FOI #26-330 (05-13-26, 9:45 am)

Public Records Request – Basketball Guarantee Game Contracts (2000–2025)

Name: Elise Kang

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Dear Public Records Officer:

Pursuant to Connecticut's Public Records Act / Freedom of Information Act, I kindly request copies of basketball guarantee game contracts held by the University of Connecticut and/or its Athletic Department.

REQUESTED RECORDS

Executed basketball guarantee game contracts (and any amendments or addenda) between the 2000 and 2025 seasons. Guarantee games (also called "buy games" or "money games") are regular-season, non-conference games in which the University of Connecticut paid a guarantee or appearance fee to a visiting opponent to play a single game at the University of Connecticut's home court (usually early in the season).


This request EXCLUDES:

• Conference games;
• National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (March Madness) games;
• Home-and-home series contracts.

TIME PERIOD

Basketball seasons 2000 through 2025. If records are not retained for the full period, please provide responsive records from the earliest available year forward and indicate the applicable retention period.


PURPOSE AND FEE STATEMENT

This request is made for non-commercial academic research purposes. I am willing to pay reasonable fees. To the extent your jurisdiction permits fee waivers or reductions for non-commercial academic research, I respectfully request such a waiver be applied.

I prefer electronic format (PDF).

Thank you for your assistance.



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