Alex Karaban

[TrueBlue22]

The shot wasn’t falling, but my god did he fight hard every play, make every right pass, and defend his heart out.

He is everything that this team stands for.

And I appreciate the hell out of him.

 

[husky429]

An absolute DOG. Gave up 8 inches and 80lbs and held his god damned own. BEAST.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Unsung hero.

 

[FreeKlaiber]

Neither him or Cam would be denied on boards or loose balls

 

[huskiesNhoos]

Absolute monster. Cracked me up first play defending Edey and he got rolled and walked back into the TO like what the heck do u want me to do??

 

[blkknight1]

His three that pushed it to 14 helped take their heart.

 

[inWV]

His three that pushed it to 14 helped take their heart.

And a sweet play on D just after that.

 

[REB1094]

He’s a winner. He could be 0-10 and he’s still going to make the right play every single time

2 years, 2 titles

 

[HooperScooper]

Yeah not a great game shooting but he was nails on defense. Edey had 37 points and the rest of the team had 23. He was a big part of that.

 

[navery12]

Even when he's cold I expect every shot to go in. And it's going to be his team next year, I expect him to make a huge jump again

 

[UConnSwag11]

The shot wasn’t falling, but my god did he fight hard every play, make every right pass, and defend his heart out.

He is everything that this team stands for.

And I appreciate the hell out of him.

This was by far his best defensive game of his young career. So proud of him

 

[FreeKlaiber]

His 2 blocked shots in first half made me stand up

 

[uchusky32]

Doesn’t let missing shots get in his head. Mental toughness of the charts.

 

[HailUConn]

Here is another crazy stat by AL: in final 4 and NC games, He had 4 blocks when guarding at 3 point lines. He wreaked havoc in defense!

 

[jibsey]

Does so many things that are not scoreboard or flashy. Coach on the floor.

 

[mauconnfan]

Huge offensive rebounds and great D!

 

[Ricker]

Just had to take a victory lap from my Aug 2021 post​

Ricker​

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OMG!! How do I send a thank you note to Tom Moore and what do I owe him!!

It has been a privilege to be of service. (tongue firmly in cheek)

If Sanogo, Clingan, Karaban, doesn't kick ass, I'm going to have to be man enough to own it on the Boneyard. They gave me ALL of my top targets I wanted to build around as a multi-year core to surround with athletes.

Time to celebrate UCONN IS BACK

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[UCan3]

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An absolute DOG. Gave up 8 inches and 80lbs and held his god damned own. BEAST

Yeah our small lineup did dang good against Edey. Alex was big part of that.. Also I don’t care what anyone says Edey fouls on about 40% of his moves. Elbow to the next on Alex should have been called.

 

[Demo Square]

Hey Guys,

AK needs 20 lbs. of muscle for next year, an outside shot makeover in his shooting form for more consistency, & a more fearless attitude when driving to the hoop or guarding tougher front courtman one on one near the hoop.

He's got everything else Including the unteachable quality of making everyone around him better on every play. Alex is a GREAT TEAMMATE!

AK is one of the key architects of these back to back National Championships. Alex lives for the team! Bravo!!

Father Demo

 

[Chin Diesel]

He's 2 for 2 and has been great on both teams. If the NBA comes calling and he leaves? Legend!!

But man, if he comes back next year to be the team leader??? What's greater than legend?

 

[firstnline]

His three that pushed it to 14 helped take their heart.

I thought it was the big dagger of the game.

 

[mauconnfan]

Hey Guys,

AK needs 20 lbs. of muscle for next year, an outside shot makeover in his shooting form for more consistency, & a more fearless attitude when driving to the hoop or guarding tougher front courtman one on one near the hoop.

He's got everything else Including the unteachable quality of making everyone around him better on every play. Alex is a GREAT TEAMMATE!

AK is one of the key architects of these back to back National Championships. Alex lives for the team! Bravo!!

Father Demo

I don’t think you change the shot it works for him he just struggled as of late it happens. But 15-20 more pounds I agree he’ll be a stud on the interior. Still a wonderful player and he had some tremendous offensive rebounds in clutch situations last night. Tough kid

 

[businesslawyer]

He shot close to 40% from 3 for the year, and a huge percentage of his 3s were not from the line but well behind it. I’d love for every player to get better at every aspect of their game, but his shooting is not near the top of the list.

 

[Tfoyle]

Loved it when Edey was short on his hook shot while AK was on him. Guy was gassed

 

[tjhusky]

Love him. Hope he tests the draft. Get evaluated. Come back. Build himself into a lotto pick. Win 3rd championship.

 

[HuskyDevil]

The shot wasn’t falling, but my god did he fight hard every play, make every right pass, and defend his heart out.

He is everything that this team stands for.

And I appreciate the hell out of him.

So true...tons of impact plays that don't show up on the stat sheet...what a game!

 

[Tyler2Rings]

AK played with the UConn mindset. Don't let offensive struggles carry over to the defensive end. In fact it almost has seemed like he used his tournament 3pt slump as motivation to be even better on the defensive end. I can't remember this many blocks in a 2 or 3 game span for him, especially given the competition level

 

[imno1]

There should have been an offensive foul or 2 called on Edey when Alex was guarding him.

 

[jibsey]

AK has an ability to take over games with midrange shooting and driving if he trains up and makes some changes. In one game this year he actually did that. Hurley will help him do it but first let’s get him back.

 

[Senor Blue]

His shooting slump is probably good for UConn in the long run. Not league ready but could be a key piece on a potential three peat.