University of Connecticut Athletics
UConn Set to Host Brown
11/27/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
ABOUT UCONN:
The University of Connecticut enters the Brown game with a 3-1 overall record. The Huskies opened the season with a victory in Hartford over Quinnipiac (86-72) and UConn then posted a 2-1 mark at the Maui Invitational in Maui, Hawaii, losing to Dayton (80-66) and then defeating both Chaminade (77-61) and Louisville (83-71).
UCONN VS. BROWN:
The matchup between Connecticut and Brown will be the 44th meeting in the sport of mens basketball between the two schools but the first contest between the Huskies and the Bears in mens basketball since December 18, 1961. UConn leads in the overall series, 25-18, and Connecticut has won the last nine meetings between the two schools (from 1951-52 through 1961-62).
BEGINNING FOUR-GAME STRETCH IN GAMPEL PAVILION:
The University of Connecticut mens basketball program will play seven regular season home games in the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs during the 2000-2001 season and four of those games will be staged during the next two weeks. Following the home game against Brown (Nov. 28), UConn also is home in Storrs on Thursday, November 30, against Houston and Saturday, December 2, against New Hampshire. The Huskies then face nationally-ranked Arizona in Gampel Pavilion on Saturday, December 9. The other three home games in Storrs are BIG EAST Conference clashes - January 6 vs. St. Johns, February 3 vs. Virginia Tech, February 24 vs. Miami.
CONNECTICUT: A PROGRAM OF EXCELLENCE:
During the past seven basketball seasons (1993-94 through 1999- 2000), Connecticuts 196 wins (196-44) is No. 3 in the nation among 318 NCAA Division I schools. The Huskies have averaged 28 wins per season during the past seven years. The only Division I schools with more wins than UConn during the past seven years are Kentucky and Kansas.
13 STRAIGHT NATIONAL POST-SEASON BIDS:
The Connecticut basketball program is one of only EIGHT schools (among 318 NCAA Division I institutions) to advance to national post-season tournament competition (NCAA or NIT) in each of the past 13 seasons (dating back to the 1987-88 season). Under the guidance of head coach Jim Calhoun, UConn has earned nine NCAA bids (1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000) and four NIT bids (1988, 1989, 1993, 1997). The eight institutions which have advanced to national tournament play for the past 13 consecutive seasons include: Arizona, Arkansas, CONNECTICUT, Georgetown, Indiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Temple.
MOST WINS IN A THREE-YEAR STRETCH:
The last three seasons of Connecticut Basketball have produced an overall record of 91-17 (32-5 in 1997-98, 34-2 in 1998-99, 25-10 in 1999-00), the most wins in any three-season stretch in UConns 100-year basketball history and an average of 30.3 wins per season.
UCONN TOUGH AT HOME:
Since the start of the 1989-90 season, Connecticut has posted an overall "home courts" record of 155-26 against collegiate opposition. During the past 12-year span, UConn has been 86-15 at home in the Hartford Civic Center, 64-11 in the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, and 5-0 in the Hugh S. Greer Field House. During the past 12 seasons, UConn is 74-22 at home in BIG EAST Conference play (38-8 in Gampel Pavilion, 36-14 in the Hartford Civic Center) and the Huskies are 81-4 at home against non-BIG EAST opponents (50-1 in the Hartford Civic Center, 26-3 in Gampel Pavilion, 5-0 in the Hugh S. Greer Field House).
UCONN 100-13 AT HOME IN LAST EIGHT SEASONS:
Since the start of the 1993-94 season, Connecticut has posted an impressive 100-13 "home courts" record in the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and the Hartford Civic Center against collegiate opposition. During the past eight seasons, UConn is 59-7 in home games in Hartford and 41-6 in the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. NOTE: The record does not include two "neutral court" wins over Massachusetts in the Hartford Civic Center.
UCONN 64-11 IN GAMPEL PAVILION:
Connecticut sports a 64-11 record against collegiate opposition in the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion since the building opened in January of 1990. The Huskies are 38-8 in BIG EAST play in the building and 26-3 against non-BIG EAST opposition.
UCONN HEAD COACH JIM CALHOUN:
Jim Calhoun (American International 68) is in his 15th season in charge of the Connecticut basketball program. In his 29th season as a collegiate head coach, Jim Calhoun has an overall career record of 582-268 (68.5%), having spent 14 seasons as the head coach at Northeastern University before taking over at Connecticut in 1986-87. Calhoun sports a 332-131 (71.7%) record at UConn and he registered a 250-137 (64.6%) mark at Northeastern. He is the only basketball coach in NCAA Division I history to have recorded at least 250 wins at two different schools. Jim Calhoun is the winningest coach in both UConn and Northeastern basketball history.
JIM CALHOUN-WINNINGEST DIVISION I COACH IN NEW ENGLAND HISTORY:
Jim Calhouns 29-year career as a collegiate head coach ranks him as the winningest NCAA Division I coach in New England history. Jim Calhoun enters the Brown game with 582 career wins. He posted 250 wins in 14 years at Northeastern (MA) University and has added 332 wins at UConn in his 15 years at Connecticut.
JIM CALHOUN IMPRESSIVE IN POST-SEASON:
UConn head coach Jim Calhoun currently sports an impressive 76.2% winning percentage (32-10 overall) in national post- season tournament play in his first 14 years as Husky head coach. Jim Calhoun is 21-7 in NCAA play at UConn and is 11-3 in NIT competition. That post-season winning percentage is higher than Coach Calhouns overall winning percentage at Connecticut (332-131=71.7%).
JIM CALHOUN NO. 9 IN WINS AMONG ACTIVE NCAA DIVISION I COACHES:
Jim Calhouns 29-year overall collegiate head coaching record of 582-268 places him No. 9 in total wins among NCAA Division I active coaches. The active Division I coaches currently ahead of Jim Calhoun in total victories include: Jim Phelan, Lefty Driesell, Jerry Tarkanian, Lou Henson, Denny Crum, Eddie Sutton, John Chaney, Lute Olson.
RECORD-SETTING SPAN:
During the past 11 seasons (1989- 90 through 1999-2000), head coach Jim Calhoun has directed the Connecticut basketball program to an overall record of 282-84 (77.1% winning effort), the sixth best overall record (total wins and winning percentage) among the 318 NCAA Division I teams in the nation. Prior to Jim Calhouns tenure as head coach, Connecticut had only won as many as 23 games in a single season twice in the first 86 years of the programs history (1900-1986). Since the 1989-90 season, UConn has "averaged" 25.6 wins per season.
UCONN - BIG EAST TEAM OF THE 1990S:
During the decade of the 1990s, the Connecticut mens basketball program was the winningest program among all BIG EAST Conference schools. From 1989-90 through the 1998-99 season, UConn sported a 10-year overall record of 257-74 (77.6%). In that same span, UConns conference-best regular season record in BIG EAST games was 127-49.
UCONN HAS DOMINATED THE BIG EAST:
Connecticut has won outright possession of five BIG EAST Conference regular season titles in the past seven years. UConn has also won three of the past five BIG EAST Tournament championships. In 1997-98 & 1998-99, UConn became the first program in BIG EAST history to win the BIG EAST regular season and tournament titles in back-to-back seasons.
UCONN 170-100 AGAINST BIG EAST TEAMS UNDER JIM CALHOUN:
The Connecticut mens basketball program has posted an overall record of 170-100 (63.0%) against BIG EAST Conference teams during Jim Calhouns first 14 years in charge of the UConn program (150-90 in regular season play, 20-10 in BIG EAST Tournament games).
UCONN 162-31 AGAINST NON-CONFERENCE FOES UNDER JIM CALHOUN:
The Connecticut mens basketball program has posted an overall record of 162-31 (83.9%) against non- conference teams in Jim Calhouns 15 years in charge of the UConn program.
UCONN HAS 69-GAME WINNING STREAK VS. NON-BIG EAST FOES:
Connecticut will enter the Brown game riding a stunning 69-game winning streak against non-BIG EAST Conference New England college rivals. The streak dates back 15 seasons to UConn head coach Jim Calhouns first year at Connecticut, the 1986-87 season. Jim Calhouns overall record against non-BIG EAST New England schools in his 15 years at Connecticut is 73-3 (all three losses in his first season in 1986-87). The last Connecticut loss to a non-BIG EAST New England opponent took place on December 29, 1986 (49-48 loss to Hartford in the Connecticut Mutual Classic.).
WINNING AT HOME IN THE BIG EAST:
During the last 11- year span (since the start of the 1989-90 season), Connecticut has paced the entire BIG EAST Conference in regular season league wins at home. During the past 11 seasons, UConn has posted a 74-22 record at home in BIG EAST games. During the same 11-year span, Syracuse is No. 2 to UConn in BIG EAST wins at home with a 68-28 record.
HUSKIES ALSO WIN ON THE ROAD IN BIG EAST:
In addition to leading the BIG EAST Conference in league wins at home during the past 11 seasons, the Connecticut basketball program is also the clear leader in BIG EAST road wins during the past 11 seasons. Since the 1989-90 season, UConn has posted a BIG EAST "best" 63-33 road record in regular season league games. Syracuse (57-39) is the only other BIG EAST school sporting a winning percentage in BIG EAST road games during the past 11 seasons.
FOUR IN DOUBLE FIGURES:
UConn currently has four players scoring in double figures through the first four games of the 2000-2001 regular season. Senior Albert Mouring leads the way with a 20.3/game average while freshman Caron Butler scored 20 in his only collegiate game to date. Edmund Saunders is No. 3 with a 12.3 average and junior Johnnie Selvie has averaged 11.0/game in his first four games in a UConn uniform.
AVERAGING A DOUBLE-DOUBLE:
Senior Edmund Saunders is averaging a "double-double" in points and rebounds through the first four games of the 2000-2001 season. The 6-8 Saunders has posted a "double-double" in three of UConns first four games and enters the Brown game averaging 12.3 points and 10.3 rebounds per game.
EDMUND NO. 2 IN FIELD GOAL SHOOTING:
UConn senior Edmund Saunders stands in the No. 2 spot on Connecticuts career field goal percentage shooting list. In his three collegiate seasons, the 6-8 Saunders has converted 207 of 377 field goal attempts in 72 games for a 54.9% field goal shooting performance.
UP NEXT-HOUSTON:
Connecticut is back in the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on Thursday, November 30, hosting the University of Houston at 7:30 p.m.
