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Message: [QUOTE="Vancat, post: 3981199, member: 2344"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.nhregister.com/uconn/article/UConn-men-s-basketball-5-storylines-to-watch-16218295.php[/URL] "Nearly all of UConn’s players are back on campus for summer courses. Akok Akok is here and is said to be looking good. [HEADING=1]IS AKOK AKOK OK?[/HEADING] Since Akok Akok tore his left Achilles tendon in the first minute of a game against Memphis on Feb. 16, 2020, his health and ability to contribute has been one of the biggest question marks surrounding the Huskies. Akok made it back to the floor less than a year later, a bit ahead of schedule though clearly not back to his old shot-swatting self. He had a few moments — a dunk, and the return of that megawatt smile in a Feb. 13 win at Xavier — but it soon was apparent he wasn’t ready to contribute a whole lot, particularly on defense. The staff weighed shutting him down for the rest of the season, and ultimately did, though he continued to dress and be on the bench for every game. Dan Hurley has frequently noted that the 18-month mark from Akok’s surgery is about the time he could be truly 100-percent. That would be this August, meaning a healthy and effective Akok could be back in the rotation for UConn’s season-opener in early-November." [/QUOTE]