Showing posts with label Joe D'Ambrosio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joe D'Ambrosio. Show all posts

SNY to Unveil its Top 10 UConn Players of All-Time



On the eve of the BIG EASTtournament, SNYwill celebrate UConn’sstoried men’s basketball program by unveiling Huskies Heroes: thetop 10 all-time players on Monday, March 5 at 9 pm. In thisone-hour show, fans can see where their favorite players – such as Ray Allen,Kemba Walker, Ben Gordon and RipHamilton rank among the all-time best. SNYexperts and college basketball dignitaries debated, discussed and ultimatelydecided the top 10 Men’s basketball players of all-time at UConn.

The blue ribbon panel thatselected the top ten UConn players includes:
· Mike Tranghese: Former BIGEAST Commissioner.
· Donny Marshall: Former UConnstar basketball player.
· Joe D’Ambrosio: play-by-playvoice for UConn Men’s basketball
· Phil Chardis: AssociateAthletics Director of Communications for UConn
· Tim Welsh: Current SNYAnalyst and Former BIG EAST Head Coach who previously earned
Coach of the Year honors in 1997 and 1998.
· Tarik Turner: SNY BIG EASTanalyst

As the top-ten playerrankings are released, host Gary Apple will be joined in-studio by apanel of experts –including Tim Welsh, Donny Marshall, Tarik Turner andcollege basketball columnist Lenn Robbins of the New York Post –who won the APSE award winner as well as the Jim Murray Award for outstandingcollege sports writing. The studio panel will debate the players who did – anddidn’t – make the top-ten list. The program will also feature exclusive interviewsand reactions from the players selected in the top-10.

Attn: Riders, Runners and (Not Kemba) Walkers

The NBC Connecticut Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride and Walk will be held on Saturday, June 11 in Simsbury.

There will be rides of 10, 25, 50 and 75 miles and a 5K walk/run. Walkers are encouraged to bring their children and/or their dogs. The day will culminate with a summer cookout featuring the famous House of Barbeque, hot-air balloon rides, ice cream provided by Ben and Jerry's and live music by the Timmy Maia Band.

Calhoun will be riding, along with several of his assistants and former players. In the past, Ray Allen, Kevin Ollie and others have taken part in the event. Jim's wife, Pat Calhoun, along with Joe D'Ambrosio and Kevin Nathan will be leading the walk.

To register for the ride or walk/run, visit the NBC Connecticut Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride and Walk website at www.calhounridewalk.com. All riders, walkers and runners will receive a gift bag as a thank you for participation. Every participant will also be invited to a special closed practice and pizza party with the 2010 2011 men’s team in October, 2011. That event concludes with a pizza party in Gampel Pavilion.

The event has raised more than $850,000 since its inception in 2007.

To register or find out more about the event, please visit www.calhounridewalk.com, or call Gold, Orluk & Partners at 860-674-1500.

Live Pregame Chat at 6 Tonight

I'll be doing a live chat from courtside tonight at 6 p.m., joined by UConn radio man Joe D'Ambrosio. Start submitting questions at 5:30 p.m., or any time on Twitter at #NHRUConn.