Alec Millender, Built for Storrs

[AllHusky]

Good call. Rutgers was undefeated with Sellers, Jordan, Dabney, Copewright, Bailey very good team although I think they were beaten pretty easily vs next team up I will have to look it up.

78-79 Cornys frosh year was a solid team saw them win the ECAC at PCC over BC and then Sly Williams. If Abro was still healthy they would’ve been real good from what I remember the knee made him a shell of himself only averaged about 6 and 7 or something. They gave the Cuse a game in the tourney but lost in a fairly high scoring game. After winning the trophy at PCC we were drinking some champagne in the streets on the way to the Foxy Lady ran into John Toner he took a swig of the Martini & Rossi true story!

Grew up in East Brunswick, was crushed when RU got destroyed by Michigan in the semis, and to add insult to injury, by UCLA in the 3rd place game. Only time 2 undefeated teams in Final Four.

 

[caw]

How does he define elite? Is it above a certain %? AK shot below 35% last season....my guess is Mullins will be above 40%, so not a bad group

Pretty sure I read somewhere it looks at career percentage in addition to attempts and FT% in some formula.

 

[HCCForever]

Same here, listened on WTIC to UConn basketball games as a kid/teen. That team launched my Husky fandom with Custick and Chapman, Wilson and especially Al Weston… from Cromwell I believe… who at 5 foot 10 would out jump 6’7” forwards during jump balls. Best leaper I’ve ever seen in a Husky uniform. I believe Jimmy Foster was a transfer who Dee Rowe knew?

Jimmy Foster was one of my favorites during that timeframe. He was a transfer from Becker College in Worchester. He had a nice spin move as I recall. He played a few years in the ABA.

At my first full time job, John Thomas interviewed for an accounting position I believe. We joked that he would be great on our adult recreational league team. But he never took the job.

 

[UCTitleTown]

Bob Steele morning cancellations were legion. Man it was like EVERYONE in CT was glued to hear if their school was closed/delayed in the AM.

All that fun now replaced by a 6:00 am text....

 

[mauconnfan]

Jimmy Foster was one of my favorites during that timeframe. He was a transfer from Becker College in Worchester. He had a nice spin move as I recall. He played a few years in the ABA.

At my first full time job, John Thomas interviewed for an accounting position I believe. We joked that he would be great on our adult recreational league team. But he never took the job.

John T tremendous physical presence and great rebounder!

 

[TheShot1990]

“UConn is my favorite team. “

We have something in common Alec, UConn is my favorite team too.

 

[HCCForever]

John T tremendous physical presence and great rebounder!

I read that he became a good student at UConn after initial problems and worked as an auditor at both Aetna and Travelers. Jimmy Valvano was one of his assistant coaches at UConn. But you are correct, he was an excellent rebounder at 6’8”