All Time Above Their Heads Performances Against UConn

[Chin Diesel]

A spin off of the Husky playing above their head thread.

We all know there have been some unbelievable statistical anomaly performances against the Huskies including YMCA boy for St Joe's this year.

What are some of the more memorable big time performances by middling players?

 

[mauconnfan]

This one is easy and there is no other answer for the BEST:

1998 #2 UConn vs #15 Fairleigh Dickinson

Elijah Allen 14/17 over all, 6/7 from 3, 9/11 FTs 43 points

Amazing game by the young man made it very tough in the first round for our Huskies.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Uh...Everyone?

 

[Waquoit]

I remember when Scott Burrell was asked who the best player he ever played against in college his answer was Lindsay Hunter. Another NIT assassin of note was Trent Tucker. Might have been the greatest shooting performance in the history of the Hartford Civic Center.

Edit: maybe these guys were too accomplished for the question

 

[Chin Diesel]

This one is easy and there is no other answer for the BEST:

1998 #2 UConn vs #15 Fairleigh Dickinson

Elijah Allen 14/17 over all, 6/7 from 3, 9/11 FTs 43 points

Amazing game by the young man made it very tough in the first round for our Huskies.

I basically started this thread for you answer because I couldn't remember Allen's name.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I remember when Scott Burrell was asked who the best player he ever played against in college his answer was Lindsay Hunter. Another NIT assassin of note was Trent Tucker. Might have been the greatest shooting performance in the history of the Hartford Civic Center.

I thought Hunter was one who lit up Huskies but, even though he was unknown to most Huskies fans at the time, he was no flash in the pan.

 

[superjohn]

Elijah Allen of Farleigh Dickinson, first round of the tournament '98. Darius Rice and Preston Shumpert (blowing kisses to his girlfriend.)

 

[Chin Diesel]

I remember when Scott Burrell was asked who the best player he ever played against in college his answer was Lindsay Hunter. Another NIT assassin of note was Trent Tucker. Might have been the greatest shooting performance in the history of the Hartford Civic Center.

Edit: maybe these guys were too accomplished for the question

Nah. Not too accomplished. Even real good players have to have career games. It's just neat to see someone like Hunter have his coming out party.

Wait a minute! "Best Coming Out Party Against UConn By A Previously Unknown Player Who Turned Out To Be Pretty Good" could be its own thread.

 

[Huskybass]

Brimah put up 40 points against Coppin State. He averaged 6.7 points per game at UConn.

 

[uconnric]

Seems to me that Providence College's Robert Hughes went crazy against us in the Big East tournament and knocked us out. Can't remember the year, although I was there. UConn athletics website appears to be down.

 

[Waquoit]

I thought Hunter was one who lit up Huskies but, even though he was unknown to most Huskies fans at the time, he was no flash in the pan.

Tucker was about 20 years before Hunter. He was making 30 footers all night. It was sickest thing I ever saw in college.

 

[SubbaBub]

The obvious answers are George Mason and Ryan Gomes. What other player gets fans to question the recruitment of Emeka Okafor.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Tucker was about 20 years before Hunter. He was making 30 footers all night. It was sickest thing I ever saw in college.

I remember Trent as an NBA player but have no idea about his college days.

On a national scale my basketball memory goes back to Ewing's freshman year and losing in finals to UNC. I have zero memory of Isaiah Thomas and IU winning or even being a college player.

 

[Lynyrd]

JR Bremer of St. Bonaventure ... only time I recall a Calhoun team being thoroughly outplayed wire to wire. In fact, I was so impressed I sent my son there to get even.

 

[Waquoit]

I remember Trent as an NBA player but have no idea about his college days.

I thought that might be before your your time. I hadn't heard of him at the time. All I knew was that McHale played with him the year before. I can't be the only one here that was at that Trent Tucker game. @Vuce, @alexd. ?

 

[Huskyforlife]

Ryan Daley is actually a bucket. He just didn't seem like it at the time.

 

[Vuce]

I remember Tucker as an NBA player too. Not at Minny. Looks like the game you are talking about was in 1981. That was a little before my UConn hoops days

 

[Kitaman]

I remember Kerry Kittles of Nova playing well against us.

 

[PWS]

Seems to me that Providence College's Robert Hughes went crazy against us in the Big East tournament and knocked us out. Can't remember the year, although I was there. UConn athletics website appears to be down.

I think it was Robert Phelps who lit us up in the Big East T. We wanted him bad coming out of high school and he was a big get for PC. His career was mediocre, but he saved the best for last against us in that game

 

[PWS]

Elijah Allen of Farleigh Dickinson, first round of the tournament '98. Darius Rice and Preston Shumpert (blowing kisses to his girlfriend.)

Shumpert was blowing kisses to a girl who used to be his girlfriend (he didn't know that). Shortly after that game, it was revealed that she was with DeShaun Williams. That didn't make for locker room harmony. Williams eventually got chucked out of SU for assaulting a woman in a bar who just happened to be the Orange Mascot at SU games. Good times.

 

[Lefty2one]

Steve Novak going for 41 & 16 on the 2006 team. That was the first red flag with that team. Novak had a solid season and career but 41 & 16 was just stupid. 16 boards for that doofus against a frontline with Rudy, Hilton, Boone, and Adrien? Yuck.

Joe Alexander became a lottery pick essentially because of two big games against us. What a bust he turned out to be in the pros. Like Novak, he was another guy was having a good season but looked like a world-beater against us.

 

[uconnric]

I remember when Scott Burrell was asked who the best player he ever played against in college his answer was Lindsay Hunter. Another NIT assassin of note was Trent Tucker. Might have been the greatest shooting performance in the history of the Hartford Civic Center.

Edit: maybe these guys were too accomplished for the question

Remember that game. NIT game in Hartford. Chuck Aleksinas was playing for us. Earl Kelly also.

 

[Horatio]

That kid from Yale when we lost to them about 5 yrs ago. Jeremy Lin actually got on the map playing against UConn. He actually had a dunk. That’s all I got. 30pts 2 dunks

 

[Lefty2one]

The obvious answers are George Mason and Ryan Gomes. What other player gets fans to question the recruitment of Emeka Okafor.

Gomes was x3 All-Big East and a consensus AA his senior year. Sure, he wasn't highly rated coming out of HS but he was a helluva college player. I wouldn't say his performances against us were that above his head.

 

[tcf15]

Freshman Scottie Reynolds dropping 40 points on UConn in Gampel.

 

[Lefty2one]

That kid from Yale when we lost to them about 5 yrs ago. Jeremy Lin actually got on the map playing against UConn. He actually had a dunk. That’s all I got. Actually 30pts 2 dunks

I just watched the first half of this clip. What a master class in lazy-as-hell defense by Dyson lol.

 

[Ts5034]

Freshman Scottie Reynolds dropping 40 points on UConn in Gampel.

IIRC, that night he set a scoring record for most points by any player in Gampel, and I believe that still stands today. The times Kemba hit 40, the games were in Hartford.

 

[HCCForever]

Tucker was about 20 years before Hunter. He was making 30 footers all night. It was sickest thing I ever saw in college.

I was at that game. I agree that was the sickest performance that I had ever seen.

 

[dogpause]

Andrew Gaze

 

[mauconnfan]

Remember that game. NIT game in Hartford. Chuck Aleksinas was playing for us. Earl Kelly also.

Was there! Tucker, Breuer and they were big. Mark Hall was their 2nd leading scorer from Springfield MA and he was really good too. They were huge on the interior even without McHale.