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2012-13 Huskies Roster

 Players
No. Name H/W Pos Class
4 Brendan Allen 6-3/187 G SO
11 Ryan Boatright 6-0/160 G SO
21 Omar Calhoun 6-5/192 G FR
2 DeAndre Daniels 6-8/195 F SO
12 R.J. Evans 6-3/210 G GS
5 Niels Giffey 6-7/205 G/F JR
13 Shabazz Napier 6-1/171 G JR
0 Phillip Nolan 6-9/203 F FR
10 Tyler Olander 6-9/225 F JR
22 Leon Tolksdorf 6-8/220 F FR
1 Enosch Wolf 7-1/245 C JR
 Coaches
  Name Title
  Kevin Ollie Head Coach
  Glenn Miller Associate Head Coach
  George Blaney Assistant Coach
  Karl Hobbs Assistant Coach
  Kevin Freeman Director of Basketball Administration
  Ricky Moore Asst. Director of Basketball Administration

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 June 12, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

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 April 24, 2013; Updated: 11:53 am

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 April 17, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

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 April 4, 2013; Updated: 4:37 am

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 March 22, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

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 March 20, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

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2012-13 Schedule
DATEOPPONENTSITETime/
Score
November
1vs. American International #StorrsW, 78-63
4vs. UMass-Lowell #HartfordW, 100-62
9vs. Michigan StateGermanyW, 66-62
13vs. VermontStorrsW, 67-49
U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam
16vs. Wake ForestSt. ThomasW, 77-71
18vs. QuinnipiacSt. ThomasW, 89-83 (2OT)
19vs. New MexicoSt. ThomasL, 66-60
25vs. Stony BrookStorrsW, 73-62
29vs. New HampshireHartfordW, 61-53
December
4vs. North Carolina StateNew YorkL, 69-65
7vs. HarvardStorrsW, 57-49
17vs. Maryland Eastern ShoreHartfordW, 84-50
21vs. FordhamHartfordW, 88-73
29vs. WashingtonHartfordW, 61-53
January
1at Marquette *MilwaukeeL, 82-76 (OT)
8vs. DePaul *StorrsW, 99-78
12at Notre Dame *Notre DameW, 65-58
14vs. Louisville *HartfordL, 73-58
19at Pittsburgh *PittsburghL, 69-61
27vs. Rutgers *HartfordW, 66-54
31at Providence *ProvidenceW, 82-79 (OT)
February
3vs. USF *StorrsW, 69-64 (OT)
6at St. John's *New YorkL, 71-65
10at Seton Hall *Newark, N.J.W, 78-67
13vs. Syracuse *HartfordW, 66-58
16vs. Villanova *HartfordL, 70-61
21vs. Cincinnati *HartfordW, 73-66 (OT)
23at DePaul *Rosemont, ILW, 81-69
27vs. Georgetown *StorrsL, 79-78 (OT)
March
2at Cincinnati *CincinnatiL, 61-56
6at USF *Tampa, FL.L, 51-67
9vs. Providence *StorrsW, 63-59 (OT)
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