Enosch Wolf

R.J. Evans was given two tasks for UConn's final game. He had to address the team before it, and take Providence's leading scorer out of it. "Coach Ollie told me a couple of days ago," Evans said, "'I need you to shut him down.' I took it with my pride."...

— This is not the finish anyone expected for UConn's season, not even as recently as nine days ago, when the Huskies took Georgetown to double overtime. One injury after another, and losses at Cincinnati and South Florida, have created a strange,...

Niels Giffey wasn't counting on playing much at the center position when he came to UConn, but that is where he is needed now and he's pitching in. "Usually, I'm in there together with DeAndre [Daniels]," Giffey said, "it's more like having two fours...

Omar Calhoun, a freshman who rarely sees a shot he does not like, did not make a three-point shot, did not even attempt one. The wrapping on his right wrist made it unthinkable for a night. But for Calhoun, sitting was just as unthinkable. "I can do...

On the September day he was introduced as the UConn basketball coach, a day he carried in a most impressive and emotional way, Kevin Ollie needed to fight back tears when his attention turned to his daughter Cheyenne. Ollie talked about walking down...

UConn junior center Enosch Wolf was arrested during an on-campus altercation Monday morning and was suspended indefinitely from the team. Wolf, 22, was charged with burglary in the third degree, criminal trespass in the first degree and disorderly...

HARTFORD — The last word was loud. The last word was emphatic. The last word had the devastating effect, elicited that unmistakably sullen silence that makes the last word so satisfying. And in this storied, intense and always emotional college...

When they line up to play Villanova's guards today, Shabazz Napier and Ryan Boatright will be looking up, as usual. Napier is 6 feet 1 and Boatright is listed at 6-0, which is pushing it. Villanova's backcourt features 6-6 Darrun Hilliard, 6-6 James Bell...

Site: XL Center, Hartford Time: Noon TV: ESPN (Mike Patrick, Len Elmore) Radio: WTIC-AM 1080 (Joe D'Ambrosio, Wayne Norman) Series history: Villanova, 32-30 Last meeting: UConn 73-70 (OT) in Philadelphia, Feb. 20, 2012 Streaks: Villanova, L1; UConn,...

HARTFORD Phil Nolan tried to treat Wednesday's game against Syracuse like any other game, but he sensed in practice the day before that something was different. Teammate Tyler Olander was doing a lot more shoving than usual. "In the beginning of...

La última palabra fue fuerte. La última palabra fue enfática. La última palabra tuvo el efecto devastador, sacaron ese inconfundible hosco silencio que hace tan satisfactoria la última palabra. Y en este historiado, la rivalidad del baloncesto varonil...

Jim Calhoun arrived early, and chatted with his old friend/foe Jim Boeheim before UConn and Syracuse played for the last time as Big East rivals. "People make decisions in 10 minutes [to end] a rivalry that's lasted 30-some years," Calhoun said. "…...