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Video: Watch Ray Allen's No. 34 Jersey Be Retired by UConn

Mar 3, 2019
MIAMI, FL - March 10: Ray Allen #34 of the Miami Heat handles the ball against the Washington Wizards at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida on March 10 2014. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory copyright notice: Copyright NBAE 2014 (Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL - March 10: Ray Allen #34 of the Miami Heat handles the ball against the Washington Wizards at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida on March 10 2014. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory copyright notice: Copyright NBAE 2014 (Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images)

Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Ray Allen's No. 34 jersey number was retired by UConn on Sunday prior to the Huskies' home game versus South Florida:

Allen is just the second Husky to have their jersey number retired. Rebecca Lobo's No. 50 was first in a ceremony Saturday.

The 18-year pro is an NBA legend perhaps best known for his three-pointer in the 2013 NBA Finals and his role as Jesus Shuttlesworth in the movie He Got Game.

He is a 10-time All-Star and two-time All-NBA team member who averaged 18.9 points on 45.2 percent shooting. Allen also hit 40 percent of his three-pointers over a career that was spent with the Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle SuperSonics, Boston Celtics and Miami Heat.

The two-time NBA champion won titles with the 2007-08 Celtics and 2012-13 Heat.

Allen played at UConn from 1993-96, posting 19.0 points per game on 48.7 percent shooting and 44.8 percent from three-point range. He was named the Big East Player of the Year for the 1995-96 Huskies, who went 32-3 and won the regular-season and conference tournament championships.

He left school after his junior year and was drafted fifth overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves, who traded him and Andrew Lang to the Milwaukee Bucks for the rights to Stephon Marbury. 

UConn Announces Self-Imposed Penalties from NCAA Investigation

Jan 18, 2019
FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2018, file photo, Connecticut head coach Kevin Ollie watches from the sideline during the first half an NCAA college basketball game in Storrs, Conn. Ollie was fired in March amid an NCAA investigation. In response to open records requests from The Associated Press and other news organizations, UConn president Susan Herbst on Monday, June 25, released a June 19 letter upholding Ollie's firing, which said the former men's basketball coach had a pattern of breaking NCAA rules and committed serious violations. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2018, file photo, Connecticut head coach Kevin Ollie watches from the sideline during the first half an NCAA college basketball game in Storrs, Conn. Ollie was fired in March amid an NCAA investigation. In response to open records requests from The Associated Press and other news organizations, UConn president Susan Herbst on Monday, June 25, released a June 19 letter upholding Ollie's firing, which said the former men's basketball coach had a pattern of breaking NCAA rules and committed serious violations. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

The University of Connecticut men's basketball team has issued seven self-imposed penalties following the NCAA investigation into alleged violations under former head coach Kevin Ollie.

Per an official announcement from the school (h/t David Borges of the New Haven Register), the penalties range from paying the NCAA a $5,000 fine to a one-week ban on unofficial visits and recruiting communications during the 2018-19 academic year:

The NCAA announced findings from its investigation last September. Ollie was hit with multiple violations, including an unethical conduct charge. 

Per ESPN.com's Myron Medcalf, Ollie's unethical conduct charge stemmed from allegedly providing false or misleading information regarding phone calls between Ray Allen, Rudy Gay and a recruit. 

Ollie also was charged with allegedly providing unfair recruiting benefits, exceeding limits on practice times, failing to promote an atmosphere of compliance and failing to monitor players' outside workouts. 

Since the school wasn't found guilty of any violations during the investigation, it could avoid any sanctions from the NCAA after self-imposing its own Friday. 

UConn fired Ollie for cause in March, meaning it didn't have to pay the $10 million remaining on his contract. He filed a lawsuit against the school last month, claiming his firing was racially motivated. 

Dan Hurley took over for Ollie as head coach of the Huskies. He's 10-8 in his first season with the program.  

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