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Message: [QUOTE="bballnut90, post: 2904479, member: 2117"] Years where UCONN's had multiple HS POYs or #1 recruit: [B]1995-Lobo and Sales[/B] 1997-Sales and Ralph 1999-Ralph and Williams [B]2000-Ralph and Williams[/B] 2001-Ralph, Williams, Taurasi [B]2002-Williams and Taurasi 2003-Taurasi and Strother 2004-Taurasi and Strother[/B] 2006-Strother and Hunter 2007-Hunter and Charles 2008-Hunter, Charles, and Moore [B]2009-Charles and Moore 2010-Charles and Moore 2013-Stewart and KML 2014-Stewart and KML 2015-Stewart and KML 2016-Stewart and KLS[/B] 2018-KLS and Walker 2019-KLS, Walker, and Williams In many of these years, UCONN had players who were #2 or #3 overall recruits too. IIRC, Cash was the #2 recruit after Williams, Jefferson was #2 after Stewart, Dangerfield #3 in 2016, possibly others from way back. Interesting notes: -UCONN has only won titles while having 2 #1 recruits/HS POYs on the roster. UCONN has never won with 1, and they lost with 3 HS POYs in 2001 and 2008. -Assuming no transfers, UCONN will have at least 3 more years of two top recruits on the roster with Walker/Williams. -This year with be the 28th straight having a former #1 recruit or HS POY on the roster. -UCONN would've had 2 HS POYs on the roster every year from 1999-2016 if EDD didn't transfer and if Hunter picked UCONN from the get go. -The last time UCONN didn't have a #1/HS POY on the roster was in 1991, which was actually the year of Geno's 1st Final Four, and well before 99% of us knew anything about Connecticut basketball. -The only person who has ever came close to stockpiling this type of talent was Pat Summitt, but she only landed a handful of #1s despite regularly landing kids that were 1st team Parade All Americans or top 5 recruits. [/QUOTE]

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