Adama Sanogo, MOP!

[HailUConn]

Love you and you will shine where you end up!

 

[Glenn]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

 

[auror]

Legend.

 

[REB1094]

Adama Sanogo has the crown at the end of the season. The best big man in America when you're looking from November - April.

Well deserved.

 

[husky429]

Obvious choice.

He plays basketball like a mix of a soccer player, ballerina, and a middle linebacker on cocaine. Too strong, too skilled, too coordinated for our opponents. And he did this whole not eating or drinking for 12 hours a day.

 

[NutmegDog]

NEver in doubt. And on top of it, he seems like a genuinely nice guy, good person. Hoop stars aren't always....

 

[metsfan2323]

Number needs to be retired and then let him talk for half an hour, i'll be glued to every word.

 

[dvegas]

 

[BarkingDog]

 

[WrenchFan69]

Jersey hanging in Gampel by noon tomorrow. A true king. I love this kid so much

 

[jake14mw]

Adama was unstoppable! NOBODY had an answer for him! Easy call on MOP.

 

[gsmooth]

Obvious choice.

He plays basketball like a mix of a soccer player, ballerina, and a middle linebacker on cocaine. Too strong, too skilled, too coordinated for our opponents. And he did this whole not eating or drinking for 12 hours a day.

Perfect description. He is the foundational rock of this team. He always seemed to break up the momentum of the opposition.

Couldn't be happier for him and the rest of the roster. They deserve this moment and immortality.

 

[gsmooth]

Adama was unstoppable! NOBODY had an answer for him! Easy call on MOP.

Very true. I thought he would have trouble in this game as SDSU has a lot of muscular bigs that are good at defense. Mensah before this game only game up 37 pts all year on post ups!

 

[ForThEad]

 

[gsmooth]

Thank you, Adama for choosing UConn over Seton Hall

 

[LStudfellow]

One of the best things about being a UConn fan is we have had not only some great basketball players, but some wonderful, amazing people and leaders come through this program... Scotty, Nadav, Ray Ray, Rip, Ricky, Khalid, Emeka, Kemba, Shabazz, Ryan and now Adama to just name a few. (Yes, I know we have had a few go sideways, but they have a special place in my heart too).

We are the luckiest fan base in all of college baskeball. I never thought I could love a player and a person as much as I loved Kemba, but Adama is making me have to think about it. He makes me even prouder to be a fan of this program.

Thank you Adama, and thank you to each and every player and coach on this staff! What an amazing group!!!

#5 is ours, baby!!!

 

[giddyup]

Adama was at another level this Tourney. What else can be said, but congratulations and a job incredibly done.

 

[ForThEad]

 

[auror]

"When the sun goes down and the server puts the Calamari out."

 

[CardiacAndre7]

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Absolutely amazing pic.

 

[I Bleed Blue]

A lot of people said Adama would be a real problem for teams in a couple years. Me included. I did not however think he’d be leading us to a 5th championship in just a few years.

Unbelievable player and true Husky legend.

 

[superjohn]

On the wall, he's one of the greats.

 

[CTBasketball]

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Gold.

 

[ForThEad]

Adama Sanogo remembers Emeka Okafor's visit last summer:

"To be able to talk to a champion like him, it's definitely something everybody needed"


From last summer:

 

[HuskyHawk]

Absolutely deserved. Nobody could match up with him. He plays with relentless energy and takes away the will of the opponent. A true UConn legend.

 

[BarkingDog]

Just an unstoppable force. Averaged 20 and 10 for the tournament.

Adama is the first player to have a double double in the Elite 8, Semifinal and National Championship game since Carmelo Anthony in 2003.

Rip. Emeka. Kemba. Shabazz. Adama.

 

[Kenny11]

Crown him!!

 

[BarkingDog]

And this is worth adding to Adama’s MVP tournament performance …

In addition to averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds, he also averaged 1.3 blocks per game. He went 50-75 from the floor for 67 percent shooting. All in only about 25 minutes per game. He had four double doubles.

And last night, when San Diego State made its 9-0 run in the second half cutting the lead to 6, Adama made a huge put back in traffic extending the lead to 8 and the Aztecs never again made a threat. It was the biggest play of the game.

And he did it all while fasting, something he never talked about unless he was asked.

“Anything is possible,” he said during the celebration.

Indeed.

 

[Umami Zen]

In November --Adama decided he wanted to win a National Championship.. So.. He did

 

[imno1]

I voted yes
Question. Will other teams restrict eating from sunrise to sunset?