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American Athletic Conference Weekly Men’s Basketball Honors – Feb. 23

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly men’s basketball honors for the week ending Feb. 22.

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Austin Nichols • So. • F • Memphis

Nichols, who had missed Memphis’ previous two games due to an ankle injury, returned the lineup to help the Tigers to a 2-0 week with wins against UConn and UCF. He averaged 18.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.0 blocks in the two games, including a 16-point, eight-rebound, seven-block effort in a 75-72 win against the Huskies. He had 20 points with seven rebounds and three blocks in a 75-65 overtime win against the Knights. Nichols leads the Tigers in scoring for the season at 13.7 points per game and is the American Athletic Conference leader in blocks (3.5 per game).

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Daniel Hamilton • Fr. • F/G • UConn

Hamilton had a breakout week for UConn as he averaged 16.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game in two games. He led all scorers with 25 points to go with 13 rebounds, seven assists and three steals in a 75-72 loss at Memphis and had seven points with nine rebounds, nine assists, two blocks and three steals in a 67-60 win against Tulane.

WEEKLY HONOR ROLL

Gary Clark • Fr. • G • Cincinnati

Averaged 12.5 points and 10.5 rebounds, shooting .611 from the field (11-of-18) in a 1-1 week.

Amida Brimah • So. • C • UConn

Averaged 19.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.5 blocks and shot .929 from the field (13-of-14) in a 1-1 week.

Corey Allen Jr. • Sr. • G • USF

Averaged 18.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in a 1-1 week.

Nic Moore • Jr. • G • SMU

Scored 18 points with four assists and three steals in a 67-58 win against Temple.

James Woodard • Jr. • G • Tulsa

Averaged 17.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in a 2-0 week.

Photos-MBB: UConn Huskies vs Tulane Green Wave – 2/22/15

Here is a photo gallery from the UConn men’s basketball game versus the Tulane Green Wave at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT on February 22, 2015. The UConn Huskies won the game, 67-60.

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Video: UConn Men Hold Off Tulane For 67-60 Win

The UConn men’s basketball team has been on one heck of a roller coaster ride all season. There’s been so many ups and downs, it’s surprising no one has gotten stomach sick.

With conference tournament play looming, the UConn Huskies are looking to smooth things out and get the ride going in the right direction yet again.

Amida BrimahThey got it off to a good start again as the Huskies held off a fight from the Tulane Green Wave in a 67-60 win in front of 9,212 at Gampel Pavilion on Sunday afternoon.

UConn improves to 14-11 (8-6 American) while Tulane falls to 14-11 (5-9 American).

Amida Brimah paced the Huskies with 19 points on 8-for-8 shooting. He also had five rebounds and four blocked shots. Ryan Boatright added 16 points while Omar Calhoun came off the bench to score 12 points.

Daniel Hamilton continued his great all-around play with seven points, nine rebounds and nine assists.

Louis Dabney led Tulane with 19 points while Dylan Osetkowski had 12 points. Jay Hook had a team-high eight rebounds to go along with eight points for the Green Wave.

UConn looks to improve their seeding in conference play when they head to Greenville, NC on Wednesday night for a matchup with the East Carolina Pirates. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Tulane Green Wave @ UConn Huskies 2/22/15 box score

Here are the postgame quotes from UConn head coach Kevin Ollie.

Here are UConn’s postgame notes.

photo credit: ©2015 Ian Bethune

Video: UConn Women Continue AAC Domination In 92-46 Win Over Tulsa

The UConn women’s basketball team came into Saturday’s game against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane with four games left in American Athletic Conference play. For a normal team, that would mean fighting for seeding with the conference tournament looming.

UConn forward Breanna Stewart drives to the basket against Tulsa center Autura Campbell, left, and guard Ashley Clark at the Reynolds Center Saturday.But as we know, the UConn Huskies are no ordinary team. For them, it’s a matter of fine tuning the little things to prepare themselves for the bigger picture, a third straight NCAA Women’s Championship.

They did exactly that in front of 3,568 fans at the Donald W. Reynolds Center when the Huskies doubled up the Golden Hurricane 92-46.

It’s the 25th straight win for UConn who improve to 26-1 (15-0 American). Tulsa falls to 14-12 (9-6 American).

Breanna Stewart led the way for the Huskies with 28 points, nine rebounds and six blocked shots. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis added 17 points and five assists while both Moriah Jefferson and Kia Nurse both had 12. Jefferson also had six assists and six rebounds.

Saniya Chong rounded out the UConn players in double figures with 11 points.

Ashley Clark and Kelsee Grovery both had 13 points to pace the Golden Hurricane. Clark also pulled down six rebounds to lead them as well.

The Huskies are back in action on Monday night when they head to the Big Easy for a matchup with the Tulane Green Wave. Tip is scheduled for 8 p.m.

UConn Huskies @ Tulsa Golden Hurricane 2/21/15 box score

photo credit: cloe poisson – hartford courant

Video: UConn Women Being Stingy On Opponent Free Throws

Who was the last player to shoot a free throw against the UConn women’s basketball team?

If you said Aleighsa Welch of the South Carolina Gamecocks, you would be correct.

Since there was 2:25 minutes to go in the game against South Carolina on February 9, the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team has not allowed a free throw. That’s right, they went 40 minutes against the Tulane Green Wave and 40 minutes against the Houston Cougars without sending someone to the charity stripe.

No one-and-ones, no and ones, no two free throws on a foul on a shot. Nothing, nada, zilch.

It’s an incredible feat by the Huskies and given their goals each game, it’s not surprising to head coach Geno Auriemma or Breanna Stewart.

It’ll be intriguing to see what happens against Tulsa this afternoon. It’ll even be more interesting to see how Auriemma reacts if someone does send the Golden Hurricane to the free throw line.

Watch and/or listen below as Auriemma, Stewart and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis talk about the streak and UConn’s defense.

Photos-MHOC: UConn Huskies vs New Hampshire Wildcats – 2/20/15

Here is a photo gallery from the UConn hockey game versus the New Hampshire Wildcats at the XL Center in Hartford, CT on February 20, 2015. New Hampshire beat the UConn Huskies 4-1.

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NESN’s 2015 Red Sox Spring Training Plans

February 19, 2015 – NESN, the official home of the Boston Red Sox, will deliver 45 consecutive days of live Boston Red Sox Spring Training coverage by originating over 140 shows from Fort Myers, Florida. NESN’s coverage will be highlighted by 12 Grapefruit League games and daily reports in all 8 hours of NESN’s daily sports news programs from JetBlue Park in Fort Myers. NESN’s unparalleled coverage begins on Thursday, February 19 at 5:30 pm on NESN Live and also includes 11 consecutive days of Red Sox from Fort Myers presented by Jordan’s Furniture beginning on February 20 at 6:00 pm.

“With all the snow and cold temperatures we’ve endured, it’s time for the region to start thinking warm thoughts by looking forward to Red Sox baseball,” said Joseph Maar, NESN’s Vice President of Programming and Production, Executive Producer. “The Red Sox have added several exciting new players during the off-season including Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez and NESN plans to help introduce them to New England with our most comprehensive coverage of Spring Training ever.”

45 Days of NESN Live, NESN Sports Today and NESN Sports Update

NESN’s coverage of Red Sox Spring Training includes up-to-the-minute reports on all of NESN’s sports news shows beginning with NESN Live on Thursday, February 19 at 5:30 pm when Tom Caron (@tomcaron) and Adam Pellerin (@adampellerin) report live from Fort Myers. NESN Live, which normally airs weekdays at 5:30pm, will add special weekend editions the next two weekends that will originate from Jet Blue Park in Fort Myers. NESN Sports Today, which airs every night at 10:00 pm, will be co-hosted from Fort Myers throughout spring training. NESN’s newest sports news show NESN Sports Update will deliver the latest Red Sox news every morning plus feature live press conference coverage with manager John Farrell between Noon and 2:00 pm every weekday.

NESN’s Regularly Scheduled Sports News Programs
NESN Sports Update 5:00 am – 9:00 am
NESN Sports Update Noon – 2:00 pm
NESN Live 5:30 – 6:00 pm
NESN Sports Today 10:00 pm – midnight

11 Episodes of Red Sox from Fort Myers presented by Jordan’s Furniture

NESN expands Spring Training coverage when pitchers and catchers report on Friday, February 20 at 6:00 pm with the show Red Sox from Fort Myers presented by Jordan’s Furniture. NESN’s Red Sox host Tom Caron will look ahead to the 2015 season with players, coaches, and executives on 11 consecutive days from JetBlue Park.

Red Sox Spring Training Workout Show

NESN will introduce a new concept the week of February 23rd called Red Sox Spring Training Workout, hosted by Tom Caron. This new show will be taped during morning workouts around 10:00 am and will air at 5:00 pm each day, giving fans a 30-minute first-person experience from Red Sox Spring Training.

12 Spring Training Games

NESN’s coverage of 12 Red Sox Spring Training games will begin Sunday, March 8 at 1:00 pm when the Red Sox travel to Port St. Lucie to take on the New York Mets. Don Orsillo (@DonOrsillo) and Jerry Remy (@Jerry_Remy) will team up for their 15th season together in the NESN broadcast booth.

The spring training game schedule includes a special Red Sox Foundation Game Night on Friday, March 13 when the Red Sox host the New York Yankees. Coverage begins at 6:30 pm with a 30-minute pre-game show that will tell stories of the foundation’s impact on families in New England. The game telecast will include limited commercial interruptions and concludes with a special Foundation-focused post-game show.

In addition to Don Orsillo, Jerry Remy, Tom Caron and Adam Pellerin, NESN will be sending Gary Striewski (@garystriewski) and Elle Duncan (@elleduncan) to help cover Red Sox Spring Training. Ricky Doyle (@TheRickyDoyle) will also be in Fort Myers through the end of February providing up-to the-minute daily workout reports and the latest news from training camp for NESN.com, the most visited regional sports network website in the country.

NESN’s Red Sox from Fort Myers Show Schedule

DATE PROGRAM TIME
Friday, Feb. 20 Red Sox from Fort Myers 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Saturday, Feb. 21 Red Sox from Fort Myers 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Sunday, Feb. 22 Red Sox from Fort Myers 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Monday, Feb. 23 Red Sox from Fort Myers 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Tuesday, Feb. 24 Red Sox from Fort Myers 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Wednesday, Feb. 25 Red Sox from Fort Myers 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Thursday, Feb. 26 Red Sox from Fort Myers 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Friday, Feb. 27 Red Sox from Fort Myers 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Saturday, Feb. 28 Red Sox from Fort Myers 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Sunday, March 1 Red Sox from Fort Myers 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Monday, March 2 Red Sox from Fort Myers 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM

 

NESN’s 2015 Red Sox Spring Training Game Telecasts

DATE OPPONENT TIME*
Sunday, March 8 New York Mets (Port St. Lucie) 1:00 PM
Friday, March 13 New York Yankees 7:00 PM
Sunday, March 15 Philadelphia (Clearwater) 1:00 PM
Tuesday, March 17 Atlanta 1:00 PM*
Saturday, March 21 Pittsburgh (Bradenton) 1:00 PM
Sunday, March 22 Philadelphia 1:00 PM
Sunday, March 29 Tampa Bay 1:00 PM
Monday, March 30 Minnesota 7:00 PM
Tuesday, March 31 Tampa Bay (Port Charlotte) 1:00 PM*
Wednesday, April 1 Toronto 1:00 PM*
Friday, April 3 Minnesota 1:00 PM
Friday, March 4 Minnesota (Hammond Stadium) 1:00 PM

*Select Spring Training day games will be replayed in their entirety at 7:00 pm as the schedule permits.

Photos-WBB: UConn Huskies vs Houston Cougars – 2/17/15

Here is a photo gallery from the UConn women’s basketball game versus the Houston Cougars at the XL Center on February 17, 2015. The UConn Huskies beat Houston 85-26.

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photo credits: ©2015 Ian Bethune