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1 CONNECTICUT BASKETBALL Game #1-- November 10, 2006, 7:30 p.m. Gampel Pavilion (10,167), Storrs, Conn. #18 AP; #18 ESPN/USA University of Connecticut (0-0) vs. University (0-0) UConn Men s Basketball Schedule Date Opponent TV Time Wed 11/1 AMERICAN INT L (exhib.) (GP) -- W, Mon 11/6 BRYANT (exhib.) (HCC) -- W, Fri 11/10 QUINNIPIAC (GP) CW 20/SNY 7:30 Fri-Sun 11/17-19 HISPANIC COLLEGE FUND CLASSIC (HCC) Fri 11/17 vs. -- 5:30 UConn vs. Cent. Arkansas -- 8:00 Sat 11/18 vs. Cent. Arkansas -- 5:30 UConn vs. Fox 61/SNY 8:00 Sun 11/19 vs. Cent. Arkansas -- 5:30 UConn vs. ESPNU 8:00 Sun 11/26 ALBANY (GP) CW 20/FSNY 5:00 Wed 11/29 SACRED HEART (GP) CW 20/FSNY 7:30 Sun 12/3 TEXAS SOUTHERN (GP) -- 2:00 Wed 12/6 NORTHEASTERN (GP) Fox 61/SNY 7:30 Sun 12/17 ST. MARY S (CA) (HCC) CW 20/FSNY 2:00 Wed 12/20 PEPPERDINE (HCC) ESPNU 7:00 Wed 12/27 COPPIN STATE (HCC) -- 7:00 Sat 12/30 * espn2 2:00 Tue 1/2 *SOUTH FLORIDA (HCC) CW 20/SNY 7:00 Sat 1/6 ESPN 9:00 Wed 1/10 *MARQUETTE (GP) Fox 61/SNY 7:00 Sat 1/13 * CW 20/MSG 9:30 Tue 1/16 * espn2 7:00 Sat 1/20 INDIANA (HCC) CBS 3:45 Mon 1/22 *at ESPN 7:00 Sat 1/27 *PROVIDENCE (HCC) Fox 61/FSNY Noon Wed 1/31 * CW 20/SNY 9:00 Sat 2/3 *RUTGERS (HCC) Fox 61/MSG Noon Mon 2/5 *SYRACUSE (GP) ESPN 7:00 Sun 2/11 CBS 1:00 Wed 2/14 *SEN HALL (GP) CW 20/MSG 7:30 Sat 2/17 * ABC 3:30 Wed 2/21 * CW 20/FSNY 7:30 Sun 2/25 *LOUISVILLE (HCC) CBS Noon Wed 2/28 *VILLANOVA (GP) ESPN 7:00 MARCH Sat 3/3 * CBS Noon 3/7-10 at BIG EAST Championship ESPN Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. All Times Eastern; *-- BIG EAST Conference Opponent GP- Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT; HCC- Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT TV-- CW20 (WTXX-TV); Fox 61 (WTIC-TV); FSNY (Fox Sports New York) NY Clearance only; SNY (SportsNet New York) NY Clearance only; MSG (Madison Square Garden Network) NY Clearance only. THE GAME-- Tonight's game features the Huskies of the University of Connecticut against the Bobcats of University in the season opener for both schools. The Huskies enter the year ranked No. 18 in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today National Top 25 and played two exhibition contests, beating AIC and Bryant. is picked to finish fourth in the Northeast Conference and captured exhibition wins over Molloy and UMass Lowell. UCONN IN SEASON OPENERS-- Connecticut is 16-4 in season openers under head coach Jim Calhoun and hold an overall record of in 103 previous season openers. The Huskies have won 49 of their last 61 season openers and their only four losses to start the season under Jim Calhoun came in early-season tournaments on neutral courts. UCONN IN GAMPEL OPENERS-- UConn has never lost its Gampel Pavilion opener, dating back to the first game in the building in The Huskies have beaten 17 straight opponents in their Gampel season debut. THE SERIES-- UConn and will meet for the eighth time in the series history. The Huskies have won the first seven meetings: at Gampel Pavilion on November 15, 1998; at the Hartford Civic Center on November 17, 2000; at the Hartford Civic Center on December 21, 2001; at Gampel Pavilion on November 23, 2002; at Gampel --continued on next page UConn Basketball Roster # Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 1 Marcus Johnson So. F/G Los Angeles, Calif./Westchester HS 2 Ben Eaves Fr. F/G Lancashire, England/Worcester (Mass.) Acad. 3 Doug Wiggins Fr. G East Hartford, Conn./East Hartford HS 4 Jeff Adrien So. F Brookline, Mass./Brewster (N.H.) Acad. 10 Ben Spencer Jr. G Mansfield, Conn./E.O. Smith HS 11 Jerome Dyson Fr. G Rockville, Md./Proctor (N.H.) Acad. 12 A.J. Price So. G Amityville, N.Y./Amityville HS 14 Curtis Kelly Fr. F Queens, N.Y./Rice HS 21 Stanley Robinson Fr. F Birmingham, Ala./Huffman HS 24 Craig Austrie So. G Stamford, Conn./Trinity Catholic HS 25 Rob Garrison So. G Niagara Falls, N.Y./Niagara Falls HS 32 Jonathan Mandeldove Fr. C Stone Mountain, Ga./Hargrave (Va.) Military Acad. 33 Gavin Edwards Fr. F/C Gilbert, Ariz./Mesquite HS 34 Hasheem Thabeet Fr. C Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania/Cypress Comm. School (Texas) 35 Marty Gagne Sr. G Vernon, Conn./Rockville HS Head Coach: JIM CALHOUN, 21st Season at UConn (American International 68) Associate Head Coach: M MOORE, 13th Season at UConn (Boston University 87) Assistant Coach: GEORGE BLANEY, 6th Season at UConn (Holy Cross 61) Assistant Coach: ANDRE LaFLEUR, 6th Season at UConn ( 88) Director of Operations: PATRICK SELLERS, 3rd Season at UConn (Central Connecticut 91) Graduate Student Manager: JUSTIN EVANOVICH, 3rd Season at UConn (Connecticut 04) PRONOUNCIATIONS: Craig Austrie (awe-stree) Martin Gagne (gag-nee) Hasheem Thabeet (Ha-Sheem Thaa-BEET) FOR MORE INFO ON UCONN BASKETBALL PLEASE CONTACT: KYLE MUNCY Assistant Director of Athletics/Communications kyle.muncy@uconn.edu; Office ; Cellular ; Home University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes NOVEMBER 10, 2006 vs. UConnHuskies.com

2 Pavilion on December 13, 2003; at the Hartford Civic Center on December 30, 2004; and at the Hartford Civic Center on December 30, Hilton Armstrong had 26 points and ten rebounds, while Craig Austrie handed out 14 assists in last season s win. THE HUSKIES IN GAMPEL-- UConn has a record of in Gampel Pavilion, 46-4 against non-conference opponents and vs. BIG EAST competition. The Huskies have won 40 of their last 44 overall in Gampel. The four non-conference losses were to Detroit Mercy in 2001 NIT, Jackson St. in 1993 NIT, Florida St. in and NC State in and the Huskies have won 14 straight non-conference games at Gampel since the Detroit Mercy loss. This is the first of nine regular season games for UConn in Gampel in , the most regular season games the Huskies have ever played in the arena. The squad played eight regular season contests in Gampel. UConn played nine games in Gampel in , but two were in the postseason NIT. 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 75-3 at the HCC and 34-0 at Gampel Pavilion). Connecticut has won 111 of its last 112 home games before the New Year against non-league competition, 75-1 in OVER THE AIR TELEVISION: WTXX-TV (CW20) and SportsNet NY Bob Picozzi (play-by-play) Doug Gottlieb (analyst) RADIO: UCONN RADIO NETWORK WTIC-AM 1080 Joe D Ambrosio (play-by-play) Wayne Norman (analyst) WILI-Willimantic (1400-AM); WLIS-Old Saybrook (1420-AM) WMRD-Middletown (1150-AM); WICC-Bridgeport (600-AM) WLAD-Danbury (800-AM); WXLM-New London (102.3 FM). games at the Civic Center. The only home non-league loss in the past 76 games of November and December came on December 28, 2001 to St. Bonaventure at the HCC, LAST TIME OUT FOR UCONN-- Freshman Stanley Robinson had 13 points and 10 rebounds and sophomore Jeff Adrien had 15 points as the 18th-ranked University of Connecticut concluded exhibition play with a victory over Bryant College before a crowd of 12,073 at the Hartford Civic Center. Connecticut struggled in the first half, leading just at intermission, but shut down the Bulldogs in the first 12:40 of the second half, limiting them to just four points as the Huskies increased their advantage to 20, at Adrien had six points and freshman Doug Wiggins had five points in the decisive 18-4 spurt. UConn held Bryant to just 20 percent shooting (seven of 35) in the second half, and 29 percent for the contest. Robinson was aggressive and physical in a team-high 26 minutes off of the UConn bench. He made half of his 12 field goal attempts, and his 10 rebounds paced a Husky advantage on the boards. Adrien led the Huskies interior offense with his 15 points. He made three of four field goal attempts, and was successful on nine of 12 free throw tries. Freshman center Hasheem Thabeet continued to impose his will at both ends of the court. Thabeet finished with 11 points, eight rebounds and a gamebest seven blocked shots. The Huskies combined to block 12 shots in the contest. Freshman guard Jerome Dyson scored 10 points for the Huskies, nailing three three-pointers in the process. Wiggins finished the contest with seven points and seven rebounds. The Bulldogs gave UConn all they could handle in the opening 20 minutes, closing the half on a 14-6 run, cutting a 14-point UConn lead to just six. The Huskies committed 12 of their 22 turnovers in the first half. Connecticut shot 42 percent from the field for the game, and continued to struggle from the foul line, making just 21 of 37 attempts. Chris Burns led the Bulldogs with 13 points, while Nathaniel Sudlow had a gamehigh 11 rebounds. IN THE NATIONAL POLLS-- For the 57th consecutive week (dating back to March 2003), UConn is a part of the National Top 25 rankings. The Huskies are ranked NATIONAL POLLS HUSKIES IN THE POLLS WEEK-BY-WEEK AP USA/ESPN Preseason ASSOCIATED PRESS Pre-Season Team Record Pts. LW 1 Florida (63) 0-0 1,788 NR 2 North Carolina (9) 0-0 1,704 NR 3 Kansas 0-0 1,636 NR 4 Pittsburgh 0-0 1,407 NR 5 LSU 0-0 1,399 NR 6 UCLA 0-0 1,394 NR 7 Ohio State 0-0 1,391 NR 8 Georgetown 0-0 1,271 NR 9 Wisconsin 0-0 1,197 NR 10 Arizona 0-0 1,157 NR 11 Alabama 0-0 1,106 NR 12 Duke 0-0 1,051 NR 13 Texas A&M NR 14 Memphis NR 15 Boston College NR NR 17 Washington NR 18 Connecticut NR 19 Creighton NR NR 21 Texas NR 22 Kentucky NR 23 Georgia Tech NR 24 Nevada NR 25 Tennessee NR Others Receiving Votes: Wichita State 181, Southern Illinois 131, Gonzaga 129, Xavier 99, Florida State 65, 62, 37, Illinois 31, Hofstra 24, Arkansas 20, San Diego State 19, DePaul 16, 16, Oklahoma State 13, Virginia Tech 8, Michigan 6, Bucknell 6, Houston 5, USC 5, Kansas State 4, Missouri State 1, Oregon 1, George Mason 1, Akron 1, Brigham Young 1 ESPN/USA DAY Pre-Season Team Record Pts. LW 1. Florida (30) North Carolina Kansas Ohio State (1) Pittsburgh UCLA LSU Georgetown Wisconsin NR 10. Arizona NR 11. Duke Alabama NR 13. Texas A&M NR 14. Memphis Boston College Washington NR 18. Connecticut Texas NR 21. Georgia Tech NR 22. Kentucky NR 23. Creighton NR 24. Tennessee Nevada NR OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Gonzaga 88, Wichita State 78, 77, Southern Illinois 70, Illinois 52, Xavier 44, 39, Air Force 26, San Diego State 24, Hofstra 20, Oklahoma State 19, Michigan 17, Michigan State 15, Maryland 12, DePaul 11, Florida State 9, George Mason 6, 5, Houston 3, Brigham Young 2, George Washington 2, Winthrop 2, Utah 1, Bucknell 1, New Mexico State 1, Saint Louis University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes NOVEMBER 10, 2006 vs. UConnHuskies.com

3 No. 18 in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Pre- Season Top 25 s. This is the second longest stretch of consecutive weeks in the polls for the Husky program. UConn was ranked for 77 straight polls from November 1997 through January 2001 and held a spot in the polls for 51 consecutive weeks from December 1993 through March of PRESEASON POLLING-- UConn is listed in several preseason national rankings entering the season. The Huskies have garnered recognition to this point from Basketball Times (No. 7), Blue Ribbon (No. 10), Athlon (No. 14), Dick Vitale Magazine (No. 15) and FoxSports.com (No. 16). HUSKIES TABBED FIH-- Connecticut earned a preseason ranking of fifth in the annual coaches poll announced by the conference October 25 at its annual Media Day at Madison Square Garden. The complete poll was as follows, with first place votes in parenthesis and total points listed: 1. Pittsburgh (10), 219 pts; 2. Georgetown (4), 212; 3. (1), 182; 4. (1), 181; 5. Connecticut, 173; 6., 149; 7., 146; 8. DePaul, 134; 9. St. John's, 105; 10., 102; 11. Notre Dame, 80; 12. West Virginia, 72; 13. Cincinnati, 52; 14., 49; 15., 42; 16. USF, 22. ADRIEN NAMED ALL-BIG EAST-- Sophomore forward Jeff Adrien (Brookline, Mass.) was named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team, as voted on by league coaches and announced by the conference October 25 at its annual Media Day at Madison Square Garden. Adrien earned preseason recognition after making the BIG EAST All-Rookie Team as a freshman last season. The 6- UConn and Last Meeting Game #11--Friday,December 30, 2005, Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Conn. #2 Connecticut 111, 75 QUINNIPIAC T 3-PT No. N A M E FG-A FG-A -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S MIN 25 JOLLEY, Kevin f WEHYE, Chris f CASIMIR, Job g WINCHESTER, John g BENSON, Craig g CRAFN, Van GONZALEZ, Adam WILSON, Jason ANDERSON, Karl CASHIN, Andrew TEAM TALS T-FG 1stH: % 2ndH: % Game: 41.4% Deadbl 3pt-FG 1stH: % 2ndH: % Game: 34.5% Rebs hrow 1stH: % 2ndH: % Game: 60.7% 6 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 BROWN, Denham f ARMSTRONG, Hilton c JOHNSON, Marcus g AUSTRIE, Craig g ADRIEN, Jeff SPENCER, Ben THOMPSON, Ryan GARRISON, Rob ANDERSON, Rashad NELSON, Ed GAGNE, Martin OMOKARO, Osazee TEAM TALS T-FG 1stH: % 2ndH: % Game: 59.2% Deadbl 3pt-FG 1stH: % 2ndH: % Game: 40.0% Rebs hrow 1stH: % 2ndH: % Game: 58.6% 4 OFFICIALS: Jim Haney, Sean Hull, Gary Prager; ATTENDANCE: 16,294 TECHNICAL FOULS: CONNECTICUT- ADRIEN, Jeff(1) SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd TAL (5-5) Connecticut (11-0) CONNECTICUT ALUMS FEATURED ON NBA OPENING NIGHT ROSTERS UConn has more alums on active NBA rosters than any other school in the country. There are 14 former Husky performers for head coach Jim Calhoun who have started the NBA season on active rosters: Clifford Robinson (Nets)-in his 18th NBA season (No. 1 in NBA tenure) Donyell Marshall (Cavaliers)-in his 13th NBA season Ray Allen (Sonics)-in his 11th NBA season Kevin Ollie (76ers)-in his 10th NBA season Richard Hamilton (Pistons)-in his 8th NBA season Jake Voskuhl (Bobcats)-in his 7th NBA season Caron Butler (Wizards)-in his 5th NBA season Emeka Okafor (Bobcats)-in his 3rd NBA season Ben Gordon (Bulls)-in his 3rd NBA season Charlie Villanueva (Bucks)-in his 2nd NBA season Rudy Gay (Grizzlies)-NBA Rookie (No. 8 pick-1st round) Hilton Armstrong (Hornets)-NBA Rookie (No. 12 pick-1st Round) Marcus Williams (Nets)-NBA Rookie (No. 21 pick-1st Round) Josh Boone (Nets)-NBA Rookie (No. 22 pick-1st Round) NCAA Division I Top 15 - NBA Players and Experience 1. Connecticut-14 players-70 seasons of NBA play plus four rookies 2. Duke-13 players-47 seasons of NBA play plus two rookies 3. North Carolina-12 players-62 seasons of NBA play plus one rookie 4. Arizona-10 players-43 seasons of NBA play plus one rookie 5. UCLA-10 players-35 seasons of NBA play plus three rookies 6. Michigan State-9 players-30 seasons of NBA play plus three rookies 7. Kansas-8 players-44 seasons of NBA play-no rookies 8. Kentucky-8 players-39 seasons of NBA play plus one rookie 9. Maryland-7 players-30 seasons of NBA play plus one rookie 10. Texas-7 players-13 seasons of NBA play plus three rookies 11. Michigan-6 players-44 seasons of NBA play-no rookies 12. California-6 players-35 seasons of NBA play plus one rookie 13. Florida-6 players-21 seasons of NBA play-no rookies 14. Oklahoma State-6 players-11 seasons of NBA play plus one rookie 15. Illinois-6 players-5 seasons of NBA play plus three rookies BIG EAST Conference-- NBA Players and Experience 1. Connecticut-14 players and 70 seasons of NBA play (4 rookies) 2. Georgetown-5 players and 51 seasons of NBA play (no rookies) 2. Cincinnati-5 players and 29 seasons of NBA play (no rookies) players and 14 seasons of NBA play (three rookies) players and 17 seasons of NBA play (no rookies) 5. Notre Dame-4 players and 16 seasons of NBA play (one rookie) players and 14 seasons of NBA play (no rookies) players and 21 seasons of NBA play (no rookies) 8. DePaul-3 players and 16 seasons of NBA play (no rookies) players and 4 years of NBA play (one rookie) 11. St. John's-1 player and 7 seasons of NBA play (no rookies) 11. Pittsburgh-1 player and 6 seasons of NBA play (no rookies) player and 1 season of NBA play (no rookies) player-no NBA experience (one rookie) 16. West Virginia-no NBA players info courtesy of RPIRatings.com; Tim Tolokan; Andy Prince University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes NOVEMBER 10, 2006 vs. UConnHuskies.com

4 7 forward averaged 6.5 points and 5.0 rebounds as one of the key men off the bench a year ago. Senior Aaron Gray of Pittsburgh was named the Preseason Player of the Year and freshman Paul Harris of was the Preseason Rookie of the Year. TICKETS AVAILABLE-- Season tickets, mini-plans and single game tickets for the University of Connecticut men's basketball season are on sale now for games at the Hartford Civic Center only. Tickets are available for purchase at ticketmaster.com, by calling ticketmaster at or or at the UConn Athletic Ticket Office in Storrs on Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes NOVEMBER 10, 2006 vs. UConnHuskies.com

5 New Display Program Announced for Gampel Pavilion That Will Include "Huskies Of Honor" Individual Recognition The University of Connecticut Division of Athletics will institute a new display program in the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion during the academic year, which will recognize both outstanding teams and individuals from the men s and women s basketball programs. This new display enhancement program will replace the existing banners that currently hang in Gampel Pavilion and have been in place since the early 1990s. The remarkable on-going success of UConn men s and women s basketball, combined with our desire to launch a Huskies of Honor program, has created an immediate need to develop a new and enhanced method to display all of the achievements of Husky Basketball, says Connecticut Director of Athletics Jeff Hathaway. Instituting a Huskies of Honor program has been an important priority for Coach Auriemma, Coach Calhoun and myself since I returned to UConn in With the implementation of this new display program, the additional space for the Huskies of Honor is now available. We are running out of banner locations with our current team recognition system and presently there is no space available in Gampel Pavilion to honor the men and women who have helped create the phenomenal success that is Connecticut Basketball. The new display systems that will be installed this season will ensure the capability to annually update and honor anticipated team successes well into the future while also creating much-needed wall space to allow us to begin honoring men and women who have left their individual marks on the Connecticut Basketball programs. Team accomplishments of the UConn men s basketball program will be displayed at the West end of Gampel Pavilion while the team accomplishments of the Husky women s basketball program will be showcased at the East end. A total of 14 grid panels will be installed within Gampel Pavilion, each accommodating a maximum of 21 year-by-year achievements of the UConn men s and women s programs. Each grid panel measures 21 feet long by 10 feet high and is an engineered aluminum system with metal rails to allow for annual updating of specific team accomplishments. Team accomplishments to be recognized on these 14 grid panels are BIG EAST regular season titles, BIG EAST tournament championships, NCAA Championship appearances, NCAA Sweet 16 appearances, NCAA Elite Eight appearances, and NCAA Final Four appearances for the men s and women s programs -- and National Invitation Tournament appearances by the men s team. UConn s seven national championship teams will continue to be recognized with the men s achievements on the North wall and the women s achievements on the South wall. These displays will each measure eight feet by 10 feet and will include specific NCAA Final Four logos for each of the seven national championships. A new addition to the North wall will be a display recognizing the 1988 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) championship. There will also be Hall of Fame displays honoring men s coach Jim Calhoun and women s coach Geno Auriemma. Jim Calhoun s display recognizing his induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame was unveiled during the season. Two displays recognizing Geno Auriemma s induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and his induction in the Women s Basketball Hall of Fame will be unveiled in pre-game ceremonies on November 30 when UConn hosts Purdue in a nationally-televised game on espn2. In addition to the team recognition panels and the national championship and Hall of Fame recognition panels, beginning this season the Division of Athletics will launch a Huskies of Honor program, paying tribute to the top players and coaches in UConn men s and women s basketball history. The Huskies of Honor recognition program will be featured on the East and West walls of Gampel Pavilion to the left and right of the two scoreboards. Individual panels, each measuring four foot by five foot, will include the name, uniform number and years of competition for Husky greats. The honor will not retire that jersey number, allowing for future use of the numbers by the UConn men s and women s basketball programs. In addition to the individual panels for the Huskies of Honor, each honoree will also have a plaque created on wall space near the entrance doors to Gampel Pavilion that will include an action photo and summarize in text the top career achievements for each honoree. A committee within the UConn Division of Athletics will work with both basketball coaching staffs in selecting the annual honorees for the UConn Basketball Huskies of Honor program. We are planning a season-long celebration of our basketball heritage in as we introduce this state-of-the-art visual identity program, says Hathaway. We plan to recognize our inaugural class of Huskies of Honor at two separate ceremonies this coming season during men s and women s home games in Gampel Pavilion. The current banner system in Gampel Pavilion includes 80 banners that represent UConn s team successes in BIG EAST, NCAA and NIT history. Without a change, the system could accommodate only 17 more banners and there is an average of six new banners each year. The current system includes 32 banners that hang from duct work in Gampel Pavilion. The new system, when launched this year, will immediately honor 153 UConn team accomplishments and can expand to a total of 294 yearby-year team accomplishments. The new enhancement program will not have any displays hanging from duct work and creates needed new space to begin the Huskies of Honor individual recognitions. We have had remarkable success in the sports of men s and women s basketball that rivals any school in the nation, says Hathaway. We are very proud of the history of Connecticut Basketball and this new display program will allow us to showcase all of that success to our fans. We also have to plan for the future and part of that future is continued success and our ability to effectively update annual achievements and honors. The Gampel Pavilion enhancement program is being coordinated by Harrison Jenkins Design of Bloomfield, Connecticut University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes NOVEMBER 10, 2006 vs. UConnHuskies.com

6 University of Connecticut Men s Basketball TV/Radio Photo Roster 1 MARCUS JOHNSON So., F/G, 6-6, 195 Los Angeles, Calif. 2 BEN EAVES Fr., F/G, 6-7, 218 Lancashire, England 3 DOUG WIGGINS Fr., G, 6-1, 165 East Hartford, Conn. 4 JEFF ADRIEN So., F, 6-7, 238 Brookline, Mass. 10 BEN SPENCER Jr., G, 6-2, 180 Mansfield, Conn. 11 JEROME DYSON Fr., G, 6-3, 190 Rockville, Md. 12 A.J. PRICE So., G, 6-2, 187 Amityville, N.Y. 14 CURTIS KELLY Fr., F, 6-9, 217 Queens, N.Y. 21 STANLEY ROBINSON Fr., F, 6-9, 210 Birmingham, Ala. 24 CRAIG AUSTRIE So., G, 6-3, 185 Stamford, Conn. 25 ROB GARRISON So., G, 6-2, 185 Niagara Falls, N.Y. 32 JONATHAN MANDELDOVE Fr., C, 6-11, 230 Stone Mountain, Ga. 33 GAVIN EDWARDS Fr., F/C, 6-9, 230 Gilbert, Ariz. 34 HASHEEM THABEET Fr., C, 7-3, 255 Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania 35 MARTY GAGNE Sr., G, 6-0, 185 Vernon, Conn Coaching Staff JIM CALHOUN Head Coach 21st Year at UConn M MOORE Associate Head Coach 13th Year at UConn GEORGE BLANEY Assistant Coach 6th Year at UConn ANDRE LaFLEUR Assistant Coach 6th Year at UConn PATRICK SELLERS Director of Operations 3rd Year at UConn JUSTIN EVANOVICH Graduate Student Manager 3rd Year at UConn University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes NOVEMBER 10, 2006 vs. UConnHuskies.com

7 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 Univ Univ. of Connecticut Head Coach JIM CALHOUN 21st Season at Connecticut As he enters his 21st season as head coach at the University of Connecticut and his 35th year as a collegiate head coach, Jim Calhoun has unquestionably stood the test of time in establishing himself as perhaps the greatest program builder in college basketball history. Jim Calhoun s coaching success story includes winning two NCAA National Championships (1999, 2004) at Connecticut, passing the elite 700-win plateau, and earning basketball s highest honor, election into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of The beginning of what has become one of college basketball s greatest coaching achievements transforming the University of Connecticut into one of the nation s elite programs was launched in May of 1986 when Jim Calhoun was named head coach. Twenty years later, UConn Basketball sits atop the college basketball landscape with a pair of NCAA National Championships, an NIT Championship, recognition as the most successful program in the history of the Big East Conference with a record-setting 16 league titles, and annual acknowledgement as one of America s truly outstanding college programs. In September of 2005, with some 60 of his former players in attendance, Jim Calhoun s four decade body of work as one of college basketball s greatest coaches was formally rewarded when the UConn coach was enshrined as a coach into the Basketball Hall of Fame. In April of 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 one of only two coaches to win multiple NCAA titles since the tournament field expanded to 64 teams in On March 2, 2005, Jim Calhoun joined an elite club, becoming one of only 19 coaches in NCAA Division I basketball history to reach the 700-win plateau when UConn be, Within a six-day period in April 2005, Jim Calhoun was honored with two career awards. On April 4, 2005, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame introduced Coach Calhoun as a Class of 2005 Hall of Fame enshrinee. On April 9, 2005, Coach 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 Hall of Fame coaches Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski and Lute Olson. In 34 seasons as a head coach on the NCAA Division I collegiate level, Jim Calhoun s overall collegiate head coaching record is (70.0% winning effort). That includes a (64.4%) record in 14 seasons as head coach at (MA) University and a (73.3%) mark in 20 seasons at Connecticut. In his 20 seasons at Connecticut, Jim Calhoun has compiled a stunning overall record in national postseason tournament competition (36-11 in NCAA play, 12-4 in NIT play). Jim Calhoun has led UConn to 14 NCAA bids in the past 17 years. Under Coach Calhoun s direction, UConn has never lost a NCAA First Round game and UConn is a stunning 25-3 in NCAA First and Second Round competition since The Huskies have earned 11 NCAA Sweet 16 berths in the past 17 years, seven Elite Eight appearances, two 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. The Huskies are in BIG EAST Tournament play under Calhoun. As he enters the season, his 35th as a collegiate head coach, Jim Calhoun ranks No. 9 all-time in NCAA career victories with 39 (36-11 at Connecticut, 3-5 at ). 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 (39-16 in NCAA play, 12-4 in NIT play). He has coached in the NCAA Tournament 19 times and in the NIT five times (including winning the 1988 NIT title). Overall Record: (.700) Overall Record at Connecticut: (.733) BIG EAST Record (includes tournament): (.656) Overall Record at : (.644) ECAC North Atlantic Record (includes tournament): (.829) Overall National Postseason Record: (.718) National Postseason Record at Connecticut: (.762) NCAA Record at Connecticut: (.766) NIT Record at Connecticut: 12-4 (.750) BIG EAST Tournament Record: (.667) ECAC North Atlantic Tournament Record: 13-2 (.867) NCAA Championship Appearances (19) (14 at Connecticut, 5 at ) 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 NCAA Championships (2) 1999, 2004 NCAA Final Four (2) 1999, 2004 NCAA Elite Eight (7) 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006 NCAA Sweet 16 (11) 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 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 National Year Overall Pct. BIG EAST Pct. Ranking Postseason /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 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 10, 2006 vs. UConnHuskies.com

8 Connecticut Basketball Statistics EXHIBITION GAMES RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (2-0) (2-0) (0-0) (0-0) 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 04 ADRIEN, Jeff THABEET, Hasheem PRICE, A.J ROBINSON, Stanley WIGGINS, Doug DYSON, Jerome JOHNSON, Marcus EDWARDS, Gavin AUSTRIE, Craig KELLY, Curtis GARRISON, Rob EAVES, Ben MANDELDOVE, Jonathan TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UCONN OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING /1/06 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL W per game /6/06 BRYANT W Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT 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 CONNECTICUT Opponents University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes NOVEMBER 10, 2006 vs. UConnHuskies.com

9 University of Connecticut Game-by-Game Box Scores Exhibition #1 Wednesday, November 1, 2006, Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. Connecticut 75, American International 59 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL T-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S MIN 20 MCNEIL, Magen... f HARRISON, Jenar... f VANDERHORST, Aikeem. f DOSADO, Jeff... g DUPREE, Vernon... g CARTER, Brandon MILLINDER, Lucius TROLL, Mike ROGERS, Ian COHEN, Tal TEAM Totals TAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 28.8% DEADB % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 30.0% F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 75.9% 2 CONNECTICUT T-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S MIN 01 JOHNSON, Marcus... f ADRIEN, Jeff... f THABEET, Hasheem... c PRICE, A.J... g AUSTRIE, Craig... g EAVES, Ben WIGGINS, Doug DYSON, Jerome KELLY, Curtis ROBINSON, Stanley GARRISON, Rob MANDELDOVE, Jonathan EDWARDS, Gavin TEAM Totals TAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 58.0% DEADB % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 31.3% F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 48.0% 6 Officials: John Cahill, Michael Stephens, Bill Laubenstein Technical fouls: AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL-None. CONNECTICUT-None. Attendance: 9631 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL CONNECTICUT Exhibition #2 Monday, November 6, 2006, Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Conn. Connecticut 70, Bryant 45 BRYANT T-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S MIN 04 WRIGHT, Jerrann... f HAMMOND, Dan... f GRESHAM, Cecil... f SUDLOW, Nathaniel... g BURNS, Chris... g WITKOS, Ray LYELL, Andrew LAMBERT, Peter PONTES, Nick MCLEAN, Ryan TEAM Totals TAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 28.8% DEADB % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 33.3% F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 100 % 1 CONNECTICUT T-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S MIN 01 JOHNSON, Marcus... f ADRIEN, Jeff... f THABEET, Hasheem... c PRICE, A.J... g AUSTRIE, Craig... g EAVES, Ben WIGGINS, Doug DYSON, Jerome KELLY, Curtis ROBINSON, Stanley GARRISON, Rob MANDELDOVE, Jonathan EDWARDS, Gavin TEAM Totals TAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.3% DEADB % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 33.3% F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 56.8% 9 Officials: Ed Corbett, Fran Connolly, Paul Faia Technical fouls: BRYANT-None. CONNECTICUT-None. Attendance: Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total BRYANT CONNECTICUT University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes NOVEMBER 10, 2006 vs. UConnHuskies.com

10 Connecticut Basketball Final Statistics ALL GAMES RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (30-4) (16-0) (8-2) (6-2) CONFERENCE... (14-2) (8-0) (6-2) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (16-2) (8-0) (2-0) (6-2) 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 22 GAY, Rudy ANDERSON, Rashad WILLIAMS, Marcus BROWN, Denham BOONE, Josh ARMSTRONG, Hilton ADRIEN, Jeff JOHNSON, Marcus AUSTRIE, Craig NELSON, Ed GARRISON, Rob THOMPSON, Ryan FOROSSKI, Nick SPENCER, Ben OMOKARO, Osazee GAGNE, Martin TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UCONN OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING /18/05 at W per game /21/05 vs Arkansas W Scoring margin /22/05 vs Arizona W FIELD GOALS-ATT /23/05 vs Gonzaga W Field goal pct /29/05 ARMY W POINT FG-ATT /2/05 TEXAS SOUTHERN W point FG pct /8/05 MASSACHUSETTS W pt FG made per game /18/05 NEW HAMPSHIRE W FREE THROWS-ATT /23/05 MOREHEAD STATE W Free throw pct /28/05 SNY BROOK W REBOUNDS /30/05 QUINNIPIAC W Rebounds per game *1/3/06 at L Rebounding margin /7/06 LSU W ASSISTS *1/9/06 CINCINNATI W per game *1/14/06 GEORGEWN W TURNOVERS *1/16/06 W Turnovers per game *1/21/06 at LOUISVILLE W Turnover margin *1/25/06 ST. JOHN S W Assist/turnover ratio *1/28/06 at W STEALS *1/31/06 PITTSBURGH W per game /4/06 at W BLOCKS *2/8/06 SYRACUSE W per game *2/11/06 at W WINNING STREAK *2/13/06 at L Home win streak *2/18/06 W ATTENDANCE *2/21/06 NOTRE DAME W OT Home games-avg/game *2/26/06 VILLANOVA W Neutral site-avg/game *3/1/06 at USF W *3/4/06 LOUISVILLE W SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total 3/9/06 vs LOT /17/06 vs W UCONN /19/06 vs Kentucky W Opponents /24/06 vs Washington W OT /26/06 vs George Mason LOT University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes NOVEMBER 10, 2006 vs. UConnHuskies.com

11 Connecticut Basketball Final Statistics BIG EAST Regular Season RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY ALL GAMES... (14-2) (8-0) (6-2) 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 22 GAY, Rudy ANDERSON, Rashad BOONE, Josh WILLIAMS, Marcus ARMSTRONG, Hilton BROWN, Denham ADRIEN, Jeff AUSTRIE, Craig NELSON, Ed GARRISON, Rob JOHNSON, Marcus TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UCONN OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING *01/03/06 at L per game *1/9/06 CINCINNATI W Scoring margin *1/14/06 GEORGEWN W FIELD GOALS-ATT *1/16/06 W Field goal pct *1/21/06 at LOUISVILLE W POINT FG-ATT *1/25/06 ST. JOHN S W point FG pct *1/28/06 at College W pt FG made per game *1/31/06 PITTSBURGH W FREE THROWS-ATT *2/8/06 SYRACUSE W Free throw pct *2/11/06 at W REBOUNDS *02/13/06 at L Rebounds per game *02/18/06 W Rebounding margin *2/21/06 NOTRE DAME W OT ASSISTS *2/26/06 VILLANOVA W per game *3/1/06 at USF W TURNOVERS *3/4/06 LOUISVILLE W 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 OT Total UCONN Opponents University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes NOVEMBER 10, 2006 vs. UConnHuskies.com

12 UConn Basketball Game-by-Game -Rebounds--Blks./Stls #-- starter; S-- steals; B-- blocks Att. Adrien Anderson Armstrong Austrie Boone Brown Garrison Gay Johnson Nelson Williams Date Opponent Time/W-L s/o- sellout P-R-A-B P-R-A-S P-R-A-B P-R-A-S P-R-A-B P-R-A-S P-R-A-S P-R-A-B-S P-R-A-S P-R-A-B P-R-A-S 11/18 at W, ,210 s/o # # # # # DNP 11/21 vs. Arkansas W, ,400 s/o # # # # # DNP 11/22 vs. Arizona W, ,400 s/o # # # # # DNP 11/23 vs. Gonzaga W, ,400 s/o # # # # # DNP 11/29 ARMY (hcc) W, ,294 s/o # # # # # DNP 12/2 TEXAS SO. (gp) W, ,167 s/o # # # # # DNP 12/8 UMASS (hcc) W, ,294 s/o # # # # # DNP 12/18 NEW HAMP. (hcc) W, ,294 s/o # # DNP-inj # # # DNP 12/23 MOREHEAD ST. (gp) W, ,167 s/o # # DNP-inj # # # DNP 12/28 SNY BROOK (hcc) W, , # # # # # DNP 12/30 QUINNIPIAC (hcc) W, ,294 s/o # # # # DNP-inj # DNP 1/3 *at L, , # # # # # /7 LOUISIANA ST. (hcc) W, ,294 s/o # # # # DNP # DNP /9 *CINCINNATI (hcc) W, ,294 s/o # # # # DNP # DNP /14 *GEORGEWN (hcc) W, ,294 s/o # # # DNP # # 1/16 * W, , # # # DNP # DNP # 1/21 *at W, ,091 s/o # # # DNP # DNP # 1/25 *ST. JOHN S (gp) W, ,167 s/o # # # DNP # DNP # 1/28 *at W, ,993 s/o DNP-susp # # # # # 1/31 *PITTSBURGH (gp) W, ,167 s/o # # # # # 2/4 at W, ,324 s/o # # # DNP # DNP # 2/8 *SYRACUSE (hcc) W, ,294 s/o # # # # # 2/11 *at W, , # # # # # 2/13 *at L, ,859 s/o # # # DNP # DNP # 2/18 * W, ,683 s/o # # # DNP # DNP DNP # 2/21 *NOTRE DAME (hcc) W, ot 16,294 s/o # # # DNP # DNP DNP # 2/26 *VILLANOVA (gp) W, ,167 s/o # # # DNP # DNP # 3/1 *at W, , # # # DNP # DNP # 3/4 *LOUISVILLE (gp) W, ,167 s/o # # # DNP # DNP # 3/9 vs. (BET) L, ot 19,594 s/o # # # DNP # DNP DNP # 3/17 vs. (NCAA) W, ,990 s/o # # # DNP # DNP # 3/19 vs. Kentucky (NCAA) W, ,050 s/o # # # DNP # DNP # 3/24 vs. Washington (NCAA) W, ot 19,638 s/o # # # # # 3/26 vs. George Mason (NCAA) L, ot 19,718 s/o # # # DNP # DNP # RECORDS & ATTENDANCE Overall W-L BIG EAST W-L* Non-Conf. W-L Attendance Avg. Total ,794 14,259 Home ,176 13,949 Hartford Civic Center (16,294) ,174 16,217 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) ,002 10,167 Away ,428 15,543 Neutral ,190 13,274 *-- includes BIG EAST Tournament UCONN RECORD WHEN... OVERALL BIG EAST* Leading at the half: Trailing at half: Playing overtime: Shooting 50% or better: Shooting less than 40%: Opponents shoot 50% or better: Opponents shoot %: Opponents shoot %: Opponents shoot less than 30%: 2-0 UConn outrebounds its opponent: UConn shoots 75% or better: UConn shoots % : UConn shoots below 50.0% : 1-0 Scoring points: Scoring points: Scoring 90 points or more: Allowing points: 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: Game is decided by 11 points or more: Playing at night: Playing in the afternoon: Playing on Monday: Playing on Tuesday: Miscellaneous Records & Statistics UCONN RECORD WHEN... OVERALL BIG EAST Playing on Wednesday: Playing on Thursday: Playing on Friday: 6-0 Playing on Saturday: Playing on Sunday: Biggest UConn Lead: pts vs. Morehead State, final score Biggest UConn Deficit: pts, two times in 2nd half at Biggest Lead in a Loss: pts at & vs. George Mason Biggest Deficit in a Win: pts vs. LSU, 5:07 left in 1st Biggest Halftime Lead: pts vs. Morehead State Biggest Halftime Deficit: pts vs., 3/9 Best UConn 1st Half FG%: % vs. Worst UConn 1st Half FG%: % vs., 3/9 Best UConn 2nd Half FG%: % vs. Worst UConn 2nd Half FG%: % vs. Notre Dame Best Opp. 1st Half FG%: % by LSU Worst Opp. 1st Half FG%: % by Best Opp. 2nd Half FG%: % by Kentucky Worst Opp. 2nd Half FG%: % by Most Pts by UConn in 1st Half: vs. Morehead State Least Pts by UConn in 1st Half: vs., 3/9 Most Pts by Opp. in 1st Half: by Least Pts by Opp. in 1st Half: by New Hampshire Most Pts by UConn in 2nd Half: vs. Least Pts by UConn in 2nd Half: vs. Notre Dame Most Pts by Opp. in 2nd Half: by & Least Pts by Opp. in 2nd Half: by *-- includes BIG EAST Tournament STATISTICAL CATEGORY LEADERS LED IN SCORING: Gay (13), Anderson (6), Brown (5), Williams (5), Armstrong (4), Boone (3), Johnson (1) REACHED DOUBLE FIGURES: Gay (28), Anderson (26), Brown (20), Boone (18), Williams (18), Armstrong (17), Adrien (7), Johnson (4), Nelson (2), Austrie (1), Garrison (1) 30+ POINT GAMES: Anderson (1) 20+ POINT GAMES: Gay (7), Anderson (5), Brown (3), Williams (3), Armstrong (1), Johnson (1) LED IN REBOUNDING: Boone (12), Gay (7), Armstrong (6), Adrien (5), Brown (2), Nelson (2), Anderson (1) DOUBLE-FIGURE : Boone (11), Gay (6), Armstrong (6), Adrien (4), Nelson (2), Anderson (1), Brown (1), Williams (1) TRIPLE-DOUBLES: Williams (1) DOUBLE-DOUBLES: Boone (8), Williams (7), Gay (6), Armstrong (5), Adrien (1), Anderson (1), Brown (1), Nelson (1) LED IN ASSISTS: Williams (23), Austrie (6), Garrison (5), Gay (2), Brown (1) DOUBLE-FIGURE ASSISTS: Williams (8), Austrie (1) LED IN STEALS: Gay (14), Williams (9), Anderson (7), Brown (8), Johnson (4), Armstrong (4), Adrien (4), Boone (3), Austrie (1), Nelson (1) LED IN BLOCKS: Armstrong (18), Boone (10), Gay (5), Nelson (2), Adrien (1), Williams (1) *-- includes ties for the team lead LATE GAME CLUTCH FREE THROW SHOOTING (single digit score difference at time of shots) IN FINAL FIVE MINUTES OF GAME Player M A Pct. Denham Brown Marcus Williams Hilton Armstrong Rashad Anderson Craig Austrie Jeff Adrien Rudy Gay Josh Boone Rob Garrison TEAM TALS IN FINAL TWO MINUTES OF GAME Player M A Pct. Denham Brown Marcus Williams Hilton Armstrong Craig Austrie Rashad Anderson Rudy Gay Jeff Adrien Josh Boone TEAM TALS University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes NOVEMBER 10, 2006 vs. UConnHuskies.com

13 JEFF ADRIEN Sophomore Forward Brookline, Mass. A A A 17 George Mason (3/26/06) 7 George Mason (3/26/06) 8 George Mason (3/26/06) 5 Two Times 6 Five Times 6 Morehead St. (12/23/05) 9 (1/21/06) 12 (1/21/06) 2 Three Times 3 Two Times 4 (12/2/05) 2 Three Times 25 Two Times 12 (2/11/06) 5 (2/11/06) 6 (2/11/06) 5 (2/8/06) 6 Two Times 5 Two Times 9 (1/21/06) 12 (1/21/06) 2 (3/4/06) 3 (1/16/06) 2 Four Times 2 Two Times 25 Cincinnati (1/9/06) Season As a Freshman in : Appeared in 33 games, starting the win over Stony Brook, and averaged 6.5 points and 5.0 rebounds... Named to the BIG EAST All-Rookie Team... Finished the season with a career-best 17 points in the NCAA Elite Eight contest vs. George Mason... Had eight points and nine rebounds in 19 minutes in win over... Had six points and nine rebounds in 15 minutes in the win... Had 12 points and eight boards in the win at... Was ejected from the game vs. St. John s for a flagrant/fighting foul and was suspended for the game at... Had nine points and a career-best 12 rebounds in the win at... Had eight points and ten rebounds in 18 minutes vs. Georgetown... Had a then career-best 13 points in his first career start, hitting on 5-of-6 from the field vs. Stony Brook... Received ten stitches in his mouth after getting elbowed in practice on December Had his first career double-double, scoring 12 points and adding ten rebounds in the win over Morehead State... Had 11 points, eight boards and four blocks in the win over Texas Southern... Averaged 7.3 points and 5.3 rebounds in the Maui Invitational, scoring 11 points vs. Arkansas and vs. Gonzaga in the title game... Also had two blocks in the game vs. Gonzaga. Before UConn: A consensus Top 50 recruit and among the elite fifth year players in the country... Averaged 27 points and 14 rebounds as a senior at Brookline HS... As a senior at Brookline, Jeff was team captain, first team All- League, League MVP and named to the Boston Globe Super Team and Boston Herald Dream Team. Personal Information: Jeff Adrien... Liberal arts major... Born February 10, 1986 in Naples, Fla.... Son of Linette Adrien... Has a sister, Judith. JEFF ADRIEN GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS FG-A 3FG-A -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S M at FG-A 3FG-A -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S M at vs. Arkansas vs. Arizona vs. Gonzaga Army Massachusetts New Hampshire Morehead State Stony Brook (s) at Louisiana State Cincinnati Georgetown at St. John s at -susp. Pittsburgh at at at Notre Dame at vs vs vs. Kentucky vs. Washington vs. George Mason JEFF ADRIEN CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct -A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg / /6.5 TAL / /6.5 Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct -A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg / /6.0 TAL / /6.0

14 CRAIG AUSTRIE As a Freshman in : Played in all 34 games, starting the first 24, and averaged 3.3 points and 2.6 assists... Had two points, five rebounds and four assists in the Sweet 16 win over Washington... Had seven points in 22 minutes in the win at... Had a UConn-freshman record 14 assists in the win over... Had six points and a career-best seven assists in the win over Army... Had a careerbest 15 points in the win over Arizona, hitting all four of his shots from the field and making all six free throw attempts... Had five points, one assist and two turnovers in 31 minutes in his first collegiate game at. Sophomore Guard Stamford, Conn. A A A 15 Arizona (11/22/05) 4 Arizona (11/22/05) 7 Army (11/29/05) 2 (12/2/05) 4 Morehead St. (12/23/05) 6 Arizona (11/22/05) 6 Arizona (11/22/05) 1 Ten Times 5 Arkansas (11/21/05) 5 Three Times 14 (12/30/05) 3 Three Times 1 Four Times 2 Two Times 35 Arkansas (11/21/05) 7 (1/21/06) 2 Two Times 5 Two Times 1 Two Times 3 (1/21/06) 4 St. John s (1/25/06) 4 Three Times 1 Two Times 3 Three Times 4 (1/3/06) 5 Two Times 2 (2/13/06) 1 Three Times 1 Two Times 22 (1/21/06) Season Before UConn: 2005 Gatorade Connecticut State Player of the Year... Two-time All-State selection and three-time All-FCIAC selection... In his four years, Trinity Catholic went 103-6, captured three league titles, two state titles and was state runnerup twice... The team was 53-2 in his two years as the starting point guard... Squad went 26-2 in his senior season as he averaged 22.5 points, 5.1 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 3.1 steals. Personal Information: Craig Kevin Austrie... Liberal arts major... Born March 17, 1987 in Bronx, N.Y.... Son of Vincent and Christine Austrie... Has two sisters, Kelly and Ajha. CRAIG AUSTRIE GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS FG-A 3FG-A -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S M at FG-A 3FG-A -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S M at (s) vs. Arkansas (s) vs. Arizona (s) vs. Gonzaga (s) Army (s) (s) Massachusetts (s) New Hampshire (s) Morehead State (s) Stony Brook (s) (s) at (s) Louisiana State (s) Cincinnati (s) Georgetown (s) (s) at (s) St. John s (s) at (s) Pittsburgh (s) at (s) (s) at (s) at (s) Notre Dame at vs vs vs. Kentucky vs. Washington vs. George Mason CRAIG AUSTRIE CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct -A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg / /3.3 TAL / /3.3 Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct -A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg / /2.1 TAL / /2.1

15 JEROME DYSON Before UConn: Averaged 26 points, eight rebounds and six assists as a senior for Proctor Academy in Andover, N.H. in Attended Churchill HS in Maryland and averaged 20.5 points as a sophomore in Repeated his sophomore year at Proctor Academy in and spent two months abroad his junior year in Spain in Also a member of the football and baseball teams at Proctor... Played for the U.S. team in the Capital Classic in April of 2006 at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. A Freshman Guard Rockville, Md. Personal Information: Jerome Clifton Dyson...Born on May 1, 1987 in Rockville, Md.... Son of Clif Dyson and Julie Harriday Has two brothers, Kenny and Anthony, and one sister, Shaihad. JEROME DYSON GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS FG-A 3FG-A -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S M at A Regular Season Games JEROME DYSON CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct -A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg TAL Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct -A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg TAL

16 BEN EAVES Freshman Forward/Guard Lancashire, England A Before UConn: Attended Worcester (Mass.) Academy in , where he averaged 12 points, seven rebounds and two assists for Coach Ed Reilly... Has represented England three times in international competition... Averaged 18 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 1.8 steals in the 2005 U18 European Championship... Had three double-doubles in eight games, including 22 points and 13 boards vs. Luxembourg and 29 points and ten boards vs. Romania... Averaged 11.6 points and 8.6 rebounds in the 2004 U18 European Championship Qualifying Tournament, including 18 points and 14 rebounds vs. Germany... Averaged 12.8 points and 8.5 rebounds in the 2003 U16 European Championship Qualifying Tournament, including 21 points and nine rebounds vs. Finland... Attended Cardinal Newman College (H.S.) in England... Averaged 25 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks per game at CNC, helping the team to two straight English Schools Basketball Association Finals... Led the team to a 53-7 record in his two seasons at CNC... Named the English Cadet Player of the Year in Personal Information: Benjamin Eaves... Born April 10, 1987 in Preston, England... His mother, Sue, and sister, Charlotte still reside in Lancashire. BEN EAVES GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS FG-A 3FG-A -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S M at A Regular Season Games BEN EAVES CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct -A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg TAL Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct -A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg TAL

17 GAVIN EDWARDS Before UConn: As a Senior in , he led Mesquite High School to a 20-6 record He averaged 17.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 3.3 blocks per game He broke Mesquite's career block record in his senior season by compiling more than 100 blocked shots Was the Co- Region Player of the Year in the Fiesta Region He was an honorable mention All-State performer. Personal Information: Gavin Earl Edwards... Born January 15, 1988 in Phoenix, Ariz.... Son of Earl and Janice Edwards Has one brother, Damien. Freshman Forward/Center Gilbert, Ariz. A GAVIN EDWARDS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS FG-A 3FG-A -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S M at A Regular Season Games GAVIN EDWARDS CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct -A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg TAL Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct -A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg TAL

18 ROB GARRISON As a Freshman in : Came off the bench in 17 games... Averaged 1.9 points and 2.1 assists... Had a career-best 12 points in the win over Morehead State... Had five assists and only one turnover in the win over UMass... Recorded a career-best six assists in the wins over and Stony Brook... Had four points and two assists in a then career-high 17 minutes in the win over Arizona. Sophomore Guard Niagara Falls, N.Y. A A A 12 Morehead St. (12/23/05) 4 Morehead St. (12/23/05) 7 Morehead St. (12/23/05) 1 Morehead St. (12/23/05) 3 Arizona (11/22/05) 3 Morehead St. (12/23/05) 3 Two Times 1 Two Times 2 Three Times 3 Morehead St. (12/23/05) 6 Two Times 3 Two Times 1 Morehead St. (12/23/05) 2 Two Times 23 New Hampshire (12/18/05) 3 (1/3/06) 1 Two Times 1 Two Times 1 (1/3/06) 2 (1/3/06) 1 (2/11/06) 1 (2/11/06) 1 (1/28/06) 4 (2/8/06) Season Before UConn: A late addition to the 2005 freshman class, did not sign a letter of intent, but committed to the coaching staff during the summer... Had intended to go to prep school... Standout point guard who was a twotime captain for national power Niagara Falls HS... Named third team All-State and first team All-Western New York... Team captured the 2005 State and Federation Championships and finished the year among the top five nationally-ranked high school teams in the country. Personal Information: Robert D. Garrison... Liberal arts major... Born March 20, 1987 in Niagara Falls, N.Y.... Son of Robert Garrison and Dorothy Davis... Has a brother, Johnathan and a sister, Trumaine. ROB GARRISON GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS FG-A 3FG-A -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S M at FG-A 3FG-A -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S M at vs. Arkansas vs. Arizona vs. Gonzaga Army Massachusetts New Hampshire Morehead State Stony Brook at Louisiana State Cincinnati Georgetown at St. John s at Pittsburgh at at at Notre Dame at vs. vs. vs. Kentucky vs. Washington vs. George Mason ROB GARRISON CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct -A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg / /1.9 TAL / /1.9 Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct -A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg / /1.0 TAL / /1.0

19 MARCUS JOHNSON As a Freshman in : Appeared in 20 games, starting five... Averaged 3.8 points on the year, but 13.2 ppg in his five starts... Had 17 points in a career-high 29 minutes vs.... Had 14 points and a career-best five steals in the win over Stony Brook... Scored 13 points, grabbed five boards, handed out four assists and blocked two shots in the win over Morehead State... Had a career-best 20 points in the UNH game... Scored his first career points on a three-pointer in the win over... Played ten minutes off the bench in the opener at and had two rebounds and one assist. Sophomore Forward/Guard Los Angeles, Calif. A A A 20 New Hampshire (12/18/05) 9 New Hampshire (12/18/05) 13 New Hampshire (12/18/05) 2 New Hampshire (12/18/05) 3 New Hampshire (12/18/05) 5 Morehead St. (12/23/05) 6 Stony Brook (12/28/05) 3 Two Times 3 Stony Brook (12/28/05) 6 Stony Brook (12/28/05) 4 Morehead St. (12/23/05) 2 Three Times 2 Two Times 5 Stony Brook (12/28/05) 29 (12/30/05) 3 (1/28/06) 1 Three Times 5 (1/3/06) 1 (1/28/06) 1 Two Times 1 (2/8/06) 2 Three Times 1 (1/3/06) 3 (1/3/06) 4 (1/3/06) 1 Two Times 1 Two Times 1 Cincinnati (1/9/06) 2 Cincinnati (1/9/06) 11 (1/3/06) Season Before UConn: A consensus Top 50 national recruit... Two-time All-State and All-City selection... Team was a three-time state champion and among the nation s top-ranked teams. Personal Information: Marcus Joseph Christopher Johnson... Liberal arts major... Born February 13, 1987 in Los Angeles, Calif.... Son of Thomas Johnson and Chrissina Johnson-Austin... Has five siblings, Stephen, Roman, Comesha, Jy Aire and Zion. MARCUS JOHNSON GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS FG-A 3FG-A -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S M at FG-A 3FG-A -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S M at vs. Arkansas vs. Arizona vs. Gonzaga Army Massachusetts New Hampshire (s) Morehead State (s) Stony Brook (s) (s) at (s) Louisiana State Cincinnati Georgetown at St. John s at Pittsburgh at at at Notre Dame at vs. vs. vs. Kentucky vs. Washington vs. George Mason MARCUS JOHNSON CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct -A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg / /3.8 TAL / /3.8 Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct -A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg / /1.0 TAL / /1.0

20 CURTIS KELLY Before UConn: As a senior in , he was named the New York Post and New York Daily News Player of the Year... Was selected to the Hall of Fame Game and was the Super 6 Showcase MVP He averaged 21 points, 11 rebounds, and four blocks a game for Rice High School who won the city and state Catholic school championships He was selected to the All-City team He played in the 2006 Jordan All-American Classic at Madison Square Garden... As a junior in he averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 3.5 blocks per game He was selected to the All-City Team He was an All-Star at the 2004 ABCD Camp. A Freshman Forward Queens, N.Y. Personal Information: Curtis Ezell Kelly... Born April 11, 1988 in Bronx, N.Y... Son of Curtis Tartt and Tamatha Kelly... Has one brother, Timothy. CURTIS KELLY GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS FG-A 3FG-A -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S M at A Regular Season Games CURTIS KELLY CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct -A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg TAL Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct -A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg TAL

21 JONATHAN MANDELDOVE Before UConn: As a post-graduate in at Hargrave Military Academy, he was an All- County Selection He was an honorable mention McDonald's All-American He was an honorable mention All-State performer Voted Tip-Off team athlete of the month He helped lead his team to a 28-2 record... As a senior in , he averaged 11.2 points, 10.8 rebounds, and five blocks a game at Shiloh high school. Personal Information: Jonathan J. Mandeldove... Born April 25, 1987 in Chicago, Ill.... Son of Andre and Lisa Mandeldove Has two brothers, Dionte and Andre, and one sister Marissa. Freshman Center Stone Mountain, Ga. A JONATHAN MANDELDOVE GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS FG-A 3FG-A -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S M at A Regular Season Games JONATHAN MANDELDOVE CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct -A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg TAL Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct -A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg TAL

22 A.J. PRICE At Connecticut: Missed the season after a life threatening battle beginning October 4, 2004 caused by an Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) which caused bleeding in his brain... He underwent radiosurgery treatment in February of 2005 and received full medical clearance in May of 2006 to return to the court... Was suspended by the University for the academic year due to violations of the University Student Code of Conduct... Was not permitted to take classes during the Fall 2005 semester, but returned to classes in the Spring 2006 semester. A A Sophomore Guard Amityville, N.Y. Regular Season Games Before UConn: Among the top prep guards in the country...two-time Newsday Suffolk County Player of the Year... Led Amityville High School to three straight Long Island Championships and state titles in his sophomore and junior seasons... Finished his threeyear career with 130 career three-pointers and 1,394 career points... Averaged 28.5 points and eight rebounds as a senior... Averaged 25.4 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals as a junior. Personal Information: Anthony Jordan Price... Liberal arts major... Born October 7, 1986 in Orange, N.J... Son of Tony and Inga Price... Has a sister, Raven... His father Tony was a standout basketball A.J. PRICE GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS FG-A 3FG-A -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S M at performer at the University of Pennsylvania, helping the team advance to the 1979 Final Four and earning a spot on the 1979 East Regional All-Tournament Team. A.J. PRICE CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct -A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg TAL Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct -A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg TAL

23 STANLEY ROBINSON Freshman Forward Birmingham, Ala. A A Regular Season Games Before UConn: Averaged 8.3 points and 5.3 rebounds as a member of the United States Men s U18 National Team that won the gold medal in the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men from June 28-July 2 in San Antonio... Had 18 points on 9-of-11 shooting in 22 minutes in a win over Brazil on June Member of the 2005 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival Red Team that finished 3-2 and won the bronze medal... As a senior, he helped lead Huffman High School (Ala.) in to a 29-7 record and state Class 6A runner-up finish. He averaged 16.8 points and was named Mr. Basketball in Birmingham... Started all 136 games played and compiling 2,044 points, 944 rebounds, over 500 assists, 250 steals and 300 blocked shots... He shot 60 percent from the field, 32 percent from 3-point range and 82 percent from the line during his prep career...as a junior in , averaged 19.9 ppg., 9.3 rpg., 6.1 apg. and 3.0 bpg... Led team to a 27-7 record and the Alabama Class 6A State Tournament Final Four...As a sophomore in , averaged 16.5 ppg., 10.0 rpg., 5.2 apg. and 2.4 bpg. Helped lead team to a record and state tournament regionals...attended Woodlawn High School (Ala.) as a freshman and aided his squad to a record and the regional finals... He averaged 13.5 ppg., 8.0 rpg., 3.0 apg. and 3.0 bpg...named as a junior in Parade Magazine second team, EA Sports All-America second team, ASWA Mr. Basketball, ASWA Class 6A Player of the Year, ASWA Super Five, ASWA All-State Class 6A first STANLEY ROBINSON GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS FG-A 3FG-A -A OF DE T PF TP A BLK S M at team...was a finalist for the 2005 Alabama Mr. Basketball and Alabama Class 6A Player of the Year...Named 2005 All-State first team and All-Metro...Earned MVP honors at the 2005 area and regional tournaments. Personal Information: Stanley Robinson... Born on July 14, 1988, in Birmingham, Ala... Son of Rosa Robinson, has two sisters, Erika and April. STANLEY ROBINSON CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct -A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg TAL Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct -A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg TAL