Kemba Walker News

Duke and Connecticut meeting on a neutral floor may sound like a recipe for an enticing Final Four matchup, and perhaps four months down the line it will be.

Jerome Dyson and backcourt mate Kemba Walker each scored 20 points, and No. 13 Connecticut routed previously unbeaten LSU 81-55 on Wednesday night in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story.

Coach Jim Calhoun is confident that his UConn basketball team will eventually develop into a force on the college basketball scene.

Donnell Beverly didn't play much as a freshman or sophomore. But he practiced, paid attention to detail, continued to work in hopes that an opportunity eventually would come his way.

Frontcourt coming up small: Through two games, UConn has just two more rebounds than its opponents.

Three games into the regular season, UConn is still searching for its identity. And that frustrates coach Jim Calhoun.

The 12th-ranked Connecticut Huskies host the Hofstra Pride in the NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament North Region finals tonight at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs.

Jerome Dyson scored 23 points and No. 12 Connecticut rallied for a 76-67 victory over Hofstra on Tuesday night in the second round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.UConn trailed Hofstra 54-45 with 9 minutes remaining but went ahead 59-58 on two free throws by Dyson with 5:20 to go.

Stanley Robinson scored 18 points leading five Connecticut players in double figures as the No.

The NIT Season Tip-Off shows up on the schedule tonight across the country, with one of the many games pitting the 12th-ranked Connecticut Huskies against the Colgate Crusaders at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs.

As he began his official visit to UConn Sunday, Doron Lamb said the Husky coaches expressed a strong desire to see the New York City native in National Flag Blue.

The Husky Run typically serves to kick off the practice season for the men's basketball team.

When William & Mary's Quinn McDowell put a back-door move on UConn forward Gavin Edwards and easily laid the ball in, it made the score 9-7. It wasn't a huge basket.

Kemba Walker virtually carried UConn into the Final Four last spring, finishing with game highs of 23 points and five assists as the Huskies defeated Missouri in the West Regional final.

Right to the very last minute when Kemba Walker's attempted cross-over dribble bounced off his leg and went out of bounds, UConn stumbled through its regular-season opener Friday.

Jerome Dyson scored 27 points, as 12th-ranked Connecticut opened its season with a 75-66 win over William & Mary at Gampel Pavilion.

Few people, let alone athletes, go through college without a nickname. When the two were battling in Gampel Pavilion the other day, UConn point guard Kemba Walker was "Antigua" and former UConn swingman Denham Brown, who has spent a few days recently working out with the Huskies, was "Jamaica." Forget that Brown is from Canada and Walker is from ...

Connecticut has led the nation in blocks for eight straight seasons. It may use a different method to win games in 2009-10. The 12th-ranked Huskies expect to showcase a more speed-oriented team in their season opener Friday night against William & Mary at Gampel Pavilion.

Sophomore Kemba Walker, right, steps into the starting point-guard role this season, taking over for current Indiana Pacer A.J. Price.

There's little chance that Jerome Dyson's membership in the Injury of the Week club will expire any time soon.