Today the UConn women's basketball team, in partnership with Row27, has launched UConnWBB.com, an brand new interactive microsite that tells the story of UConn women's basketball. The site is heavily photo and video driven and is another avenue by which fans can follow the storied program. Fans should still visit UConnHuskies.com to get the latest information on the team and games.
p.s. - it's AWESOME...you've all got to check it out ASAP!!
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
UConn men's and women's basketball programs will tip-off the 2011-12 season with First Night sponsored by People's United Bank on Friday, October 14th at Gampel Pavilion. Admission is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 6 p.m. featuring an autograph session with both teams, followed by performances from the band, cheer and dance squads, introductions of the players and coaches, a dunk and three-point contest and ultimate prize giveaways. The show will end at approximately at 8 p.m. with a performance by the famous Simon Sez. There will also be surprise guest appearances by former UConn basketball greats.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Congratulations Maya Moore!!!
Today the former UConn Great and current Minnesota Lynx starting Wing was named the 2011 WNBA Rookie of the Year. She recieved 38 out of the 40 possible votes. She becomes the third former Husky to win (Diana Taurasi, 2004 and Tina Charles, 2010). She was also unianimously voted to the 2011 WNBA All-Rookie Team by the league's head coaches.
Today the former UConn Great and current Minnesota Lynx starting Wing was named the 2011 WNBA Rookie of the Year. She recieved 38 out of the 40 possible votes. She becomes the third former Husky to win (Diana Taurasi, 2004 and Tina Charles, 2010). She was also unianimously voted to the 2011 WNBA All-Rookie Team by the league's head coaches.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Today former UConn 4-time All-American Maya Moore was named one of 30 finalists for the 2011 NCAA Woman of the Year award.The finalists have been chosen by a selection committee of representatives from various NCAA schools and conferences. This year a record 471 nominations were submitted for the award that will be presented later this fall. The Woman of the Year Award, now in its 21st year, honors female student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in academic achievement, athletic excellence, community service and leadership. The prestigious program also involves a community service initiative that gives honorees the opportunity to interact with each other and with young girls in the city of Indianapolis who look to them as role models. Every NCAA member institution is encouraged to honor its top graduating female student-athlete by submitting her name for consideration. Each conference assesses the eligibility of its members’ nominees and selects at least one student-athlete to represent the conference. To be eligible for the award, a female student-athlete must have completed intercollegiate eligibility in her primary sport by the end of the 2011 spring season, graduated no later than the end of the summer 2011 term and achieved a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.5. The NCAA recently honored 142 women representing NCAA athletic conferences and independent schools for their accomplishments. The selection committee will now narrow the Top 30 to three finalists from each division to form the Top Nine, which will be announced in early September. The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics will select the national winner from the Top Nine honorees. The 2011 NCAA Woman of the Year will be announced during the Woman of the Year dinner in Indianapolis on Oct. 16.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Today the UConn trio of Sr. G Tiffany Hayes, So. C Stefanie Dolson, and So G Bria Hartley were named to the 25-member 2011-12 Preseason Wade Watch list. Last season UConn Great Maya Moore won the Wade Trophy award for a record 3rd time. UConn leads the way along with Notre Dame by having 3 players named to the list and the Big East leads all conferences with a total of 9 players.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
And there off to... Italia!!!!!!
The new look Huskies left today for their 10-day European Tour. They will play four games and do lots of sightseeing around Italy. Good luck and safe travels, girls (and guys)!!!! The one negative: Doty will continue to practice (as she recovers from knee surgery/recent knee sprain), but won't play in any of the games.
UConn will open the competition portion of their trip Thursday against the Dutch National Team in Rome (1:30 p.m. EDT). The Huskies will also meet the Italian Select team in Rome Friday (1:30 p.m.); the Saarlouis Royales in Florence Aug. 22 (noon); and the Nigeria National Team in Como Aug. 24 (TBA).
The new look Huskies left today for their 10-day European Tour. They will play four games and do lots of sightseeing around Italy. Good luck and safe travels, girls (and guys)!!!! The one negative: Doty will continue to practice (as she recovers from knee surgery/recent knee sprain), but won't play in any of the games.
UConn will open the competition portion of their trip Thursday against the Dutch National Team in Rome (1:30 p.m. EDT). The Huskies will also meet the Italian Select team in Rome Friday (1:30 p.m.); the Saarlouis Royales in Florence Aug. 22 (noon); and the Nigeria National Team in Como Aug. 24 (TBA).
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Not only is she the best female athlete in ALL of collegiate sports, she is also the smartest athlete no matter what gender!!!
Today former UConn Great Maya Moore was named the 2010-11 Capitol One Academic All-American of the Year for ALL Division I sports (male and female). One of the greatest women's basketball players in NCAA history, Moore was selected as the Capital One Academic All-America of the Year for the University Division. She joins Rebecca Lobo, '95 as the second women's basketball player from UConn to be named as the Academic All-America of the Year for the University Division. She is also the fourth women's basketball player (Ruth Riley, '01 of Notre Dame and Stacey Dales-Schuman, '02 of Oklahoma). Moore, who graduated with a Sports Media and Promotion major and a 3.67 G.P.A., was the Academic All-America of the Year for women's basketball in the University Division as a junior and senior. When she repeated as the Academic All-America of the Year, she became the first University Division women's basketball player to repeat as Academic All-America of the Year. A three-time Capital One Academic All-America selection, she finished her illustrious career as the fourth-leading scorer in NCAA Division I history with 3,036 points. A four-time WBCA All-American first team selection, she led the University of Connecticut to a pair of national championships and four appearances in the NCAA Final Four during her career. She played in all 154 games of her college career and led UConn to a phenomenal record of 150-4. Named as the Most Outstanding Performer at the 2010 NCAA Division I Tournament, Moore was the winner of the Wade Trophy as the top women's basketball player in the nation three times. A native of Lawrenceville, Ga. who grew up in Jefferson City, Mo., she was the first freshman to be named as the BIG EAST Player of the Year in 2008. Moore was also named as the BIG EAST Player of the Year in 2009 and 2011. In April, she was selected by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2011 WNBA Draft and just this past month was selected by the fans to start in the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game. In the University Division, there are 12 Academic All-America® teams selected annually - Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track, Men’s and Women’s At Large, Football, Volleyball, Baseball and Softball. In each program, there is an Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year. Those 12 Team Members of the Year are considered for the Academic All-America® of the Year Award. Moore was selected from a field of 12 Scholar-Athletes with an average G.P.A. of 3.89.
Today former UConn Great Maya Moore was named the 2010-11 Capitol One Academic All-American of the Year for ALL Division I sports (male and female). One of the greatest women's basketball players in NCAA history, Moore was selected as the Capital One Academic All-America of the Year for the University Division. She joins Rebecca Lobo, '95 as the second women's basketball player from UConn to be named as the Academic All-America of the Year for the University Division. She is also the fourth women's basketball player (Ruth Riley, '01 of Notre Dame and Stacey Dales-Schuman, '02 of Oklahoma). Moore, who graduated with a Sports Media and Promotion major and a 3.67 G.P.A., was the Academic All-America of the Year for women's basketball in the University Division as a junior and senior. When she repeated as the Academic All-America of the Year, she became the first University Division women's basketball player to repeat as Academic All-America of the Year. A three-time Capital One Academic All-America selection, she finished her illustrious career as the fourth-leading scorer in NCAA Division I history with 3,036 points. A four-time WBCA All-American first team selection, she led the University of Connecticut to a pair of national championships and four appearances in the NCAA Final Four during her career. She played in all 154 games of her college career and led UConn to a phenomenal record of 150-4. Named as the Most Outstanding Performer at the 2010 NCAA Division I Tournament, Moore was the winner of the Wade Trophy as the top women's basketball player in the nation three times. A native of Lawrenceville, Ga. who grew up in Jefferson City, Mo., she was the first freshman to be named as the BIG EAST Player of the Year in 2008. Moore was also named as the BIG EAST Player of the Year in 2009 and 2011. In April, she was selected by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2011 WNBA Draft and just this past month was selected by the fans to start in the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game. In the University Division, there are 12 Academic All-America® teams selected annually - Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track, Men’s and Women’s At Large, Football, Volleyball, Baseball and Softball. In each program, there is an Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year. Those 12 Team Members of the Year are considered for the Academic All-America® of the Year Award. Moore was selected from a field of 12 Scholar-Athletes with an average G.P.A. of 3.89.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
USA (U19) Gold!!!
Today UConn So. C Stefanie Dolson and Fr. W Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis each scored a game-high 15 points to lead Team USA to a 69-46 victory over Spain in the gold medal game of the FIBA U19 World Championship, which was played in Puerto Montt, Chile. Dolson and UConn So. G Bria Hartley have now won two gold medals (2010 U18 World Championship) while Mosqueda-Lewis has now won three (2010 U17, 2009 U16). Mosqueda-Lewis was 6-of-11 from the floor and 3-of-6 from long-range. She also snared eight rebounds and dished-out four assists for the red, white and blue. Dolson rounded out a solid tournament with a 5-of-8 performance from the floor and made five of her six free throw attempts. Hartley came into the game as the team’s leading scorer, but scored only three points to go along with three assists. UConn commit F Breanna Stewart led the U.S. in scoring (11.2ppg) and rebounding (7.3rpg) for the tournament and was named to the 2011 U19 World Championship All-Tournament Team. UConn commit F Morgan Tuck was also on the USA squad.
Here is how all 5 faired in the tournament overall (9 games):
* Stewart started 3 games and led the U.S. in scoring (11.2), rebounding (7.3), and blocks (1.7) and averaged 19.9 minutes.
* Hartley started all 9 games and was second on the team in scoring (11.1) and assists (3.2) and averaged 3.1 rebounds and a team-high 1.9 steals in team-high 24.8 minutes. She also shot team-high 43.2 percent (team-high 19-of-44) from 3-point range.
* Dolson started 6 games and averaged 9.2 points on 61.0 percent shooting from the field and 4.4 rebounds in 14.2 minutes.
* Mosqueda-Lewis started 2 games and averaged 7.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists and was 15 of 42 from 3-pt range in 19.6 minutes.
* Tuck started 5 games and averaged 3.6 points and 2.4 rebounds in 14.1 minutes.
Today UConn So. C Stefanie Dolson and Fr. W Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis each scored a game-high 15 points to lead Team USA to a 69-46 victory over Spain in the gold medal game of the FIBA U19 World Championship, which was played in Puerto Montt, Chile. Dolson and UConn So. G Bria Hartley have now won two gold medals (2010 U18 World Championship) while Mosqueda-Lewis has now won three (2010 U17, 2009 U16). Mosqueda-Lewis was 6-of-11 from the floor and 3-of-6 from long-range. She also snared eight rebounds and dished-out four assists for the red, white and blue. Dolson rounded out a solid tournament with a 5-of-8 performance from the floor and made five of her six free throw attempts. Hartley came into the game as the team’s leading scorer, but scored only three points to go along with three assists. UConn commit F Breanna Stewart led the U.S. in scoring (11.2ppg) and rebounding (7.3rpg) for the tournament and was named to the 2011 U19 World Championship All-Tournament Team. UConn commit F Morgan Tuck was also on the USA squad.
Here is how all 5 faired in the tournament overall (9 games):
* Stewart started 3 games and led the U.S. in scoring (11.2), rebounding (7.3), and blocks (1.7) and averaged 19.9 minutes.
* Hartley started all 9 games and was second on the team in scoring (11.1) and assists (3.2) and averaged 3.1 rebounds and a team-high 1.9 steals in team-high 24.8 minutes. She also shot team-high 43.2 percent (team-high 19-of-44) from 3-point range.
* Dolson started 6 games and averaged 9.2 points on 61.0 percent shooting from the field and 4.4 rebounds in 14.2 minutes.
* Mosqueda-Lewis started 2 games and averaged 7.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists and was 15 of 42 from 3-pt range in 19.6 minutes.
* Tuck started 5 games and averaged 3.6 points and 2.4 rebounds in 14.1 minutes.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Once again...
amid a flock of WNBA Stars and former UConn Greats, F Swin Cash, Seattle is named MVP (even though the West lost) of the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game.
However, Cash was wrongly left of the WNBA Top 15 Players of All-Time list. Huskies making the cut were former UConn Greats, G Sue Bird, Seattle and G Diana Taurasi, Phoenix.
amid a flock of WNBA Stars and former UConn Greats, F Swin Cash, Seattle is named MVP (even though the West lost) of the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game.
However, Cash was wrongly left of the WNBA Top 15 Players of All-Time list. Huskies making the cut were former UConn Greats, G Sue Bird, Seattle and G Diana Taurasi, Phoenix.
Friday, July 22, 2011
2011 (UConn) WNBA All-Star Game
Tune in live tomorrow at 3:30pm ET on ABC to watch 6 former UConn All-Americans/Greats play in the 2011 WNBA All-Star game in San Antonio, TX. The West's starting line-up (voted upon by the fans)includes 4 former Huskies: G Sue Bird, Seattle; G Diana Taurasi, Phoenix; F Swin Cash, Seattle; and (rookie) F Maya Moore, Minnesota; also in the line-up is C Candace Parker, Los Angeles (out w/injury). The East's starting line-up includes 1 former Husky: C Tina Charles, Connecticut; also in the line-up is G Cappie Pondexter, New York; G Katie Douglas, Indiana; F Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta; and F Tamika Catchings, Indiana. Former Husky G Renee Montgomery, Connecticut was named an All-Star reserve (voted upon by the coaches).
Tune in live tomorrow at 3:30pm ET on ABC to watch 6 former UConn All-Americans/Greats play in the 2011 WNBA All-Star game in San Antonio, TX. The West's starting line-up (voted upon by the fans)includes 4 former Huskies: G Sue Bird, Seattle; G Diana Taurasi, Phoenix; F Swin Cash, Seattle; and (rookie) F Maya Moore, Minnesota; also in the line-up is C Candace Parker, Los Angeles (out w/injury). The East's starting line-up includes 1 former Husky: C Tina Charles, Connecticut; also in the line-up is G Cappie Pondexter, New York; G Katie Douglas, Indiana; F Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta; and F Tamika Catchings, Indiana. Former Husky G Renee Montgomery, Connecticut was named an All-Star reserve (voted upon by the coaches).
Monday, June 27, 2011
Today former UConn women's basketball star Maya Moore has won the 2011 Honda-Broderick Cup for the second straight year as the top female college athlete. Moore, a native of Jefferson City, Missouri who grew up in Lawrenceville, Georgia, has been nominated for the Honda Sports Award for basketball all four years of her college career and won the honor last year. She becomes the 1st-ever player to win the award in back-to-back season and is only the second athlete to be named as Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year twice (Tracy Caulkins won in ‘82 and ‘84). Moore led the UConn team to four Final Four appearances, two national titles and a 150-4 record. She is the fourth-leading scorer in NCAA history, with 3,036 points. Honored as the Capital One University Division Academic All-American of the Year and BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2010 and 2011, Moore was also selected as a CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2009. A three-time WBCA Wade Trophy honoree and four-time WBCA State Farm First Team All-American, she won the Naismith Trophy, the Associated Press Player of the Year Award and the USBWA Player of the Year Award in 2009 and 2011. She was also the John R. Wooden Award honoree in 2009 and 2011. Moore held a 3.669 GPA in sports media and promotion. She was the #1 draft pick for the WNBA this year and is currently playing with the Minnesota Lynx.
Sunday, June 05, 2011
Today UConn's trio of So. C Stefanie Dolson, So. G Bria Hartley and Fr. F Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis were named to the 2011 USA Women's U19 World Championship Team as announced by USA Basketball. They are also joined on the team by UConn commits F/C Breanna Stewart and F Morgan Tuck. The 12-member squad will reassemble July 11-15 for training at the USOTC, before the team travels to Chile for its final preparations. As the winner of the past three U19 World Championships, the USA will look to defend its title at the 2011 U19 Worlds, hosted by Chile from July 21-31 in Puerto Montt and Puerto Varas. The USA has been drawn into Group B for preliminary round play and will tip-off against Japan on July 21 (12:30pm ET), face Russia on July 22 (12:30pm ET) and close the first round against Argentina on July 23 (3:30pm ET). The second round will be played July 25-27, quarterfinals are slated for July 29, semifinals will be held on July 30 and the finals are scheduled for July 31.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Moore History!!!
Today Minnesota Lynx Star and former UConn Great Maya Moore became the 1st ever female basketball player to be signed to an endorsement deal by the Jordan Brand. Recognized as one of the greatest collegiate women’s basketball players to ever play, Moore led the University of Connecticut Huskies to back-to-back NCAA titles in 2009 and 2010. During her tenure at UConn, she re-wrote college basketball’s record books by leading the Huskies to a 150-4 record, including an NCAA Division I basketball record 90-game win streak. Boasting numerous career accolades which includes earning three Wade Trophy awards as the NPOTY (2009-11), three Academic All-American awards (2009-11), four 1st-team All-American awards (2008-11), and most recently being named the top overall pick in the 2011 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx, the 6’0” forward will join a renowned lineup of Jordan Brand athletes highlighted by Derek Jeter, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and Chris Paul.
“I am thrilled to welcome Maya Moore into the Jordan Brand,” said Michael Jordan. “Not only has Maya proven to be a prolific winner on the court, but her hunger and determination to make an impact off the court makes her a valuable addition to the Jordan family. We look forward to working with Maya as she carries her success to the next level.”
Today Minnesota Lynx Star and former UConn Great Maya Moore became the 1st ever female basketball player to be signed to an endorsement deal by the Jordan Brand. Recognized as one of the greatest collegiate women’s basketball players to ever play, Moore led the University of Connecticut Huskies to back-to-back NCAA titles in 2009 and 2010. During her tenure at UConn, she re-wrote college basketball’s record books by leading the Huskies to a 150-4 record, including an NCAA Division I basketball record 90-game win streak. Boasting numerous career accolades which includes earning three Wade Trophy awards as the NPOTY (2009-11), three Academic All-American awards (2009-11), four 1st-team All-American awards (2008-11), and most recently being named the top overall pick in the 2011 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx, the 6’0” forward will join a renowned lineup of Jordan Brand athletes highlighted by Derek Jeter, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and Chris Paul.
“I am thrilled to welcome Maya Moore into the Jordan Brand,” said Michael Jordan. “Not only has Maya proven to be a prolific winner on the court, but her hunger and determination to make an impact off the court makes her a valuable addition to the Jordan family. We look forward to working with Maya as she carries her success to the next level.”
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Awesome (Recruiting) News!!!!
Today the Top point guard (and #2 overall player) in the ESPN HoopGurlz Class of 2012 Moriah Jefferson (Glenn Heights, TX) verbally committed to Connecticut. Moriah becomes the 3rd player from the Class of 2012 to commit to the Huskies which already includes the #1 overall player Breanna Stewart (NY) and #12 overall Morgan Tuck (IL). She also becomes UConn first-ever recruit from the state of Texas. Her commitment now gives the Huskies the unprecendented recruiting coup of the Top 2 players (#1 Stewart and #2 Jefferson) from one class for the first time in history. Welcome to Storrs, MJ (#2)!!!
Today the Top point guard (and #2 overall player) in the ESPN HoopGurlz Class of 2012 Moriah Jefferson (Glenn Heights, TX) verbally committed to Connecticut. Moriah becomes the 3rd player from the Class of 2012 to commit to the Huskies which already includes the #1 overall player Breanna Stewart (NY) and #12 overall Morgan Tuck (IL). She also becomes UConn first-ever recruit from the state of Texas. Her commitment now gives the Huskies the unprecendented recruiting coup of the Top 2 players (#1 Stewart and #2 Jefferson) from one class for the first time in history. Welcome to Storrs, MJ (#2)!!!
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Today UConn 4-time All-American Maya Moore has won the 2011 Honda Sports Award in basketball, designating her as the nation’s top collegiate female athlete in the sport for the second straight year. The Honda Sports Award is given annually to the top women athletes in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports, along with automatic eligibility to become a “Top Three’’ finalist for the Honda-Broderick Cup, which signifies the Collegiate Female Athlete of the Year. She edged fellow nominees Brittney Griner of Baylor, Amber Harris of Xavier and Nnemkadi Ogwumike of Stanford in voting done by 1,000 NCAA member schools. Moore and Harris are now teammates with the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx. Moore is seeking to repeat as the Honda-Broderick Cup winner, which would make her just the second individual to twice be recognized as the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. Former Florida swimmer Tracy Caulkins won the award in 1982 and 1984.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Friday, April 08, 2011
Tonight UConn Sr. All-American Maya Moore officially became the consensus National Player of the Year for 2010-11 as she was named the winner of the 2011 John R. Wooden Award for women's college basketball's player of the year. She won the award as a sophomore in 2009. Former UConn teammate Tina Charles won the award last season (2010).
Monday, April 04, 2011
Today UConn Sr. All-American Maya Moore was named the 2010-11 Naismith Player of the Year for women's college basketball. She becomes the first player in the history of the Naismith Trophy to winner the award twice as a high school athlete (2006 and 2007) and twice as a college athlete (2009 and 2011). Former UConn teammate Tina Charles won the award last season (2010).
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