Arbitrator: UConn coach Ollie improperly fired; owed $11M
January 20, 2022 GMTSTORRS, Conn. (AP) — An arbitrator has ruled that UConn improperly fired former men's basketball coach Kevin Ollie and must pay him more than $11 million, Ollie's lawyer said Thursday.
Attorney Jacques Parenteau called Thursday's ruling from arbitrator Mark Irvings a “total vindication” for Ollie, who was fired in the spring of 2018 after the school reported it was investigating numerous potential NCAA violations in his program.
UConn: Probation over NCAA violations under Ollie ends
July 23, 2021 GMTSTORRS, Conn. (AP) — The two-year probation imposed on UConn men's basketball for NCAA violations under former coach Kevin Ollie has ended.
The governing body informed the school it has met all NCAA regulations, the university said Friday.
Ollie named coach of new league designed for prep standouts
April 12, 2021 GMTFormer UConn coach Kevin Ollie has joined a new basketball league designed to provide elite high school players another potential pathway to the NBA...
Pick Six: Backcourt stars have chance to shine in NCAAs
March 17, 2021 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Six months after Dan Hurley was hired to resurrect Connecticut, which had just gone through a messy divorce with Kevin Ollie, the former Wagner and Rhode Island coach landed the commitment that would go a long way toward helping...
UConn self-imposes penalties for violations under Ollie
January 19, 2019 GMTSTORRS, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut announced Friday that it is self-imposing penalties, including the loss of a scholarship for the 2019-20 season, for violations of NCAA rules by its basketball program under former coach Kevin Ollie.
UConn asks court to dismiss complaint by ex-coach Ollie
December 28, 2018 GMTHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut asked a judge Friday to dismiss a complaint filed by former basketball coach Kevin Ollie, who contends his firing was in part racially motivated...
Viewpoint In Game 1 at UConn, Dan Hurley gets the motor started
November 9, 2018 GMTSTORRS — There were just under seven minutes left in Dan Hurley’s first night as coach of the UConn basketball team when Josh Carlton, one of his special projects, couldn’t corral an offensive rebound.
Dan Hurley hired as UConn men’s basketball coach
March 22, 2018 GMTFor the first time in 32 years, UConn has hired a head coach from outside of “the family.”
Dan Hurley has been hired as the 19th head coach in UConn history, sources confirmed on Thursday morning.
AAC men’s basketball: Where does UConn fit in improved league
July 25, 2017 GMTWith the addition of Wichita State and the return of numerous high-level players around the league, the American Athletic Conference will be better this season.
UConn men, women heading in opposite directions
April 16, 2017 GMTIt wasn’t anything that had not been done before, but, in the grand scheme of things, it meant so much more.
On April 7, 2014, the UConn men secured their fourth national championship with a 60-54 takedown of Kentucky in Arlington, Texas.