You put the team together very well. But could Gortman picture Ollie as a head coach in the NBA? 29 Times (Reg. At Dan Hurley's request, JimCalhoun addressed the UConn men's basketball team before it left for the Sweet 16, and again before its trip to the Final Four. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Ollie's legal team called the January ruling "vindication" for Ollie, who had been accused by the Committee on Infractions of deceptive actions within the investigation. 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UConn head coach Dan Hurley celebrates after cutting down the netting from the 82-54 win against Gonzaga of an Elite 8 college basketball game in the West Region final of the NCAA Tournament,. Record: 32-8 (12-6 AAC) The Huskies were led by second-year head coach Kevin Ollie. Consecutive losing seasons followed, a number of players transferred out and the program was investigated for NCAA infractions, which ultimately led to Ollie being fired by the university for just cause in March 2018. He is best known for his tenure as head coach of the University of Connecticut (UConn) men's basketball team. Height of bar is margin of victory Mouseover bar for details Click for box score Grouped by Month, 1. Jim Calhoun, former Connecticut men's basketball coach, watches an NCAA college basketball game between South Florida and Rutgers at the American Athletic Conference tournament Wednesday, March 12, 2014, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey). For sure, he said, without a second thought. "The biggest thing is to stop worrying about things you can't control,," the Hall of Famer said. UConn returns to the NCAA Tournament and defeats Colorado in the South Region first round, 74-67. The Huskies' offense ranked No. Conference Finish: 4th Feb 12, Connecticut (19-5) Win vs. South Florida, 83-40, 25. 1, Men's college basketball rosters: Comings and goings for 2023-24, The hype, security and logistics: How USC is preparing for Bronny James, Prom & Basketball: Juju Watkins, D.J. Coach: Kevin Ollie. Ollie, the former UConn men's basketball player and coach who led the Huskies to the 2014 national title but was fired four years later, is joining the Brooklyn Nets as an assistant coach. 22 Times (Preseason), 18 Times (Final), 378 Weeks (Total). Dan Hurley took over the program,, whichwas placed on probation for two years. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. But you can't drag it on. 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Jim Calhoun, former Connecticut men's basketball coach, watches an NCAA college basketball game between South Florida and Rutgers at the American Athletic Conference tournament Wednesday, March 12, 2014, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) . Feb 20 @ Temple, Connecticut (21-5) Win vs. Temple, 68-55, 27. A steady influx of highly-rated recruiting classes has been the backbone of UConns yearly rise under Hurley and his coaching staff. Huskies in the NBA. Connecticut head coach Kevin Ollie kisses guard Shabazz Napier after their team beat Kentucky 60-54 at the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game Monday, April 7, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. Obviously, they did a great job with that. Shams Charania, an NBA insider for The Athletic, reported that the finalists: Ollie, Collins and Lee were all set to meet with the Pistons earlier this month . He was said to be a mentor in the locker room to young players like Kevin Durant and LeBron James. Kevin Ollie won one in 2014, and now Hurley. Carlesimo and George Blaney, amassing career totals of 1,070 points and 437 assists and helped the Pirates to three NCAA Tournament appearances and an NIT berth during his career. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. With seven losses by four points or less including four in overtime, two of them in double overtime the Huskies record could easily have been even more impressive. 1997-2001 Rutgers University (Asst. Rhode Island swept to the Atlantic 10 regular-season title with a 15-3 mark, and spent seven weeks ranked in the national polls, rising as high as No. Dec 22 @ Washington, Connecticut (10-1) Win vs. Washington, 82-70, 12. Seas. The fourth-ranked Huskies were knocked to the canvas again Saturday, this time by Big East foe Creighton. UConn withstood a second-half run before embarking . 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The Huskies were elite at 2-point defense (42.2%, eighth nationally) and protecting the rim (15.2 block percentage, 13th nationally), while getting a steal on 10.7 percent of opponents' offensive possessions (43rd nationally). Here's everything you need to know about UConn's 2014 national championship team. He sued the school and eventually recouped the $11 million he was owed at the time of his firing. Every time I blasted him about something, I would always turn to him and say, 'You know it's over now, right?' To watch them do it, and somewhat the way they did it, I couldn't be prouder of them.". We won the NIT and then to have the things that happened the rest of the way, it was very special. All rights reserved. Connecticut head coach Kevin Ollie yells to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Furman in Storrs, Conn., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. The 201314 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 20132014 NCAA Division I basketball season. Some guys in college or elsewhere have only a certain amount of time to adjust and learn, but we could be in the gym all day.. 15 on kenpom.com, thanks to a defense that ranked No. Mar 8 @ Louisville, Connecticut (24-7) Loss vs. Louisville, 48-81, 32. Connecticut head coach Kevin Ollie yells to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Furman in Storrs, Conn., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. Dec 18, Connecticut (9-1) Loss vs. Stanford, 51-53, 11. But Yormark still is getting pushback from his constituents. Kemba Walker: 2011 March Madness highlights for UConn. Won East Regional Semifinal (81-76) versus #3 Iowa State The steady upward trajectory that the UConn mens basketball program had maintained during Dan Hurleys first four years as head coach took a monumental leap in 2023 as Hurley guided the Huskies to the fifth NCAA National Championship in program history. 2014-15 Women's Basketball Team . Hell take you to dinner. Nov 14, Connecticut (3-0) Win vs. Detroit Mercy, 101-55, 4. 2022-23 Media Guide. After graduating from Seton Hall in 1996 and spending a season as an assistant coach under his father at St. Anthony, he was hired as an assistant coach at Rutgers and remained there for four years. 2016-17 Rhode Island 25-10 (13-5 Atlantic 10*) NCAA UConn has won five NCAA men's Division I college basketball championships: 2023 (defeated San Diego State 76-59) 2014 (defeated Kentucky, 60-54) 2011 (defeated Butler, 53-41) 2004 (defeated . Record: 32-8 (12-6, 3rd in AAC MBB ) Rank: 18th in the Final AP Poll. Coach), Mens & Womens Basketball Away Game Donor Request Program, Husky Advantage Center of Athletic Leadership & Enrichment. Player-Guest Management. Conference: Big East Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Mar 30 (Neutral), Connecticut (30-8) Win vs. Michigan State, 60-54, 39. But, regardless, we have five. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Opens in new window. Thats his motto, he instills that in every player he comes in contact with.. Feb 23, Connecticut (21-6) Loss vs. Southern Methodist, 55-64, 28. Gortman is one of Overtime Elites 2023 NBA Draft prospects Amen and Ausar Thompson, also coached by Ollie, could become the first twins each drafted in the Top 10 of the same draft. Wagner was not Hurleys first college basketball coaching experience. A pair of free throws by Trammell brought UConn's lead back down to ten . Amilo, Dan Jan 18, Connecticut (14-4) Loss vs. Louisville, 64-76, 19. As the season entered February, Hurley had the Huskies playing as well as they had in the opening weeks, even as the pressure of the looming postseason grew. They advanced to the championship game of the American Athletic tournament where they lost to SMU. "One of the things I was very happy about is that my guys were there," Calhoun said. That team put Rhody back in the national picture, earning an NIT berth and reaching the second round before losing to eventual NIT champion Stanford, bringing Hurley his first USBWA District I Coach of the Year Award. Guest, Terrance People dont know but he gets the best out of his players, on the court, off the court. Small part of it? Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Nov 11, Connecticut (2-0) Win vs. Yale, 80-62, 3. Former UConn men's basketball head coach Kevin Ollie, who led the Huskies to the 2014 national championship, has been linked as a candidate to fill the Detroit Pistons' head coaching. The next day, the UConn Huskies women's team won the women's NCAA basketball tournament, only the second time that a school has won both the men's and women's Division I national basketball championships in the same year; UConn first accomplished this in 2004.[1]. 3 seed Oregon. Coach) NCAA Tournament Seed: No. Charles Lee, the associate head coach for the Milwaukee Bucks, who dismissed their head man Mike Budenholzer after an early playoff exit, is the third name in the mix. Following his graduation in 1996, Hurley went directly into coaching, joining his father at St. Anthony for one year before heading into the college ranks at Rutgers. Although he was a national recruit coming out of St. Anthony High School and he put together an impressive college playing career at Seton Hall, it is as a coach that Hurley has made the basketball world take notice, as a program-builder and a positive guiding force for young men. 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Shabazz Napier was named the tournament's MOP. Jan 8, Connecticut (12-3) Win vs. Harvard, 61-56, 16. Now, he's back in the league as an assistant after interviewing for the Detroit Pistons' head coaching job. Or write about sports? Celebrate this historic win at the end of a wild tournament with UConn Championship . Archives. Nov 17, Connecticut (4-0) Win vs. Boston University, 77-60, 5. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, May 29, 2:18AM. Enter your information to receive emails about offers, promotions from NCAA.com and our partners. Opens in new window. Brimah, Rodney The 2014-15 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2014-15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were members of the American Athletic Conference. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. . 120 seasons (1900-01 to 2022-23), Record (since 1900-01): Despite the most uncertain of seasons during the Covid-plagued season in 2020-21 that included stops and starts, shutdowns and restarts, cancellations, postponements and rescheduling, the program continued to move forward. He received that money, and eight months later was paid $3.9 million by UConn and the State of Connecticut for "reputational harm and attorney's fees" essentially ending a potential race discrimination suit that Ollie and his lawyers were considering. Calhoun said there was only one bit of advice he gave to Hurley that wasn't basketball-oriented. UConn faces San Diego State on Monday night in the NCAA men's basketball tournament championship game. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Born (1/16/73) and raised in in Jersey City, Hurley was an outstanding high school player at St. Anthony, leading the team to a 31-1 record and a No. I was prideful that Kevin Ollie won. He was one of those people in my corner just telling me Ive got to be one of those guys to earn everything, Gortman told The Courant at the NBA Draft Combine. 2014-15 Rhode Island 23-10 (13-5 Atlantic 10) NIT Starting lineups. He'd say, 'Yup.' That's more than Kansas, as many as Duke and Indiana, topped only by UCLA, Kentucky and North Carolina. The UConn men's basketball team celebrates their national championship victory. In his six seasons in Rhode Island, Hurleys teams were a combined 113-82 (.579), but an even more impressive 91-43 (.679) with two NCAA appearances and an NIT berth during his last four years. PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Rutgers men's basketball has officially hired Marlon Williamson to be the Scarlet Knights' next assistant coach and finalized the 2023-24 coaching staff. Stop worrying about things you can't control. The 201415 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 201415 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. While still a youthful coach in college basketball terms, Hurley has already taken charge of four struggling hoop programs St. Benedicts Prep, Wagner College, the University of Rhode Island, and UConn -- and built them into competitors on the national stage. who had won all four prior games (1999, 2004, 2011, and 2014). Opens in new window. It's not the end of the world or the beginning of the world, but it's kind of a special time to keep proving that UConn is UConn.". Join our linker program. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Do you have a sports website? Record: 31-8 (13-7) "But Danny, you can't worry about that. 10 nationally in terms of adjusted efficiency. Won East Third Round (77-65) versus #2 Villanova The NIT title in 1988 ("Which, at the time, we thought was a pretty big deal," Calhoun noted), the Impossible Dream in 1990 and, ultimately, three national championships under Calhoun's watch. Following the 2009-10 season, Hurley was more than prepared to advance to the college level and accepted the job at Wagner. Nov 21 (Neutral), Connecticut (5-0) Win vs. Boston College, 72-70, 6. Conference Tournament Finish: Conference semifinals You evaluate talent very well. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. USA TODAY 0:03 0:34 Former Connecticut men's basketball coach Kevin Ollie will be the head coach for Overtime Elite, a new professional basketball league for top high school players. The Huskies were led by third-year head coach Kevin Ollie. 4 seed Parenteau said that Ollie, a former UConn point guard who guided the Huskies to a national championship in 2014 and a 127-79 record in six seasons as head coach, issued a statement thanking his . They lost in the championship game of the 2014 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament to Louisville. The Huskies have now won five national championships in the past 24 years, under three different coaches, with Jim Calhoun leading the program in 1999, 2004 and 2011, Kevin Ollie in 2014 and now . We present them here for purely educational purposes. The NCAA's investigation of Ollie's alleged violations led to two years of probation for the school and three-year show cause penalty for Ollie. The national crown was the product of a rebuilding job that Hurley began when he took the reins of a struggling UConn program on March 22, 2018, as the 19th head coach in UConn history. Connecticut head coach Kevin Ollie yells to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Furman in Storrs, Conn., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. The Huskies must have liked what they heard from the Hall of Famer as they rolled to a national championship. Unfortunately, Calhoun wasn't able to make it to the Final Four, either. Totals Overall (13 years) 255-160 (.6246), At UConn (5 years) 104-55 (.654) Jan 30, Connecticut (17-4) Win vs. Houston, 80-43, 22. Conference 135-97 (.582), NCAA Record: 8-4 NIT Record: 1-1 He was one of the mentors and coaches that instilled that in me, to keep earning everything, and when I step out on the court just have the same mentality that I always have.. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Do you have a blog? The following two seasons, however, were nothing short of ugly. "I would lash out at Dave Solomon, who was a good guy. Matthews to the Grizzlies. Kevin is the head coach for Overtime Elite, [2] a professional basketball league co-founded by Dan Porter and Zack Weiner for top players between 16 and 20 years old, founded in 2021. Ollie, a former UConn point guard who guided the Huskies to a 127-79 record and the 2014 national championship in six seasons as head coach, was let go after two losing seasons. Nov 22 (Neutral), Connecticut (6-0) Win vs. Indiana, 59-58, 7.
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