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It’s game day for the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team as they’ll take on the West Virginia Mountaineers in the second round of the Big East Tournament. Tip is scheduled for high noon and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.

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UConn Men’s Basketball links

Jim Calhoun’s Take [Dom Amore – Hartford Courant]

Wrapping Things Up at The Garden [Dom Amore – Hartford Courant]

UConn Bolstered by Return of Big Daddy Cane [David Borges – New Haven Register]

BET wrap [Ed Daigneault – The Republican-American]

UConn Off The Bubble?: March 6 [Kevin Duffy – CT Post]

Post-game breakdown, video: DePaul [Gavin Keefe – The Day]

Huskies roll over DePaul in round one [Neill Ostrout – Journal Inquirer]

The Big Apple [UConn Huskies Basketball]

UConn men roll past DePaul [CT Post]

UConn Beats DePaul 81-67, Advances In Big East Men’s Tournament [Hartford Courant]

UConn Has A Rematch With West Virginia [Hartford Courant]

With Napier In Foul Trouble, Boatright Steps Up [Hartford Courant]

Lamb scores 25, leads Huskies by DePaul in Big East tournament [New Haven Register]

Jim Calhoun’s ‘back’ in charge [New Haven Register]

For UConn men, it’s a solid start [The Day]

UConn notes: Lamb off to a flying start [The Day]

VIDEO: Bob Huggins Pre-UConn [WVMetroNews.com]

Jim Calhoun is back, but for how much longer? [Sporting News]

Jim Calhoun and Connecticut Huskies get off to a healthy start in Big East Tournament [NY Daily News]

UW to play home and home with UConn, Pac-12 tourney headed to Vegas [The News-Tribune]

With Calhoun, UConn has hungry look [Andy Katz – ESPN.com]

Rapid Reaction: UConn 81, DePaul 67 [Kieran Darcy – ESPN.com]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

UConn Rings Up No. 18 [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Faris Delivers Two Key 3-Pointers For Huskies In Win Over Irish [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

UConn women celebrate another Big East title [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Big East coaches thoughts on Geno Auriemma’s latest milestone [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

UConn women beat ND to claim Big East crown [CT Post]

Connecticut mentality shines for champions [CT Post]

A closer look at Geno Auriemma’s 800 wins [CT Post]

UConn Defeats Notre Dame 63-54 To Win Big East Championship [Hartford Courant]

For Auriemma, Tuesday’s Win Marked Two Milestones [Hartford Courant]

UConn Women Learn To Counterpunch [Hartford Courant]

Huskies beat Irish for Big East crown, Geno’s 800th win [New Haven Register]

UConn women surprise Irish and win fifth straight Big East title [The Day]

Another milestone for Geno [The Day]

UConn comes together at right time [Graham Hays – ESPN.com]

UConn Football links

Who has a shot to impress at pro day? [Andrea Adelson – ESPN.com]

Other UConn related links

Baseball. Tom Verdi Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll [UConnHuskies.com]

M. Ice Hockey. Garrett Bartus Named AHA Goaltender of the Week [UConnHuskies.com]

W. Track. Huskies Conclude Season As No. 25 In Nation [UConnHuskies.com]

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It’s game day for the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team as they’ll open up Big East Tournament play with the DePaul Blue Demons at Madison Square Garden. Tip is scheduled for 12 p.m. and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.

It’s also game day for the UConn women’s basketball team as they’ll take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the championship game of the Big East Women’s Tournament. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be nationally-televised on ESPN.

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UConn Men’s Basketball links

Talk Of The Town: Can Huskies Do “The Impossible” In New York Again? [Dom Amore – Hartford Courant]

Blaney: ‘I’d Be Disappointed if We’re Not in the NCAA Already’ [David Borges – New Haven Register]

10 players to watch in the Big East tournament [Kevin Duffy – CT Post]

Calhoun previews Big East tournament (video) [Gavin Keefe – The Day]

Big East tourney preview: UConn vs. DePaul [Lee Lewis – The Republican-American]

A New York state of mind [Neill Ostrout – Journal Inquirer]

February [UConn Huskies Basketball]

UConn: No comparisons to last season [CT Post]

Big East Talk: Can UConn Men Do It Again? [Hartford Courant]

Calhoun Brings Confidence Back To Huskies [Hartford Courant]

UConn ready for DePaul in Big East tournament [New Haven Register]

Can UConn men enjoy another magical run in NYC? [The Day]

Big East Tournament Preview: Connecticut has talent to make a run [The Post-Standard]

Underdog Huskies have been here before [FOXSports.com]

UConn men back in familiar spot as title defense begins [USAToday.com]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Auriemma At His Best [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Auriemma and Shenneika Smith of St. John’s Have A Special Bond [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

Huskies look like the Huskies of old [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Geno going for 800th win in Big East final [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Breanna Stewart Named Naismith High School Player of the Year [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn women rout St. John’s [CT Post]

UConn Avenges Earlier Loss To St. John’s [Hartford Courant]

Big East Chalk Talk [Hartford Courant]

Dolson Finding Her Competitive Drive [Hartford Courant]

Huskies top St. John’s, will meet Notre Dame in Big East title game [New Haven Register]

UConn gets its wish [The Day]

Mutual admiration society [The Hour]

UConn stepping it up in time for Irish [Graham Hays – ESPN.com]

Other UConn related links

W. Track. Grove-McDonough Named Northeast Assistant Coach Of The Year [UConnHuskies.com]

M. Ice Hockey. Men’s Hockey To Face No. 19 Air Force In AHA Second Round [UConnHuskies.com]

Field Hockey. Six Huskies Earn National Academic Honor [UConnHuskies.com]

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It’s game day for the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team as they’ll take on the St. John’s Red Storm in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament. Tip is scheduled for approximately 8:30 p.m. and the game will be nationally-televised on ESPNU.

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UConn Women’s Basketball links

The Future Of Big East Scheduling [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

ESPN’s “Outside The Lines” Profiles Elena Delle Donne [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Could UConn Be Sent Away From Bridgeport? [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Mosqueda-Lewis Says UConn Will Be “Different Team” [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Hartley Not Concerned By Her Recent Shooting Struggles [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

UConn’s Hayes, Rutgers’ Sykes to square off again [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

West Virginia would like to play UConn in the future [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Revenge not driving UConn [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

At the end of the Da’, she just wasn’t in the Huskies plans [John Nash – The Hour]

KML Provides The Offense As UConn Beats Rutgers, 49-34 [Hartford Courant]

Where UConn Women Start In NCAA Tournament Could Get Complicated [Hartford Courant]

Huskies beat Rutgers, advance to Big East semifinals [New Haven Register]

Revenge tour starts tonight [The Day]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

On The Day After, Calhoun Needed To Rest [Dom Amore – Hartford Courant]

How NBA Scouts See Drummond, Lamb [David Borges – New Haven Register]

UConn On The Bubble: March 4 [Kevin Duffy – CT Post]

Huskies Motivated By 2011 Experience [Hartford Courant]

Smith puts charge into Huskies [The Day]

Other UConn related links

Softball. Sunday’s Softball Games Cancelled [UConnHuskies.com]

Baseball. Huskies Walk-Off With 6-5 Win on Verdi’s Game-Winning Hit [UConnHuskies.com]

W. Track. Huskies Finish Fourth At the ECAC Championships [UConnHuskies.com]

M. Track. Huskies Finish Second At IC4A Championships [UConnHuskies.com]

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Here’s the release from UConn about the UConn Huskies men’s basketball players named to the various All-Big East Teams.

STORRS, Conn. – It was announced today by the BIG EAST Conference that UConn sophomore guard Jeremy Lamb has been named a member of the All-BIG EAST First Team. Lamb is the only sophomore selected to the six-member squad. Freshman Andre Drummond was selected to the BIG EAST All-Rookie Team.

Lamb was a member of the Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team and has been selected throughout the season to the major National Player of the Year watch lists, including the Naismith Award and the Oscar Robertson Trophy.

As a freshman, Lamb earned a spot on the BIG EAST All-Rookie Team.

Lamb has led UConn to an 18-12 record and the No. 9 seed in the upcoming BIG EAST Tournament set to begin Tuesday at Noon in Madison Square Garden when the Huskies face No. 16 DePaul.

On the season, Lamb has recorded 17.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game. He’s shooting 48-percent from the field and 83-percent from the line heading into the postseason.

Lamb has had two 30-point performances and eight 20-point games this season. He’s hit double digits in all but three contests.

Marquette had two players selected to the All-BIG EAST First Team with the only unanimous selection, Jae Crowder, and Darius Johnson-Odom.

Freshman center Andre Drummond (Middletown, Conn.) earned a spot on the All-BIG EAST Rookie squad. Drummond led all UConn players with 7.8 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game. Drummond ranked third in the league in rebounding among freshmen and his 10.2 points per game placed him seventh in freshmen scoring.

Drummond’s 53-percent shooting led all freshmen with at least 50 field goals made while his 2.63 blocks per contest led all freshmen and ranked third in the BIG EAST Conference.

Drummond set a Calhoun-era record for freshmen at UConn with nine double-doubles, surpassing the old mark of seven held by all-time great Emeka Okafor in 2001-02.

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2011-12 BIG EAST REGULAR SEASON AWARDS

BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Fab Melo, Syracuse  

BIG EAST Most Improved Player
Jack Cooley, Notre Dame  

BIG EAST Sixth Man Award
Dion Waiters, Syracuse  

BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award
Jason Clark, Georgetown

ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM

• Jeremy Lamb, Connecticut, G, So., 6-5, 185, Norcross, Ga.
• Jason Clark, Georgetown, G, Sr., 6-2, 170, Arlington, Va.
• *Jae Crowder, Marquette, F, Sr., 6-6, 235, Villa Rica, Ga.
• Darius Johnson-Odom, Marquette, G, Sr., 6-2, 215, Raleigh, N.C.
• Kris Joseph, Syracuse, F, Sr., 6-7, 210, Montreal, Quebec
• Kevin Jones, West Virginia, F, Sr., 6-8, 260, Mount Vernon, N.Y.

ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM

• Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, G, So., 6-4, 215, White Plains, N.Y.
• Jack Cooley, Notre Dame, F, Jr., 6-9, 244, Glenview, Ill.
• Jordan Theodore, Seton Hall, G, Sr., 6-0, 174, Englewood, N.J.
• Scoop Jardine, Syracuse, G, Sr., 6-2, 190, Philadelphia, Pa.
• Maalik Wayns, Villanova, G, Jr., 6-2, 200, Philadelphia, Pa.

ALL-BIG EAST THIRD TEAM

• Henry Sims, Georgetown, C, Sr., 6-10, 232, Baltimore, Md.
• Vincent Council, Providence, G, Jr., 6-2, 180, Brooklyn, N.Y.
• Herb Pope, Seton Hall, F, Sr., 6-8, 236, Aliquippa, Pa.
• Dion Waiters, Syracuse, G, So., 6-4, 215, Philadelphia, Pa.
• Darryl Bryant, West Virginia, G, Sr., 6-2, 195, Brooklyn, N.Y.

BIG EAST HONORABLE MENTION

• Cleveland Melvin, DePaul, F, So., 6-8, 205, Baltimore, Md.
• Hollis Thompson, Georgetown, F, Sr., 6-7, 205, Los Angeles, Calif.
• Kyle Kuric, Louisville, G-F, Sr., 6-4, 185, Evansville, Ind.
• Ashton Gibbs, Pittsburgh, G, Sr., 6-2, 190, Scotch Plains, N.J.
• Moe Harkless, St. John’s, F, Fr., 6-8, 190, Queens, N.Y.

BIG EAST ALL-ROOKIE TEAM^

• Andre Drummond, Connecticut, C, Fr., 6-11, 275, Middletown, Conn.
• Chane Behanan, Louisville, F, Fr., 6-7, 250, Bowling Green, Ky.
• Jerian Grant, Notre Dame, G, So., 6-5, 185, Bowie, Md.
• LaDontae Henton, Providence, F, Fr., 6-6, 220 Lansing, Mich.
• Moe Harkless, St. John’s, F, Fr., 6-8, 190, Queens, N.Y.
• D’Angelo Harrison, St. John’s, G, Fr., 6-3, 186, Missouri City, Texas
• Anthony Collins, USF, G, Fr., G, 6-1, 175, Houston, Texas

*Denotes unanimous selection.

^Due to a tie in the voting, an additional position was named.

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It’s game day for the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team as they’ll take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament at the XL Center in Hartford, CT. Tip is scheduled for approximately 8 p.m.and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPNU.

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UConn Women’s Basketball links

It’s A New Dawn, It’s A New Day, It’s A New Life [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Huskies Provide Their Thoughts Heading Into Big East Tournament [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

Postseason Arrives With Huskies Looking to Move On [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

Big East women’s schedule staying at 16 games – for now [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Huskies Set For BIG EAST Quarterfinals [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn women regroup, gear for postseason run [CT Post]

Notre Dame Loss Behind, Huskies Look For Fresh Start [Hartford Courant]

Huskies look to erase frustrations of loss to Notre Dame [New Haven Register]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

George Blaney’s Take [Dom Amore – Hartford Courant]

Wrapping Things Up From Gampel [Dom Amore – Hartford Courant]

Calhoun Back in Charge, Roscoe Picks Up Big Charge [David Borges – New Haven Register]

the wrap of the regular season [Ed Daigneault – The Republican-American]

Notes/Quotes from Pitt: “It’s why he’s in the Hall of Fame…he understands how to motivate a team.” [Kevin Duffy – CT Post]

Post-game breakdown, video: Pittsburgh [Gavin Keefe – The Day]

Calhoun, Huskies hold off Pitt [Neill Ostrout – Journal Inquirer]

Crazy, arbitrary Big East tiebreakers reward UConn with nine seed in Big East Tournament [The UConn Blog]

Clean Slate [UConn Huskies Basketball]

Field Set for 2012 BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters [BigEast.org]

Calhoun returns, UConn holds off Pittsburgh in regular season finale [CT Post]

Down and almost out, Huskies show plenty of life [CT Post]

UConn Beats Pittsburgh 74-65 In Calhoun’s Return [Hartford Courant]

Drummond, The Shot-Blocker [Hartford Courant]

Game Change: Charge It To Roscoe Smith [Hartford Courant]

Still fight left [Journal Inquirer]

Huskies close out Pittsburgh as Jim Calhoun returns [New Haven Register]

One play helped Huskies charge ahead [New Haven Register]

With Jim Calhoun on sideline, Huskies win [Andy Katz – ESPN.com]

 

Other UConn related links

W. Track. DMR Automatically Qualifies For NCAA Championship [UConnHuskies.com]

Softball. Softball Postponed Until Sunday [UConnHuskies.com]

W. Lacrosse. Huskies Battle Past Binghamton, 14-12 [UConnHuskies.com]

M. Track. Duggan Captures Pole Vault Title At IC4A’s [UConnHuskies.com]

W. Track. McLaren Qualifies For NCAA’s At ECAC Championships [UConnHuskies.com]

Baseball. Huskies Swept in Weekend Set vs. Mississippi State [UConnHuskies.com]

M. Ice Hockey. Huskies Blank Canisius 4-0 To Advance To AHA Second Round [UConnHuskies.com]

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It’s game day for the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team as they’ll host the Pittsburgh Panthers this afternoon at Gampel Pavilion. Tip is scheduled for 12 p.m. and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.

Note: I am in North Carolina for a wedding. So a postgame recap/highlights post will not come until later tonight.

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UConn Men’s Basketball links

Notes, Quotes and Thoughts from UConn Men’s Practice [Dom Amore – Hartford Courant]

Calhoun: ‘I Just Couldn’t Stay Home Any Longer’ [David Borges – New Haven Register]

Here’s Jim Calhoun’s Press Conference [David Borges – New Haven Register]

Game preview: UConn men host Pittsburgh [Lee Lewis – The Republican-American]

Calhoun back at practice, may coach Saturday [Neill Ostrout – Journal Inquirer]

Big East Power Rankings [UConn Huskies Basketball]

Calhoun returns to UConn practice [CT Post]

Jim Calhoun To Decide Saturday Morning If He Will Coach Vs. Pitt [Hartford Courant]

Calhoun, The Cranky Warrior, Has The Floor [Hartford Courant]

Over the back [Journal Inquirer]

Jim Calhoun returns to practice [New Haven Register]

Calhoun returns to practice … and players expect him to coach today [The Day]

Stakes a lot different for Pitt, UConn [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Still A Lot To Learn For Mosqueda-Lewis [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Huskies Comment On Bruszewski’s Postgame Comments [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

UConn teammates appreciate Mosqueda-Lewis’ game [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

UConn recruit Stewart leads Cicero-North Syracuse to regional title [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

KML is Big East freshman of year [CT Post]

A quality start for UConn frosh [Journal Inquirer]

UConn women’s drive for 5 has omimous bumps [Journal Inquirer]

UConn Football links

NFL draft experts: Final combine thoughts [Andrea Adelson – ESPN.com]

Other UConn related links

W. Lacrosse. Women’s Lax Upended By BC, 19-11 [UConnHuskies.com]

Baseball. Huskies Dispel Bisons, 4-2, in Game One of MSU Tournament Doubleheader [UConnHuskies.com]

Baseball. Baseball Plagued by Errors in Late Innings of 5-4 Loss to MSU [UConnHuskies.com]

Softball. Huskies Drop Two At Day One Of CSU Tournament [UConnHuskies.com]

M. Ice Hockey. Men’s Hockey Earns Dramatic 4-3 Overtime Victory Against Canisius [UConnHuskies.com]

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Normally when the Big East announces the end of the year major awards, the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team is taking most or all of them home. Well the times are a changing folks but they did pick up one.

Fresh off of winning eight Big East Freshman of the Week honors, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis was named the Big East Freshman of the Year on Friday. It’s the second straight year that a Husky has won the honor as Bria Hartley was honored last year. KML was also named to the All-Big East second team as well as being the sixth man of the year.

Here’s the release from UConn:

HARTFORD, Conn. – Freshman standout Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis has been honored as the BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, as announced by the league on Friday afternoon at the XL Center in Hartford.  Mosqueda-Lewis is the second-straight Husky to be so honored as teammate Bria Hartley garnered the award last season.

Mosqueda-Lewis is the 12^th Husky to be honored as the BIG EAST Freshman of the Year and the fifth Husky to earn the award in the last seven seasons.  Yesterday, the Anaheim Hills, Calif. native was selected as one of five freshmen to be named

Mosqueda-Lewis finished the regular season as the Huskies’ second leading scorer at 14.4 points per game and established a new freshman record for made 3-point field goals with 75.  Mosqueda-Lewis eclipsed the previous record of 73 set by Moore during the 2007-08 campaign.

The Anaheim Hills, Calif. native finished 12^th in the BIG EAST in scoring and sixth in 3-point field goal percentage.  Both were tops among league freshmen.

Mosqueda-Lewis and the No. 3 seed Huskies (26-4, 13-3) are back in action on Sunday, March 4 when the team takes on either No. 6 Rutgers, No. 11 Cincinnati or No. 14 Marquette in the quarterfinal round of the BIG EAST Tournament.  Game time is set for approximately 8 p.m. at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn.

2011-12 Big East Women’s Player of the Year
Skylar Diggins, Jr., Notre Dame

2011-12 Big East Freshman of the Year
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Fr., UConn

2011-12 Big East Coach of the Year
Kim Barnes-Arrico, St. John’s

2011-12 Big East Scholar Athlete of the Year
Da’Shena Stevens, Sr., St. John’s

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UConn Men’s Basketball links

Omar Calhoun, Chris Obekpa To Be Teammates In New Orleans Event [Dom Amore – Hartford Courant]

UConn Could Finish As No. 8-11 Seed for BE Tourney [David Borges – New Haven Register]

UConn On The Bubble: March 2 [Kevin Duffy – CT Post]

Calhoun still out [Neill Ostrout – Journal Inquirer]

Stan Simpson: The Future of Jim Calhoun [UConn Huskies Basketball]

SNY To Present “Huskies Heroes” Next Monday [UConnHuskies.com]

Men’s Hoops To Host Pittsburgh at Noon on ESPN Saturday [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn the most disappointing hyped team? You be the judge [CT Post]

Jim Calhoun Still Out; No Word On Saturday Return [Hartford Courant]

UConn men’s basketball senior to be honored at senior night [The Daily Campus]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Obama Offers Presidental Pardon To UConn Women [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Mosqueda-Lewis On Watch List For USBWA National Freshman Of The Year Award [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

Big East tournament begins tomorrow [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Best defense ever? [Lee Lewis – The Republican-American]

The Big East Women’s Tournament TV Situation [Hartford Courant]

UConn Football links

Updated rankings from Kiper, McShay [Andrea Adelson – ESPN.com]

UConn Football: Spring Practice Media Set Up [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

Other UConn related links

W. Lacrosse. Women’s Lacrosse Postponed To Noon Friday vs. BC [UConnHuskies.com]

Baseball. Huskies Return South for Four-Game Set at MSU [UConnHuskies.com]

Baseball. Friday Action Pushed Up for UConn Baseball [UConnHuskies.com]

M. Ice Hockey. Men’s Hockey To Host Canisius In Best-of-Three AHA Playoffs [UConnHuskies.com]

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While we have to wait until 5 p.m. on Friday for the big awards, the Big East Conference announced four awards plus the All-Big East teams. And as you would expect, there’s a distinct UConn Huskies women’s basketball flavor to the teams.

Senior Tiffany Hayes was named to the All-Big East First Team and is joined by her teammate sophomore Bria Hartley. Freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis was named to the All-Big East Second Team.

KML also picked up the Big East Sixth Man Award and should win Freshman of the Year honors tomorrow. She and Kiah Stokes were named to the All-Big East Freshman Team.

There was one other member of the Huskies honored for her play and that was sophomore Stefanie Dolson who received honorable mention honors.

Given what Kelly Faris does for the Huskies on a nightly basis, I’m really shocked she was not recognized by the coaches in the conference.

The Big East Player of the Year, Big East Freshman of the Year, Big East Coach of the Year and Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year are the four awards that will be announced tomorrow.

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2011-12 BIG EAST WOMEN’S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON HONORS

BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Devereaux Peters, Notre Dame, Gr., F  

BIG EAST Sixth Man Award
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Connecticut, Fr., F  

BIG EAST Most Improved Player
Jasmine Wynne, USF, Sr., G   

BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award
Deanna Ortiz, DePaul, Sr., G
Da’Shena Stevens, St. John’s, Sr., F  

All-BIG EAST First Team

• Bria Hartley, Connecticut, So., G
• Tiffany Hayes, Connecticut, Sr., G
• *Anna Martin, DePaul, Jr., G
• Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown, Jr., G
• Shoni Schimmel, Louisville, So., G
• *Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame, Jr., G
• Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame, Sr., G
• Devereaux Peters, Notre Dame, Gr., F
• Khadijah Rushdan, Rutgers, R-Sr., G
• Shenneika Smith, St. John’s, Jr., G
• Asya Bussie, West Virginia, Jr., C  
  

All-BIG EAST Second Team

• Dayeesha Hollins, Cincinnati, R-So., G
• Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Connecticut, Fr., F
• April Sykes, Rutgers, Sr., G/F
• Nadirah McKenith, St. John’s, Jr., G
• Da’Shena Stevens, St. John’s, Sr., F
• Jasmine Crew, Seton Hall, Sr., G
• Jasmine Wynne, USF, Sr., G
• Kayla Alexander, Syracuse, Jr., C
• Iasia Hemingway, Syracuse, Sr., F
• Laura Sweeney, Villanova, Jr., F  
  

BIG EAST Honorable Mention

• Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut, So., C
• Katherine Harry, DePaul, Jr., F
• Tia Magee, Georgetown, Sr., F
• Katherine Plouffe, Marquette, So., F
• Monique Oliver, Rutgers, Jr., F/C
• Christal Caldwell, West Virginia, R-So., G  
  

BIG EAST All-Freshman Team

• *Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Connecticut, Fr., F
• Kiah Stokes, Connecticut, Fr., C
• *Brittany Hrynko, DePaul, Fr., G
• *Bria Smith, Louisville, Fr., G
• Arlesia Morse, Marquette, Fr., G
• *Brianna Kiesel, Pittsburgh, Fr., G
• Betnijah Laney, Rutgers, Fr., G/F
• Amber Thompson, St. John’s, Fr., F
• Lauren Burford, Villanova, R-Fr., F
• Linda Stepney, West Virginia, Fr., G  

*Unanimous selection

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UConn Men’s Basketball links

Dom answered a few questions in his mailbag [Dom Amore – Hartford Courant]

UConn On The Bubble: Feb. 29 [Kevin Duffy – CT Post]

Surprisingly, Many Analysts Have The Huskies Making NCAA Tournament [Hartford Courant]

Three Things That Hurt UConn Against Providence [Hartford Courant]

More Reasons For UConn’s Failure [Hartford Courant]

Huskies have fallen short across the board [New Haven Register]

The Defending Champion Connecticut Huskies Have No More Mulligans [The Big Lead]

Connecticut needs a run to earn at-large berth [Washington Post]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Becca Bruszewski: The Truth Lies In Between [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Hartley, Mosqueda-Lewis Named To Midseason Naismith List [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

Take a shot at predicting Big East award winners [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Asjha Jones helps Rivas Ecopolis into EuroLeague Final Eight [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

UConn Football links

Checking in: UConn QB coach Shane Day [Andrea Adelson – ESPN.com]

First Interview With Robert Griffin III Before His First Trip To East Hartford In 2008 [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

UConn Football Spring Practice Begins March 20 Ends With April 21 Spring Game At Rent [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

The thing that people think is when you go to these big stadiums and they have 80,000 people or… [The UConn Blog]

Other UConn related links

W. Lacrosse. Women’s Lacrosse vs. BC Postponed To 4 p.m. Thursday [UConnHuskies.com]

W. Ice Hockey. Cristin Allen Named to Hockey East 10th Anniversary Team [UConnHuskies.com]

W. Track. Huskies Head To ECAC Championships On Saturday [UConnHuskies.com]

Softball. Huskies Headed To South Carolina For Charleston Southern Tournament [UConnHuskies.com]

M. Track. UConn Prepares For IC4A Championships [UConnHuskies.com]

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