1. The Beginning of
an Era: Kevin Ollie
By Daniel Maher
Photo courtesy of UConnHuskies.com

2. Kevin Ollie was
born December
27, 1972 in Dallas,
Texas. He grew up
in Los Angeles and
attended
Crenshaw High
School.

3. Ollie played under
Jim Calhoun at
UConn from 199-
1995. He was
named to the All-
Big East Third
Team as a senior
and led the
Huskies to the
Elite Eight.

4. He sits third all-
time in assists in
UConn history.
He was named to
the UConn
Basketball All-
Century team in
2001.

5. He played 13
seasons in the
NBA for 11
different
franchises.
He finished his
career in 2009-
2010 as a
member of the
Oklahoma City
Thunder.

6. In his first season
as an assistant
coach, he helped
lead UConn to a
national
championship.

7. On September 13,
2012, Ollie was
named UConn’s
18th men’s
basketball coach.
His one-year
contract runs
through April
4,2013 and will be
paid $625,000

8. Credits
1. UConnHuskies.com
2. photo credit: <a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aquafornia/2568660827/">Aquafornia</a> via
<a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a
href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>
3. photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ctsenatedems/5730726190/">ct
senatedems</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a
href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>
4. UConnHuskies.com
5. UConnHuskies.com
6. Daniel Maher
7. Daniel Maher