UCONN Men will be unheard of for a couple of years.

[tonyg]

Currently suspended from NCAA basketball tournament competition for scholastic reasons, and today Jim Calhoun retired. New head coach will be Kevin Ollie (former Uconn guard and later coach). Uconn had a player transfer and 2 others go for the NBA draft after the appeal on the suspension failed. The next 2 years should be a bit sparse in the win column, but with some luck, good recruiting and better grades the program may be back to nation prominence in time.

[tonyg]

Surprise, Surprise - The UCONN men opened it's season with an upset win over # 14 ranked Michigan State in the Armed Forces Classic.

On the women's side the # 2 ranked Huskies opened their season with a 103-39 drubbing of the College of Charleston- starting one freshman and showcasing 2 others of their top rated recruiting class. All the games will be broadcast with SNY network doing most of them (replacing public television). I expect them to be in the final four for the sixth straight year with an eventual matchup with top ranked Baylor.

[JLB]

Unheard of?

Not here.

[JLB]

Here they are in action:

http://aol.sportingnews.com/sport/st...?ncid=webmail4

[tonyg]

Four players gone and a new coach with not much height and they still finished the year 20-10. No post season permitted by NCAA tho.