Craig Austrie News

The Springfield Armor now has a full roster. The MVP Restaurant in the Sheraton was packed Thursday night as basketball enthusiasts waited to find out who would be coming to Springfield.

The Springfield Armor selected former UConn guard Craig Austrie in the 4th round of tonight's NBA D-League Draft.

Jerome Dyson wasn't at the XL Center as practice was about to being Tuesday, but that's only because he had a late class and was to be a last-second arrival.

It has been 214 days since the men's basketball team lost to Michigan State in the 2009 Final Four.

UConn men Gavin Keefe has worked at The Day since 1990 and is in his 18th season of covering the UConn mena s basketball team, including the national championship teams of 1999 and 2004.

Guard Craig Austrie #24 of the Connecticut Huskies is defended by guard J.T. Tiller #4 and forward Leo Lyons #5 of the Missouri Tigers in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament at the University of Phoenix Stadium on March 28, 2009 in Glendale, Arizona.

Vacation is over, summer is coming to a close and the season is about to begin. After a week in Florida, with jellyfish and hammerhead sharks and manatees making sure I didn't enter the ocean water, I'm back for good and ready to roll with 2009-10. Practice is less than a month away.

Kemba Walker knew he would be called upon to run the Connecticut souped-up, go-go offense.

Insider knows you're hot for hoops during the summer, so we bring you a closer look at five programs on the rise, five on the way down and five at a crossroads.

Insider knows you're hot for hoops during the summer, so we bring you a closer look at five programs on the rise, five on the way down and five at a crossroads.

Freshman center Heather Buck spent last season watching from the bench. She received a medical redshirt after having mononucleosis early in the season.

Jim Calhoun will not be haunted by the ending. He's not going to lose sleep because of missed free throws, a dearth of bench scoring or anything else that cost UConn a place in the national championship game.