UCONN Basketball. CONNECTICUT Huskies (6-1) vs. ST. BONAVENTURE Bonnies (7-2) CONNECTICUT BASKETBALL SCHEDULE & RESULTS

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1 Basketball Game # 8-- Friday, December 28, 2001, 7:30 p.m. CONNECTICUT Huskies (6-1) vs. ST. BONAVENTURE Bonnies (7-2) FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: KYLE MUNCY Assistant Director of Athletics/Communications Office ; Fax Home Cellular TELEVISION COVERAGE: WTXX-20 John Sanders (pbp), Bob Wenzel (color) RADIO COVERAGE: RADIO NETWORK Bob Joyce (play-by-play), Phil Chardis (analyst); WTIC (80-AM); WILI (1400-AM); WSUB (980-AM); WLIS (1420-AM); WMRD (1150-AM); WICC (600-AM) CONNECTICUT BASKETBALL SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date Opponent TV Site Time NOVEMBER Tues. 6 Nike Elite (Exhib.) -- Storrs, CT W, 5-77 Tues. 13 Grassroots Canada (Exhib.) Hartford, CT W, 7-57 Mon. 19 VANDERBILT WTXX-20 Hartford, CT W, Mon. 26 NEW HAMPSHIRE WTXX-20 Hartford, CT W, 1-58 DECEMBER Sun.-Mon. 2-3 BB&T Classic, MCI Center, Washington, DC (2nd Place) Sun. 2 vs. George Washington WCTX-59 W, Mon. 3 vs. Maryland WCTX-59 L, Sat. 8 NORTHEASTERN WTXX-20 Storrs, CT W, Tues. 11 at Massachusetts ESPN Amherst, MA W, Fri. 21 QUINNIPIAC WTXX-20 Hartford, CT W, Fri. 28 ST. BONAVENTURE WTXX-20 Hartford, CT 7:30 JANUARY Wed. 2 at Virginia Tech* WTXX-20 Blacksburg, VA 7:00 Sat. 5 MIAMI* WTXX-20 Storrs, CT 7:00 Mon. 7 OKLAHOMA espn2 Hartford, CT 7:00 Thu. VIRGINIA TECH* WTXX-20 Hartford, CT 7:30 Sun. 13 at Villanova* WTXX-20 Philadelphia, PA Noon Wed. 16 at Providence* NESN Providence, RI 7:30 Sat. 19 NORTH CAROLINA CBS Storrs, CT 4:00 Wed. 23 ST. JOHN S* WTXX-20 Storrs, CT 7:30 Sat. 26 at Arizona CBS Tucson, AZ 1:00 Wed. 30 at Rutgers* WTXX-20 Piscataway, NJ 7:30 FEBRUARY Sat. 2 at Miami* WTXX-20 Miami FL 7:30 Tue. 5 PROVIDENCE* espn2 Hartford, CT 9:00 Sat. 9 at St. John s* ESPN New York, NY 7:00 Mon. 11 VILLANOVA* ESPN Hartford, CT 7:00 Sat. 16 BOSN COLLEGE* WTXX-20 Hartford, CT Noon Tue. 19 at Georgetown* espn2 Washington, DC 7:30 Sat. 23 WEST VIRGINIA* WTXX-20 Storrs, CT Noon Mon. 25 at Boston College* ESPN Chestnut Hill, MA 7:00 MARCH Sat. 2 SEN HALL* ESPN Storrs, CT 7:00 Wed-Sat 6-9 at BIG EAST Tournament ESPN/espn2 New York, NY HOME GAMES IN CAPS *-BIG EAST Conference Game All Times EST & Subject To Change THE GAME-- The University of Connecticut returns to action with a contest on Friday, December 28 against St. Bonaventure at 7:30 p.m. at the Hartford Civic Center. The Huskies are 6-1, having last played on December 21, a win over Quinnipiac. St. Bonaventure is 7-2 on the season and comes off a win at Siena on December 20. SERIES HISRY & NOTES-- and St. Bonaventure will meet for only the second time... won the only previous meeting, 91-73, on December 29, 1981 in the first round of the Connecticut Mutual Classic at the Hartford Civic Center. Mike McKay led the Huskies that night with 23 points and Corny Thompson added The Bonnies will be the third Atlantic opponent of the year for PROBABLE STARTERS F, #3, Caron Butler (.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg) F, #44, Johnnie Selvie (13.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg) C, #50, Emeka Okafor (9.3 ppg, 9.3 rpg) G, #12, Taliek Brown (7.4 ppg, 5.1 apg) G, #32, Tony Robertson (13.6 ppg, 2.4 apg) P RESERVES G, #4, Ben Gordon (13.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg) F, #21, Scott Hazelton (4.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg) C, #20, Justin Brown (2.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg) F, #25, Mike Hayes (0.3 ppg. 1.3 rpg) the Huskies. has wins over George Washington and UMass so far in is the second BIG EAST opponent for SBU. The Bonnies dropped a decision to Boston College... The teams have one other common opponent, Oklahoma. SBU lost to the Sooners, 80-74, on December 5. hosts Oklahoma on January 7 at the Hartford Civic Center... is -1 vs. the Atlantic Conference over the past six seasons, the only loss coming to Dayton, last season at the Maui Invitational. That record includes six wins over UMass, two wins over Rhode Island, and one win each over George Washington and Fordham. SCOUTING -- enters the game with St. Bonaventure with a 6-1 record. Sophomore All-American candidate Caron Butler leads the attack at.1 points per game to go along with 6.4 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 2.8 assists. Junior guard Tony Robertson is at 13.6 points per game and also adds 2.5 assists. Freshman Ben Gordon is third on the team at 13.3 points per game. Senior forward Johnnie Selvie is fourth on the squad at 13.1 points per game and is also grabbing 6.4 rebounds. Freshman center Emeka Okafor is scoring 9.3 points and averages a team-high 9.3 rebounds per contest and 4.1 blocks per game. Rounding out the top six is sophomore point guard Taliek Brown, who is averaging 7.4 points and 5.1 assists. He also grabs 3.3 rebounds per game. All Notes, Statistics, Box Scores and Play-by-Play s are available in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format by visiting the official website of Athletics at The Men s Basketball Media Center can be located by clicking on the Men s Basketball Home Page and then clicking the link for Media Center at the top right hand side of the page University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes-- DECEMBER 28, 2001 vs. ST. BONAVENTURE, page 1

2 HEAD COACH JIM CALHOUN-- Jim Calhoun (American International 68) is in his 16 th season in charge of the Connecticut basketball program. In his 30 th season as a collegiate head coach, Jim Calhoun has an overall career record of (68.4%), having spent 14 seasons as the head coach at Northeastern University before taking over at Connecticut in Calhoun sports a (71.3%) record at and he registered a (64.6%) mark at Northeastern. He is the only basketball coach in NCAA Division I history to have recorded at least 250 wins at two different schools. Jim Calhoun is the winningest coach in both and Northeastern basketball history. Coach Calhoun earned his 600th career coaching win against Vanderbilt on November 19. He is the 26th coach in NCAA Division I history to reach the 600 victory plateau and is part of an elite group of 11 active Division I coaches who have reached the 600 win mark. For a complete listing of the groups mentioned above and other information on Coach Calhoun, please see page six of these notes. QUINNIPIAC RECAP-- used a 13-0 second half run to break away from scrappy Quinnipiac and record a Basketball Roster 2 Robert Swain So. G College Park, GA/Tri-Cities 3 Caron Butler So. F Racine, WI/Maine Central Institute 4 Ben Gordon Fr. G Mount Vernon, NY/Mount Vernon 5 Chad Wise Fr. G Lonoke, AR/Lonoke Kwasi Gyambibi Sr. G Norwalk, CT/Church Farm School (PA) 12 Taliek Brown So. G Queens, NY/St. John s Prep 15 Ryan Swaller Jr. G Milford, CT/Foran 20 Justin Brown Jr. C Perth, Australia/Australian Institute 21 Scott Hazelton RFr. F Reading, MA/Central Catholic 25 Mike Hayes Jr. F Hartford, CT/Arkansas City (KS) JC 30 Shamon Tooles So. G/F Coatesville, PA/Coatesville 31 Ace Watanasuparp Sr. G Queens, NY/Bronx HS of Science 32 Tony Robertson Jr. G Providence, RI/St. Andrew s 35 Mike Woodward Jr. G Rocky River, OH/Rocky River 44 Johnnie Selvie Sr. F Flint, MI/Southeastern (IA) CC 50 Emeka Okafor Fr. F/C Houston, TX/Bellaire 55 Chris McLaughlin Sr. G Stamford, CT/Westhill Head Coach: JIM CALHOUN, 16th Season at Connecticut (American International 68) Associate Head Coach: DAVE LEITAO, 14th Season at Connecticut (Northeastern 83) Assistant Coach: M MOORE, 8th Season at Connecticut (Boston University 87) Assistant Coach: GEORGE BLANEY, 1st Season at Connecticut (Holy Cross 61) Director of Basketball Operations: ANDRE LaFLEUR, 1st Season at Connecticut (Northeastern 88) PRONOUNCIATION GUIDE: Taliek Brown-- TAH-leek Caron Butler-- kuh-ron Kwasi Gyambibi-- KWA-zee jim-bib-bee Emeka Okafor-- eh-mecca oh-kuh-four Shamon Tooles-- shuh-mon Ace Watanasuparp-- wah-tanna-soo-parp Dave Leitao-- lay-toe win. The win was s 48th straight against in-state schools and 78th in a row against a non-big EAST New England opponent. Caron Butler led the Huskies with 19 points and Emeka Okafor had career-highs of points and14 rebounds. Okafor also added four blocked shots. ROOKIE OF THE WEEK-- Freshman center Emeka Okafor was named the BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on December 23 for his -point, 14-rebound, fourblock performance in the win over Quinnipiac. The point and block totals were career-highs for the 6-9, 240 lb. rookie. He is s second league rookie winner this season. Ben Gordon was the honoree on December 3. CHECKING THE BIG EAST STATS-- has several individuals among the BIG EAST leaders in this week s statistics. Through games of December 22, freshman Emeka Okafor leads the league in blocked shots at 4.14 per game. Okafor is also third in the BIG EAST in rebounding at 9.3 per game. Junior Tony Robertson is fourth in the league in free throw shooting percentage (90.0%). Sophomore Caron Butler is eighth in steals (2.6), ninth in free throw percentage (82.8%) and th in scoring (.1 ppg). Senior Johnnie Selvie is seventh in field goal percentage (54.3%). Freshman Ben Gordon is third in three-point shooting percentage (48.3%). AND THE NBA-- has seven former players on current NBA rosters. They are: Ray Allen (Milwaukee Bucks), Richard Hamilton (Washington Wizards), Travis Knight (New York Knicks), Donyell Marshall (Utah Jazz), Kevin Ollie (Chicago Bulls), Clifford Robinson (Detroit Pistons) and Jake Voskuhl (Phoenix Suns). That total ranks the Huskies tied for tenth among colleges with alumni in the NBA. The top ten is as follows: North Carolina (14), Arizona (11), Duke (), Kentucky (), Georgetown (9), Cincinnati (8), Georgia Tech (8), Michigan State (8), St. John s (8), Clemson (7), CONNECTICUT (7) and Michigan (7). STAT SHEET FILLER-- Sophomore Caron Butler has continued his solid allaround play through seven games of his sophomore season. Butler leads the Huskies in scoring and steals. He is second in minutes, assists and rebounds. He is third in free throw shooting percentage. Entering the St. Bonaventure game, Butler is averaging.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.6 steals in 31.1 minutes per game. BEN OFF THE BENCH-- Freshman Ben Gordon has made his mark in the first seven games of his collegiate career. Gordon is third on the squad in scoring at 13.3 points per game and has hit double figures in five games. Gordon was named the BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on December 3 and had 19 points in the win over GW on the heels of leading the squad with 23 points in the win over UNH. AN IMPRESSIVE DEBUT-- Emeka Okafor has been impressive in the early going for the Huskies. Okafor has started the first seven games at center, averaging 9.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 4.1 blocks. He comes off an -point, 14-rebound, four-block night in the win over Quinnipiac, his third double-double of the season. Emeka had a career-best eight blocked shots in the win over Northeastern and followed that up with six blocks against UMass. He also had 13 points and 11 boards vs. UMass. Okafor recorded a double-double in the opener against Vanderbilt, scoring 11 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. He was the first player to record a double-double in his Husky debut since Rod Sellers had 13 points and 12 rebounds against University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes-- DECEMBER 28, 2001 vs. ST. BONAVENTURE, page 2

3 BIG EAST CONFERENCE STANDINGS through games of December 26 BIG EAST OVERALL EAST W L W L Miami Boston College CONNECTICUT St. John s Villanova Providence Virginia Tech BIG EAST OVERALL WEST W L W L Pittsburgh Notre Dame Syracuse Georgetown West Virginia Rutgers Seton Hall Hartford on 11/26/88. Corny Thompson is the other Husky on record to debut with a double-double, scoring 23 points and grabbing rebounds vs. LIU on 11/ 24/78. OUT OF THE BLOCKS QUICKLY-- Emeka Okafor is well on his way to making his mark in the Husky record books for blocked shots. Through seven games, Okafor has 29 blocked shots, 4.14 per game. The Husky record for blocked shots in a season is 111 by Donyell Marshall, an average of 3.26 per game, in FINALLY A STARTER-- Junior guard Tony Robertson is a part of the Husky starting line-up for the first time in his three seasons at Connecticut. Robertson played in 65 games and a total of 1260 minutes in his first two seasons before making a start. His stretch as a reserve is second on record in history in both minutes and games. Former Husky John Gwynn played in 82 games and a total of 1,347 minutes at before making a start. It was the only start of Gwynn s career. Robertson has started all seven games in and is averaging 13.6 points in six games. He is shooting 55.2% from the field and 46.4% from three-point range. 75 IN A ROW AT HOME-- has won 75 straight home games during the months of November and December over the course of the last 12 seasons. On December 12, 1989 the Huskies dropped a decision to Villanova at the Hartford Civic Center. Since that loss, Connecticut has gone unbeaten in November and December in home games in Hartford and Storrs. That mark does not include three neutral court wins over UMass in the Hartford Civic Center. THE HUSKIES IN HARTFORD-- will play in the Hartford Civic Center for the 219th time in the game vs. St. Bonaventure, including exhibition games. The Huskies have rolled up a mark vs. collegiate opposition, including exhibitions. has gone unbeaten at the HCC four times and has had five seasons with only one HCC loss. The Huskies topped the three million mark in attendance in Hartford during the season. The total attendance for HCC games is 3,6,308, an average of 14,249 per date, including 92 sellouts. RECORDS & STREAKS-- has a home record over the last eight seasons. (69-8 in the HCC, 50-7 at Gampel Pavilion)... is 68-4 vs. nonconference teams in the Civic Center under Jim Calhoun, including 66-1 since a loss to Virginia in has won 21 straight non-conference games at the HCC, last losing to Kansas on January 19, is 6-34 against non-conference opponents under Jim Calhoun... is 1-32 in the Hartford Civic Center under Jim Calhoun. EXPERIENCE FACR-- For the second time in five seasons, is playing a season with no player on the roster NATIONAL POLLS HUSKIES IN THE POLLS WEEK-BY-WEEK AP USA/ESPN Pre-Season arv-28th arv-32th November 11 no poll arv-33th November arv-29th arv-29th November 25 arv-31th arv-28th December 2 arv-28th arv-27th December 9 arv-34th arv-31th December 16 arv-30th arv-29th December 23 arv-27th arv-28th ASSOCIATED PRESS P 25 As of December 23, 2001 Team Record Pts. LW 1. Duke (71) (-0) 1, Kansas (9-1) 1, Florida (9-1) 1, Virginia (8-0) 1, Oklahoma St (12-0) 1, Kentucky (7-2) 1, Illinois (-2) 1, Maryland (8-2) 1, Iowa (-3) 1, Missouri (9-2) 1, Boston College (11-1) Oklahoma (9-1) Michigan St (9-3) Arizona (6-3) UCLA (7-2) Stanford (6-2) Cincinnati (11-1) Syracuse (-2) Marquette (-1) Georgetown (9-2) Alabama (9-2) Gonzaga (-2) Butler (11-0) 287 NR 24. Miami Fla (11-0) 277 NR 25. Wake Forest (8-3) 0 20 Others Receiving Votes: Saint Josephs 77, Connecticut 64, Ball St 62, Notre Dame 61, Western Ky 58, Texas 42, Memphis 26, Oregon 25, Louisville 22, Texas Tech 19, Georgia 19, BYU, No Carolina St 12, Southern Ill, Mississippi 5, California 4, Coll of Charltn 3, St Johns 3, Utah St 3, Mississippi St 2, Pittsburgh 2, Hawaii 1, Tulsa 1, Wyoming 1. USA DAY/ESPN COACHES P 25 As of December 23, 2001 Team Record Pts. LW 1. Duke (31) (-0) Florida (9-1) Kansas (9-1) Virginia (7-0) Oklahoma St (12-0) Maryland (8-2) Illinois (-2) Kentucky (7-2) Iowa (-3) Missouri (9-2) Syracuse (-2) Michigan St (9-3) Boston College (11-1) Oklahoma (9-1) Stanford (6-2) Arizona (6-3) 292. UCLA (7-2) Georgetown (9-2) Marquette (-1) Cincinnati (11-1) Alabama (9-2) Gonzaga (-2) Miami Fla (11-0) 9 NR 24. Butler (11-0) 3 NR 25. Wake Forest (8-3) Others Receiving Votes: Saint Josephs 57, Ball St. 45, Connecticut 42, Western Ky 41, Memphis 28, North Carolina St. 14, Wyoming 13, Notre Dame 12, Temple, Texas 8, Oregon 7, Southern Ill 7, Utah St. 7, Bowling Green 6, New Mexico 5, Brigham Young 4, Pittsburgh 4, South Florida 4, Texas Tech 4, Georgia 3, Louisville 2, Tulsa 2, Mississippi St University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes-- DECEMBER 28, 2001 vs. ST. BONAVENTURE, page 3

4 having more than two years of playing experience. The Huskies had three scholarship players with two years of playing time (Ricky Moore, Rashamel Jones and Antric Klaiber). That team advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight before losing to North Carolina in Greensboro. The Huskies have two players with two previous years of playing time (Tony Robertson and Justin Brown). EXPERIENCE FACR, PART 2-- What may lack in experience on the court, it more than makes up for on the bench. The Huskies may be the only team in the country to boast a coaching staff with all four individuals having head coaching experience on the collegiate level (Div. I, II or III). Head Coach Jim Calhoun is in his 30th season as a collegiate head coach. Associate Head Coach Dave Leitao (14th season at ) spent two seasons as the head coach at Northeastern University. Assistant coach Tom Moore (8th season at ) was the head coach at Division III Worcester State for five seasons. The newest member of the coaching staff, George Blaney, brings 30 years as a collegiate head coach to the Husky bench. Coach Blaney spent two years at Stonehill, three seasons at Dartmouth, 22 seasons at Holy Cross and three seasons at Seton Hall. BUTLER ON SHORT LIST-- Sophomore Caron Butler is on many expert s short list for National Player of the Year and All- American honors. He is among the pre-season candidates for the Wooden Player of the Year Award and the Naismith Player of the Year Award. Butler was a Street & Smith s Pre-Season All-American pick and was a First Team All-BIG EAST preseason selection. Butler was among the players receiving votes for the pre-season Associated Press All-American team. BUTLER WITH THE USA-- Sophomore Caron Butler spent his summer as a key member of the United States team at the World Championship For Young Men Tournament in Japan. Caron started all eight games for the Gold Medal winning and unbeaten USA squad, averaging.6 points and adding 4.3 rebounds. He shot 51.5% from the field and added 19 assists and 11 steals. He led the team in scoring in two games and had 15 points, four rebounds, three steals and two assists in the gold medal victory over Croatia. IN THE NATIONAL POLLS-- was among the teams receiving votes in both major national pre-season polls and remains that way in both entering this game. The Huskies were listed in the pre-season Top 25 for several national publications and prognosticators. Blue Ribbon had the Huskies 12th, Dick Vitale had 22nd and ESPN.com listed Connecticut as the 23rd ranked team in the pre-season rankings. THE BIG EAST POLLS-- was selected to finish second in the East Division, according to a vote of the league s head coaches. BC was the pick to win the East, followed by, Miami, Providence, St. John s, Villanova and Virginia Tech. In the West, Georgetown led the way, followed by Syracuse, Notre Dame, Seton Hall, West Virginia, Pittsburgh and Rutgers. UMASS RECAP-- Before heading into finals week, faced a tough road test against the Minutemen of UMass. The Huskies jumped out early, taking a 13-point lead in the first seven minutesand held a 13-point lead at the intermission on the strength of 12 first half points by Tony Robertson. UMass scored the first six points of the second half and closed to four points at with 12:07 left. responded with an 11-5 burst, during which Emeka Okafor scored five points, to get the lead back to ten at with 7:00 left. Caron Butler (13 points) and Robertson (15 points) each made big buckets down the stretch and made seven-of-eight free throws in the final minute to cement the win. Okafor finished the night with 13 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots. NORTHEASTERN RECAP-- Caron Butler led all scorers with 19 points and Emeka Okafor led a strong defensive effort with eight blocked shots as routed Northeastern, held NU to 22.9% shooting in the second half, extending a -point halftime lead to as many as a 40-point bulge i nthe second stanza. MARYLAND RECAP-- A slow start to both the first and second halves proved to be too much to overcome for in dropping a decision to No. 2 Maryland in the championship game of the BB&T Classic at MCI Center in Washington, DC. The Terps outscored 21-7 to start the game, but the Huskies roared back with a 13-0 run and trailed only at the half. Maryland bolted out of the gates in the second half with a 16-4 run and was only able to get as close as seven the rest of the way. Caron Bulter led the Huskies with 20 points and was named to the all-tournament team. Freshman Emeka Okafor had eight points and 12 rebounds. GEORGE WASHINGN RECAP-- Johnnie Selvie scored 16 of his 20 points in the first half and overcame foul trouble to several starters en route to an win over George Washington. The Huskies led by as many as points in the contest and held off a late Colonial rally. GW got as close as eight points late in the second half. Ben Gordon scored 19 points off the bench, hitting four three-pointers. Caron Butler had 14 points and a team-high eight rebounds. NEW HAMPSHIRE RECAP-- used a 12-0 run to end the first half and a 23-7 burst to start the second half en route to a 1-58 pasting of New Hampshire. Freshman Ben Gordon scored 23 points to lead the Husky attack and completely shut down Austin Ganly, UNH s leading scorer who was 24 points per game coming in and had scored 29 against the Huskies a year ago. rolled up a advantage on points in the paint and outscored the Wildcats in the second half. Junior Tony Robertson added 19 points for. Marcus Bullock had 20 points for UNH, all in the first half, making six-of-seven three s in the first half. Bullock did not attempt a shot in the second half. VANDERBILT RECAP-- opened the season with an impressive performance in beating Vanderbilt, The win was the 600th for head coach Jim Calhoun. The Huskies scored the first 13 points of the game and led by as many as 26 points in the early minutes of the second half. Vanderbilt went on a 22-6 run to cut the lead to ten points with 12:40 to play, but never got the lead to single digits and the Huskies got the lead back up to 20 in the late stages. Caron Butler had 23 points and tied his career-high with six steals, five of which came in the first half. GRASSROOTS CANADA RECAP-- Johnnie Selvie scored 19 points and pulled down 15 rebounds to lead the University of Connecticut to a 7-57 exhibition victory over Grass Roots Canada before a crowd of 13,264 at the Hartford Civic Center University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes-- DECEMBER 28, 2001 vs. ST. BONAVENTURE, page 4

5 on Tuesday, November 13. took a halftime lead on the strength of 67.6% (25 of 37) shooting from the field. Tony Robertson led the way by scoring all of his 13 points in the first half and four assists. Selvie added 12 in the opening stanza. Joining Selvie and Robertson in double figures for were Ben Gordon and Scott Hazelton who each had 15 points. The Huskies played without starters Justin Brown, out with mononucleosis, and Taliek Brown, who was attending a funeral. NIKE ELITE RECAP-- Sophomore All-American candidate Caron Butler scored of his game-high 26 points in the first half to lead the University of Connecticut to a 5-77 exhibition win over Nike Elite on Tuesday, November 6. Connecticut blew the game open in the first 3:43 of the second half with a 14-0 run, keyed by Johnnie Selvie's nine points. Selvie finished with 23 points on eight of shooting from the field. Butler also finished with a game-high rebounds to lead a advantage in the department. Freshman Emeka Okafor came off the bench to score points, while grabbing nine rebounds. Sophomore Taliek Brown had eight points and dished out a game-high assists, while Tony Robertson added nine points. ANDERSON SIGNS WITH -- signed Rashad Anderson, a 6-4, G/F, from Lakeland, FL and Kathleen HS to a National Letter of Intent. Anderson averaged 24 points, seven rebounds and four assists as a junior and led his team to the Florida State Championship. Head Coach Jim Calhoun says about Anderson, Rashad is a versatile player who will make an immediate offensive impact on our team. As we viewed other kids during the recruiting process, it was clear that Rashad is one of the top offensive players in this senior class. We look forward to him bringing his skills and winning attitude to Connecticut and think that he has the potential to become the next outstanding wing player in the Basketball program. Rashad comes from a highly successful and well-respected state championship high school program and has learned under the tutelage of a tremendous coach in Drew Taylor. We know he will be a terrific addition to our basketball family. of 60-6 and an overall record of LaFleur scored 1143 career points, graduating as the th all-time leading scorer in NU history and he is a member of the Northeastern Hall of Fame. He registered 89 steals as a senior and 252 for his career, both still Northeastern records. His total of 894 career assists set a new NCAA record in 1988 and he still ranks 11th in NCAA history. As a junior and senior, LaFleur was named All- Conference, while serving as a tri-captain with Fuller and Lewis. LaFleur was a fifth-round draft pick of the Houston Rockets in 1987 and lasted until the team s final cut of the preseason. He then played for two years in the CBA before traveling to Australia where he played professionally for 11 seasons. After completing his professional career, Andre took a position as School Sports Coordinator for the Sydney City Basketball Association. Andre has a son, Adrian, age 6, who lives in Sydney Australia. BIG EAST TELECONFERENCE-- The BIG EAST Conference offers a coaches teleconference in men s basketball six times during the course of the season. head coach Jim Calhoun is available at 11:24 a.m. and is on the call until 11:32 a.m. The remaining dates are January 3, January, January 31, February 14 and March 4. The number for media representatives to call is TICKETS AVAILABLE-- Reserved tickets, priced at $27 each, are on sale for all Connecticut home games in the Hartford Civic Center. Tickets are available at TicketMaster outlets throughout the state, by calling TicketMaster at (860) or (203) , by ordering on-line at at the Hartford Civic Center Box Office, or in person at the Athletic Ticket Office in Storrs (cash or check only). NEXT FOR THE HUSKIES-- will open BIG EAST Conference play and a stretch of five games in 12 days when it travels to Blacksburg, VA for a January 2 game against Virginia Tech. The Huskies and Hokies tip-off at 7:00 p.m. BROWN SIGNS WITH -- signed Denham Brown, a 6-5, F from Toronto, Canada and West Hill Collegiate to a National Letter of Intent. Brown averaged 30 points and six rebounds per game as a junior at Bathurst Heights HS in Toronto, leading the squad to the semifinals of the provincial championships. He transferred to West Hill Collegiate for his senior season after Bathurst Heights closed. Head Coach Jim Calhoun says about Brown, Denham is one of the top wing/ forwards in the class. He had an outstanding summer, establishing himself as the premier junior player in Canada. He is a great talent who will be joining the Canadian National Team in the near future. Denham has a big, strong body and is a good shooter. He is an intelligent player with strong fundamentals and will be a tremendous addition to our basketball program. NEW THE STAFF-- New to the Basketball staff is Director of Men s Basketball Operations Andre LaFleur. LaFleur is a graduate of Northeastern University where he was one of the nation s premier point guards. A native of Los Angeles and a product of Governor Dummer Academy in South Byfield, Mass., he was a prime recruit for then-northeastern head coach Jim Calhoun in a class that included Wes Fuller and Reggie Lewis. From the season through LaFleur s senior year of , the team boasted a conference record University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes-- DECEMBER 28, 2001 vs. ST. BONAVENTURE, page 5

6 JIM CALHOUN Head Coach 16th Season at Connecticut JIM CALHOUN YEAR-BY-YEAR 30th Season Won 605, Lost th Season At Connecticut Won 355, Lost 143 Year Record Post-Season NIT NCAA NCAA* NCAA NIT NCAA NCAA NCAA NIT NCAA NCAA NCAA NIT NIT** *-- NCAA Champions **-- NIT Champions 14 Seasons At Northeastern Won 250, Lost 137 Year Record Post-Season NCAA NCAA NCAA NCAA NCAA HEAD COACH JIM CALHOUN Jim Calhoun (American International 68) is in his 16 th season in charge of the Connecticut basketball program. In his 30 th season as a collegiate head coach, Jim Calhoun has an overall career record of (68.4%), having spent 14 seasons as the head coach at Northeastern University before taking over at Connecticut in Calhoun sports a (71.3%) record at and he registered a (64.6%) mark at Northeastern. He is the only basketball coach in NCAA Division I history to have recorded at least 250 wins at two different schools. Jim Calhoun is the winningest coach in both and Northeastern basketball history. JIM CALHOUN WINNINGEST COACH IN NEW ENGLAND HISRY Jim Calhoun s career record as a collegiate head coach ranks him as the winningest NCAA coach in New England college basketball history. Jim Calhoun enters the game with 605 career wins. He posted 250 wins in 14 years at Northeastern (MA) University and has added 353 wins at in his 15 years at Connecticut. JIM CALHOUN NO. 11 IN WINS AMONG ACTIVE NCAA DIVISION I COACHES Jim Calhoun s 30-year overall collegiate head coaching record places him No. 11 in total wins among NCAA Division I active coaches. The head coach is one of 26 NCAA Division I coaches (all-time) who have compiled a minimum of 600 college coaching wins. NCAA Division I Winningest Active Coaches Through Games of December 25, Jim Phelan, Mt. St. Mary s Bob Knight, Texas Tech Lefty Driesell, Georgia St Jerry Tarkanian, Fresno St Lou Henson, New Mexico St Eddie Sutton, Oklahoma St John Chaney, Temple Lute Olson, Arizona Mike Krzyzewski, Duke Jim Boeheim, Syracuse Jim Calhoun, Connecticut Billy Tubbs, Texas Christian THE CALHOUN COACHING PROFILE Overall Coaching Record: (30th Year) Coaching Record at Connecticut: (16th Year) Coaching Record at Northeastern: (14 Years) NCAA Championship Tournament: Times NCAA Championships: NCAA Elite 8 :... 4 Times NCAA Sweet 16 :...7 Times National Invitation Tournament (NIT):...5 Times NIT Championships: Overall National Post-Season Record: National Post-Season Record at Connecticut: NCAA Record at Connecticut: NIT Record at Connecticut: University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes-- DECEMBER 28, 2001 vs. ST. BONAVENTURE, page 6

7 BASKETBALL INDIVIDUAL BIOS, CAREER & SEASON HIGHS JUSTIN BROWN TALIEK BROWN CARON BUTLER BEN GORDON Two-year letterwinner who has played in 45 career games Missed the game vs. Vanderbilt with mononucleosis... Had a career-best eight points in the win over George Washington... In his fourth year at and third year as active player (redshirted during national championship season). In second year as the starter at the point guard position... Has started 38 of 39 games in his college career... Averaging 7.2 points and 5.0 assists this season... Had 13 points and six assists in the win at UMass... Had 11 assists along with nine points and eight rebounds in the opener vs. Vanderbilt. Among the candidates for the Wooden Award and Naismith Player of the Year honors... Named to the Street & Smith All-American and All-BIG EAST First Team... Leads the team at.1 points per game and with steals... Scored a game-high 23 points in the win over Vanderbilt, while adding six rebounds (all offensive) and tying his career-high with six steals... Had 20 points against No. 2 Maryland First Husky off the bench at either the point guard or shooting guard position... Named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on December 3... Scored a career-best 23 points in the win over New Hampshire... Averaging 13.3 points per game off the bench... Started the game vs. Quinnipiac. Top Career & Season Top Career & Season Top Career & Season Top Career 8 George Wash. (12/2/01) 3 Providence (2/6/01) 5 Providence (2/6/01) A 1 Fairfield (12/22/00) 4 George Wash. (12/2/01) Att. 4 George Wash. (12/2/01) 2 Five Times 6 UMass (12/12/00) 6 UMass (12/12/00) 1 Five Times 4 UMass (12/12/00) 4 George Wash. (12/2/01) 1 Four Times UMass (12/12/00) Career-- BIG EAST Regular Season Games 7 Providence (2/6/01) 3 Providence (2/6/01) A 5 Providence (2/6/01) 1 Providence (2/6/01) Att. 2 Two TImes 1 Four Times 3 Providence (1/13/01) 3 Providence (1/13/01) 1 Eight Times 1 Providence (2/6/01) 12 Providence (2/6/01) A Att. A Att. 21 Bos. College (2/13/01) 7 Bos. College (2/13/01) 13 Bos. College (2/13/01) 2 Bos. College (2/13/01) 3 Bos. College (2/13/01) 8 Two Times 3 Quinnipiac (11//00) 8 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 8 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 12 St. John s (1/6/01) 8 Providence (1/13/01) 1 New Hamp. (11/26/01) 4 Two Times 38 Bos. College (2/13/01) Career-- BIG EAST Regular Season Games 21 Bos. College (2/13/01) 7 Bos. College (2/13/01) 13 Bos. College (2/13/01) 2 Bos. College (2/13/01) 3 Bos. College (2/13/01) 8 Syracuse (2/19/01) 1 Five Times 5 Three Times 5 Three Times 12 St. John s (1/6/01) 8 Providence (1/13/01) 3 Three Times 38 Bos. College (2/13/01) A Att. A Att. 29 Bos. College (1/3/01) 11 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 24 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 4 New Hamp. (12/2/00) 6 New Hamp. (12/2/00) 12 Bos. College (1/3/01) Bos. College (1/3/01) 9 Syracuse (2/19/01) 9 Texas (1/15/01) 13 Two Times 11 URI (12/26/00) 2 Fairfield (12/22/00) 6 Two Times 39 Texas (1/15/01) Career-- BIG EAST Regular Season Games 29 Bos. College (1/3/01) Miami (1/20/01) Villanova (2//01) 1 Five Times 4 Providence (1/13/01) 12 Bos. College (1/3/01) Bos. College (1/3/01) 9 Syracuse (2/19/01) 8 Miami (1/20/01) 13 Two Times 6 Notre Dame (2/26/01) 5 Bos. College (2/13/01) 1 Four Times 5 Virginia Tech (2//01) 38 Four Times A Att. 23 New Hamp. (11/26/01) 8 New Hamp. (11/26/01) 12 Three Times 4 George Wash. (12/2/01) 9 George Wash. (12/2/01) 9 New Hamp. (11/26/01) 2 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 5 New Hamp. (11/26/01) 6 New Hamp. (11/26/01) 7 George Wash. (12/2/01) 2 Two Times 31 George Wash. (12/2/01) A Att Season 8 George Wash. (12/2/01) 2 George Wash. (12/2/01) 3 Maryland (12/3/01) 4 George Wash. (12/2/01) 4 George Wash. (12/2/01) 2 Two Times 2 Northeastern (12/8/01) 3 Northeastern (12/8/01) 1 New Hamp. (11/26/01) 4 George Wash. (12/2/01) 1 UMass (12/11/01) 12 George Wash. (12/2/01) A Att Season 13 UMass (12/11/01) 12 New Hamp. (11/26/01) 2 Three Times 3 Two Times 6 UMass (12/11/01) 2 New Hamp. (11/26/01) 8 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 8 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 11 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 1 New Hamp. (11/26/01) 4 New Hamp. (11/26/01) 36 UMass (12/11/01) A Att Season 23 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 11 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 24 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 3 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 7 UMass (12/11/01) 9 UMass (12/11/01) 6 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 6 Two Times 8 Three Times 6 Northeastern (12/8/01) 4 Northeastern (12/8/01) 6 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 37 Two Times University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes-- DECEMBER 28, 2001 vs. ST. BONAVENTURE, page 7

8 BASKETBALL INDIVIDUAL BIOS, CAREER & SEASON HIGHS MIKE HAYES SCOTT HAZELN Swingman reserve who has 32 points in 84 minutes of play... Redshirted as a freshman in because of foot injury which required surgery in April of EMEKA OKAFOR Starting center who is averaging 9.3 points and 9.3 rebounds per game... Also leads the BIG EAST and the team with 29 blocked shots (4.1/game)... Named the BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on December Had his third double-double of the season with career-high points and 14 rebounds vs. Quinnipiac... Recorded 13 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks in win at UMass... Recorded 11 points and 12 rebounds vs. Vanderbilt in his first collegiate game... Had 12 rebounds against No. 2 Maryland... Had eight blocks vs. Northeastern. NY ROBERTSON Front court reserve... Has played 50 minutes in the first seven games. Has appeared in 72 games over the past three seasons... Averaging 13.6 points per game this season... Had a game-high 15 points, 12 in the first half, in the win over UMass... Had 19 points in the win over UNH... Made his first career start in the opener vs. Vanderbilt... Scored 16 points and grabbed four rebounds in careerhigh 36 minutes... Has scored in double figures 23 times in his career. Top Career Top Career & Season Top Career Top Career & Season 2 Quinnipiac (12/21/01) 1 Quinnipiac (12/21/01) A Att. 2 Two Times 2 Three Times 1 George Wash. (12/2/01) 1 New Hamp. (11/26/01) 5 New Hamp. (11/26/01) 6 New Hamp. (11/26/01) A 1 Four Times 4 George Wash. (12/2/01) Att. 4 George Wash. (12/2/01) 1 Four Times 4 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 4 Three Times 1 Fairfield (12/22/00) 2 Maryland (12/3/01) 1 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 2 Quinnipiac (12/21/01) George Wash. (12/2/01) Season New Hamp. (11/26/01) 5 New Hamp. (11/26/01) 6 New Hamp. (11/26/01) A 1 Three Times 4 George Wash. (12/2/01) Att. 4 George Wash. (12/2/01) 1 Four Times 4 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 4 Three Times 2 Maryland (12/3/01) 1 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 2 Quinnipiac (12/21/01) George Wash. (12/2/01) A Att. Quinnipiac (12/21/01) 8 Quinnipiac (12/21/01) Quinnipiac (12/21/01) 5 UMass (12/11/01) 7 UMass (12/11/01) 6 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 9 Quinnipiac (12/21/01) 14 Quinnipiac (12/21/01) 3 Quinnipiac (12/21/01) 3 Maryland (12/3/01) 8 Northeastern (12/8/01) 2 Maryland (12/3/01) 34 Quinnipiac (12/21/01) A Att. A Att. A Att. 22 Fairfield (12/23/99) 8 Fairfield (12/23/99) 12 Villanova (2//01) 4 Northeastern (12/8/01) 6 Northeastern (12/8/01) 7 Bos. College (2/13/01) 8 Two Times 3 Syracuse (1/24/00) 5 Three Times 6 UMass (11/22/99) 1 Six Times 3 Two Times 38 George Wash. (12/2/01) Career-- BIG EAST Regular Season Games 13 Two TImes 5 Providence (2/6/01) 12 Villanova (2//01) 3 Providence (2/6/01) 4 Two Times 6 Two Times 3 Syracuse (1/24/00) 4 Two Times 5 Two TImes 4 Three Times 1 Four Times 3 St. John s (2/21/00) 28 Virginia Tech (2/3/01) Season 19 New Hamp. (11/26/01) 7 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 11 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 4 Northeastern (12/8/01) 6 Northeastern (12/8/01) 6 Two Times 7 George Wash. (12/2/01) 1 Three Times 4 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 4 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 5 George Wash. (12/2/01) 4 George Wash. (12/2/01) 1 Quinnipiac (12/21/01) 2 Four Times 38 George Wash. (12/2/01) University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes-- DECEMBER 28, 2001 vs. ST BONAVENTURE, page 8

9 BASKETBALL INDIVIDUAL BIOS, CAREER & SEASON HIGHS JOHNNIE SELVIE In his second and final year at Connecticut Only scholarship senior on the squad Starter at the power forward spot... Averaging 13.1 points per game and 6.4 rebounds... Had a team-high 20 points in the win over George Washington... Scored 15 points and had five rebounds in win over Vanderbilt. ROBERT SWAIN SHAMON OLES Athletic wing player who will battle for regular duty as both big guard and quick forward...has played in four games. CHAD WISE In his first full season at Connecticut Has eight points on the season in five minutes of playing time... Among the backcourt reserves off the bench. Big guard who can play both back court positions Has six points in minutes off the Husky bench... Excellent long-range shooting ability. Top Career & Season Top Career & Season Top Career & Season Top Career A Att. A Att. 26 Two Times 11 URI (12/26/00) 14 Three Times 6 Four Times Arizona (12/9/00) 7 Virginia Tech (2/3/01) 7 Two Times 14 Virginia Tech (2/3/01) 2 George Wash. (12/2/01) 6 Syracuse (2/19/01) 6 St. John s (1/6/01) 3 Two Times 37 Maryland (12/3/01) Career-- BIG EAST Regular Season Games 26 St. John s (1/6/01) St. John s (1/6/01) 13 Notre Dame (2/26/01) 6 Two Times 8 Two Times 7 Virginia Tech (2/3/01) 7 Virginia Tech (2/3/01) 14 Virginia Tech (2/3/01) 1 Four Times 6 Syracuse (2/19/01) 6 St. John s (1/6/01) 3 Villanova (2//01) 36 St. John s (1/6/01) 6 Two Times 2 Two Times 3 Three Times 2 Two Times A 2 FourTimes Att. 1 Northeastern (12/8/01) 1 Northeastern (12/8/01) 3 S. Carolina (3/14/01) 3 S. Carolina (3/14/01) 2 Syracuse (3/7/01) 1 Four Times 1 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 12 S. Carolina (3/14/01) A Att. Career-- BIG EAST Regular Season Games 3 Two Times 1 Four Times 3 Villanova (1/13/01) 2 Two Times 2 Syracuse (3/7/01) 1 Four Times 6 Virginia Tech (2/3/01) A Att. A Att. 2 Two Times 1 Three Times 2 Northeastern (12/8/01) 2 Four Times 1 FiveTimes 2 Three Times 2 Three Times 1 New Hamp. (12/2/00) 1 Four Times 1 Four Times 1 Northeastern (12/8/01) 8 Two Times Career-- BIG EAST Regular Season Games 1 Villanova (1/24/01) 2 Villanova (1/24/01) 1 Villanova (1/24/01) 1 Villanova (1/24/01) 2 Villanova (1/24/01) 1 Virginia Tech (2/3/01) 1 Twice 8 Villanova (1/24/01) A Att. 6 New Hamp (11/26/01) 3 New Hamp (11/26/01) 4 New Hamp (11/26/01) 1 Northeastern (12/8/01) 1 New Hamp (11/26/01) 2 New Hamp (11/26/01) 3 New Hamp (11/26/01) 1 New Hamp (11/26/01) 1 Northeastern (12/8/01) 1 Geo. Wash. (12/2/01 8 Northeastern (12/8/01) A Att Season 20 George Wash. (12/2/01) George Wash. (12/2/01) 14 Quinnipiac (12/21/01) 5 Northeastern (12/8/01) 8 Northeastern (12/8/01) 5 Northeastern (12/8/01) 7 Quinnipiac (12/21/01) 11 Northeastern (12/8/01) 2 George Wash. (12/2/01) 4 Two Times 2 Two Times 2 Northeastern (12/8/01) 37 Maryland (12/3/01) A Att Season 6 New Hamp. (11/26/01) 2 New Hamp. (11/26/01) 3 Northeastern (12/8/01) 2 New Hamp. (11/26/01) 2 New Hamp. (11/26/01) 1 Northeastern (12/8/01) 1 Northeastern (12/8/01) 1 New Hamp. (11/26/01) 1 Vanderbilt (11/19/01) 3 Northeastern (12/8/01) A Att Season 2 Two Times 1 New Hamp. (11/26/01) 1 New Hamp. (11/26/01) 2 Northeastern (12/8/01) 2 Two Times 2 Northeastern (12/8/01) 2 Northeastern (12/8/01) 1 Quinnipiac (12/21/01) 1 Northeastern (12/8/01) 1 Northeastern (12/8/01) 6 Quinnipiac (12/21/01) University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes-- DECEMBER 28, 2001 vs. ST. BONAVENTURE, page 9

10 BASKETBALL RESULTS AND POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS, BLOCKS/STEALS *-- BIG EAST Conference opponent #-- starter; S-- steals; B-- blocks Attendance J. BROWN T. BROWN BUTLER GORDON HAYES HAZELN OKAFOR ROBERTSON SELVIE Date Opponent Time/W-L s/o- sellout P-R-A-B P-R-A-S P-R-A-S P-R-A-S P-R-A-S P-R-A-S P-R-A-B P-R-A-S P-R-A-B 11/19 VANDERBILT W, ,904 DNP-inj # # # # # 11/26 NEW HAMPSHIRE W, , # # # # # 12/2 vs. Geo. Wash. W, , # # # # # at BB&T Classic, MCI Center, Washington, DC 12/3 vs. Maryland L, , # # # # # at BB&T Classic, MCI Center, Washington, DC 12/8 NORTHEASTERN W, 80-44,027 s/o # # # # # Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT 12/11 at UMass W, , # # # # Mullins Center, Amherst, MA 12/21 QUINNIPIAC 7 p.m. 15,857 DNP # # # # # 12/28 ST. BONAVENTURE 7:30 p.m. 1/2 *at Virginia Tech 7 p.m. Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, VA 1/5 *MIAMI 7 p.m. Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT 1/7 OKLAHOMA 7 p.m. 1/ *VIRGINIA TECH 7:30 p.m. 1/13 *at Villanova Noon First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA 1/16 *at Providence 7:30 p.m. Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, RI 1/19 NORTH CAROLINA 4 p.m. Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT 1/23 *ST. JOHN S 7:30 p.m. Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT 1/26 at Arizona 1 p.m. McKale Center, Tucson, AZ 1/30 *at Rutgers 7:30 p.m. Louis Brown Arena, Piscataway, NJ 2/2 *at Miami 7:30 p.m. Miami Arena, Miami, FL 2/5 *PROVIDENCE 9 p.m. 2/9 *at St. John s 7 p.m. Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 2/11 *VILLANOVA 7 p.m. 2/16 *BOSN COLLEGE Noon 2/19 *at Georgetown 7:30 p.m. MCI Center, Washington, DC 2/23 *WEST VIRGINIA Noon Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT 2/25 *at Boston College 7 p.m. Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA 3/2 *SEN HALL 7 p.m. Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT Date Opponent Time/W-L s/o- sellout P-R-A-B P-R-A-S P-R-A-S P-R-A-S P-R-A-S P-R-A-S P-R-A-B P-R-A-S P-R-A-B #-- starter; S-- steals; B-- blocks Attendance J. BROWN T. BROWN BUTLER GORDON HAYES HAZELN OKAFOR ROBERTSON SELVIE *-- BIG EAST Conference opponent Games Total Avg. Home 4 57,741 14,435 Hartford Civic Ctr (16,294) 3 47,714 15,904 Harry A. Gampel Pav. (,027) 1,027, ATTENDANCE FIGURES Games Total Avg. Away 1 8,894 8,894 Neutral 2 28,673 14,337 Total 7 79,451 13, University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes-- DECEMBER 28, 2001 vs. ST. BONAVENTURE, page 11

11 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM AND OPPONENT STATISTICS GAME FG FGA Pct. 3FG 3FGA Pct. A Pct. O REB D T PF TP A B S Vanderbilt New Hampshire vs. Geo. Wash vs. Maryland Northeastern at UMass Quinnipiac St. Bonaventure at Virginia Tech Miami Oklahoma Virginia Tech at Villanova at Providence North Carolina St. John s at Arizona at Rutgers at Miami Providence at St. John s Villanova Boston Coll. at Georgetown West Virginia at Boston Coll. Seton Hall University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes-- DECEMBER 28, 2001 vs. ST BONAVENTURE, page 12

12 RECORDS WHEN... OVERALL BIG EAST Leading at the half: Trailing at half: Tied at the half Playing overtime: Shooting 50% or better: Shooting less than 50%: Shooting between %: Shooting less than 40%: Opponents shoot 50% or better: Opponents shoot less than 50%: outrebounds its opponent: Opponent outrebounds : Teams are tied in rebounds: has or more steals: shoots 70% or better: Scoring less than 50 points: Scoring points: Scoring points: Scoring points: Scoring points: Scoring points: Scoring 0 points or more: Allowing less than 50 points: Allowing points: Allowing points: Allowing points: Allowing points: Allowing 90 points or more: Bench outscores opponent bench: Playing in Gampel Pavilion: Playing in Hartford Civic Center: Playing on the road: Playing on a neutral floor: Playing a home BIG EAST game: Playing a road BIG EAST game: Game is decided by 1-4 points: Game is decided by 5- points: Game is decided by 11 points or more: Playing at night: Playing in the afternoon: Playing on Monday: Playing on Tuesday: Playing on Wednesday: Playing on Thursday: Playing on Friday: Playing on Saturday: Playing on Sunday: Playing on Television: *on CBS: *on ESPN: *on ESPN2: *on ESPN Regional: Caron Butler leads team in scoring: Caron Butler scores 20+ points: Johnnie Selvie scores 20+ points: Johnnie Selvie leads team in rebounding: Taliek Brown leads team in assists: Taliek Brown has double-figure assists: Emeka Okafor has double-figure rebounds: GAME STARTERS Vanderbilt, 11/19 Butler, Selvie, Okafor, T. Brown, Robertson New Hampshire, 11/26 Butler, Selvie, Okafor, T. Brown, Robertson George Washington, 12/2 Butler, Selvie, Okafor, T. Brown, Robertson Maryland, 12/3 Butler, Selvie, Okafor, T. Brown, Robertson Northeastern, 12/8 Butler, Selvie, Okafor, T. Brown, Robertson Massachusetts, 12/11 Butler, Selvie, Okafor, T. Brown, Robertson Quinnipiac, 12/21 Butler, Selvie, Okafor, GORDON, Robertson St. Bonaventure, 12/28 Virginia Tech, 1/2 Miami, 1/5 Oklahoma, 1/7 Virginia Tech, 1/ Villanova, 1/13 Providence, 1/16 North Carolina, 1/19 St. John s, 1/23 Arizona, 1/26 Rutgers, 1/30 Miami, 2/2 Providence, 2/5 St. John s, 2/9 Villanova, 2/11 Boston College, 2/16 Georgetown, 2/19 West Virginia, 2/23 Boston College, 2/25 Seton Hall, 3/2 *-- PLAYER IN BOLD CAPS DENOTES CHANGE IN LINE-UP FROM PREVIOUS GAME STAT LEADERS LED THE TEAM IN SCORING: Butler (4), Gordon (1), Robertson (1), Selvie (1) REACHED DOUBLE FIGURES: Butler (7), Robertson (6), Selvie (6), Gordon (5), Okafor (3), T. Brown (2),, Hazelton (1) 30+ POINT GAMES: 20+ POINT GAMES: Butler (2), Gordon (1), Selvie (1) 15+ POINT GAMES: Butler (4), Robertson (4), Selvie (4), Gordon (3), Okafor (1) LED THE TEAM IN REBOUNDING: Okafor (5), Butler (1), T. Brown (1), Gordon (1), Selvie (1) DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDS: Okafor (4), Selvie (1) DOUBLE-DOUBLES: Okafor (3), Selvie (1) TRIPLE-DOUBLES: LED THE TEAM IN ASSISTS: T. Brown (4), Robertson (2), Butler (1), Gordon (1) DOUBLE-FIGURE ASSISTS: T. Brown (1) LED THE TEAM IN STEALS: Butler (4), T. Brown (2), Robertson (2), T. Brown (1), Gordon (1), Hazelton (1) LED TEAM IN BLOCKS: Okafor (6), J. Brown (1), Butler (1), Selvie (1), Hazelton (1) includes ties for the team lead STATISTICAL SUPERLATIVES Biggest Lead: 52 vs. New Hampshire, Two Times Biggest Deficit: 14 vs. Maryland, Four Times Biggest Lead in a Loss: 2 vs. Maryland (19:22, 1st, 2-0) Biggest Deficit in a Win: 3 vs. Quinnipiac, Two Times in first half Biggest Halftime Lead: 23 vs. Vanderbilt (47-24) Biggest Halftime Deficit: 2 vs. Maryland (36-34) Best 1st Half FG%: 60.6% vs. New Hampshire (20-33) Worst 1st Half FG%: 35.3% vs. Maryland (12-34) Best 2nd Half FG%: 67.6% vs. New Hampshire (23-34) Worst 2nd Half FG%: 34.3% vs. Maryland (12-35) Best Opp. 1st Half FG%: 46.2% by New Hampshire (12-26) Worst Opp. 1st Half FG%: 30.3% by UMass (-33) Best Opp. 2nd Half FG%: 63.6% by Maryland (15-31) Worst Opp. 2nd Half FG%: 22.9% by Northeastern (8-35) Most Pts by in 1st Half: 51 vs. Quinnipiac Least Pts by in 1st Half: 34 vs. Maryland Most Pts by Opp. in 1st Half: 40 by Quinnipiac Least Pts by Opp. in 1st Half: 23 by Northeastern & UMass Most Pts by in 2nd Half: 66 vs. New Hampshire Least Pts by in 2nd Half: 31 vs. Maryland Most Pts by Opp. in 2nd Half: 47 by Vanderbilt Least Pts by Opp. in 2nd Half: 21 by Northeastern DUNKS-- Butler (8), Selvie (9), Gordon (1), Okafor (4), Wise (1) FREE THROW SHOOTING IN FINAL FIVE MINUTES OF GAME Player M A Pct. Robertson Tooles Okafor Gyambibi Gordon Selvie T. Brown Swain TEAM TALS FREE THROW SHOOTING IN FINAL MINUTE OF GAME Player M A Pct. Okafor Gordon Gyambibi T. Brown Swain TEAM TALS University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes-- DECEMBER 28, 2001 vs. ST. BONAVENTURE, page 13