▁of ▁Connecticut ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁team . ▁O ll ie ▁graduated ▁from ▁Connecticut ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁Communic ations . ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁twelve ▁National ▁Basketball ▁Association ▁franch ises , ▁most ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁three ▁st ints ▁with ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁ 7 6 ers , ▁in ▁th ir teen ▁seasons ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁after ▁beginning ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁C BA ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁After ▁ret iring ▁from ▁professional ▁basketball ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁O ll ie ▁joined ▁U Con n ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ; ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁head ▁coach ▁following ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁Jim ▁Cal h oun ▁( who ▁co ached ▁O ll ie ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁player ). ▁In ▁his ▁second ▁year ▁as ▁H usk ies ▁head ▁coach , ▁they ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁Division ▁I ▁Basketball ▁Tournament . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁O ll ie ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁Texas ▁to ▁parents ▁F let cher ▁and ▁Dor othy ▁O ll ie ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁rough ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁South ▁Central ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁When ▁O ll ie ▁was ▁ 7 , ▁his ▁parents ▁divor ced ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁moved ▁to ▁Dallas . ▁He ▁spent ▁sum mers ▁there , ▁cutting ▁la wn s ▁and ▁doing ▁other ▁odd ▁jobs ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁be ▁with ▁him ▁for ▁some ▁length ▁of