Postseason NIT Title and finishing 3rd in the 1997 Postseason NIT and 1997 and 2003 Preseason NIT. UConn will be looking for its third neutral site tournament title in the past five seasons after going winless from The Huskies won the 1956 Orange Bowl and did not win another in-season neutral site tournament until the 2005 Maui Invitational. UConn then won the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands last season. Senior Jerome Dyson cracked the 20-point mark for the third time this season and for the 17th time in his career. He is averaging a team-best 20.0 points per game. UP NEXT: UConn returns home to take on the Terriers of Boston University on Wednesday, December 2 at the XL Center in Hartford. Game time is 7:00 and the contest will be televised on MyTV9 and SNY. OVER THE AIR TELEVISION: ESPN Dan Shulman (play-by-play) Dick Vitale (Analyst) Doris Burke (reporter) RADIO: RADIO NETWORK WTIC-AM 1080 Joe D Ambrosio (play-by-play) Wayne Norman (analyst) Eric Davis (engineer) WTIC-Hartford, (1080-AM) WILI-Willimantic, (1400-AM) WLIS-Old Saybrook (1420-AM) WMRD-Middletown (1150-AM) THE GAME: The University of Connecticut men s basketball team plays in the 2009 NIT Season Tip-Off Championship game Friday, November 27 against the Blue Devlis of Duke University. The Huskies are 4-0 on the year and ranked No. 13 nationally in the AP and No. 13 in the ESPN/USA Today poll. UConn defeated LSU Wednesday in the semifinals by a score of to advance to the title game. Duke is 5-0 on the season and is ranked No. 7 nationally in the AP and No. 7 in the ESPN/USA Today poll. The Blue Devils beat Arizona State, Wednesday to advance. This will be the ninth meeting between the schools (4-4) and the first since the 2004 NCAA National Semifinal in San Antonio won by UConn UConn Basketball Roster # Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 2 Donnell Beverly Jr. G Hawthorne, Calif./Leuzinger HS 3 Kenny Borton Sr. G Bolton, Conn./Bolton HS 4 Jamal Coombs-McDaniel Fr. F Dorchester, Mass/Tilton School 5 Ater Majok # Fr. F Sydney, Australia/American International HS 11 Jerome Dyson Sr. G Potomac, Md./Proctor (N.H.) Academy 13 Jamaal Trice Fr. G Los Angeles, Calif./Mount Zion Academy 15 Kemba Walker So. G Bronx, N.Y./Rice HS 21 Stanley Robinson Sr. F Birmingham, Ala./Huffman HS 22 Alex Hornat Sr. F South Windsor, Conn./South Windsor HS 23 Benjamin Stewart So. F Denver, Colo./Kent Denver HS 24 Darius Smith Fr. G Chicago, Ill./John Marshall HS 32 Jonathan Mandeldove Sr. C Stone Mountain, Ga./Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy 33 Gavin Edwards Sr. F Gilbert, Ariz./Mesquite HS 34 Alex Oriakhi Fr. F/C Lowell, Mass./Tilton School 35 Charles Okwandu Jr. C Lagos, Nigeria/Harcum (Pa.) JC 55 Kyle Bailey Jr. G Lancaster, N.H./White Mountains Regional HS #-- Eligible upon completion of Fall 2009 semester and final exams Head Coach: JIM CALHOUN, 24th Season at UConn (American International 68) Associate Head Coach: GEORGE BLANEY, 9th Season at UConn (Holy Cross 61) Assistant Coaches: ANDRE LaFLEUR, 9th Season at UConn (Northeastern 88) PATRICK SELLERS, 6th Season at UConn (Central Connecticut 91) Director of Operations: BEAU ARCHIBALD, 3rd Season at UConn (Connecticut 03) PRONUNCIATIONS: Donnell Beverly (DAA-nell) Ater Majok (Ah-TARE Mah-jook) Alex Oriakhi (Oree-Ah-kee) Charles Okwandu (Oh-KWAN-doo) FOR MORE INFO ON BASKETBALL PLEASE CONTACT: KYLE MUNCY Assistant Director of Athletics/Communications kyle.muncy@uconn.edu Office ; Mobile University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes November 27, 2009 vs. Duke UConnHuskies.com

2 SERIES HISRY-- vs. Duke GAME-BY-GAME SERIES HISRY UConn vs. Duke (4-4) 3/16/64 L N-ncaa 12/14/76 L 59-64(ot) N-MSG 3/24/90 L 78-79(ot) N-ncaa 3/22/91 L N-ncaa 11/29/94 W N-detroit 3/29/99 W N-ncaa 11/12/99 W N-MSG 4/3/04 W N-ncaa SERIES NOTES This will be the ninth meeting between the schools and all have taken place on a neutral court. This will be the third meeting between UConn and Duke at Madison Square Garden and the teams have split the previous two. Five of the eight matchups have taken place in the NCAA Tournament, including two at the Final Four. The Huskies have won the last four meetings, all by single digits and by an average margin of 3.3 points. Last Meeting with Duke -- Saturday, April 3, 2004, Alamodome, San Antonio, TX NCAA Championship Final Four-- #2 seed Connecticut 79, #1 seed Duke 78 CONNECTICUT T 3-PT No. N A M E FG-A FG-A -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S MIN 21 Boone, Josh f Anderson, Rashad f Okafor, Emeka c Gordon, Ben g Brown, Taliek g Villanueva, Charlie Armstrong, Hilton Tooles, Shamon Brown, Denham TEAM 1 1 Totals TAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 50.0% DEADB % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 54.5% F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 65.6% 4,1 DUKE T 3-PT No. N A M E FG-A FG-A -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S MIN 02 Deng, Luol f Williams, Shelden f Redick, J.J g Ewing, Daniel g Duhon, Chris g Horvath, Nick Melchonni, Lee Dockery, Sean Randolph, Shavlik TEAM Totals TAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 40.8% DEADB % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 27.3% F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 60.9% 2 OFFICIALS: David Hall, Olandis Poole, Ted Hillary ATTENDANCE: 44,417 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd TAL Connecticut (32-6) Duke (31-6) University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes November 27, 2009 vs. Duke UConnHuskies.com

3 UConn Basketball at Madison Square Garden OVERALL RECORD AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN: RECORD UNDER JIM CALHOUN (Games below underlined): CHAMPIONSHIPS WON AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN: 7; 1988 NIT Championship, 1990, 96, 98, 99, 02, 04 BIG EAST Tournament Championship REGULAR SEASON NEUTRAL SITE GAMES (9-8) (7-5 in tournaments, 5-4 under Calhoun; 2-3 in neutral gms) 2009 NIT Season Tip Off 11/27/09 Duke 11/25/09 LSU W, K Sports College Hoops Classic 11/16/07 Memphis L, /15/07 Gardner Webb W, Pre-Season NIT 11/28/03 Utah W, /26/03 Georgia Tech L, Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic 11/12/99 Duke W, /11/99 Iowa L, Chase Pre-Season NIT 11/28/97 Arizona State W, /26/97 Florida State L, /14/76 vs. Duke L, ot 2/12/76 vs. Lafayette W, /13/75 vs. Manhattan L, /29/68 vs. Manhattan L, /20/58 vs. Manhattan W, ECAC Holiday Festival 12/30/57 Pittsburgh W, /28/57 NYU W, /26/57 Seattle L, POSTSEASON NCAA AND NIT (5-9) (3-1 under Calhoun; 1-5 NCAA, 4-4 NIT) 3/27/97 Florida State--NIT L, ot 3/25/97 Arkansas--NIT W, /30/88 Ohio State-- NIT W, /29/88 Boston College-- NIT W, /16/75 South Carolina-- NIT L, /17/74 St. John's -- NIT W, /21/74 Boston College-- NIT L, /8/60 New York U.-- NCAA L, /10/59 Boston U.-- NCAA L, /11/58 Dartmouth-- NCAA L, /12/57 Syracuse-- NCAA L, /13/56 Manhattan-- NCAA W, /12/55 St. Louis-- NIT L, /20/51 St. John's-- NCAA L, BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP (28-21, under Calhoun) 3/12/09 vs. Syracuse L, ot 3/13/08 vs. West Virginia L, /7/07 vs. Syracuse L, /9/06 vs. Syracuse L, ot 3/11/05 Syracuse L, /10/05 Georgetown W, /13/04 vs. Pittsburgh W, /12/04 vs. Villanova W, /11/04 vs. Notre Dame W, /15/03 vs. Pittsburgh L, /14/03 vs. Syracuse W, /13/03 vs. Seton Hall W, /9/02 vs. Pittsburgh W, ot 3/8/02 vs. Notre Dame W, /7/02 vs. Villanova W, /7/01 vs. Syracuse L, /11/00 vs. St. John's L, /10/00 vs. Georgetown W, /9/00 vs. Seton Hall W, /8/00 vs. Boston College W, /6/99 vs. St. John's W, /5/99 vs. Syracuse W, /4/99 vs. Seton Hall W, /7/98 vs. Syracuse W, /6/98 vs. Rutgers W, /5/98 vs. Providence W, /5/97 vs. Pittsburgh L, /9/96 vs. Georgetown W, /8/96 vs. Syracuse W, /7/96 vs. Seton Hall W, /12/95 vs. Villanova L, /11/95 vs. Georgetown W, /10/95 vs. Pittsburgh W, /12/94 vs. Providence L, /11/94 vs. St. John's W, /12/93 vs. Providence L, /13/92 vs. St. John s L, ot 3/8/91 vs. Georgetown L, /11/90 vs. Syracuse W, /10/90 vs. Georgetown W, /9/90 vs. Seton Hall W, /10/89 vs. Seton Hall L, /11/88 vs. Pittsburgh L, /10/88 vs. Providence W, /5/87 vs. Boston College L, /5/86 vs. Seton Hall L, /6/85 vs. Georgetown L, /8/84 vs. Syracuse L, /10/83 vs. Villanova L, VS. ST. JOHN S IN REG. SEASON (8-7, all under Calhoun) 1/15/09 at St. John s (regular season) W, /13/07 at St. John s (regular season) W, /24/04 at St. John s (regular season) W, /27/03 at St. John s (regular season) W, /9/02 at St. John s (regular season) L, 83-85(ot) 1/30/01 at St. John s (regular season) L, /21/00 at St. John s (regular season) L, /30/99 at St. John s (regular season) W, /19/98 at St. John s (regular season) L, /3/96 at St. John s (regular season) W, /4/95 at St. John s (regular season) W, /15/94 at St. John s (regular season) W, /30/93 at St. John s (regular season) L, /1/92 at St. John s (regular season) L, /22/91 at St. John s (regular season) L, University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes November 27, 2009 vs. Duke UConnHuskies.com

4 QUICK HITTERS: A few quick notes on UConn through four games: The Huskies have led the nation in blocked shots for the past eight seasons, but chances for a ninth title in a row were thought to be a longshot... Maybe that needs to be reconsidered... Through four games, UConn is averaging 10.3 blocks per game and have blocked 26 shots in the last two games. Gavin Edwards leads the way with 14 blocks in four games. Stanley Robinson is 4-of-6 from threepoint range this season. Not a big deal on the surface, until you realize that he was 3- of-23 (13%) from long range in 28 games in The game against No. 7 Duke is the first of season against a Top 10 opponent. UConn has scheduled contests against 6 of the Top 10 teams in the current national rankings. The Huskies return to MSG on Decmeber 9 to play No. 5 Kentucky in the SEC/BIG EAST Invitational. Jerome Dyson leads the Huskies in scoring at 20.0 points, but his playmaking has been just as solid as his scoring. In Dyson s first two seasons, he totaled 113 assists and 131 turnovers. In his 27 games since, he has 99 assists and only 57 turnovers. He leads the Huskies in assists at 5.8 per game. IN-SEASON URNAMENTS: With three NIT wins this season, the current group of Husky seniors sport an 12-1 record in early season tournament play, including a pair of tourney titles. Last season, UConn swept LaSalle, Miami and Wisconsin to take the crown at the US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam. In 2007, the Huskies went 3-1 in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, losing to Memphis in Madison Square Garden in the title game. In 2006, UConn beat Central Arkansas, Fairfield and Mississippi en route to the championship of the Hispanic College Fund Classic in Hartford. IN THE NIT TIP-OFF: UConn are appearing in the NIT Season Tip-Off for the third time, having previously competed in the event in 1997 and The Huskies placed third in the tourney in each appearance, winning a pair of games in Storrs and then losing in the semifinals in Madison Square Garden. In 2003, UConn beat Yale and Nevada to advance, lost to Georgia Tech and then defeated Utah for third place. In 1997, the Huskies beat BU and URI, lost to Florida State and bounced back over Arizona State for third place. In each of those seasons, UConn advanced to at least the NCAA Elite Eight, winning the NCAA Title in and advancing to the Elite Eight in URNEY PLAY: UConn has a record of 7-5 at Madison Square Garden during inseason tournament play. This is the sixth trip in school history to the Garden for a tournament in the regular season and the Huskies have no tournament titles in the five previous trips. UConn in In-Season Tournaments at Madison Square Garden 2009 NIT Season Tip Off 11/27/09 Duke 11/25/09 LSU W, K Sports College Hoops Classic 11/15/07 Gardner Webb W, /16/07 Memphis L, Pre-Season NIT 11/26/03 Georgia Tech L, /28/03 Utah W, Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic 11/11/99 Iowa L, /12/99 Duke W, Pre-Season NIT 11/26/97 Florida State L, /28/97 Arizona State W, ECAC Holiday Festival 12/26/57 Seattle L, /28/57 NYU W, /30/57 Pittsburgh W, TWO MONTHS REMEMBER: The Jim Calhoun era has been the most successful in the history of UConn basketball and a closer look at the early season successes in non-conference play make that tradition of excellence easier to understand. Under Coach Calhoun, UConn has compiled a record in November and December against non-conference foes. Broken down even further, the Huskies are at home in November and December against non-league opponents (including 89-3 at the XL and 46-0 at Gampel Pavilion). Connecticut has won 138 of its last 139 home games before the New Year against non-league competition, 89-1 in games at the XL Center. The only home non-league loss in the past 139 games of November and December came on December 28, 2001 to St. Bonaventure at the HCC, UConn has not lost a regular season game in Storrs in November or December since December 5, 1973, a loss to Holy Cross, a streak that spans 95 games. The Huskies have never lost a game in Gampel Pavilion in Nov/Dec. The Huskies are 50-0 in Storrs in the first two months of the season since the arena opened in 1990, 47-0 in non-conference games and 3-0 in the BIG EAST. Prior to the opening of Gampel, the Huskies won 45 straight games in Nov/Dec in the Greer Field House. Jim Calhoun is 64-0 in Storrs in Nov/Dec., 14-0 in the Field House along with 50-0 in Gampel. HUSKIES NO. 3 PICK IN BIG EAST: The University of Connecticut men's basketball team has been selected third in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll, as announced at the BIG EAST men's basketball annual media day at Madison Square Garden. Coming off a 31-5 record last year, including a 15-3 mark in BIG EAST action, UConn earned 185 points and one first place vote in this year's preseason poll Preseason Coaches Poll:1. Villanova (10), 218; 2. West Virginia (5), 215; 3. Connecticut (1), 185; 4. Louisville, 179; 5. Georgetown, 161; 6. Syracuse, 152; 7. Cincinnati, 135; 8. Notre Dame, 132; 9. Pittsburgh, 119; 10. Seton Hall, 110; 11. St. John's, 82; 12. Marquette, 78; 13. Providence, 52; 14. USF, 44; 15. Rutgers, 43; 16. DePaul, 15; *First-place votes in parentheses THREE HUSKIES NAMED: Senior Jerome Dyson and sophomore Kemba Walker were named to the All-BIG EAST Preseason Team while senior Stanley Robinson garnered All- BIG EAST Honorable Mention accolades. Dyson averaged 13.2 points in before missing the final 12 games of the season with a torn meniscus. A BIG EAST All-Rookie honoree, Walker averaged 8.9 points per game in his first season with the Huskies. He was instrumental in UConn's third Final Four appearance, averaging 10.2 points per contest in the NCAA Tournament. Walker scored a game-high 23 points in the Final Eight over Missouri, earning a spot on the West Regional All-Tournament Team. Robinson appeared in 28 games for UConn last season, averaging 8.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. He contributed 14.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per contest in the NCAA Tournament, including a doubledouble with 15 points and 13 boards in the NCAA Final Four game. This is the second-consecutive season that the Huskies have garnered two spots on the all-conference preseason team and University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes November 27, 2009 vs. Duke UConnHuskies.com

5 University of Connecticut Office of Athletic Communications 2095 Hillside Road, Unit 1173, Storrs, CT Mike Enright Kyle Muncy Randy Press Luanne Dunstan Kristen Altieri Betsy Devine Elizabeth Mayer Office Phone: (860) Office Fax: (860) Hotline Phone: (860) Website Address: UConnHuskies.com Associate AD/Communications Assistant AD/Communications Assistant Director/Athletic Communications Athletic Communications Secretary Athletic Communications Assistant Athletic Communications Assistant Athletic Communications Assistant Men s Basketball Contact: KYLE MUNCY, Assistant AD/Communications kyle.muncy@uconn.edu Cellular Phone: (860) an honorable mention. In , A.J. Price and Hasheem Thabeet were named to the All-BIG EAST Preseason Team while Jeff Adrien earned an Honorable Mention nod BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year: Luke Harangody, Notre Dame; BIG EAST Preseason Rookie of the Year: Lance Stephenson, Cincinnati; Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team: Luke Harangody, Notre Dame, Deonta Vaughn, Cincinnati, Greg Monroe, Georgetown, Lazar Hayward, Marquette, Scottie Reynolds, Villanova, Da'Sean Butler, West Virginia; Preseason All- BIG EAST Second Team: Jerome Dyson, Connecticut, Kemba Walker, Connecticut, Samardo Samuels, Louisville, Jeremy Hazell, Seton Hall, Dominique Jones, USF, Devin Ebanks, West Virginia; Preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention: Stanley Robinson, Connecticut, Arinze Onuaku, Syracuse. UConn Career Scoring Leaders 1.) CHRIS SMITH, 2,145 pts. 2.) RICHARD HAMILN, 2,036 pts. 3.) NY HANSON, 1,990 pts. 4.) RAY ALLEN, 1,922 pts. 5.) CORNY THOMPSON, 1,810 pts. 6.) BEN GORDON, 1,795 pts. 7.) WES BIALOSUKNIA, 1,673 pts. 8.) CLIFF ROBINSON, 1,664 pts. 9.) KHALID EL-AMIN, 1,650 pts. 10.) DONYELL MARSHALL, 1,648 pts. 11.) MIKE McKAY, 1,633 pts. 12.) JEFF ADRIEN, 1,112 pts. 13.) EARL KELLEY, 1,592 pts. 14.) SCOTT BURRELL, 1,562 pts. 15.) KEVIN FREEMAN, 1,476 pts. 16.) RASHAD ANDERSON, 1,432 pts. 17.) EMEKA OKAFOR, 1,426 pts. 18.) ART QUIMBY, 1,398 pts. 19.) PHIL GAMBLE, 1,371 pts. 20.) BY KIMBALL, 1,361 pts. 21.) AL WESN, 1,342 pts. 22.) JOEY WHELN, 1,337 pts. 23.) DORON SHEFFER, 1,329 pts. 24.) BOB STAAK, 1,288 pts. 25.) A.J. PRICE, 1,284 pts. 26.) VINCENT YOKABASKAS, 1,275 pts. 27.) DENHAM BROWN, 1,267 pts. 28.) TATE GEORGE, 1,247 pts. 29.) BILL CORLEY, 1,219 pts. 30.) ALBERT MOURING, 1,214 pts. 31.) DONNY MARSHALL, 1,197 pts. 32.) NY ROBERTSON, 1,160 pts. 33.) ROD SELLERS, 1,143 pts. 34.) CARON BUTLER, 1,136 pts. 35.) BRIAN FAIR, 1,130 pts. 36.) JEROME DYSON, 1,124 pts. 37.) BOB BOYD, 1,122 pts. 38.) JACK ROSE, 1,116 pts. 39.) JIM ABROMAITIS, 1,084 pts. 40.) TALIEK BROWN, 1,039 pts. 41.) HASHEEM THABEET, 1,028 pts. 42.) CAL CHAPMAN, 1,023 pts. 43.) TIM COLES, 1,016 pts. NATIONAL POLLS HUSKIES IN THE WEEKLY POLLS WEEK-BY-WEEK AP USA/ESPN Preseason November November ASSOCIATED PRESS November 23 Team Record Pts. 1. Kansas (56) 3-0 1, Michigan State (7) 4-0 1, Texas (1) 2-0 1, Villanova 5-0 1, Kentucky 4-0 1, Purdue 3-0 1, Duke 4-0 1, West Virginia 1-0 1, Tennessee 4-0 1, Syracuse (1) 4-0 1, North Carolina Butler Connecticut Washington Michigan Louisville Ohio State Georgetown Clemson Illinois Maryland Minnesota Notre Dame Vanderbilt Oklahoma Others Receiving Votes: Gonzaga 90, Florida State 84, Georgia Tech 76, California 72, Mississippi 67, Xavier 67, Oklahoma St 59, Memphis 56, Florida 52, Kansas State 49, Wake Forest 49, Dayton 48, BYU 42, Tulsa 31, Miami (FL) 24, Texas A&M 10, Missouri 8, Old Dominion 7, Mississippi St 7, Pittsburgh 6, UNLV 5, South Carolina 4, Temple 4, Baylor 3, Arizona State 1, Cal State Fullerton 1, Harvard 1, New Mexico 1, Siena 1, VCU 1. ESPN/USA DAY November 23 Team Record Pts. 1. Kansas (28) Michigan State (2) Texas Villanova Kentucky Purdue Duke (1) West Virginia Syracuse Butler Tennessee North Carolina Connecticut Washington Michigan Minnesota Louisville Ohio State Georgetown Clemson Illinois Maryland California Vanderbilt Georgia Tech Others Receiving Votes: Oklahoma 53, Wake Forest 40, Gonzaga 26, Oklahoma State 24, Brigham Young 23, Florida State 20, Notre Dame 18, Dayton 18, UNLV 18, Miami (FL) 16, LSU 15, Pittsburgh 12, Xavier 12, Tulsa 12, Memphis 11, Mississippi 10, Kansas State 8, Texas A&M 8, Florida 3, Missouri 3, Saint Mary's 2, Siena 1, New Mexico University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes November 27, 2009 vs. Duke UConnHuskies.com

6 UConn in In-Season Tournaments and Neutral Site Games Season Paradise Jam, St. Thomas, USVI 11/21/08 LaSalle W, /23/08 Miami (FL) W, /24/08 Wisconsin W, Battle in Seattle, Key Arena, Seattle, Wash. 12/20/08 Gonzaga W, ot Season 2K Sports College Hoops Classic Opening Rounds, Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. 11/7/07 Morgan State W, /8/07 Buffalo W, K Sports College Hoops Classic Semifinals and Championship, Madison Square Garden 11/15/07 Gardner-Webb W, /16/07 Memphis L, The Hartford Hall of Fame Showcase TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Mass. 12/1/07 Gonzaga L, Season Hispanic College Fund Classic, Hartford Civic Center 11/17/06 Central Arkansas W, /18/06 Fairfield W, /19/06 Mississippi W, Season EA Sports Maui Invitational, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii 11/21/05 Arkansas W, /22/05 Arizona W, /23/05 Gonzaga W, Season Pre-Season NIT Opening Rounds, Gampel Pavilion 11/17/03 Yale W, /19/03 Nevada W, Pre-Season NIT Semifinals, Madison Square Garden 11/26/03 Georgia Tech L, /28/03 Utah W, Season BB&T Classic, MCI Center, Washington, DC 12/2/01 George Washington W, /3/01 Maryland L, Season Maui Invitational, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii 11/20/00 Dayton L, /21/00 Chaminade W, /22/00 Louisville W, Mass Mutual U-Game, Hartford Civic Center 12/12/00 UMass W, Season Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic, Madison Sq. Garden 11/11/99 Iowa L, /12/99 Duke W, Great Eight Basketball Classic, United Center, Chicago 12/7/99 Arizona W, Season Great Eight Basketball Classic, United Center, Chicago 12/1/98 Washington W, Season Pre-Season NIT Opening Round, Gampel Pavilion 11/17/07 Boston Univ. W, /19/07 Rhode Island W, Pre-Season NIT Semifinals, Madison Square Garden 11/26/97 Florida State L, /28/97 Arizona State W, Mass Mutual U-Game, Hartford Civic Center 12/23/97 UMass W, Season The Classic RCA Dome, Indianapolis 11/15/96 Indiana L, Mass Mutual U-Game, Hartford Civic Center 12/27/96 UMass W, Season Great Alaska Shootout, Anchorage 11/22/95 TCU W, /24/95 Iowa L, /25/95 Indiana W, Season Great Eight Tournament, The Palace at Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI 11/29/94 Duke W, Season Hershey Arena, Hershey, PA 11/27/93 Towson State W, Big Island Invitational, Hilo, HI 12/28/93 Texas-Arlington W, /29/93 Ohio University L, /30/93 Tennessee Tech W, Season Hall-of-Fame Tip-Off Classic, Springfield, MA 11/28/92 Purdue L, Connecticut Mutual Classic, Hartford Civic Center 12/28/92 Hartford W, /29/92 Towson State W, Season ACC Big East Challenge, Hartford Civic Center 12/2/91 Wake Forest W, Connecticut Mutual Classic, Hartford Civic Center 12/27/91 CCSU W, /28/91 Furman W, Season ACC Big East Challenge, Chapel Hill, NC 12/6/90 UNC L, Connecticut Mutual Classic, Hartford Civic Center 12/28/90 Lafayette W, /29/90 URI W, Season Great Alaska Shootout, Anchorage 11/24/89 Texas A&M L, /26/89 Auburn W, /27/89 Florida State University W, ACC Big East Challenge, Hartford Civic Center 12/4/89 Maryland W, Connecticut Mutual Classic, Hartford Civic Center 12/29/89 St. Joseph s W, /30/89 Mississippi State W, Season Connecticut Mutual Classic, Hartford Civic Center 12/28/88 Harvard W, /29/88 Air Force W, Season Connecticut Mutual Classic, Hartford Civic Center 12/28/87 Hartford W, /29/87 Princeton W, Season Connecticut Mutual Classic, Hartford Civic Center 12/29/86 Hartford L, /30/86 Lehigh W, Season Connecticut Mutual Classic, Hartford Civic Center 12/27/85 St. Francis W, /28/85 Northeastern L, Season Connecticut Mutual Classic, Hartford Civic Center 12/28/84 UNH W, /29/84 Iona L, Season Connecticut Mutual Classic, Hartford Civic Center 12/28/83 Columbia W, /29/83 Arizona State W, Season Fiesta Basketball Classic, Tempe, AZ 12/3/82 Arizona State L, /4/82 Utah W, Connecticut Mutual Classic, Hartford Civic Center 12/28/82 Air Force W, /29/82 Texas A&M W, Season Oil Capital Classic, Tulsa, OK 12/11/81 Oral Roberts L, /12/81 TCU W, (OT) Connecticut Mutual Classic, Hartford Civic Center 12/29/81 St. Bonaventure W, /30/81 South Florida W, Season Connecticut Mutual Classic, Hartford Civic Center 12/29/80 Army W, /30/80 W. Kentucky W, Season Utah Classic, Salt Lake City, UT 12/7/79 Richmond W, /8/79 Utah L, (forfeit) Connecticut Mutual Classic, New Haven Coliseum 12/28/79 Ohio University W, /29/79 Pittsburgh L, Season Charlotte Invitational Tournament, Charlotte, NC 11/24/78 Long Island University W, /25/78 Davidson L, Connecticut Mutual Classic, New Haven Coliseum 12/29/78 Tulsa W, /30/78 East Carolina W, Colonial Classic, Boston Garden 1/26/79 Holy Cross W, (OT) 1/27/79 Boston College L, Season UConn Classic, Hartford Civic Center 12/28/77 Niagara L, /29/77 Manhattan W, Colonial Classic, Boston Garden 1/27/78 Holy Cross L, /28/78 Boston College L, Season Madison Square Garden, NY 12/14/76 Duke L, (OT) UConn Classic, Hartford Civic Center 12/28/76 Colgate W, (OT) 12/29/76 Illinois State L, Season Lapchick Classic, Jamaica, NY 11/28/75 Manhattan L, /29/75 Colgate W, UConn Classic, Storrs 1/9/76 Columbia W, /10/76 American W, Madison Square Garden, NY 2/12/76 Lafayette W, Season Show-Me Classic, University of Missouri 12/6/74 Mississippi State L, /7/74 Portland W, UConn Classic, Storrs 1/10/75 E. Michigan W, /11/75 East Carolina W, Season Razorback Invitational, Little Rock, AR 12/28/73 Pittsburgh L, /29/73 UMI W, Connecticut Classic, Storrs Field House 12/22/72 Harvard L, /23/72 Syracuse L, Season Oral Roberts Classic, Tulsa, OK 12/29/71 Oral Roberts L, /30/71 East Carolina L, Season Bayou Classic, Lafayette, LA 12/8/70 Oklahoma State L, /9/70 Yale W, Quaker City Tournament, Spectrum, Philadelphia 12/27/69 Villanova L, /29/69 Wake Forest L, Season Basketball Classic, Storrs Field House 12/28/67 William & Mary W, /29/67 TCU L, Season Basketball Classic, Storrs Field House 12/28/66 George Washington W, /30/66 Virginia W, Season Queen City Tournament, Buffalo, NY 12/31/64 Cornell W, /2/65 Virginia L, Season Queen City Invitational, Buffalo, NY 12/31/60 Drake L, /2/61 Princeton L, Season ECAC Holiday Festival, Madison Square Garden 12/26/57 Seattle L, /28/57 NYU W, /30/57 Pittsburgh W, Season Orange Bowl Tournament, Miami, FL 12/27/56 Miami W, /28/56 Stamford W, /29/56 Pittsburgh W, (OT) Season New England Tournament, Waterville, ME 12/28/55 Brown W, /29/55 UMass W, /30/55 Colby W, Season New England Tournament, Storrs 12/27/54 Harvard W, /28/54 Brown W, /29/54 Dartmouth L, Season New England Tournament, Hanover, NH 12/28/53 Brown W, /29/53 Springfield W, /30/53 Dartmouth W, University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes November 27, 2009 vs. Duke UConnHuskies.com

7 National Leaders Players School In NBA Duke 14 UCLA 14 Connecticut 13 North Carolina 13 Arizona 10 Florida 9 Kansas 9 Kentucky 9 Georgia Tech 7 Ohio St. 7 Texas 7 IN THE NBA Duke, UCLA, Connecticut, and North Carolina take top honors of all 121 Division I teams that have at least one former player on NBA opening-day rosters. Duke and UCLA are tied at the top of the heap with 14 former players on NBA payrolls, while Connecticut (13), North Carolina (13), and Arizona (10) all have at least 10 former players on opening-day NBA rosters. The 13 former Husky performers on active rosters are: Ray Allen (Celtics)- in his 13th NBA season; Kevin Ollie (Thunder)-in his 13th NBA season; Richard Hamilton (Pistons)-in his 11th NBA season; Caron Butler (Wizards)-in his 8th NBA season; Emeka Okafor (Hornets)-in his 6th NBA season; Ben Gordon (Pistons)-in his 6th NBA season; Charlie Villanueva (Pistons)-in his 5th NBA season; Rudy Gay (Grizzlies)-in his 4th NBA season; Hilton Armstrong (Hornets)-in his 4th NBA season; Marcus Williams (Grizzlies)-in his 4th NBA season; Josh Boone (Nets)-in his 4th NBA season; Hasheem Thabeet (Grizzlies)- in his 1st NBA season; A.J. Price (Pacers)- in his 1st NBA season. BIG EAST Leaders Players School In NBA Connecticut 13 Syracuse 6 Villanova 5 DePaul 4 Georgetown 4 Marquette 4 Pittsburgh 4 Louisville 3 Notre Dame 3 Cincinnati 2 South Florida 2 Providence 1 Rutgers 1 Seton Hall 1 St. John's 1 West Virginia 1 BLOCKED SHOTS 10.3 blocks/gm in The National Leader Eight Straight Seasons 7.8 blocks/gm in blocks/gm in blocks/gm in blocks/gm in blocks/gm in blocks/gm in blocks/gm in blocks/gm in A Tradition of Defensive Excellence FIELD GOAL % DEFENSE 39.0% opp. fg% in Ranked in the National Top 15 in 12 of the last 14 seasons No. 3, , 37.7% No. 6, , 38.7% No. 1, , 37.1% No. 2, , 37.1% No. 3, , 37.8% No. 1, , 36.9% No. 4, , 37.9% No. 5, , 38.0% No. 15, , 38.7% No. 14, , 39.3% No. 8, , 38.3% No. 4, , 38.6% University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes November 27, 2009 vs. Duke UConnHuskies.com

8 Statistics RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (4-0) (3-0) (0-0) (1-0) CONFERENCE... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (4-0) (3-0) (0-0) (1-0) TAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct -A Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A Blk Stl Pts Avg 11 DYSON, Jerome ROBINSON, Stanley WALKER, Kemba EDWARDS, Gavin ORIAKHI, Alex COOMBS-McDANIEL, J BEVERLY, Donnell SMITH, Darius OKWANDU, Charles TRICE, Jamaal TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING /13/09 WM & MARY W per game /16/09 COLGATE W Scoring margin /17/09 HOFSTRA W FIELD GOALS-ATT /25/09 vs LSU Tigers W Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS per game BLOCKS per game WINNING STREAK Home win streak ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total Opponents University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes November 27, 2009 vs. Duke UConnHuskies.com

9 Rebounds--Miscellaneous #-- starter; S-- steals; B-- blocks Att. Beverly Coombs-McDaniel Dyson Walker Robinson Edwards Oriakhi Okwandu DATE OPPONENT SCORE/TIME s/o- sellout P-R-A-S P-R-A-S P-R-A-S P-R-A-S P-R-A-B P-R-A-B P-R-A-B P-R-A-B 11/13 William & Mary [gp] W, , # # # # # NIT Season Tip-Off North Regional [gp] 11/16 Colgate W, , # # # # # /17 vs. Hofstra W, , # # # # # NIT Season Tip-Off Championship, Madison Square Garden 11/25 vs. LSU W, , # # # # # 11/27 Duke 5:00 12/2 Boston Univ. [XL] 7:00 12/6 Harvard [gp] 1:00 SEC/BIG EAST Invitational Madison Square Garden 12/9 vs. Kentucky 9:30 12/20 Central Florida [XL] 1:00 12/22 Maine [XL] 7:00 12/27 Iona [XL] 2:00 12/30 *at Cincinnati 7:00 1/2 *Notre Dame [XL] Noon 1/6 *Seton Hall [gp] 9:00 1/9 *at Georgetown Noon 1/13 *Pittsburgh [XL] 7:00 1/17 at Michigan 4:30 1/20 *St. John's [XL] 7:00 1/23 Texas [gp] 4:00 1/27 *at Providence 7:00 1/30 *Marquette [XL] Noon 2/1 *at Louisville 7:00 2/6 *DePaul [gp] 8:00 2/10 *at Syracuse 7:00 2/13 *Cincinnati [XL] Noon 2/15 *at Villanova 7:00 2/20 *at Rutgers 4:00 2/22 *West Virginia [XL] 7:00 2/28 *Louisville [gp] 2:00 3/3 *at Notre Dame 7:00 3/6 *at South Florida 2: RECORDS & ATTENDANCE Overall W-L BIG EAST W-L Non-Conf. W-L Attendance Avg. Total ,750 8,938 Home ,994 8,998 XL Center (16,294) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) ,994 8,998 Away Neutral ,756 8,756 Miscellaneous Records & Statistics RECORD WHEN... OVERALL BIG EAST Leading at the half: 4-0 Trailing at half: Tied at half Playing overtime: Shooting 50% or better: 2-0 Shooting less than 40%: Opponents shoot 50% or better: Opponents shoot %: 1-0 Opponents shoot %: 1-0 Opponents shoot less than 30%: UConn outrebounds opponent: 2-0 UConn shoots 70% or better: 1-0 UConn shoots % : 3-0 UConn shoots below 50.0% : Scoring points: Scoring points: 4-0 Scoring 90 points or more: Allowing points: 4-0 Allowing points: Allowing 90 points or more: Bench outscores opponent bench: Game is decided by 1-4 points: Game is decided by 5-10 points: 2-0 Game is decided by 11 points or more: 2-0 Playing at night: 4-0 Playing in the afternoon: Playing on Monday: 1-0 Playing on Tuesday: 1-0 RECORD WHEN... OVERALL BIG EAST Playing on Wednesday: 1-0 Playing on Thursday: Playing on Friday: 1-0 Playing on Saturday: Playing on Sunday: Biggest Lead: pts, 0:59 in 2ndH v. LSU Biggest Deficit:... 9 pts, 9:10 in 2ndH v. Hofstra Biggest Lead/Loss:... Biggest Deficit/Win:... 9 pts, 9:10 in 2ndH v. Hofstra Biggest Halftime Lead: pts vs. LSU Biggest Halftime Deficit:... Best UConn 1st Half FG%: v. W&M Worst UConn 1st Half FG%: v. Hofstra Best UConn 2nd Half FG%: v. Colgate Worst UConn 2nd Half FG%: v. Hofstra Best Opp. 1st Half FG%: by Colgate Worst Opp. 1st Half FG%: by Hofstra Best Opp. 2nd Half FG%: by Hofstra Worst Opp. 2nd Half FG%: by Colgate Most Pts by UConn in 1st Half: v. LSU Least Pts by UConn in 1st Half: v. Hofstra Most Pts by UConn in 2nd Half: v. Hofstra Least Pts by UConn in 2nd Half: v. LSU Most Pts by Opp. in 1st Half: by Colgate Least Pts by Opp. in 1st Half: by Hofstra Most Pts by Opp. in 2nd Half: by Hofstra Least Pts by Opp. in 2nd Half: by LSU STATISTICAL CATEGORY LEADERS LED IN SCORING: Dyson (3), Robinson (1), Walker (1) REACHED DOUBLE FIGURES: Dyson (4), Robinson (4), Walker (4), Edwards (3), Coombs- McDaniel (1) 30+ POINT GAMES: 20+ POINT GAMES: Dyson (3), Walker (1) LED IN REBOUNDING: Oriakhi (3), Robinson (1) DOUBLE-FIGURE : Oriakhi (2), Robinson (1) TRIPLE-DOUBLES: DOUBLE-DOUBLES: Robinson (1) LED IN ASSISTS: Dyson (4), Walker (3) DOUBLE-FIGURE ASSISTS: LED IN STEALS: Walker (2), Dyson (1), Robinson (1) LED IN BLOCKS: Edwards (3), Robinson (1) *-- includes ties for the team lead University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes November 27, 2009 vs. Duke UConnHuskies.com

10 Game-by-Game Team Statistics GAME Score FG FGA Pct. 3FG 3FGA Pct. A Pct. OR DR TR PF TP A B S 11/13 William & Mary [gp] NIT Season Tip-Off North Regional [gp] 11/16 Colgate /17 vs. Hofstra NIT Season Tip-Off Championship, Madison Square Garden 11/25 vs. LSU /27 vs. Duke 12/2 Boston Univ. [XL] 12/6 Harvard [gp] SEC/BIG EAST Invitational Madison Square Garden 12/9 vs. Kentucky 12/20 Central Florida [XL] 12/22 Maine [XL] 12/27 Iona [XL] 12/30 *at Cincinnati 1/2 *Notre Dame [XL] 1/6 *Seton Hall [gp] 1/9 *at Georgetown 1/13 *Pittsburgh [XL] 1/17 at Michigan 1/20 *St. John's [XL] 1/23 Texas [gp] 1/27 *at Providence 1/30 *Marquette [XL] 2/1 *at Louisville 2/6 *DePaul [gp] 2/10 *at Syracuse 2/13 *Cincinnati [XL] 2/15 *at Villanova 2/20 *at Rutgers 2/22 *West Virginia [XL] 2/28 *Louisville [gp] 3/3 *at Notre Dame 3/6 *at South Florida *-- BIG EAST Regular Season Contest; gp-- Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn.; XL-- XL Center, Hartford, Conn University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes November 27, 2009 vs. Duke UConnHuskies.com

11 Team/Opponent Highs and Lows & Speciality Stats - TEAM GAME HIGHS POINTS vs LSU Tigers (11/25/09) 77 vs Colgate (11/16/09) 76 vs Hofstra (11/17/09) FIELD GOALS MADE vs Colgate (11/16/09) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS vs LSU Tigers (11/25/09) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (32-58) vs Colgate (11/16/09) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE... 8 vs Colgate (11/16/09) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS vs Colgate (11/16/09) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE ( 5-10) vs LSU Tigers (11/25/09) FREE THROWS MADE vs Hofstra (11/17/09) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS vs Hofstra (11/17/09) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (30-36) vs Hofstra (11/17/09) REBOUNDS vs LSU Tigers (11/25/09) ASSISTS vs Colgate (11/16/09) STEALS vs Wm & Mary (11/13/09) BLOCKED SHOTS vs LSU Tigers (11/25/09) 13 vs Hofstra (11/17/09) TURNOVERS vs Colgate (11/16/09) FOULS vs LSU Tigers (11/25/09) Opponent - GAME HIGHS POINTS vs Hofstra (11/17/09) 66 vs Wm & Mary (11/13/09) 63 vs Colgate (11/16/09) FIELD GOALS MADE vs Colgate (11/16/09) 25 vs Wm & Mary (11/13/09) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS vs Hofstra (11/17/09) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (25-53) vs Colgate (11/16/09) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE vs Wm & Mary (11/13/09) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS vs Wm & Mary (11/13/09) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE ( 8-16) vs Colgate (11/16/09) FREE THROWS MADE vs Hofstra (11/17/09) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS vs LSU Tigers (11/25/09) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (10-12) vs Hofstra (11/17/09).833 ( 5-6 ) vs Colgate (11/16/09) REBOUNDS vs Hofstra (11/17/09) ASSISTS vs Wm & Mary (11/13/09) STEALS... 8 vs Colgate (11/16/09) BLOCKED SHOTS... 8 vs Hofstra (11/17/09) TURNOVERS vs Colgate (11/16/09) FOULS vs Hofstra (11/17/09) - GAME LOWS POINTS vs Wm & Mary (11/13/09) 76 vs Hofstra (11/17/09) 77 vs Colgate (11/16/09) FIELD GOALS MADE vs Hofstra (11/17/09) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS vs Hofstra (11/17/09) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (22-53) vs Hofstra (11/17/09) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE... 2 vs Hofstra (11/17/09) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS... 8 vs Hofstra (11/17/09) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE ( 2-8 ) vs Hofstra (11/17/09) FREE THROWS MADE... 5 vs Colgate (11/16/09) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS vs Colgate (11/16/09) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE ( 5-10) vs Colgate (11/16/09) REBOUNDS vs Colgate (11/16/09) ASSISTS vs Hofstra (11/17/09) STEALS... 6 vs Hofstra (11/17/09) BLOCKED SHOTS... 7 vs Wm & Mary (11/13/09) TURNOVERS vs Wm & Mary (11/13/09) 10 vs Hofstra (11/17/09) FOULS vs Wm & Mary (11/13/09) 10 vs Colgate (11/16/09) Opponent - GAME LOWS POINTS vs LSU Tigers (11/25/09) 63 vs Colgate (11/16/09) 66 vs Wm & Mary (11/13/09) FIELD GOALS MADE vs LSU Tigers (11/25/09) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS vs Colgate (11/16/09) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (24-73) vs Hofstra (11/17/09) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE... 2 vs LSU Tigers (11/25/09) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS... 9 vs LSU Tigers (11/25/09) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE ( 2-9 ) vs LSU Tigers (11/25/09) FREE THROWS MADE... 3 vs Wm & Mary (11/13/09) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS... 6 vs Colgate (11/16/09) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE ( 3-7 ) vs Wm & Mary (11/13/09) REBOUNDS vs Colgate (11/16/09) ASSISTS vs Colgate (11/16/09) 11 vs LSU Tigers (11/25/09) STEALS... 5 vs Hofstra (11/17/09) BLOCKED SHOTS... 0 vs Colgate (11/16/09) TURNOVERS vs Hofstra (11/17/09) 12 vs LSU Tigers (11/25/09) FOULS vs Colgate (11/16/09) Pts. in Pts. off 2nd Fast Paint s Chance Break Date Opponent UC-Opp UC-Opp UC-Opp UC-Opp 11/13 Wm & Mary [gp] /16 Colgate [gp] /17 vs. Hofstra [gp] /25 vs. LSU /27 Duke 12/2 Boston Univ. [XL] 12/6 Harvard [gp] 12/9 vs. Kentucky 12/20 UCF [XL] 12/22 Maine [XL] 12/27 Iona [XL] 12/30 *at Cincinnati 1/2 *Notre Dame [XL] 1/6 *Seton Hall [gp] 1/9 *at Georgetown Game-by-Game Specialty Statistics Pts. in Pts. off 2nd Fast Paint s Chance Break Date Opponent UC-Opp UC-Opp UC-Opp UC-Opp 1/13 *Pittsburgh [XL] 1/17 at Michigan 1/20 *St. John's [XL] 1/23 Texas [gp] 1/27 *at Providence 1/30 *Marquette [XL] 2/1 *at Louisville 2/6 *DePaul [gp] 2/10 *at Syracuse 2/13 *Cincinnati [XL] 2/15 *at Villanova 2/20 *at Rutgers 2/22 *West Virginia [XL] 2/28 *Louisville [gp] 3/3 *at Notre Dame 3/6 *at South Florida University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes November 27, 2009 vs. Duke UConnHuskies.com

12 UConn and Opponent Individual Top Performances - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS POINTS DYSON, Jerome vs Wm & Mary (11/13/09) 23 DYSON, Jerome vs Hofstra (11/17/09) 20 DYSON, Jerome vs LSU Tigers (11/25/09) 20 WALKER, Kemba vs LSU Tigers (11/25/09) FIELD GOALS MADE... 9 DYSON, Jerome vs Wm & Mary (11/13/09) FIELD GOAL ATT DYSON, Jerome vs Wm & Mary (11/13/09) FG PCT (min 8 made) ( 8-8 ) ROBINSON, Stanley vs Colgate (11/16/09) 3 PT FG MADE... 3 COOMBS-McDANIEL, J. vs Colgate (11/16/09) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS... 7 DYSON, Jerome vs Wm & Mary (11/13/09) 3-PT FG PCT (min 3 made) ( 3-6 ) COOMBS-McDANIEL, J. vs Colgate (11/16/09) FREE THROWS MADE DYSON, Jerome vs Hofstra (11/17/09) FREE THROW ATT DYSON, Jerome vs Hofstra (11/17/09) PCT (min 7 made) (14-15) DYSON, Jerome vs Hofstra (11/17/09) REBOUNDS ORIAKHI, Alex vs Hofstra (11/17/09) ASSISTS... 8 DYSON, Jerome vs Wm & Mary (11/13/09) STEALS... 5 WALKER, Kemba vs Colgate (11/16/09) BLOCKED SHOTS... 5 EDWARDS, Gavin vs Hofstra (11/17/09) TURNOVERS... 5 ORIAKHI, Alex vs Colgate (11/16/09) OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS POINTS JENKINS, Charles vs Hofstra (11/17/09) 20 MCDOWELL, Quinn vs Wm & Mary (11/13/09) 18 VINES, Cornelius vs Hofstra (11/17/09) FIELD GOALS MADE... 9 JENKINS, Charles vs Hofstra (11/17/09) FIELD GOAL ATT JENKINS, Charles vs Hofstra (11/17/09) FG PCT (min 8 made) ( 8-15) MCDOWELL, Quinn vs Wm & Mary (11/13/09) 3 PT FG MADE... 6 VINES, Cornelius vs Hofstra (11/17/09) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS VINES, Cornelius vs Hofstra (11/17/09) 3-PT FG PCT (min 3 made) ( 3-5 ) VENEZIA, Mike vs Colgate (11/16/09) FREE THROWS MADE... 6 JENKINS, Charles vs Hofstra (11/17/09) FREE THROW ATT... 8 JENKINS, Charles vs Hofstra (11/17/09) REBOUNDS LESTER, Nathaniel vs Hofstra (11/17/09) ASSISTS... 8 JENKINS, Charles vs Hofstra (11/17/09) STEALS... 3 JENKINS, Charles vs Hofstra (11/17/09) 3 ROLLS, Mitch vs Colgate (11/16/09) BLOCKED SHOTS... 3 WASHINGN, Greg vs Hofstra (11/17/09) 3 JENKINS, Charles vs Hofstra (11/17/09) TURNOVERS... 7 JENKINS, Charles vs Hofstra (11/17/09) University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes November 27, 2009 vs. Duke UConnHuskies.com

13 University of Connecticut Game-by-Game Box Scores Exhib. #1 Wednesday, November 4, 2009, XL Center, Hartford, Conn. # 12 Connecticut 106, American Int l 67 Game #1 Friday, November 13, 2009, Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. # 12 Connecticut 75, William & Mary 66 VISIRS: AIC T-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S MIN 31 THOMAS, Anthony... f VANDERHORST, Aikeem. f WALLACE, Isiah... g HYNES-GUERY, Adrian TROLL, Mike... g KOLJENOVIC, Ferid SANON, Christian KENNEDY, Lloyd HUDSON, Ricky GRAHAM, Kent ARAGBAYE, Allen RICHARDS, Byron TEAM Totals TAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 39.7% DEADB % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 25.0% F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 73.3% 2 HOME TEAM: Connecticut T-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S MIN 21 ROBINSON, Stanley... f EDWARDS, Gavin... f ORIAKHI, Alex... c TRICE, Jamaal... g WALKER, Kemba... g HORNAT, Alex SMITH, Darius OKWANDU, Charles BAILEY, Kyle TEAM Totals TAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 67.7% DEADB % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 62.5% F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 68.0% 2 Officials: John Cahill, Paul Faia, Evon Burroughs Technical fouls: AIC-None. Connecticut-None. Attendance: Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total AIC Connecticut in the paint-aic 26, 64. off turnovers-aic 13, 24. 2nd chance points-aic 6, 13. Fast break points-aic 8, 26. Bench points-aic 26, 11. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-0 times. Largest lead-aic None, by 48 2nd-06:10. VISIRS: Wm & Mary (0-1) T-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S MIN 20 MCDOWELL, Quinn... f SUMNER, Danny... f KITTS, Marcus... f SCHNEIDER, David... g MCCURDY, Sean... g HESS, Steven GAILLARD, Kyle RUM, Matt LUDWICK, JohnMark TEAM Totals TAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 41.7% DEADB % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 38.2% F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.9% 2 HOME TEAM: Connecticut (1-0) T-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S MIN 21 ROBINSON, Stanley... f EDWARDS, Gavin... f ORIAKHI, Alex... c DYSON, Jerome... g WALKER, Kemba... g BEVERLY, Donnell COOMBS-McDANIEL, J TRICE, Jamaal SMITH, Darius OKWANDU, Charles TEAM Totals TAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 53.7% DEADB % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 31.3% F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 57.1% 3 Officials: Karl Hess, Gary Prager, Earl Walton Technical fouls: Wm & Mary-None. Connecticut-None. Attendance: 9719 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Wm & Mary Connecticut in the paint-w&m 24, 44. off turnovers-w&m 12, 10. 2nd chance points-w&m 10, 11. Fast break points-w&m 10, 16. Bench points-w&m 8, 5. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-1 time. Last FG-W&M 2nd-00:05, 2nd-01:38. Largest lead-w&m by 2 1st-19:34, by 14 1st-04:18. Exhib. #2 Sunday, November 8, 2009, Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. # 12 Connecticut 88, UMass Lowell 50 Game #2 Monday, November 16, 2009, Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn., NIT Season Tip-Off # 12 Connecticut 77, Colgate 63 VISIRS: UML T-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S MIN 25 KANAAN, Ali ONYECHI, Kingsley... f CAIOLA, Kyle... g CARR, Kevin... g KERMAN, Max... g CORBACIO, John TAVARES-TAYLOR, S WALN, Robert DIAZ, Romeo HEATHERLY, Craig JOHNSON, Marcus STEERE, Peter RANDLE, Terrel MAYERS, Kyle TEAM Totals TAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 29.3% DEADB % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 22.7% F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 78.6% 2 HOME TEAM: Connecticut T-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S MIN 21 ROBINSON, Stanley EDWARDS, Gavin... f ORIAKHI, Alex... c DYSON, Jerome... g WALKER, Kemba... g BEVERLY, Donnell TRICE, Jamaal HORNAT, Alex SMITH, Darius OKWANDU, Charles BAILEY, Kyle TEAM Totals TAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 57.4% DEADB % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 41.7% F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 60.0% 9 Officials: Jim Burr, John Gaffney, Bill McCarthy Technical fouls: UML-None. Connecticut-None. Attendance: 8357 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total UML Connecticut in the paint-uml 20, 50. off turnovers-uml 18, 29. 2nd chance points-uml 6, 17. Fast break points-uml 2, 32. Bench points-uml 10, 14. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-2 times. Largest lead-uml by 1 1st-14:02, by 42 2nd-03:45. VISIRS: Colgate (0-1) T-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S MIN 33 GYAWU, Yaw... f JONSON, Ben... f HILL, Anthony... g VENEZIA, Mike ROEMER, Kyle... g ROLLS, Mitch HOBAN, Joe MARFURT, Brett MELVILLE, Sterling PASCALE, Nick BOGDANOVIC, Lazar TEAM Totals TAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 47.2% DEADB % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 50.0% F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 83.3% 1 HOME TEAM: Connecticut (2-0) T-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S MIN 21 ROBINSON, Stanley EDWARDS, Gavin... f ORIAKHI, Alex... c DYSON, Jerome WALKER, Kemba... g BEVERLY, Donnell COOMBS-McDANIEL, J TRICE, Jamaal SMITH, Darius OKWANDU, Charles TEAM Totals TAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 55.2% DEADB % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.1% F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 50.0% 3 Officials: Tim Higgins, Jeff Clark, Tony Crisp Technical fouls: Colgate-None. Connecticut-None. Attendance: 8562 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Colgate Connecticut in the paint-cu 22, 38. off turnovers-cu 19, 27. 2nd chance points-cu 20, 14. Fast break points-cu 8, 10. Bench points-cu 17, 15. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-4 times. Last FG-CU 2nd-00:20, 2nd-00:57. Largest lead-cu by 5 1st-03:11, by 22 2nd-05: University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes November 27, 2009 vs. Duke UConnHuskies.com

14 University of Connecticut Game-by-Game Box Scores Game #3 Tuesday, November 17, 2009, Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn., NIT Season Tip-Off # 12 Connecticut 76, Hofstra 67 VISIRS: Hofstra (1-2) T-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S MIN 02 SZABO, Miklos WASHINGN, Greg... f LESTER, Nathaniel JENKINS, Charles... g VINES, Cornelius... g WILLIAMS, Chaz KANACEVIC, Halil TEAM Totals TAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 32.9% DEADB % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 33.3% F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 83.3% 2 HOME TEAM: Connecticut (3-0) T-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S MIN 21 ROBINSON, Stanley... f EDWARDS, Gavin... f ORIAKHI, Alex... c DYSON, Jerome... g WALKER, Kemba... g BEVERLY, Donnell COOMBS-McDANIEL, J SMITH, Darius OKWANDU, Charles TEAM Totals TAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 41.5% DEADB % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 25.0% F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 83.3% 4 Officials: Jamie Luckie, Brian O Connell, Tim Clougherty Technical fouls: Hofstra-None. Connecticut-None. Attendance: 8713 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Hofstra Connecticut in the paint-hofstra 28, 32. off turnovers-hofstra 11, 14. 2nd chance points-hofstra 11, 8. Fast break points-hofstra 30, 16. Bench points-hofstra 12, 4. Score tied-4 times. Lead changed-9 times. Last FG-HOFSTRA 2nd-04:35, 2nd-01:01. Largest lead-hofstra by 9 2nd-09:10, by 12 1st-07:02. Game #4 Wednesday, November 25, 2009, Madison Square Garden, NIT Season Tip-Off # 13 Connecticut 81, LSU 55 VISIRS: LSU (3-1) T-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S MIN 01 MITCHELL, Tasmin... f HARRIS, Dennis... f WARREN, Storm... f SPENCER, Bo... g DOTSON, Aaron... g GREEN, Garrett BASS, Chris LUDWIG, Eddie KINSLEY, Zach TEAM, Totals TAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 36.5% DEADB % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 22.2% F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 53.8% 2 HOME TEAM: Connecticut (4-0) T-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S MIN 21 ROBINSON, Stanley... f ORIAKHI, Alex... f OKWANDU, Charles... c DYSON, Jerome... g WALKER, Kemba... g BEVERLY, Donnell COOMBS-McDANIEL, J TRICE, Jamaal SMITH, Darius EDWARDS, Gavin TEAM, Totals TAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 46.2% DEADB % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 50.0% F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 69.6% 1 Officials: Bob Donato, Pat Driscoll, Michael Stephens Technical fouls: LSU Tigers-None. Connecticut Huskies-None. Attendance:8756 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total LSU Tigers Connecticut Huskies University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes November 27, 2009 vs. Duke UConnHuskies.com

15 JIM CALHOUN CAREER COACHING MILESNES 1999 & 2004 NCAA National Champions 2009, 2004, 1999 NCAA Final Four Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee College Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee JIM CALHOUN COACHING MILESNES The Road To 800 Career Wins 1st Win December 9, over St. Michael s (at Northeastern) 100th Win January 7, over AIC (at Northeastern) 200th Win March 13, over Long Island U. (NCAA Tourney at Palestra) 300th Win December 4, over Maryland (at Hartford CC) 400th Win February 5, over Miami (at Gampel Pavilion) 500th Win January 11, at Boston College 600th Win December 2, over George Washington (at MCI Center, Washington, DC) 700th Win March 2, over Georgetown (at Gampel Pavilion) 800th Win-- February 25, at Marquette All-Time Division I Coaching Win Leaders Name Schools Coached (Years) Wins 1. Bob Knight Army (66-71), Indiana (72-00), Texas Tech (02-08) Dean Smith North Carolina (62-97) Adolph Rupp Kentucky (54-72) Mike Krzyzewski Army (76-80), Duke (81-+) Jim Phelan Mount St. Mary's (55-03) JIM CALHOUN Northeastern (73-86), Connecticut (87-+) Eddie Sutton Creighton (70-74), Ark. (75-85), Ky. (86-89), Ok St (91-06), USF (07-+) Jim Boeheim Syracuse (77-+) Lefty Driesell Davidson (61-69), Maryland (70-86), JMU (89-97), GA St. (98-03) Lute Olson Long Beach St. (74), Iowa (75-83), Arizona (84-+) 780 **-through games of November 25, 2009 MOST 30-WIN SEASONS 1. Mike Krzyzewski Roy Williams 9 3. JIM CALHOUN 7 4. John Calipari 5 Rick Pitino 5 6. Bob Knight 4 Nolan Richardson 4 Adolph Rupp 4 Jerry Tarkanian 4 John Wooden 4 MOST 20-WIN SEASONS 1. Jim Boeheim Dean Smith Bob Knight 29 Lute Olson Mike Krzyzewski 25 Eddie Sutton 25 Jerry Tarkanian JIM CALHOUN 23 Adolph Rupp Lefty Driesell 22 NCAA URNAMENT WINS ALL-TIME 1. Mike Krzyzewski Dean Smith Roy Williams John Wooden Lute Olson Bob Knight JIM CALHOUN Denny Crum Jim Boeheim NCAA URNAMENT WINS Mike Krzyzewski Roy Williams JIM CALHOUN Rick Pitino Lute Olson Tom Izzo Tubby Smith Jim Boeheim Nolan Richardson Dean Smith 24-7 Most Collegiate Games Coached Active Division I Head Coaches 1. JIM CALHOUN (38th Season) 1, Mike Krzyzewski (34th Seasons) 1, Jim Boeheim (34th Seasons) 1,092 Most Collegiate Games Coached All-Time Division I Head Coaches 1. Jim Phelan (49 Seasons) 1, Bob Knight (42 Seasons) 1, Lou Henson (41 Seasons) 1, Lefty Driesell (41 Seasons) 1, JIM CALHOUN (38th Season) 1, Dean Smith (36 Seasons) 1,133 BIG EAST All-Time Winningest Coaches (Regular Season & Tournament) 1. Jim Boeheim (30 Seasons) JIM CALHOUN (23 Seasons) John Thompson (20 Seasons) BIG EAST All-Time Winningest Coaches (BIG EAST Tournament) 1. Jim Boeheim (30 Seasons) John Thompson (20 Seasons) JIM CALHOUN (23 Seasons) Active Head Coaching Tree Leaders-- Division I (list courtesy of Doug Tammaro at Arizona State) HERB SENDEK, ARIZONA STATE (8)-- Jim Christian, TCU; Charlie Coles, Miami of Ohio; John Groce, Ohio; Larry Hunter, Western Carolina; Ron Hunter, IUPUI; Thad Matta, Ohio State; Sean Miller, Arizona; Mark Phelps, Drake RICK PITINO, LOUISVILLE (7)-- Mick Cronin, Cincinnati; Billy Donovan, Florida; Sean Kearney, Holy Cross; Marvin Menzies, New Mexico State; Herb Sendek, Arizona State; Tubby Smith, Minnesota; Kevin Willard, Iona JIM CALHOUN, (6)-- Howie Dickenman, Central Connecticut State; Karl Hobbs, George Washington; Glen Miller, Pennsylvania; Tom Moore, Quinnipiac; Steve Pikiell, Stony Brook; Ted Woodward, Maine BEN BRAUN, RICE (5)-- Keith Dambrot, Akron; George Nessman, San Jose State; Joe Pasternack, New Orleans; Charles E. Ramsey, Eastern Michigan; Gary Waters, Cleveland State M IZZO, MICHIGAN STATE (5)-- Jim Boylen, Utah; Tom Crean, Indiana; Brian Gregory, Dayton; Stan Heath, South Florida; Doug Wojcik, Tulsa STEW MORRILL, UTAH STATE (5)-- Don Verlin, Idaho; Randy Rahe, Weber State; Blaine Taylor, Old Dominion; Terry Dunn, Dartmouth; Jeff Jackson, Furman JAY WRIGHT, VILLANOVA (5)-- Patrick Chambers, Boston University; Fred Hill, Rutgers; Joe Jones, Columbia; Billy Lange, Navy; Tom Pecora, Hofstra University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes November 27, 2009 vs. Duke UConnHuskies.com

16 Born: May 10, 1942 in Braintree, Massachusetts Family: Wife: Pat (Married in 1966) Children (2): James (Jennifer), Jeffrey (Amy) Grandchildren (6): Emily, Katie, Sam; Avery, Reese, Peyton High School: Braintree High School, graduated 1960 College: American International College (Springfield, Mass.) grad Head Coaching Career: Old Lyme (Conn.) H.S Westport (Mass.) H.S Dedham (Mass.) H.S Northeastern Univ Univ. of Connecticut Head Coach JIM CALHOUN 24th Season at Connecticut As he continues to build on his remarkable coaching resume, University of Connecticut Hall of Fame Head Coach Jim Calhoun has already established himself as perhaps the greatest program builder in college basketball history. Now entering his 24th season as head coach at UConn and his 38th year as a collegiate head coach, Jim Calhoun has unquestionably stood the test of time as one of college basketball's legendary leaders and reached two other career milestones in membership in the ultra exclusive 800-win club and a third trip to the NCAA Final Four. Jim Calhoun's phenomenal coaching success story includes winning two NCAA National Championships (1999, 2004) at Connecticut, earning basketball's highest honor while still an active coach, election into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2005, and induction in 2006 with the other greats of the game as a member of the Founding Class of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Jim Calhoun's college coaching career includes just two stops- --Northeastern University in Boston and the University of Connecticut in Storrs. In 14 seasons at Northeastern, Jim Calhoun led NU from the Division II ranks to status as one of the nation's top Division I mid-major programs. In 23 seasons at Connecticut, Jim Calhoun has transformed UConn from a regional contender to a two-time national champion and Connecticut now ranks among the nation's elite college basketball programs. In May of 1986, Jim Calhoun was named head coach of basketball at the University of Connecticut and that announcement launched what has become one of college basketball's greatest coaching accomplishments. As head coach of UConn Basketball, Jim Calhoun has led the Huskies to the top of the NCAA basketball mountaintop---winning two NCAA National Championships while also claiming an NIT Championship and taking the Huskies from second division placements in Big East Conference standings to a record-setting 16 league titles and lofty status as the most successful program in Big East Conference basketball history. Jim Calhoun's 38-year overall record as a collegiate head coach is , moving into rarified air and status as a member of the 800-win college coaching fraternity with the win over Marquette on February 25, Coach Calhoun is only the seventh Division I coach in NCAA history to have earned their way into that 800-win club and the 809 coaching wins recorded by Jim Calhoun ranks No. 6 all-time in NCAA Division I basketball history. During his history-making years as head coach at Connecticut, Husky Hall of Famer Jim Calhoun has compiled an overall record of Prior to 1986, Connecticut Basketball had posted just two 23-win seasons in history. Since arriving at UConn in the spring of 1986, Jim Calhoun has "averaged" 24.2 wins per year. Commenting on Jim Calhoun's phenomenal story of success at Connecticut, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, a fellow Class of 2005 Hall of Fame inductee, said, "Jim Calhoun has done as good a job as has ever been done in college basketball history in taking over a program that was at one level and taking it to a totally different place. A lot of coaches have been able to take good programs or even really good programs and keep them at that level or make them a little better, but Jim Calhoun has done something at Connecticut that I really don't think anybody has ever done any place else." When he arrived at Connecticut as the 17th head coach of men's basketball on May 15, 1986, Jim Calhoun immediately began to chart a new course for success. He promised to "do it the right way, with no short cuts". He noted he wanted to establish a basketball program at UConn that would annually be called one of the top programs in the nation. Mission accomplished. Two specific dates headline the Hall of Fame coaching career of Jim Calhoun---March 29, 1999 and April 5, On March 29, 1999, Coach Jim Calhoun did what most observers felt was impossible as he led Connecticut to the 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship, beating heavily-favored Duke in the title game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The 1999 NCAA Championship completed a clean sweep in for the Huskies. UConn won both the regular season and tournament titles in the BIG EAST Conference. The Huskies were the No. 1 seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament and Connecticut ran off six straight NCAA victories to finish the year Overall Record: (.703) Overall Record at Connecticut: (.732) BIG EAST Record (includes tournament): (.651) Overall Record at Northeastern: (.644) ECAC North Atlantic Record (includes tournament): (.829) Overall National Postseason Record: (.714) National Postseason Record at Connecticut: (.754) NCAA Record at Connecticut: (.755) NIT Record at Connecticut: 12-4 (.750) BIG EAST Tournament Record: (.622) ECAC North Atlantic Tournament Record: 13-2 (.867) NCAA Championship Appearances (21) (16 at Connecticut, 5 at Northeastern) 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 NCAA Championships (2) 1999, 2004 NCAA Final Four (3) 1999, 2004, 2009 NCAA Elite Eight (8) 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009 NCAA Sweet 16 (12) 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009 National Invitation Tournament Appearances (5) 1988, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2001 NIT Championships (1) 1988 BIG EAST Regular Season Championships (10) 89-90, 93-94, 94-95, 95-96, 97-98, 98-99, 01-02, 02-03, 04-05, BIG EAST Tournament Championships (6) 1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004 ECAC North/ ECAC NAC Regular Season Championships (5) 80-81, 81-82, 83-84, 84-85, ECAC North/ ECAC NAC Tournament Championships (5) 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 University of Connecticut present W-L W-L Final Ranking Year Overall Pct. BIG EAST Pct. AP/USA-ESPN Postseason /3 NCAA Final Four /- NCAA 1st Rd /4 NCAA Elite /17 NCAA 2nd Rd /1 NCAA Champions /11 NCAA Sweet /6t NCAA Elite NIT 2nd Rd /- NCAA 2nd Rd /1 NCAA Champions /7 NCAA Elite NIT 3rd Place /8 NCAA Sweet /6 NCAA Elite /7 NCAA Sweet NIT NCAA 2nd Rd NCAA Sweet /3 NCAA Elite NIT Quarterfinals NIT Champions Northeastern University W-L W-L Year Overall Pct. ECAC NAC Pct. Postseason NCAA NCAA NCAA 2nd Rd NCAA 2nd Rd NCAA 2nd Rd University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes November 27, 2009 vs. Duke UConnHuskies.com

17 Head Coach JIM CALHOUN, page 2 with a single-season school record 34 wins (34-2) and claim the national championship. UConn finished the season ranked No. 1 in the nation in the final USA Today/ESPN Top 25 poll. On April 5, 2004, Jim Calhoun cemented his place among the all-time collegiate coaching greats and as a future member of the Hall of Fame by leading UConn to the 2004 national title. In directing Connecticut to its second NCAA National Championship in a six-year span, Jim Calhoun became only the second coach to win multiple NCAA titles since the tournament field expanded to 64 teams in In , UConn began the season as the consensus No. 1 team in the nation and was one of only two teams to spend the entire season in the top ten. The exciting run to UConn's second national title also produced the Huskies' sixth Big East Tournament Championship. Connecticut would conclude the season with a final overall record of In the six-game string of victories during the NCAA Tournament, UConn dominated its first four opponents by an average margin of 17.5 points per contest. At the 2004 "Final Four" in San Antonio, UConn stormed from eight points down with less than three minutes left to upend Duke in the national semifinals and the Huskies were in charge from start to finish in the national finals, leading Georgia Tech by as many as 25 before winning the NCAA Championship game before 44,417 fans in the Alamodome. Another important date in Jim Calhoun's coaching career, this one taking place off the basketball court, occurred one year after he directed Connecticut to its second NCAA Championship. On September 9, 2005, with some 60 of his former players in attendance, Jim Calhoun's five decade body of work as one of college basketball's greatest coaches was formally recognized when UConn's coach was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In April of 2005, Jim Calhoun became just the seventh recipient of the prestigious John R. Wooden "Legends of Coaching Award" presented by the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Previous winners of the award include fellow Hall of Fame coaches Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski and Lute Olson. In November of 2006, Coach Jim Calhoun's career achievements were recognized by his peers when he was named a member of the Founding Class of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame In his 38th season as a collegiate head coach in , Jim Calhoun ranks No. 9 all-time in NCAA career victories with 43 (40-13 at Connecticut, 3-5 at Northeastern). Coach Calhoun is in overall NCAA play (with two NCAA titles). Jim Calhoun's overall career record for national postseason tournament competition is a remarkable (43-18 in NCAA play, 12-4 in NIT play). He has coached in the NCAA Tournament 21 times and in the NIT five times (including winning the 1988 NIT title). In his time at Connecticut, Jim Calhoun has compiled a stunning overall record in national postseason tournament competition (40-13 in NCAA play, 12-4 in NIT play). His 40 NCAA wins at UConn, all achieved in the past 20 years, far outdistances the entire total of four NCAA victories recorded at Connecticut before Coach Calhoun took over the Husky basketball program in the spring of Including 2009, Jim Calhoun has led UConn to 16 NCAA bids in the past 20 years. Under Coach Calhoun's direction, UConn is a stunning 27-4 in NCAA First and Second Round competition since The Huskies have earned 12 NCAA Sweet 16 berths in the past 20 years (including 2009), eight Elite Eight appearances, three NCAA Final Four trips and two National Championships. Under Coach Calhoun, UConn has captured a league record 16 BIG EAST Championships, ten regular season crowns and six tournament titles. Prior to Jim Calhoun's arrival as head coach at Connecticut in 1986, UConn had never been ranked in the end-of-the-year National Top 25 polls. UConn ended both the 1999 and 2004 national championship seasons ranked as the No. 1 team in all of college basketball and the Huskies have finished ten different seasons ranked in the National Top 10. One collegiate basketball writer, authoring an article on Connecticut basketball for a national publication, said it best when he noted, "Bringing the UConn program to this point from where it was when he took over is nothing short of miraculous". The late Alan Greenberg, a former columnist for the Hartford Courant, boldly stated "the hiring of Jim Calhoun in 1986 was the most important hire in the history of the State of Connecticut." Jim Calhoun's story of success at the University of Connecticut commenced very quickly when in his second season as UConn head coach ( ) the Huskies went on an improbable five-game winning streak following a bid to the National Invitation Tournament and claimed the 51st annual NIT title in March of 1988, beating Ohio State in the championship game at Madison Square Garden. In March of 1990, at the conclusion of only his fourth season as head coach of the Huskies, Jim Calhoun was the consensus choice as the College Basketball National Coach of the Year. He guided UConn to a 31-6 overall record, a year dubbed "The Dream Season" at Connecticut, as the Huskies won both the BIG EAST regular season and tournament titles and advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight. Coach Calhoun was named National Coach of the Year by five different organizations (Associated Press, United Press International, The Sporting News, CBS-TV Sports, Basketball Weekly). UConn's first Big East Conference championships in 1990 (regular season crown and tournament title) and the Huskies' near-miss at a Final Four berth created a new passion among Connecticut fans as "Huskymania" was born. During the season, Jim Calhoun and Connecticut basketball would begin a three-year dominance of the Big East Conference unmatched in league history. UConn won three straight Big East regular season titles (through ), posting a three-year conference record of 49-5 and an overall record of In addition, during that three-year span, the Huskies advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight in 1995 (losing to eventual national champion UCLA) and to a pair of NCAA Sweet 16 appearances (1994, 1996). A number of firsts dotted the UConn landscape during that superb three-year run---donyell Marshall became UConn's first consensus First Team All-American in 1994, UConn Basketball was ranked No. 1 in the nation for the first time in school history (Feb. 13, 1995), Ray Allen became UConn's first two-time All-American in 1996, and UConn set a Big East Conference and school record by winning 23 consecutive games (Nov. of 1995 to Feb. of 1996) During the season, Jim Calhoun directed UConn to a 32-5 overall record and the Huskies won both the regular season and tournament titles in the Big East Conference. In a heart-stopping NCAA Sweet 16 game, UConn missed four shots in the final seconds before Richard Hamilton hit a fall away shot at the buzzer to lift UConn to a win over Washington. UConn would lose to the nation's top-ranked team, North Carolina, in the Elite Eight, but a young Connecticut team had set the stage for its national championship run one year later. In March of 1999, Connecticut became the first team in Big East Conference history to win back-to-back regular season and tournament titles and on March 20, 1999, Jim Calhoun and UConn earned their first trip to the NCAA "Final Four" after beating Gonzaga in an NCAA Elite Eight game in Phoenix. One week later, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, Ohio State and Duke fell at the hands of the Huskies and Connecticut became the first team since Texas Western (1966) to win the national championship in its first Final Four appearance. In March of 2002, Jim Calhoun coached UConn to victory in one of the greatest Big East tournament finals in history, a double overtime victory against Pittsburgh as the Huskies again claimed both the regular season and tournament titles. Connecticut advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight behind All-American Caron Butler before bowing to eventual national champion Maryland. UConn set the stage for its second national championship under the leadership of Jim Calhoun by sharing the Big East regular season title in and advancing to the NCAA Sweet 16. Following the season, Jim Calhoun received the prestigious Metropolitan Award from the National Basketball Coaches Association (NABC). The award was presented at the NABC Convention at the 2003 NCAA Final Four in New Orleans. The award is given by the NABC on behalf of the National Invitation Tournament and the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association and is presented for continued outstanding service for the enhancement and betterment of college basketball. Previous winners of the award include Mike Tranghese, John Thompson, Dean Smith, Lou Carnesecca, Dave Gavitt, John Wooden, Adolph Rupp, Joe Lapchick and Phog Allen. Connecticut put together a brilliant nine-game winning streak in a 26-day span at the conclusion of the season en route to its sixth Big East Tournament title and second NCAA National Championship. After adding its 2004 NCAA title to the national championship won in 1999, Jim Calhoun and UConn joined Duke as the only schools in the nation with multiple NCAA titles since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in The UConn season saw one the finest coaching performances in Jim Calhoun's distinguished career. The Huskies had to replace the No. 2 (Emeka Okafor) and No. 3 (Ben Gordon) selections in the NBA Draft Lottery while also overcoming the loss of the school's all-time assist leader (Taliek Brown). In addition, Coach Calhoun and the Huskies dealt with the adversity of two separate life-threatening illnesses to team members. Despite those obstacles, Jim Calhoun and the Huskies finished the year 23-8 while winning the school's ninth Big East Conference regular season title and 15th overall championship. UConn ended the season ranked in the National Top 20 for the 10th time in the past 12 years and advanced to national postseason tournament play for the 18th consecutive season, one of only four schools in the country to do so. In , Jim Calhoun led Connecticut to a sixth 30-win season (30-4 overall). UConn would earn its tenth Big East Conference Regular Season title, advance to the NCAA Elite Eight for the seventh time in the past 18 years, and conclude the college basketball regular season ranked No. 2 in the nation by the Associated Press. Jim Calhoun is the only coach in the history of the BIG EAST Conference to have been named BIG EAST Conference Coach of the Year four times. He earned his first BIG EAST Coach of the Year award in and also won the honor following the , and seasons. John Thompson of Georgetown and Lou Carnesecca of St. John's each earned the prestigious honor three times. In the summer of 2002, Jim Calhoun was selected as a member of the inaugural induction class to the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. After directing Connecticut to both the 1999 and 2004 NCAA National Championships, Jim Calhoun was University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes November 27, 2009 vs. Duke UConnHuskies.com

18 Head Coach JIM CALHOUN, page 3 honored on separate occasions as the recipient of the Winged Foot Award from the New York Athletic Club, recognizing him as their National Coach of the Year. He also received the prestigious Victor Award as College Basketball National Coach of the Year and was the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District I Coach of the Year. Much like his success at Connecticut, Jim Calhoun's performance as head coach at Northeastern (MA) University in Boston for 14 seasons was nothing short of sensational. He developed a program from Division II status to a nationally-recognized squad which became a perennial NCAA Division I tournament team. At NU, Jim Calhoun won 20 or more games in five of his last six seasons, chalked up a brilliant record during that span, and earned five NCAA Division I tournament berths. His final three years at Northeastern resulted in NCAA automatic bids each season and a three-year mark of At Northeastern, Jim Calhoun's teams averaged 17.9 wins per season. He was a three-time New England "Coach of the Year" and a three-time Kodak District I "Coach of the Year". In leaving Northeastern in 1986, Coach Calhoun left perhaps the most talented team in the school's history, along with a first round NBA draft pick in senior Reggie Lewis, who later became captain of the Boston Celtics before his untimely death during the summer of As was the case at Northeastern, Jim Calhoun's success at producing top-flight collegiate stars, who also excel at the professional basketball level, is an annual happening at Connecticut. A total of 22 former UConn stars that played for Coach Calhoun have played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They include: Clifford Robinson ( ), Tate George ( ), Chris Smith ( ), Scott Burrell ( ), Donyell Marshall (1994-present), Donny Marshall ( ), Kevin Ollie (1997-present), Ray Allen (1996-present), Travis Knight ( ), Richard Hamilton (1999-present), Khalid El-Amin ( ), Jake Voskuhl (2000-present), Caron Butler (2002- present), Emeka Okafor (2004-present), Ben Gordon (2004-present), Charlie Villanueva (2005-present), Hilton Armstrong (2006-present), Josh Boone (2006-present), Rudy Gay (2006-present), Marcus Williams (2006- present), Hasheem Thabeet (2009-present) and A.J. Price (2009-present). As many as 14 of those Connecticut stars could be listed on NBA regular season rosters in , more than any other school in the country. In both 2007 and 2008, Ray Allen, Richard Hamilton and Caron Butler were each named to the NBA All-Star Game roster. UConn was the only college in the nation represented by three players in those contests. Four UConn players have also been members of NBA Championship teams (Scott Burrell with the Chicago Bulls in 1998, Travis Knight with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2000, Richard Hamilton with the Detroit Pistons in 2004, and Ray Allen with the Boston Celtics in 2008). A former All-New England player at American International College in Springfield, MA, Jim Calhoun graduated from AIC in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology. At AIC, he lettered three years while leading the Yellow Jacket basketball team in scoring as a junior and senior. He captained his alma mater in his senior year and left the school as the fourth all-time leading scorer along with helping the school earn an NCAA Division II playoff berth. He is a member of the AIC Athletic Hall of Fame and in the summer of 1994 earned the prestigious distinction of being elected to serve as a member of the American International College Board of Trustees. In the spring of 2000, Jim Calhoun served as the main commencement speaker at AIC's 115th graduation exercises and received an honorary degree from his alma mater. Jim Calhoun began his coaching career at AIC, serving as an assistant basketball coach from After one year as head coach of basketball at Old Lyme High School in Connecticut, and one year as head coach of Westport High School in Westport, MA, Jim Calhoun moved on to become head coach at Dedham High School in Massachusetts. He quickly rebuilt the program, fashioning a 21-1 record in and seeing his club advance to the State Division I semi-finals. In October of 1972, he moved into the collegiate coaching ranks at Northeastern University in Boston. In the years to follow, the Northeastern Huskies would dominate the ECAC North Atlantic Conference under his guidance. Northeastern won the league's regular season championship four times and shared the top spot two other times in seven years of conference play. NU also won five of the seven league tournaments and Coach Calhoun's record against conference competition in his career at NU was While at Northeastern, he was inducted into the NU Sports Hall of Fame. In addition to his busy schedule as head coach of the Connecticut basketball program, Jim Calhoun and his family are heavily involved in a number of regional and national charitable and educational efforts. In November of 1998, Jim Calhoun and his wife Pat began a wide- ranging commitment to the cardiology program at the University of Connecticut Health Center, establishing the Calhoun Cardiology Research Fund with a $125,000 gift. In 1999, the Jim Calhoun Celebrity Classic Golf Tournament was launched and during the past 10 years more than $3 million has been raised in support of the Jim and Pat Calhoun Cardiac Research Endowment Fund. In recognition of the dedication and commitment of Jim Calhoun and his family to cardiology research, the entire cardiology program at the University of Connecticut Health Center has been named the "Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center". A formal naming ceremony recognizing the on-going work of the Calhoun family was held in the spring of In 2006, Jim and Pat Calhoun became actively involved with raising public awareness and research funding for Autism Speaks. The effort seeks to expand services for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ADS) and their families. Since 1999, the Jim Calhoun Holiday Food Drive has supported food assistance agencies that serve the State of Connecticut. Nearly $1 million has been raised for the Connecticut Foodbank and Foodshare, providing some 1.6 million meals to families in need across Connecticut and the food drive culminates each year with Jim Calhoun, his family, and his players personally delivering meals to hundreds of families in the Hartford area. In both 2003 and 2004, Jim Calhoun served as celebrity host of Coaches versus Cancer events called "Hoops For Hope". The black-tie galas raised in excess of $400,000 for the American Cancer Society. Since 2007, The CIGNA Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride has been staged annually to benefit The Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center and Coaches vs. Cancer, a program established in 1993 by the American Cancer Society. The three rides to date have raised more than $700,000 for the Neag Cancer Center while providing more than $50,000 to Coaches vs. Cancer. In April of 2008, Jim Calhoun was presented with the Coaches vs. Cancer Champion Award by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). The Champion Award, the highest honor of the Coaches vs. Cancer program, recognizes an individual who has demonstrated unique dedication and devotion to the American Cancer Society's fight against cancer. For the past 14 years, Jim Calhoun has served as Honorary Chairman of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, helping generate in excess of $4.5 million to fund diabetes research. Jim and Pat Calhoun have a long-standing involvement with the Franciscan Life Center, counseling and education center operated in Meriden, CT by the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist. The Calhoun family has been involved annually in fund-raising activities by the Franciscan Sisters. Jim Calhoun has been honored with the "Saint Francis Award" for his dedication to Christian values and outstanding athletic achievements and in 1998 the Franciscan Sisters dedicated an outdoor basketball area, "Calhoun's Court", in honor of the UConn head coach at the Franciscan Life Center in Meriden. Coach Calhoun has also served as an Honorary Chairperson/Director for several other charitable programs including the Ronald McDonald House Kids Classic Golf Tournament, the Ray of Hope Foundation Golf Tournament, the Connecticut Children's Medical Center and Children's Miracle Network, and the "Character Counts" program in the state of Connecticut. In 2004, Jim Calhoun was the first recipient of an award by the Swim Across The Sound Prostate Cancer Institute and he now serves as the Honorary Chairman for that group's fund-raising efforts. In October of 2005, the University of Connecticut Alumni Association recognized Jim Calhoun's two decades of outstanding contributions at UConn by honoring Coach Calhoun with its "Honorary Alumni Award". In the fall of 1999, Jim Calhoun completed work on a book. "Dare To Dream-Connecticut Basketball's Remarkable March To The National Championship" is a first person account by Coach Calhoun of his life as a college coach with specific focus on the season. Working with Coach Calhoun on the book was Leigh Montville, a former senior writer at Sports Illustrated and a UConn graduate. In 2008, Jim Calhoun shared his secrets for motivation, success and leadership in a book titled "A Passion To Lead: Seven Leadership Secrets for Success in Business, Sports and Life." Coach Calhoun coauthored the book with Richard Ernsberger, a senior editor at Newsweek Magazine. A graduate of Braintree (MA) High School, Jim Calhoun was a three-sport letter winner in football, basketball and baseball. As a senior captain, he earned All-Bay State League honors in football and basketball. His hometown of Braintree has bestowed a singular honor on Coach Calhoun, naming outdoor basketball courts in a city facility "Calhoun Park". He continues to return to Braintree to speak and conduct basketball clinics for area youths. Born May 10, 1942 in Braintree, MA, Jim Calhoun and his wife Pat were married in 1966 and live in Pomfret, Connecticut. They have two sons, James and Jeffrey. James and his wife Jennifer live in California with daughters, Emily (born 3/5/99) and Katie (born 12/29/ 00) and a son Sam (born 6/8/03). Jeffrey and his wife Amy live in Connecticut with daughters Avery (born 1/ 26/02), Reese (born 4/7/03) and Peyton (born 3/26/ 05) University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes November 27, 2009 vs. Duke UConnHuskies.com

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