UCONN Vs. Houston
Day: Saturday
Date: January 28th, 2017
Location: XL Center, Hartford,Ct
Time: 12:00
TV: SNY/ESPN3
No. 1 UConn Huskies Houston Cougars
19-0 (7-0) 8-12 (1-6)
Prior Meetings
UConn leads the series 4-0
1/7/14 W 90-40 Home
2/22/14 W 92-41 Away
2/17/15 W 85-26 Home
1/8/16 W 76-37 Away
Team Overviews
Houston is coming into this game on a 6 game losing streak. They lost to Cincinnati, UCF, Tulane, Temple, SMU and Memphis. Coach Hughey has moved the two Harris girls, freshmen, into the starting lineup. It's not a good time in Houston.
UConn keeps on rolling on. The team is playing better every game. This one should be no exception.
UConn keeps on rolling on. The team is playing better every game. This one should be no exception.
Stat by Stat Comparison
Leader is bolded.
Leader is bolded.
UConn Houston
85.3 Points Per Game 61.9
54.6 Opp Points Per Game 66.6
.519 Field Goal % .377
.352 Opp Field Goal % .414
.420 3 Point Field Goal % .282
.257 Opp 3 Point Field Goal % .279
.768 Free Throw % .616
38.7 Rebounds Per Game 39.2
32.9 Opp Rebounds Per Game 40.3
22.4 Assists Per Game 12.5
13.1 Turnovers Per Game 20.0
1.7 Assists/Turnover Ratio .6
1.7 Assists/Turnover Ratio .6
10.3 Steals Per Game 9.2
4.5 Blocks Per Game 2.2
UCONN
UConn Starters
33 Katie Lou Samuelson
6'3" Sophomore Guard/Forward
Games - 19, MPG 31.7, FG% .502, 3PT% .460, FT% .829, PPG 21.8, RPG 4.0, APG 2.7
24 Napheesa Collier
6'1" Sophomore Forward/Guard
Games - 19, MPG 29.5, FG% .665, 3PT% .421, FT% .783, PPG 19.2, RPG 8.1, APG 1.9
15 Gabby Williams
5'11" Junior Forward
Games - 19, MPG 28.3, FG% .553, 3PT% .250, FT% .680, PPG 12.3, RPG 8.6, APG 5.4
11 Kia Nurse
6' Junior Guard
Games - 19, MPG 32.8, FG% .459, 3PT% .449, FT% .852, PPG 13.2, RPG 2.4, APG 4.1
12 Saniya Chong
5'8" Senior Guard
Games - 17, MPG 26.4, FG% .494, 3PT% .415, FT% .692, PPG 6.8, RPG 2.1, APG 3.6
UConn Bench
5 Crystal Dangerfield
5'5" Freshman Guard
Games - 14, MPG 23.0, FG% .415, 3PT% .314, FT% .636, PPG 6.1, RPG 2.6, APG 3.2
51 Natalie Butler
6'5" RS Sophomore Center
Games - 19, MPG 17.8, FG% .494, 3PT% .000, FT% .800, PPG 5.5, RPG 4.9, APG 1.3
10 Molly Bent
5'9" Freshman Guard
Games - 17, MPG 11.5, FG% .300, 3PT% .375, FT% .625, PPG 1.2, RPG 1.6, APG 1.3
25 Kyla Irwin
6'2" Freshman Forward
Games - 16, MPG 7.8, FG% .333, 3PT% .143, FT% .684, PPG 2.0, RPG 1.4, APG .4
20 Tierney Lawlor
5'7" Senior Guard
Games - 15, MPG 3.2, FG% .000, 3PT% .000, FT% .500, PPG 0.0, RPG .1, APG .1
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Houston Cougars
Ron Hughey Head Coach
Hughey accumulated a 163-154 (.514) career record in 10 seasons as an NCAA Division I assistant coach at South Carolina State, South Carolina, UCF, Rutgers, Texas and Florida State. He is a veteran of seven postseason tournaments (6 NCAA, 1 NIT) including two NCAA Second Rounds (2013, 2014), four NCAA First Rounds (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) and one WNIT Second Round (2008).
Hughey has a good reputation as a recruiter and he put together multiple national top-15 recruiting classes at both Texas and Florida State. At Houston, he signed an eight-player recruiting class in 2014-15, including two NJCAA All-Americans and four players rated as 3-star recruits by ESPN Hoopgurlz.
Hughey brought five more highly regarded recruits into the Houston program in the early 2015 signing period. Included in the group is Lufkin, Texas, native Natasha Mack, the first ESPN Hoopgurlz national top-100 recruit of his head coaching tenure.
Houston Starters
01 Chyanne Butler
5'6" Junior Guard
Butler is a transfer from the real USC where she played in one game and transferred after the fall semester. She played prep basketball at Junipero Serra HS in Gardena, Calif... Rated as a three-star prospect at the 25th-best point guard from the Class of 2014 by ESPN Hoopgurlz.
23 Serithia Hawkins
5'11" Sophomore Guard
Hawkins was ranked as the 69th-best Class of 2015 guard and a three-star recruit by ESPN Hoopgurlz.
12 Brianne Coffman
6'3" Junior Forward
Coffman is a transfer from Oklahoma State. She was a first team all-district pick and District Offensive MVP at Jarrell HS. Averaged 15.1 point, 8.4 rebounds, 2.4 blocks and 2.1 steals per game as a senior... Logged 13.8 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game as a junior en route to an all-district selection... Won a state championship in the shot put as a junior with a final throw of 42 feet, 7.25 inches... Also made the all-district team in volleyball
0 Angela Harris
5'6" Freshman Guard
Had 18 points and three rebounds en route to earning American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week honors against UTRGV...Had seven steals to go along with 17 points against Texas State...Exploded onto the scene scoring 22 points in 26 minutes in her first collegiate game against Southeastern La.
4 Jasmyne Harris
5'8" Freshman Guard
Four year letterwinner for coach Cheryl Williams and the exporters of Brazosport High School...Was a member of three district championship teams that posted a combined 33-1 record during her final three seasons...Was two-time member of the All-State Team...Played for the Lady Houston Phenoms in AAU...Also played softball, volleyball and ran track.
Houston Bench
25 Kiera Graves
5'7" Senior Guard
Graves transferred from Kaskaskia Junior college where she averaged 22 ppg her freshman season.
24 Mariah Mitchell
5'9" Junior Guard
Mitchell was selected to the 2014-15 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (12/22/14).
02 Jacqueline Blake
6'2" Senior Center
Blake is a transfer from Miami Dade CC where she averaged 19.1 points and 10.4 rebounds per game on the way to earning all-conference laurels.
Game Analysis
Here is another example of a small AAC team that has no chance to compete with UConn. They have two players over 5'11" tall and the rest are guards. The Cougars have no chance of defending the post, so UConn will look inside often.
Houston is not a good shooting team, only at 38% from the floor. They turn the ball over a lot and their assist/turnover ration is a horrid .6.
Houston has move the two Harris girls into the starting lineup. The two freshmen (no relation) are now the two leading scorers on the team. They were terrific in their last game, a loss to Memphis, 66-65. Jasmyne had 19 and Angela had 18 in that heartbreaking loss.
Not much more to analyze on this game.
Final Prediction
Houston has had big struggles scoring against UConn over the years. I don't see that trend changing anytime soon.
I don't think they will score more than 45 and UConn should be able to reach 90. The bench is playing better and that means more points in the 4th quarter.
UConn by 50+.
I don't think they will score more than 45 and UConn should be able to reach 90. The bench is playing better and that means more points in the 4th quarter.
UConn by 50+.
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