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Former CT High School Standouts Playing Key Roles In NCAA Tournament Former CT High School Standouts Playing Key Roles In NCAA Tournament
Former CT High School Standouts Playing Key Roles In NCAA Tournament There may be no Connecticut Huskies in this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, but there are still plenty of ballers in the Field of 68 that call the Nutmeg State home.  Most notable of the players is Steven Enoch, a redshirt junior on the Louisville Cardinals.  Enoch, a native of Norwalk, actually played his first two years of collegiate hoops with UConn before transferring out of the program in 2017 due to differences with former coach Kevin Ollie. Nowadays, Enoch’s imposing 6’10” frame is an important part of Louisville’s big man rotation.  It’s been quite a rollerc…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
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It's On: Kevin Ollie Starts Battle Against UConn For $10M Left On Contract It's On: Kevin Ollie Starts Battle Against UConn For $10M Left On Contract
It's On: Kevin Ollie Starts Battle Against UConn For $10M Left On Contract Kevin Ollie’s firing has been far from a layup for UConn. Ollie, the former Huskies star who coached the university's men's basketball program for four years - including an NCAA championship win in his second season - is fighting back after being fired in March amid an NCAA investigation. Ollie's lawyers have accused UConn officials of violating constitutional rights by firing him for “just cause” before he was offered an opportunity to contest the decision. In response, Ollie's attorneys sent a letter to the university to kick off a battle over the near $10 million that was left on his co…

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by Zak Failla
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Dan Hurley Named New Basketball Coach At UConn Dan Hurley Named New Basketball Coach At UConn
Dan Hurley Named New Basketball Coach At UConn Men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley is taking his talents from the Atlantic 10 and Rhode Island just a bit west to the American Athletic Conference as the latest coach of the UConn Huskies. A week removed from Hurley's Rhode Island team's victory over Trae Young and the 10th-seeded Oklahoma Sooners in the NCAA Tournament - and five days out from a loss to second-seeded Duke - UConn made it official, naming Hurley as the new coach of the heralded program. Hurley, 45, signed a six-year deal, according to reports, though financials have not been disclosed. He replaces Kevin Ollie, who was fired …

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by Zak Failla
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Ollie Contests UConn 'Just Cause' Firing, Says He Will 'Defend My Honor' Ollie Contests UConn 'Just Cause' Firing, Says He Will 'Defend My Honor'
Ollie Contests UConn 'Just Cause' Firing, Says He Will 'Defend My Honor' Kevin Ollie, who was fired as men’s basketball coach at the University of Connecticut, is contesting the university's decision was made with "just cause" and said he will "work vigorously to defend my honor." UConn said in the fall it had hired a law firm and was conducting an internal investigation after receiving allegations about violations that were not specified. Ollie's firing is with cause, UConn said, meaning the university does not believe it is obligated to play the remaining five years on a seven-year $18 million contract. "The University of Connecticut,…

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by Joe Lombardi
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UConn Fires Head Men's Basketball Coach Kevin Ollie Amid NCAA Probe UConn Fires Head Men's Basketball Coach Kevin Ollie Amid NCAA Probe
UConn Fires Head Men's Basketball Coach Kevin Ollie Amid NCAA Probe Amid an ongoing NCAA investigation, the University of Connecticut announced Saturday that it has fired head men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie. UConn said in the fall it had hired a law firm and was conducting an internal investigation after receiving allegations about violations that were not specified. Ollie's firing is with cause, UConn said, meaning the university does not believe it is obligated to play the remaining five years on a seven-year $18 million contract. “The University of Connecticut has initiated disciplinary procedures to terminate the employment of Head Men’s Basketball…

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by Joe Lombardi