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The UConn -Doug Wiggins marriage was one of highs and lows, one put together in a hurry in late 2005 but one that slowly fizzled and ended this week. According to East Hartford High coach Anthony Menard, Wiggins, the former Connecticut player of the year, asked to be released from his scholarship Monday and will transfer. "It was a good experience for him," Menard said Tuesday. "He respects ... [link]

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Published 4/16/2008 by CollegeHoopsNut at College Basketball Blog Report
... (FoxSports.com) - Doug Wiggins is on the move as Wiggins is Leaving UConn (Hartford Courant). As a sophomore, he averaged 6.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and had an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.5-to-1, but fell out of favor at times with coach Jim Calhoun during an up and down career which included two failed drug tests. - ...

UConn Starts Clearing Deadwood
Published 4/18/2008 by Charles Rich at FanHouse
... winning games. It's hard to believe he pitches players on how they will be part of a family. If it does, then he likely doesn't mention what happens to family that screws up or doesn't produce. Last month, Jim Calhoun made it very clear that some players were definitely not welcome back. The most obvious was back-up point guard Doug Wiggins. Sure enough, the ax fell Wiggins decided that he would transfer. Naturally, Calhoun was very clear that it was all Wiggins call. That he wasn't pushed or forced. "I completely respect ...

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Doug Wiggins Leaving UConn -

The UConn-Doug Wiggins marriage was one of highs and lows, one put together in a hurry in late 2005 but one that slowly fizzled and ended this week. According to East Hartford High coach Anthony Menard, Wiggins, the former Connecticut player of the ...
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