CONNECTICUT BASKETBALL Two-Time National Champions

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1 CONNECTICUT BASKETBALL Two-Time National Champions Connecticut Men s Basketball Schedule Date Opponent TV Time Sat. 11/20 BUFFALO (GP) W, Tues. 11/30 FLORIDA INT L (GP) W, Sat. 12/4 INDIANA (HCC) W, Mon. 12/6 NORTHEASTERN (GP) W, Thurs. 12/9 at Massachusetts L, Sun. 12/19 RICE (HCC) W, Wed. 12/22 CENTRAL CONN. (HCC) W, Tues. 12/28 SACRED HEART (HCC) -- W, Thurs. 12/30 QUINNIPIAC (HCC) W, Wed. 1/5 BOSTON COLLEGE (HCC) L, Sat. 1/8 at Georgetown W, Mon. 1/10 at Oklahoma L, Sat. 1/15 RUTGERS (HCC) W, Mon. 1/17 at Seton Hall W, Sat. 1/22 PITTSBURGH (GP) L, Tues. 1/25 at West Virginia W, Sun. 1/30 at Notre Dame L, Wed. 2/2 VILLANOVA (HCC) W, Sat. 2/5 ST. JOHN S (GP) W, Mon. 2/7 at Syracuse W, Sun. 2/13 NORTH CAROLINA (HCC) L, Tues. 2/15 at Providence W, OT Sat. 2/19 at Rutgers W, Mon. 2/21 NOTRE DAME (HCC) W, Sat. 2/26 at Pittsburgh W, Wed. 3/2 GEORGETOWN (GP) W, Sat. 3/5 SYRACUSE (GP) W, BIG EAST Championship Madison Square Garden, New York Thur. 3/10 vs. Georgetown W, Fri. 3/11 vs. Syracuse L, NCAA Championship First and Second Round DCU Center, Worcester, Mass. Fri. 3/18 vs. #15 Central Florida W, Sun. 3/20 vs. #10 NC State 12:10 All Times EST; GP- Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT; HCC- Hartford Civic Ctr, Hartford, CT FOR MORE INFO ON UCONN BASKETBALL PLEASE CONTACT: KYLE MUNCY Asst. Dir. of Athletics/Communications kyle.muncy@uconn.edu Cellular NCAA Championship Sunday, March 20, 2005, 12:10 p.m. DCU Center, Worcester, Mass. No. 2 seed Syracuse Region University of Connecticut 23-7 vs. No. 10 seed Syracuse Region North Carolina State ENTERING ROUND TWO-- The University of Connecticut is the No. 2 seed in the Syracuse Region of the 2005 NCAA Tournament and enters the Second Round with a 23-7 record on the regular season, coming off a win over Central Florida in the First Round Friday afternoon. The Huskies have won 11 of 13 games entering a 12:10 p.m. Sunday contest against the No. 10 seed Wolfpack of NC State. The Wolfpack defeated UNC Charlotte to advance. UCONN VS. ACC IN TOURNEY UNDER CALHOUN-- UConn has a record of 6-4 in the NCAA Tournament under Jim Calhoun vs. opponents from the ACC. The Huskies are 2-2 vs. Duke, 1-1 vs. Maryland, 1-0 vs. Clemson, Georgia Tech and NC State and 0-1 vs. North Carolina. UCONN VS. NC STATE-- The Huskies have a record of 2-1 vs. NC State, all coming under Jim Calhoun. The Huskies have won the last two meetings between the schools, including a win in the 2002 NCAA Second Round in Washington, D.C., the only previous NCAA tourney meeting. A complete recap and boxscore of that game can be found in the NCAA Tournament history section of the UConn postseason media guide. UCONN IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT-- UConn has a record of in 26 NCAA Tournament appearances. The Huskies have won two -- continued on page Connecticut Basketball Roster # Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown 3 Charlie Villanueva So. F Brooklyn, N.Y. 5 Marcus Williams So. G Los Angeles, Calif. 10 Sami Ameziane Sr. G Saint-Denis, France 11 Hilton Armstrong Jr. F/C Peekskill, N.Y. 12 A.J. Price Fr. G Amityville, N.Y. 13 Ryan Thompson Jr. F Gold Coast, Australia 21 Josh Boone So. F/C Mt. Airy, Md. 22 Rudy Gay Fr. F Baltimore, Md. 24 Jason Baisch Sr. F Southbury, Conn. 31 Rashad Anderson Jr. G/F Lakeland, Fla. 32 Ed Nelson Jr. F Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 33 Denham Brown Jr. F Toronto, Canada 35 Martin Gagne So. G Vernon, Conn. 55 Nick Forostoski Jr. F Westbrook, Conn. Head Coach:JIM CALHOUN, 19th Season at UConn (American International 68) Assistant Coaches:TOM MOORE, 11th Season at UConn (Boston University 87), GEORGE BLANEY, 4th Season at UConn (Holy Cross 61), ANDRE LaFLEUR, 4th Season at UConn (Northeastern 88) Director of Operations:PATRICK SELLERS, 1st Season at UConn (Central Connecticut 91) PRONUNCIATIONS Rashad Anderson (ruh-shod); Sami Ameziane (amaze-ee-ahn); Jason Baisch (bye-sh); Denham Brown (denim); Charlie Villanueva (villa-noo-wayva) 2005 University of Connecticut NCAA Basketball Championship Second Round Media Notes vs. NC State, March 20, 2005, page 1

2 JIM CALHOUN 2005 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Finalist John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Recipient All-Time Division I Coaching Win Leaders Name Schools Coached (Years) Wins 1. Dean Smith North Carolina (62-97) Adolph Rupp Kansas (54-72) Bob Knight* Army (66-71), Indiana (72-00), Texas Tech (02-+) Jim Phelan Mount St. Mary's (55-03) Lefty Driesell Davidson (61-69), Maryland (70-86), JMU (89-97), GA St. (98-03) Lou Henson Hardin-Simmons (63-66), Illinois (76-96), NM St. (67-75, 98-05) Eddie Sutton* Creighton (70-74), Arkansas (75-85), Kentucky (86-89), Ok St (91-+) Hank Iba NW Mo St. (30-33), Colorado (34), Oklahoma State (35-70) Ed Diddle Western Kentucky (23-64) Phog Allen Baker (06-08), Haskell (09), C Mo. St. (13-19), Kansas (08-09, 20-56) Lute Olson* Long Beach St. (74), Iowa (75-83), Arizona (84-+) Jerry Tarkanian Long Beach St. (69-73), UNLV (74-92), Fresno State (96-02) Norm Stewart N. Iowa (62-67), Missouri (68-99) Ray Meyer DePaul (43-84) John Chaney Temple (83-+) Mike Krzyzewski* Army (76-80), Duke (81-+) Don Haskins UTEP (62-99) Jim Calhoun* Northeastern (73-86), Connecticut (87-+) Jim Boeheim* Syracuse (77-+) 703 *Denotes active coaches and wins through games of 3/18/05 JIM CALHOUN COACHING MILESTONES The Road To 700 Career Wins 1st Win December 9, over St. Michael s (at Northeastern) 50th Win January 19, over New Hampshire (at New Hampshire) 100th Win January 7, over AIC (at Northeastern) 150th Win January 30, over Dartmouth (at Northeastern) 200th Win March 13, over Long Island U. (NCAA Tourney at Palestra) 250th Win December 4, over Central Connecticut (at Storrs Field House) 300th Win December 4, over Maryland (at Hartford CC) 350th Win December 7, over Maine (at Gampel Pavilion) 400th Win February 5, over Miami (at Gampel Pavilion) 450th Win January 6, over Miami (at Hartford CC) 500th Win January 11, over Boston College (at Boston College) 550th Win March 20, over Gonzaga (NCAA Tourney in Phoenix) 600th Win December 2, over George Washington (at MCI Center, Washington, DC) 650th Win November 22, over Sacred Heart (at Hartford CC) 700th Win March 2, over Georgetown (at Gampel Pavilion) 33 seasons seasons at UConn seasons at N Eastern JIM CALHOUN HEADLINES HALL OF FAME FINALISTS SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (February 20, 2005)-- Coach Jim Calhoun, who has directed the University of Connecticut basketball program to two NCAA Division I National Championships in the past six years, highlights a list of 16 finalists for election into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2005 will be announced on Monday, April 4, at a news conference in St. Louis prior to the NCAA Division I National Championship. Finalists on the Hall of Fame ballot need to receive a minimum of 18 votes from the 24-member Honors Committee in order to be inducted. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts will induct the Class of 2005 during ceremonies September 8-10, As I said last year when told that I was a finalist for the Basketball Hall of Fame, I am very proud and deeply humbled, said Jim Calhoun. The Naismith Hall of Fame is the ultimate destination for a basketball coach, added Calhoun. I love the game of basketball and I ve spent by entire life playing and coaching in New England in the shadow of the Hall of Fame. The phenomenal team successes we ve had over the years, the championships we ve won, and the wonderful young men I ve been fortunate enough to coach, have been a source of great personal pride for me, said Calhoun. But, there has been no greater recognition personally than to be told I am a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame finalist. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 2005 Finalists North American Finalists Jim Calhoun Jim Boeheim Maurice Cheeks Adrian Dantley Joe Dumars Dennis Johnson Bernard King Dominique Wilkins Chet Walker Hubie Brown Women s Finalists Van Chancellor Sue Gunter International Finalists Sandro Gamba Hotencia Marcari Veteran Finalists John Issacs John Kerr Two-Time National Champion , Time BIG EAST Champion Nine-Time BIG EAST Regular Season Champion Six-Time BIG EAST Tournament Champion Four-Time BIG EAST Coach of the Year 2005 University of Connecticut NCAA Basketball Championship Second Round Media Notes vs. NC State, March 20, 2005, page 2

3 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP WINS SINCE 1990 Mike Krzyzewski, Duke Roy Williams, North Carolina JIM CALHOUN, UCONN 33-9 Lute Olson, Arizona Nolan Richardson, Arkansas 25-9 Tubby Smith, Kentucky Rick Pitino, Louisville 25-7 Dean Smith, North Carolina 24-7 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse Bob Huggins, Cincinnati JIM CALHOUN TIED FOR NO. 8 ON NCAA ALL-TIME WINS LIST UConn head coach Jim Calhoun enters the 2005 NCAA Second Round tied for No. 8 all-time in NCAA career victories. Coach Calhoun is overall in NCAA play (33-9 at UConn, 3-5 at Northeastern). 1. Mike Krzyzewski Dean Smith John Wooden Bob Knight Lute Olson Denny Crum Jim Boeheim JIM CALHOUN Roy Williams Eddie Sutton National Championships, in 2004 and 1999, in the school s only two NCAA Final Four appearances. The Huskies have reached the NCAA Elite Eight seven times and the Sweet Sixteen 13 times in school history. UConn is 33-9 in the NCAA Tournament in 13 appearances under Jim Calhoun and were 4-14 in 13 appearances in the tourney prior to Calhoun s arrival in Storrs in LAST SIX NCAA S-- UConn has registered a 19-3 record in the last six appearances in the NCAA Tournament, dating back to its 6-0 run to the National Title in UConn reached the NCAA Second Round in 2000, reached the NCAA Elite Eight in 2002, advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2003 and went 6-0 again in 2004 en route to the school s second national title IN 1st & 2nd RDS UNDER CALHOUN-- The Connecticut basketball program has posted a superb 23-2 record in NCAA First/Second Rounds competition in UConn's 13 tourney appearances under head coach Jim Calhoun. UConn is a spotless 13-0 in NCAA First Round play under Coach Calhoun. The Huskies are 10-2 in NCAA Second Round matchups. CALHOUN SPOTLESS AT UCONN VS. NO. 6-NO Connecticut head coach Jim Calhoun has carved out a phenomenal 27-0 NCAA record while at UConn against teams seeded from No. 6 to No. 16 in the tournament field. UCONN 17-4 AS NO. 2 SEED-- UConn has compiled an 18-4 record as a No. 2 seed in NCAA Tournament play. This is the third time in four years that the Huskies have been a NCAA No. 2 seed and UConn has a record of 13-2 in the last four years in the tourney. UConn won the 2004 NCAA National Champion as a No. 2 seed. 18 STRAIGHT POST-SEASON BIDS-- The Connecticut basketball program is one of only FOUR schools (among 326 NCAA Division I institutions) to have advanced to national postseason tournament competition (NCAA or NIT) in each of the past 18 seasons (dating back to the season). Under the guidance of head coach Jim Calhoun, UConn has earned 13 NCAA bids (1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) and five NIT bids (1988, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2001). The four institutions that have advanced to national post-season tournament play for the past 18 consecutive seasons include: Arizona, CONNECTICUT, Oklahoma and Temple. UCONN VS. THE 2005 NCAA FIELD-- UConn is 5-5 against the 2005 NCAA Tournament during the season (Boston College 0-1; Oklahoma 0-1; Pittsburgh 1-1; West Virginia 1-0; Villanova 1-0; Syracuse 2-1;North Carolina 0-1). UCONN VS. NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS-- The Huskies have compiled a non-conference record under head coach Jim Calhoun in his 19 seasons. The Huskies have a record of 9-3 vs. non-big EAST foes this season. ROAD WARRIORS-- Since winning the first of its nine BIG EAST regular season titles 15 years ago, UConn has made a habit of taking care of business on the road in league play. The Huskies went 7-1 on the road in the league this season en route to a 13-3 mark and a share of the regular season title. Since the start of the season, UConn is on the road in league play. Syracuse is the only other league team over the.500 mark during that span. HUSKIES PACE BIG EAST IN NCAA-- During the past 16 years (since the 1990 NCAA Championship), Connecticut has been the "best" of the Big East Conference in NCAA Championship play. UConn has won 33 NCAA games in the span starting with the 1990 tournament and continuing up into the 2005 tournament. Syracuse is second with 24 NCAA wins in that span while Georgetown has 11 NCAA wins followed by St. John's and Seton Hall with nine wins apiece. JIM CALHOUN SHINES IN POST-SEASON-- UConn head coach Jim Calhoun enters the 2005 NCAA Second Round with a sparkling 77.6% winning percentage in 18 national postseason tournaments while coaching at Connecticut (45-13 overall; 33-9 in NCAA play, 12-4 in NIT play). That post-season winning percentage is higher than Coach Calhoun's overall winning percentage at Connecticut ( , 72.6%). JIM CALHOUN IN MARCH AND BEYOND-- Connecticut head coach Jim Calhoun has posted an impressive 19-year overall record of (71.5%) in the month of March. During his tenure at UConn, Jim Calhoun's record in March & beyond is as follows: 15-9 in regular season play, in Big East Tournament play, 33-9 in NCAA play, and 12-4 in NIT play. UCONN S SEEDS UNDER JIM CALHOUN-- Connecticut s No. 2 seed in the Syracuse Region bracket of the 2005 NCAA Championship Tournament marks the 13th NCAA bid for UConn in Jim Calhoun s 19 years as head coach of the Huskies. Following are UConn s seedings in each of its 13 NCAA berths since No. 1 seed, East Region (advanced to Final 8) 1991-No. 11 seed, Midwest Region (advanced to Sweet 16) 1992-No. 9 seed, Southeast Region (advanced to 2nd Round) 1994-No. 2 seed, East Region (advanced to Sweet 16) 1995-No. 2 seed, West Region (advanced to Final 8) 1996-No. 1 seed, Southeast Region (advanced to Sweet 16) 1998-No. 2 seed, East Region (advanced to Final 8) 2005 University of Connecticut NCAA Basketball Championship Second Round Media Notes vs. NC State, March 20, 2005, page 3

4 1999-No. 1 seed, West Region (won NCAA Championship) 2000-No. 5 seed, South Region (advanced to 2nd Round) 2002-No. 2 seed, East Region (advanced to Final 8) 2003-No. 5 seed, South Region (advanced to Sweet 16) 2004-No. 2 seed, Phoenix Region (won NCAA Championship) 2005-No. 2 seed, Syracuse Region UCONN ON CBS-- During the past 16 seasons (since the season), the Connecticut basketball program has been televised nationally by CBS Sports a total of 94 times (47 during the regular season, 42 during the NCAA Championship, five in the Big East Tournament). UConn has compiled an overall record of in those 94 games on CBS (33-9 in NCAA play, 3-2 in the Big East Tournament, in regular season play). UConn had five regular season appearances on CBS this season. UConn defeated Indiana on December 4 in Hartford on CBS, lost at Notre Dame on January 30, lost to North Carolina on February 13 in Hartford, won at Pittsburgh on February 26 and beat Syracuse on March 5 in Storrs. 15 YEARS AND 15 TITLES-- With its 13-3 league mark and share of the regular season title, UConn captured its 15th BIG EAST Championship in the last 15 years, dating back to March of 1990 and the regular season title, the school s first. The Huskies hold the league record for total championships with 15 and passed Syracuse for the most regular season titles with nine. UConn is tied with Georgetown for the most tournament titles with six apiece. ALL-TIME BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS School Reg. Sea. Tourn. Total CONNECTICUT Georgetown Syracuse THREE HUSKIES EARN INDIVIDUAL AWARDS-- Three UConn players earned BIG EAST individual major awards at the Grand Hyatt Tuesday. Sophomore Josh Boone became the third Husky in league history to be named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year and it marked the third straight year a UConn player took the honor. Emeka Okafor was voted the best defender in the league the past two seasons. Donyell Marshall was the Defensive Player of the Year in Freshman Rudy Gay shared the BIG EAST Rookie of the Year Award with Jeff Green of Georgetown, becoming the fifth UConn player to earn league rookie honors. He joins Khalid El-Amin ( ), Doron Sheffer ( ), Nadav Henefeld ( ) and Earl Kelley ( ). Sophomore Marcus Williams was the third in the trio of Husky award winners, sharing the BIG EAST Most Improved Player Award with Jared Dudley of Boston College. He is the first Husky to ever earn that award from the BIG EAST. FOUR HUSKIES EARN ALL-BIG EAST HONORS-- Four UConn performers were honored by the league when the All- BIG EAST teams were announced Monday. Sophomores Charlie Villanueva and Josh Boone were each named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team, while sophomore Marcus Williams was an All-BIG EAST Third Team selection. Freshman Rudy Gay is a unanimous member of the BIG EAST All-Rookie team. SCOUTING THE HUS- KIES-- UConn is 23-7 on the year and 13-3 in the BIG EAST Conference, having won nine straight league games to capture a share of the regular season title. The Huskies feature five players in double figures, led by sophomore Charlie HUSKIES IN THE POLLS WEEK-BY-WEEK AP USA/ESPN Preseason 8 7 November November December December December December January January January January January February February February February March March Villanueva, who is averaging 13.5 points, 8.2 boards and 1.8 blocks and has 11 doubledoubles. He averaged 14.9 points and 9.0 boards in league games, leading the BIG EAST in rebounding and earning All-BIG EAST Second Team honors. Sophomore center Josh Boone has recorded 11 double-doubles and is averaging 12.6 points and 8.5 rebounds, along with 2.9 blocks. He is the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year and an All-BIG EAST Second Team selection. Junior guard Rashad Anderson is averaging 12.2 points and returned to action in NY at the BIG EAST Tournament after missing the final seven games of the regular season due to an infection in his right leg. Freshman Rudy Gay is the starter at the small forward spot and is averaging 12.1 points and 5.5 rebounds. He is the BIG EAST Rookie of the Year. Junior Denham Brown is averaging 10.8 points, returning to the starting lineup in the win at West Virginia on January 24 and hitting for over 13 points per game since his return to the first five. Sophomore point guard Marcus Williams (9.2 ppg, 8.0 apg) leads the BIG EAST in assists and is the BIG EAST Most Improved Player and an All-BIG EAST Third Team pick. Junior Hilton Armstrong (3.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg) and junior forward Ed Nelson (2.7, 2.2) round out the regulars. PICKING UP THE SLACK-- The Huskies were without leading scorer Rashad Anderson for seven games, but went 6-1 with several players making up the difference in Rashad s absence. Four of the five starters played above their season scoring average, while one is virtually the same. Charlie Villanueva was at 16.7 per game in Anderson s absence, up from 13.1 for the year. Denham Brown (15.6/11.1), Marcus Williams (13.7/8.9) and Rudy Gay (13.9/11.7) were also above their season averages in the seven-game stretch. Josh Boone (12.0/12.9) was slightly below his season average with Anderson out of the lineup. LEADING THE LEAGUE-- A pair of Huskies led the league statistically over the course of the league game slate. Sophomore Marcus Williams was the runaway league champion in assists, 8.1 overall and 8.4 in league games. 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5 Villanueva came on strong in league play to average 9.0 boards per game over the 16-game slate, leading the BIG EAST in rebounding. Sophomore Josh Boone is the overall games rebounding and blocked shot leader entering the NCAA Tournament. WINNING 13 GAMES IN THE LEAGUE-- UConn reached the 13-win mark in BIG EAST play for the seventh time in school history, extending a league standard for single season superiority. Syracuse, Georgetown and St. John s have each won 13 games in a league season four times, while Pittsburgh has done so three times. Boston College and Villanova have reached 13 wins twice, while Seton Hall and Miami have done so once. WINNING TEN GAMES IN THE LEAGUE-- UConn surpassed the ten-win plateau in the BIG EAST for the 12th time in Jim Calhoun s 19 seasons at Connecticut and the third highest total ever among league coaches. Syracuse has reached the ten-win mark 19 times in 26 seasons under Jim Boeheim and Georgetown hit ten wins in league play 13 of 20 seasons under John Thompson. HITTING 20 WINS AGAIN-- UConn is currently 23-7 on the season, marking the 20th time in his career and 15th time in 19 seasons at UConn that head coach Jim Calhoun has cracked the 20-win mark. This is the eighth straight season that UConn has reached the 20-win mark, extending the longest such streak in school history, and is the 14th time in the last 16 years UConn have won 20 or more times. UConn had compiled eight 20-win seasons in 84 seasons before Coach Calhoun s team went and won the NIT. ANDERSON RETURNS-- Junior Rashad Anderson returned to the lineup in the quarterfinals vs. Georgetown after missing seven games due to a skin abscess on his right leg and resulting infection. Anderson checked into Windham Hospital on Tuesday, Feburary 8 with the skin abscess in the inner thigh area of his right leg. That infection was drained and he was transferred to Hartford Hospital on Thursday, February 10. Anderson spent time in the intensive care unit after he developed breathing difficulties as a result of the infection, but his condition gradually improved and he was released from the MOST NCAA ELITE EIGHT APPEARANCES SINCE 1994 Kentucky (6) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003 CONNECTICUT (5) 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004 Arizona (4) 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003 Duke (4) 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004 Kansas (4) 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004 Michigan State (4) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 North Carolina (4) 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000 MOST NCAA SWEET 16 APPEARANCES SINCE 1994 CONNECTICUT (8) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004 Duke (8) 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Kansas (8) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Kentucky (8) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 MOST NCAA SWEET 16 APPEARANCES SINCE 1990 Duke (11) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 CONNECTICUT (10) 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004 Kentucky (10) 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 Kansas (10) 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Arizona (8) 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003 North Carolina (8) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000 UCLA (8) 1990, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 Syracuse (7) 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004 Maryland (7) 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 All-Time BIG EAST Championships School Reg. Seas. Tourn. Total CONNECTICUT Georgetown Syracuse St. John s Boston College Pittsburgh Seton Hall Villanova Miami Notre Dame Providence REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS 2004 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS 2002 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS 1999 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS 1998 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS 1996 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS 1990 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS COACH OF THE YEAR JIM CALHOUN , , , PLAYER OF THE YEAR EMEKA OKAFOR, CARON BUTLER, RICHARD HAMILTON, , RAY ALLEN, DONYELL MARSHALL, DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR JOSH BOONE, EMEKA OKAFOR, , DONYELL MARSHALL, ROOKIE OF THE YEAR RUDY GAY, KHALID EL-AMIN, DORON SHEFFER, NADAV HENEFELD, EARL KELLEY, MOST IMPROVED PLAYER MARCUS WILLIAMS, SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR EMEKA OKAFOR, , University of Connecticut NCAA Basketball Championship Second Round Media Notes vs. NC State, March 20, 2005, page 5

6 hospital on February 21. Anderson is the leading scorer for the Huskies at 13.8 points per game. Anderson was cleared to return to action on March 8. A DIFFERENT DENHAM-- Denham Brown is now averaging 10.8 points on the year and has started 20 games overall, including the last 15. A closer look at the numbers shows a vastly different Denham in his games as a starter and his games as a reserve. As a Starter pts., 4.9 rebs., 48.9 fg%, fg% As a Reserve pts., 2.6 rebs., 28.9 fg%, fg% MARCUS AMONG THE BEST-- Marcus Williams continues to establish himself in a short period of time as one of the best passers in UConn and BIG EAST annals. He is currently tied for No. 1 nationally in assists at 8.0 per contest. This season, he has established the UConn single game record for assists twice (16, vs. CCSU and Notre Dame) and the UConn single game BIG EAST record (16 vs. Notre Dame). He has registered double figure assists on six occasions. The 16 assists vs. ND is tied for the third most in BIG EAST history, behind only Sherman Douglas (22) and Dwayne Washington (18) of Syracuse. Williams has 308 career assists in 46 games, an impressive number, especially when put in perspective with some past Husky point guards. Williams has reached the 300-assist mark in less games than any other UConn player, in fact, only one player has ever had 250 assists in 45 career games. Tate George reached 250 in his 45th game. By comparison, Doron Sheffer took 48 games to reach 250, Taliek Brown took 52 games, and Khalid El-Amin needed 65 games. LEADERS OF THE PACK-- UConn has been leading the country in a pair of team categories throughout the course of the season. The Huskies lead the nation in blocked shots and rebound margin. In , UConn led the nation in field goal defense, rebound margin and blocked shots. THE ANNUAL RITUAL CONTINUES-- UConn once again ranks among the national leaders in field goal percentage defense, marking the eighth time in nine seasons that the Huskies are among the country s best in this category. This season, UConn is No. 4 in the rankings of March 14 and is currently holding opponents to 37.8% from the field. UConn finished the year ranked No. 1 last season, holding opponents to 36.9%, the lowest ever for a Jim Calhouncoached Husky team. UConn s best rankings prior to last season came in , finishing No. 4 with a FG% defense of 38.6% and in , when the Huskies finished ranked No. 4 in the country at 37.9%. A HALFTIME LEAD HELPS-- UConn has piled up an impressive mark of under Jim Calhoun when leading at the half. The Huskies are 18-4 this season with a halftime lead and went 27-1 in en route to a national title. Over the past four seasons, UConn is 84-6 in games when taking a lead into halftime. SOPHOMORE JOSH BOONE-- Sophomore Josh Boone is averaging 12.6 points and 8.5 rebounds for the year, adding 2.9 blocks per game as well. He is the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year and is an All-BIG EAST Second Team and an NABC and USBWA All-District First Team pick. He has 11 double-doubles on the year and has scored 20 or more points seven times this season. Josh had 21 points at Rutgers and before that, back-to-back double-doubles, including 16 points, 11 boards and four blocks in the game vs. North Carolina. He put together a 20-point performance in the win at Seton Hall on January 17, hitting on eight-of-eight from the field. He had four straight 20+-point efforts in the wins over Rice, Central Connecticut, Sacred Heart and Quinnipiac to end the calendar year. Boone s 11 double-doubles in easily surpass his season total of three as a freshman in Josh leads the BIG EAST in rebounding and field goal percentage. Boone averaged 5.9 points and 5.8 rebounds a year ago. BOONE IN THE BLOCKS-- Josh Boone registered nine blocks in the win over St. John s, a career-high for him, and a UConn record-tying performance in BIG EAST play. Emeka Okafor and Clifford Robinson each totaled nine blocks in the league game during their time as a Husky, Okafor on two occasions. The league record for blocks in a game is 12, held by Dikembe Mutombo of Georgetown. Boone is averaging 2.9 blocks per game, good for No. 8 in the latest national rankings. SOPH. CHARLIE VILLANUEVA-- Sophomore Charlie Villanueva is averaging a team-leading 13.5 points and 8.2 rebounds for the season, including 11 double-doubles. He comes off a team-high 22 points and seven rebounds in the NCAA First Round win over Central Florida. He is an All-BIG EAST and NABC All-District Second Team pick. He averaged 14.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in the BIG EAST Tournament and finished the regular season with 14 rebounds in the win over Syracuse, leading the BIG EAST in rebounding at 9.0 in league games. He was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week on February 21, coming off 21 points and 11 rebounds in the win at Rutgers and a 22-point, ten-rebound effort in the win at Providence. He had 21 points in the win at Syracuse, adding ten rebounds and three steals. Villanueva was listed as a preseason candidate for both the John R. Wooden National Player of the Year award and the Naismith Player of the Year award. Villanueva is also an honorable mention AP All-America. He was a member of the BIG EAST All-Rookie team. SOPH. MARCUS WILLIAMS-- Sophomore Marcus Williams is the starting point guard and is tied for No. 1 in the nation in assists at 8.0 per contest. He averaged 12.5 points and 8.5 assists in the BIG EAST Tournament and had a 14-point, 10-assist double-double in the BIG EAST quarterfinal win over Georgetown. He finished the regular season with 11 points and ten assists in the win over Syracuse. He had 17 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds in the win over Notre 2005 University of Connecticut NCAA Basketball Championship Second Round Media Notes vs. NC State, March 20, 2005, page 6

7 NCAA DIVISION I ASSIST LEADERS Name, School Gms. Asst. Avg. 1. Marcus Williams, UConn Damitrius Coleman, Mercer Will Funn, Portland St Dame. He had 15 points and 13 assists in the win at Providence and had a career-best 18 points vs. North Carolina. Marcus is averaging nine assists per game over the last month, including 16 assists in the loss at Notre Dame on January 30, matching his UConn single game record. He had back-to-back then career-high point totals of 16 points at Oklahoma and 11 points at Georgetown. He also had eight assists and seven rebounds at Oklahoma. He had his first career double-double with ten points and ten assists in the win over Quinnipiac. He recorded 16 assists in the win over Central Connecticut, setting the UConn single game record in the process. The previous record of 14 had been achieved three times, by Kevin Ollie (twice, in 1995 and 1993) and by Earl Kelley (in 1985). WILLIAMS FINDS THE SHOOTING TOUCH TOO-- Marcus Williams may be better known for his passing ability, but in recent weeks he has also displayed a much improved shooting touch from long range. In the last 15 games, Williams has hit on 47.9% (23-of-48) from three-point range. He was at 23.5% (4-of-17) after the first 15 games. For the season, Williams is now at 41.5% from three. FRESHMAN RUDY GAY-- Freshman Rudy Gay moved into the starting lineup for the Rice game on December 19 and is currently fourth on the team in scoring at 12.1 points per game, while grabbing 5.5 rebounds. He is the BIG EAST Rookie of the Year and a unanimous pick to the BIG EAST All- Rookie team. He comes off a 17-point performance in the NCAA First Round win over Central Florida. He has hit for double figures a team-leading 22 times during the year. Gay was the BIG EAST Co-Rookie of the Year and a five-time BIG EAST Rookie of the Week (February 28, February 21, February 7, January 3 and December 6). JUNIOR DENHAM BROWN-- Junior Denham Brown is averaging 10.8 points per game and has made a productive return to the starting lineup in the past 15 games, hitting for over 13 points per contest. He finished the regular season with a season-high 21 points in the win over Syracuse. He had 16 points in the win at Pittsburgh and back-to-back 18-point efforts in the wins over Notre Dame and at Rutgers. He had his first double-double of the season, scoring 14 points and adding ten rebounds at Providence. Brown has started more games in his career (75) than any current Husky and has reached double figures in 19 games this season. Brown has started 20 games this year. DENHAM CRACKS 900 AND Denham Brown now has 924 career points (9.1 per game) and has played in 102 games as a Husky. Brown has started 75 of his 102 games to date and the Huskies have a record of in his career, winning two BIG EAST Regular Season titles, one BIG EAST Tournament title and the 2004 NCAA National Championship. RASHAD NEARS 1,000-- Junior Rashad Anderson has 991 career points and is nearing the 1,000-point plateau for his Husky career. Anderson, who is averaging 12.2 points per game, is looking to become the 38th UConn player to crack the 1,000-point barrier. Anderson has come off the bench in his last seven games after starting the first 15 games at the shooting guard spot. He has hit on 18-of-42 (42.9%) three s over his past nine games after hitting on only 8-of-46 (17.4%) in the previous seven games. UCONN IN BIG EAST PLAY-- The Huskies have compiled an all-time overall BIG EAST record of Under Jim The following is a listing of the University of Connecticut Men s Basketball Letter of Intent Signees, as of Thursday, November 18, 2004, including key statistics and comments from Head Basketball Coach Jim Calhoun. JEFF ADRIEN 6-6, 225, Forward Brookline, MA Brookline HS/Brewster (NH) Acad. ANDREW BYNUM 7-0, 295, Center Metuchen, NJ St. Joseph s HS MARCUS JOHNSON 6-6, 195, Forward/Guard Los Angeles, CA Westchester HS A consensus Top 50 recruit and among the elite fifth year players in the country this season... Averaged 27 points and 14 rebounds as a senior at Brookline HS. Coach Calhoun on Jeff Adrien Jeff is a player with tremendous toughness and athleticism. He is a relentless competitor who reminds me of a Kevin Freeman or Donny Marshall-type, with the ability to play inside and the potential to eventually play from the perimeter. He comes off an outstanding summer and had a standout high school career for coach Mark Fiedor at Brookline. He will really benefit from a fifth year at nationally-renowned Brewster Academy under coach Jason Smith. A consensus Top 25 national recruit and the nation s top high school center... Named to the East squad for the 2005 McDonald s All-American game... Averaged 14 points, 12 rebounds and nine blocks as a junior at St. Joseph s. Coach Calhoun on Andrew Bynum Andrew is the best pure high school center in the country and has tremendous size, soft hands and a nice scoring touch. We expect him to be an immediate inside physical presence. He had a terrific summer, gaining valuable experience and confidence. He is a young senior, having just turned 17, and his potential is limitless. Coach Mark Taylor has been instrumental in his development and has put together a challenging schedule for Andrew s senior year. A consensus Top 50 national recruit... Averaged 19.8 points and seven rebounds per game as a junior at Westchester. Coach Calhoun on Marcus Johnson Marcus has the potential to be another in the long line of outstanding wing players we have had here at Connecticut. An explosive athlete, he brings great size and quickness to the position and has the makings of becoming a great perimeter defender. He is also a proven winner, playing under coach Ed Azzam for the nation s No. 1-ranked high school program at Westchester University of Connecticut NCAA Basketball Championship Second Round Media Notes vs. NC State, March 20, 2005, page 7

8 Calhoun, UConn is in BIG EAST play and that total places Calhoun second among all-time winningest coaches in league history. Calhoun trails only Jim Boeheim (309) and passed John Thompson (231) during the season. STILL THE LEADERS OF THE BLOCK-- With the graduation of alltime shot block leader Emeka Okafor, the expectation could have been for the Huskies, who have led the nation in blocked shots as a team for three straight seasons, to fall off the pace a bit. After 30 games in , that thought has proven to be way off the mark. UConn has blocked 271 shots (9.0 per game), including a school-record 19 shots in the win over Florida International on November 30 and 17 shots in the win over Quinnipiac on December 30. UConn also set a new BIG EAST mark with 17 blocks in the win over St. John s. UConn is the first school in NCAA history to lead the country in blocked shots for three straight seasons and is well on its way to a repeat. The wealth is spread out too, with 11 different players recording at least one block so far. Sophomores Josh Boone (88) and Charlie Villanueva (55), freshman Rudy Gay (59) and junior Hilton Armstrong (36) have led the block party to this point. PLENTY OF WINS-- Since the start of the season, the Connecticut basketball program has averaged 27.1 victories per season. In that span, UConn has won 217 games and lost only 59, a superb winning percentage of 78.6%. 20 OFF THE BENCH-- Junior Rashad Anderson has connected for 20 points in a game three times this season off the bench, including the wins over Villanova and St. John s, and has now turned the trick six times in his career. A total of ten reserve players in Jim Calhoun s 19 seasons have reached the 20-point mark in a game. The other players in this group are Brian Fair (9 times in his career), Ben Gordon (5 times), Ray Allen (4 times), Johnnie Selvie (4 times), Phil Gamble (3 times), John Gwynn (2 times), Charlie Villanueva (1 time) and Rashamel Jones (1 time). REBOUNDING RECORDS-- Husky rebounding marks are taking a beating so far this season, as UConn is leading the country and outrebounding opponents by 11.5 boards/game through 30 contests (No. 1 in the country). The Huskies have only been outrebounded in two games this season (Jan. 22 vs. Pittsburgh & Feb. 5 vs. St. John s). UConn grabbed 31 offensive rebounds in the win over Rice, surpassing the previous Jim Calhoun Era-best of 30 it had in the win over Northeastern. In the win over Northeastern. UConn had 74 total boards on the night, also a UConn best under coach Calhoun. The previous high for total rebounds by a Calhoun team was 72, vs. Central Connecticut on December 27, UConn had twice before grabbed 29 rebounds on offensive end, vs. Seton Hall on March 2, 1996 and vs. Southern Connecticut on December 23, Miscellaneous Records & Statistics UCONN RECORD WHEN... OVERALL BE Reg. Sea. Leading at the half: Trailing at half: Playing overtime: Shooting 50% or better: Shooting less than 40%: Opponents shoot %: Opponents shoot %: Opponents shoot less than 30%: UConn outrebounds its opponent: UConn shoots 75% FT or better: UConn shoots % FT: UConn shoots below 50.0% FT: Scoring points: Scoring points: Scoring 90 points or more: Allowing points: Allowing points: Allowing 90 points or more: 0-0 Bench outscores opponent bench: Game is decided by 1-4 points: Game is decided by 5-10 points: Game is decided by 11 points or more: Playing at night: Playing in the afternoon: Playing on Monday: Playing on Tuesday: Playing on Wednesday: Playing on Thursday: 2-1 Playing on Friday: 1-1 Playing on Saturday: Playing on Sunday: STAT LEADERS LED IN SCORING: Villanueva (9), Anderson (8), Boone (8), Brown (3), Gay (3), Williams (2) REACHED DOUBLE FIGURES: Gay (22), Brown (19), Villanueva (19), Boone (18), Williams (14), Anderson (12), Armstrong (2), Kellogg (1) 30+ POINT GAMES: 20+ POINT GAMES: Boone (7), Villanueva (7), Anderson (5), Brown (2), Gay (1) LED IN REBOUNDING: Villanueva (14), Boone (14), Brown (2), Gay (2), Armstrong (1), Williams (1) DOUBLE-FIGURE REBS: Boone (13), Villanueva (12), Brown (1), Gay (1), Armstrong (1) DOUBLE-DOUBLES: Boone (11), Villanueva (11), Williams (6), Brown (1), Gay (1) LED IN ASSISTS: Williams (28), Kellogg (4) DOUBLE-FIGURE ASSISTS: Williams (8) LED IN STEALS: Kellogg (9), Williams (9), Brown (8), Gay (6), Boone (5), Villanueva (4), Anderson (3) LED IN BLOCKS: Boone (15), Gay (9), Villanueva (7), Armstrong (3), Nelson (1) *-- includes ties for the team lead Biggest UConn Lead: 52 vs. Quinnipiac (123-71, final score) Biggest UConn Deficit: 21 vs. Syracuse (3/11) (two times, second half) Biggest UConn Lead in a Loss: 17 vs. Pittsburgh (1/22) (40-23, 3:31, first half) Biggest UConn Deficit in a Win: 13 vs. Indiana (54-41, 13:05 left, second half) Biggest UConn Halftime Lead: 32 vs. Florida International (55-23) Biggest UConn Halftime Deficit: 13 vs. Syracuse (3/11) Best UConn 1st Half FG%: 69.6% vs. Georgetown (3/2) Worst UConn 1st Half FG%: 24.2% vs. Syracuse (3/11) Best UConn 2nd Half FG%: 73.7% vs. Villanova Worst UConn 2nd Half FG%: 27.6% vs. Pittsburgh (1/22) Best Opp. 1st Half FG%: 55.6% by Sacred Heart Worst Opp. 1st Half FG%: 24.4% by Northeastern Best Opp. 2nd Half FG%: 54.2% by Pittsburgh (1/22) Worst Opp. 2nd Half FG%: 21.6% by St. John s Most Pts by UConn in 1st Half: 56 vs. Quinnipiac Least Pts by UConn in 1st Half: 19 vs. Syracuse (3/11) Most Pts by Opp. in 1st Half: 42 by Oklahoma Least Pts by Opp. in 1st Half: 19 by Georgetown (1/8) Most Pts by UConn in 2nd Half: 67 vs. Quinnipiac Least Pts by UConn in 2nd Half: 23 vs. Pittsburgh (1/22) Most Pts by Opp. in 2nd Half: 46 by North Carolina Least Pts by Opp. in 2nd Half: 19 by Sacred Heart CLUTCH FREE THROW SHOOTING (single-digit score difference) IN FINAL FIVE MINUTES OF GAME Player FTM FTA Pct. Rashad Anderson Antonio Kellogg Denham Brown Rudy Gay Marcus Williams Josh Boone Charlie Villanueva Hilton Armstrong TEAM TOTALS IN FINAL TWO MINUTES OF GAME Player FTM FTA Pct. Rashad Anderson Rudy Gay Antonio Kellogg Denham Brown Marcus Williams Josh Boone Hilton Armstrong Charlie Villanueva TEAM TOTALS University of Connecticut NCAA Basketball Championship Second Round Media Notes vs. NC State, March 20, 2005, page 8

9 Connecticut Basketball CONNECTICUT Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 18, 2005) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (23-7) (14-3) (7-3) (2-1) CONFERENCE... (13-3) (6-2) (7-1) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (10-4) (8-1) (0-2) (2-1) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg VILLANUEVA, Charlie BOONE, Josh ANDERSON, Rashad GAY, Rudy BROWN, Denham WILLIAMS, Marcus ARMSTRONG, Hilton KELLOGG, Antonio WHITE, Marcus NELSON, Ed THOMPSON, Ryan BAISCH, Jason FOROSTOSKI, Nick AMEZIANE, Sami TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UCONN OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING /20/04 BUFFALO W Points per game /30/04 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL W Scoring margin /4/04 INDIANA W FIELD GOALS-ATT /6/04 NORTHEASTERN W Field goal pct /09/04 at Massachusetts L POINT FG-ATT /19/04 RICE W point FG pct /22/04 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT W pt FG made per game /28/04 SACRED HEART W FREE THROWS-ATT /30/04 QUINNIPIAC W Free throw pct *1/5/05 BOSTON COLLEGE L REBOUNDS *01/08/05 at Georgetown W Rebounds per game /10/05 at Oklahoma L Rebounding margin *1/15/05 RUTGERS W ASSISTS *1/17/05 at Seton Hall W Assists per game *1/22/05 PITTSBURGH L TURNOVERS *01/25/05 at West Virginia W Turnovers per game * at Notre Dame L Turnover margin *2/2/05 VILLANOVA W Assist/turnover ratio *2/5/05 ST. JOHN'S W STEALS *2/7/05 at SYRACUSE W Steals per game /13/05 NORTH CAROLINA L BLOCKS *2/15/05 at Providence College W O Blocks per game *2/19/05 at Rutgers W WINNING STREAK *2/21/05 NOTRE DAME W Home win streak *02/26/05 at Pittsburgh W ATTENDANCE *3/2/05 GEORGETOWN W Home games-avg/game *3/5/05 SYRACUSE W Neutral site-avg/game /10/05 vs GEORGETOWN W /11/05 vs Syracuse L SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total $03/18/05 vs Central Florida W CONNECTICUT Opponents

10 Connecticut Basketball CONNECTICUT Extended Season Box Score (as of Mar 18, 2005) All games ECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (23-7) (14-3) (7-3) (2-1) CONFERENCE... (13-3) (6-2) (7-1) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (10-4) (8-1) (0-2) (2-1) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- # Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct 3FG/G FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A APG TO TOPG A/TO Blk BPG Stl SPG Pts Avg VILLANUEVA, Charlie BOONE, Josh ANDERSON, Rashad GAY, Rudy BROWN, Denham WILLIAMS, Marcus ARMSTRONG, Hilton KELLOGG, Antonio WHITE, Marcus NELSON, Ed THOMPSON, Ryan BAISCH, Jason AMEZIANE, Sami FOROSTOSKI, Nick TEAM Total Opponents SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TOTAL CONNECTICUT CONNECTICUT Opponents Opponents

11 Connecticut Basketball CONNECTICUT Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 18, 2005) LAST TEN GAMES RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (8-2) (3-1) (3-0) (2-1) CONFERENCE... (6-0) (3-0) (3-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (2-2) (0-1) (0-0) (2-1) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg VILLANUEVA, Charlie GAY, Rudy BROWN, Denham WILLIAMS, Marcus BOONE, Josh ARMSTRONG, Hilton KELLOGG, Antonio NELSON, Ed ANDERSON, Rashad THOMPSON, Ryan AMEZIANE, Sami BAISCH, Jason FOROSTOSKI, Nick TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UCONN OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING /13/05 NORTH CAROLINA L Points per game *2/15/05 at Providence College W O Scoring margin *2/19/05 at Rutgers W FIELD GOALS-ATT *2/21/05 NOTRE DAME W Field goal pct *02/26/05 at Pittsburgh W POINT FG-ATT *3/2/05 GEORGETOWN W point FG pct *3/5/05 SYRACUSE W pt FG made per game /10/05 vs GEORGETOWN W FREE THROWS-ATT /11/05 vs Syracuse L Free throw pct $03/18/05 vs Central Florida W REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game WINNING STREAK Home win streak ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total CONNECTICUT Opponents

12 Connecticut Basketball CONNECTICUT Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 18, 2005) LAST SIX GAMES RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (5-1) (2-0) (1-0) (2-1) CONFERENCE... (3-0) (2-0) (1-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (2-1) (0-0) (0-0) (2-1) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GAY, Rudy VILLANUEVA, Charlie WILLIAMS, Marcus BROWN, Denham BOONE, Josh ARMSTRONG, Hilton NELSON, Ed ANDERSON, Rashad KELLOGG, Antonio THOMPSON, Ryan BAISCH, Jason FOROSTOSKI, Nick AMEZIANE, Sami TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UCONN OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING *02/26/05 at Pittsburgh W Points per game *3/2/05 GEORGETOWN W Scoring margin *3/5/05 SYRACUSE W FIELD GOALS-ATT /10/05 vs GEORGETOWN W Field goal pct /11/05 vs Syracuse L POINT FG-ATT $03/18/05 vs Central Florida W point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game WINNING STREAK Home win streak ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total CONNECTICUT Opponents

13 Connecticut Basketball CONNECTICUT Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 18, 2005) RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (2-1) (0-0) (0-0) (2-1) CONFERENCE... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (2-1) (0-0) (0-0) (2-1) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg VILLANUEVA, Charlie GAY, Rudy WILLIAMS, Marcus BOONE, Josh BROWN, Denham ARMSTRONG, Hilton KELLOGG, Antonio ANDERSON, Rashad THOMPSON, Ryan Ameziane, Sami BAISCH, Jason NELSON, Ed TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UCONN OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING /10/05 vs GEORGETOWN W Points per game /11/05 vs Syracuse L Scoring margin $03/18/05 vs Central Florida W FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game WINNING STREAK Home win streak ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total CONNECTICUT Opponents

14 UConn Basketball Results/Points-Rebs.-Assts.-Etc #-- starter; S-- steals; B-- blocks Att. Anderson Armstrong Boone Brown Gay Kellogg Nelson Villanueva Williams Date Opponent W-L s/o- sellout P-R-A-S P-R-A-B P-R-A-B P-R-A-S P-R-A-B P-R-A-S P-R-A-B P-R-A-B P-R-A-S 11/20 BUFFALO (gp) W, ,167 s/o # # # # # 11/30 FLA. INT L (gp) W, ,167 s/o # # # # # 12/4 INDIANA (hcc) W, ,294 s/o # # # # # 12/6 NORTHEASTERN (gp) W, ,167 s/o # # # # # 12/9 at Massachusetts L, , # # # # # 12/19 RICE (hcc) W, ,294 s/o # # # # # 12/22 CENTRAL CONN. (hcc) W, ,294 s/o # # # # # 12/28 SACRED HEART (hcc) W, ,294 s/o # # # # # 12/30 QUINNIPIAC (hcc) W, ,294 s/o # # # # # 1/5 *BOSTON COLL. (hcc) L, ,294 s/o # # # # # 1/8 *at Georgetown W, , # # # # # 1/10 at Oklahoma L, , # # # # # 1/15 *RUTGERS (hcc) W, ,294 s/o # DNP-injured # # # # 1/17 *at Seton Hall W, , # # # # # 1/22 *PITTSBURGH (gp) L, ,167 s/o # # # # # 1/25 *at West Virginia W, , # # # # # 1/30 *at Notre Dame L, ,418 s/o # # # # # 2/2 *VILLANOVA (hcc) W, ,294 s/o # # # # # 2/5 *ST. JOHN S (gp) W, ,167 s/o # # # # # 2/7 *at Syracuse W, , # # # # # 2/13 N. CAROLINA (hcc) L, ,294 s/o DNP-injured # # # # # 2/15 *at Providence W, ot 12,993 s/o DNP-injured # # # # # 2/19 *at Rutgers W, ,011 s/o DNP-injured # # # # # 2/21 *NOTRE DAME (hcc) W, ,294 s/o DNP-injured # # # # # 2/26 *at Pittsburgh W, ,508 s/o DNP-injured # # # # # 3/2 *GEORGETOWN (gp) W, ,167 s/o DNP-injured # # # # # 3/5 *SYRACUSE (gp) W, ,167 s/o DNP-injured # # # # # 3/10 vs. Georgetown (BEQ) W, ,528 s/o # # # # # 3/11 vs. Syracuse (BES) L, ,528 s/o # # # # # 3/18 vs. Central Florida W, ,009 s/o # # # DNP # # Date Opponent W-L s/o- sellout P-R-A-S P-R-A-B P-R-A-B P-R-A-S P-R-A-S P-R-A-S P-R-A-B P-R-A-S P-R-A-S #-- starter; S-- steals; B-- blocks Att. Anderson Armstrong Boone Brown Gay Kellogg Nelson Villanueva Williams gp-- Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT hcc-- Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT 2005 University of Connecticut NCAA Basketball Championship Second Round Media Notes vs. NC State, March 20, 2005, page 9

15 UConn Basketball Game-by-Game Team Statistics REB GAME Score FG FGA Pct. 3FG 3FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D T PF TP A TO B S 11/20 BUFFALO (gp) UCONN /30 FLA. INT L (gp) UCONN /4 INDIANA (hcc) UCONN /6 NORTHEASTERN (gp) UCONN /9 at Massachusetts UCONN /19 RICE (hcc) UCONN /22 CENTRAL CONN. (hcc) UCONN /28 SACRED HEART (hcc) UCONN /30 QUINNIPIAC (hcc) UCONN /5 *BOSTON COLLEGE (hcc) UCONN /8 *at Georgetown UCONN /10 at Oklahoma UCONN /15 *RUTGERS (hcc) UCONN /17 *at Seton Hall UCONN /22 *PITTSBURGH (gp) UCONN /25 *at West Virginia UCONN /30 *at Notre Dame UCONN /2 *VILLANOVA (hcc) UCONN /5 *ST. JOHN S (gp) UCONN /7 *at Syracuse UCONN /13 NORTH CAROLINA (hcc) UCONN /15 *at Providence UCONN /19 *at Rutgers UCONN /21 *NOTRE DAME (hcc) UCONN /26 *at Pittsburgh UCONN /2 *GEORGETOWN (gp) UCONN /5 *SYRACUSE (gp) UCONN /10 vs. Georgetown UCONN /11 vs. Syracuse UCONN /18 vs. Central Florida UCONN *-- BIG EAST Contest gp-- Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT; hcc-- Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT 2005 University of Connecticut NCAA Basketball Championship Second Round Media Notes vs. NC State, March 20, 2005, page 10

16 UConn Basketball Team and Individual and Performances CATEGORY Total Points Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Field Goal Percentage 3-Pt. Field Goals Made 3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Free Throw Percentage Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Assists Turnovers Blocked Shots Steals Personal Fouls BY CONNECTICUT BY OPPONENTS 123 vs. Quinnipiac, 12/30/04 89 Providence, 2/15/05 59 vs. Massachusetts, 12/9/04 46 St. John s, 2/5/05 45 vs. Quinnipiac, 12/30/04 31 Three Times 18 Two Times 18 Two Times 84 vs. Northeastern, 12/6/04 81 Northeastern, 12/6/04 42 vs. West Virginia, 1/25/05 50 Two Times.570 vs. Quinnipiac, 12/30/ Oklahoma, 1/10/ vs. Massachusetts, 12/9/ St. John s, 2/5/05 9 Two Times 11 Three Times 0 vs. Seton Hall, 1/17/05 0 St. John s 2/5/05 21 vs. Rice, 12/19/04 35 Northeastern, 12/6/04 6 Two Times 9 Syracuse, 2/7/ vs. St. John s 2/5/ Oklahoma, 1/10/ vs. Seton Hall, 1/17/ St. John s, 2/5/05 30 vs. Villanova, 2/2/05 22 Two Times 4 vs. Central Connecticut, 12/22/04 3 Sacred Heart, 12/28/04 44 vs. Quinnipiac, 12/30/04 29 Pittsburgh, 2/26/05 12 Two Times 4 Central Connecticut, 12/22/ vs. Massachusetts, 12/9/ Central Connecticut, 12/22/ vs. Central Connecticut, 12/22/ Massachusetts, 12/9/04 31 vs. Rice, 12/19/04 21 Providence, 2/15/05 7 vs. St. John s 2/5/05 5 Sacred Heart, 12/28/04 44 vs. Northeastern, 12/6/04 31 Rutgers, 1/15/05 22 Two Times 16 Georgetown, 3/2/05 74 vs. Northeastern, 12/6/04 50 Syracuse, 3/11/05 36 Two Times 19 Georgetown, 3/10/05 30 vs. Central Connecticut, 12/22/04 22 Providence, 2/15/05 8 vs.georgetown, 1/8/05 8 Syracuse, 3/11/05 23 Two Times 26 Florida International, 11/30/04 7 Two Times 5 West Virginia, 1/25/05 19 vs. Florida International, 11/30/04 9 Northeastern, 12/6/04 2 vs. West Virginia, 1/25/05 1 Four Times 12 vs. Northeastern, 12/6/04 16 Buffalo, 11/20/04 1 vs. West Virginia, 1/25/04 4 Three Times 28 vs. Syracuse, 3/5/05 33 Quinnipiac, 12/30/04 10 Three Times 12 Central Connecticut, 12/22/ UCONN AND OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL HIGH PERFORMANCES CATEGORY BY CONNECTICUT BY OPPONENTS Points 27 Rashad Anderson vs. Rice, 12/19/04 39 Ryan Gomes, Providence, 2/15/05 Field Goals Made 10 Josh Boone vs. Central Conn. 12/30/04 12 Ryan Gomes, Providence, 2/15/05 10 Boone vs. Rutgers, 1/15/05 Field Goals Attempted 19 Anderson vs. Rice, 12/19/04 29 Ryan Gomes, Providence, 2/15/05 FG Percentage (min. 5 made) Boone (8-8) at Seton Hall, 1/17/ Josh Pace, Syracuse, 1/8/05 3-Pt. Field Goals Made 5 Anderson vs. Pittsburgh (1/22/05) 7 Gary Johnson, UCF, 3/18/05 Anderson vs. Rice (12/19/04) 3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 14 Anderson vs. Rice (12/19/04) 14 Gary Johnson, UCF, 3/18/05 3PT FG Percentage (min. 4 made) Lenny Jefferson (4-5), Central Conn. 12/22/04 Free Throws Made 12 Charlie Villanueva at West Virginia, 1/25/05 15 Hakim Warrick, Syracuse, 3/5/05 Free Throws Attempted 14 Villanueva at West Virginia, 1/25/05 22 Hakim Warrick, Syracuse, 3/5/05 FT Percentage (min. 5 made) Denham Brown (8-8) at Georgetown, 1/8/ Chris Thomas (6-6), Notre Dame, 1/30/ Anderson (6-6) at West Virginia, 1/25/ Marquis Webb (5-5), Rutgers, 1/15/ Rudy Gay (6-6) at Seton Hall, 1/17/ Villanueva (5-5) at Rutgers, 2/19/ Brown, (5-5) vs. St. John s, 2/5/05 Offensive Rebounds 9 Villanueva vs. Syracuse (3/11/05) 7 Two Times Defensive Rebounds 14 Villanueva vs. Syracuse, 3/5/05 9 Sean May, North Carolina, 2/13/05 Total Rebounds 15 Boone vs. Boston College, 1/5/05 13 Sean May, North Carolina, 2/13/05 Assists 16 Marcus Williams vs. Central Conn. 12/30/04 10 Raymond Felton, North Carolina, 2/13/05 16 Williams at Notre Dame, 1/30/05 10 Rob Monroe, Quinnipiac, 12/30/04 Turnovers 7 Williams vs. North Carolina, 2/13/05 6 Rob Monroe, Quinnipiac, 12/30/04 Blocked Shots 9 Boone vs. St. John s 2/5/05 5 Sean James, Northeastern, 12/5/04 Steals 4 Brown vs. Northeastern, 12/6/04 5 Five Times Williams vs. Syracuse, 3/11/ University of Connecticut NCAA Basketball Championship Second Round Media Notes vs. NC State, March 20, 2005, page 11