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UConn's men's basketball team did not report a third consecutive perfect academic progress rate to the NCAA, but the numbers for the last academic year are well within the national guidelines, which measure a school's ability to keep athletes on track to graduate. The APR for the 2014-15 school year does not become official until the NCAA releases its national report in the spring, but The Associated Press obtained the numbers from the UConn this week after submitting an open records request. The men's team recorded an APR of 957 out of 1,000 for the year, reflecting the transfer of basketball player Rakim Lubin after last season. Continue to Article

February 18, 2016 11:58:am EST

While SMU's first winning streak in nearly two months would help it keep pace in the AAC, Connecticut could use one to recover from the blow its conference hopes suffered last week. The 21st-ranked Mustangs desperately need a win to remain within arm's reach of their second consecutive regular season title, and they will try to grab one while extending their success against host Connecticut on Thursday night. It wasn't long ago that SMU (21-3, 9-3 AAC) was off to the best start in school history at 18-0, lessening the sting of its ineligible status come postseason play. Continue to Article

February 18, 2016 1:29:am EST

Omar Calhoun tied a season high with 14 points and Connecticut held off Tulsa 75-73 on Saturday after leading by 20 points in the second half. Five Huskies scored in double figures to help UConn to the win, which came less than 48 hours after the Huskies blew a late 12-point lead in a loss at Temple. UConn (18-7, 8-4 American) led by 13 points at the half and quickly extended that to 20 on the strength of two 3-point shots by Calhoun. Continue to Article

February 13, 2016 10:39:pm EST

Quenton DeCosey scored 23 points, including his team's final nine points, and Temple rallied to beat UConn 63-58 Thursday night for its fourth straight win. Daniel Dingle scored 12 of his career-high 15 points in the second half for the Owls (15-8, 9-3 American Athletic Conference), who overcome a late 12-point deficit by closing the game on a 21-4 run. Shonn Miller scored 15 points and Rodney Purvis had 12 for UConn (17-7, 7-4), which had its three-game winning streak snapped. Continue to Article

February 11, 2016 9:35:pm EST

Shonn Miller and Rodney Purvis led five UConn players in double figures with 16 points each and the Huskies beat East Carolina 85-67 on Sunday to pick up their third consecutive win and sixth in their last seven games. Daniel Hamilton filled up the scoresheet again, scoring 12 points and grabbing 16 rebounds and dishing out five assists. Jalen Adams added 14 points for UConn (17-6, 7-3 American Athletic). Continue to Article

February 07, 2016 2:16:pm EST