UConn will host the University of Washington on Dec. 29 at either Gampel or the XL Center, then meet in a return match in the 2013-14 season out in Seattle. TV plans for the two games will be announced at a later date.
The Huskies (of Washington) are coached by Lorenzo Romar. They were this year's PAC-12 regular-season champs, though they didn't get an invite to the NCAA tourney. U-Dub wound up losing in overtime to Minnesota in the NIT semifinals, in case you weren't paying attention.
UConn is 3-0 all-time against Washington. All three games were on neutral sites: UConn's 75-74 win on March 19, 1998 in the NCAA East Regional semifinals in Greensboro, N.C. (on a Richard Hamilton buzzer-beater); a 69-48 win on Dec. 1, 1998 at the Great Eight Basketball Classic in Chicago; and a 98-92, overtime in in the Washington D.C. regional finals in at the Verizon Center on March 24, 2006.
I'm stoked about this series because I'm moving to Seattle in a few weeks. I've enjoyed watching UConn beat Depaul every other year in Chicago, but the games have been very one-sided. This may be my last chance to watch a Jim Calhoun coached team, though I hope not.
ReplyDeletePS you are mistaken about the overtime game in '06. That game - which featured a Rashad Anderson three from roughly half-court - was in the regional semifinals, not finals. The Huskies lost to George Mason that year in the regional finals.
Man have you noticed that contextual error as well? Initially I thought that I might be wrong but evidently I am correct.
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