▁of ▁fame ▁coach ▁Jim ▁Cal h oun . ▁During ▁his ▁college ▁career , ▁O ll ie ▁had ▁played ▁under ▁Cal h oun . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁for ▁Cal h oun ' s ▁final ▁two ▁seasons ▁at ▁U Con n . ▁As ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁O ll ie ▁helped ▁guide ▁the ▁H usk ies ▁to ▁a ▁record ▁ 1 1 ▁straight ▁post season ▁wins ▁which ▁included ▁winning ▁ 5 ▁games ▁in ▁ 5 ▁night s ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Big ▁East ▁Tournament ▁Championship ▁and ▁winning ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁Basketball ▁Championship . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁U Con n ▁and ▁O ll ie ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁five - year ▁deal . ▁ ▁The ▁H usk ies ▁ended ▁their ▁first ▁season ▁under ▁O ll ie ▁ 2 0 - 1 0 ▁overall ▁and ▁ 8 th ▁in ▁Big ▁East ▁play ▁( 1 0 - 8 ). ▁The ▁team ▁was ▁in el ig ible ▁for ▁post season ▁play ▁because ▁of ▁an ▁NCAA ▁ban ▁resulting ▁from ▁a ▁low ▁A PR ▁score ▁several ▁seasons ▁prior . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁H usk ies ▁defeated ▁Florida , ▁after ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁ranked ▁# 9 . ▁The ▁H usk ies ▁finished ▁ 3 rd ▁in ▁the ▁A AC , ▁and ▁defeated ▁M emph is ▁and ▁C inc inn ati ▁until ▁losing ▁to ▁Louis ville ▁in ▁the ▁A AC