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For any old timers, one of the great Ct. HS players ever, Johnny Egan. Soup Campbell just passed away a couple months ago btw.
 
SirHypeAlot said:
So..Im depressed because i think Paschal Chukwu is going to Providence...which has me thinking what other homegrown talent have we let go on to play at schools other than Uconn


Kris Dunn

Dave McClure

Ricardo Ledo (pg)

Ryan Gomes

Kuran Iverson

Marcus Camby

No matter how you look at it keeping homegrown talent in state is important. We've let some great players cross the borders and i'm pissed we're letting another get away.

Who else has jumped ship on CT in the modern Husky era?
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John Williamson was pretty good. Super John!
 
HooperScooper said:
Jordan Williams from Torrington who went to Maryland. Had a very solid career. Averaged 16.9 ppg and 11.8 rpg his sophomore year and then prematurely declared for the NBA draft. He's the cousin of Murray Williams, I believe.
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Nephew.

I'm still bummed that JC didn't really recruit him. Also bummed that Jordan ate his way out of the NBA after a single year - hopefully he'll be in shape for the summer league.
 
3 national titles 7 big east titles 13 all americans and a bunch of lottery picks. i choose to spend my time thinking about the kids we did get then the ones we didnt.
 
Matrim55 said:
Nephew.

I'm still bummed that JC didn't really recruit him. Also bummed that Jordan ate his way out of the NBA after a single year - hopefully he'll be in shape for the summer league.
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He wasn't even on a roster? WTF is wrong with kids? Although his skill set and speed weren't going to make him a star, a little work ethic could make him a $$$$$$ or 2!! Played against his dad Leron in HS.........not sure where the weight came from......LOL.......
 
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TheChamps990411 said:
3 national titles 7 big east titles 13 all americans and a bunch of lottery picks. i choose to spend my time thinking about the kids we did get then the ones we didnt.
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Geez sorry to change it up on you and have a little fun :eek:
 
Johnny the space man Egan put Providence on the map.
If he never blew out his knees would have been a NBA hall of famer. His sophomore year he was the star and Wilkens was the second option.



Calvin Murphy. One of the alltime great littleman.


Super John Williamson the Dr J Net team was key to the NBA merger.

Gminski helped Duke to. a FF

Small school guys Porky Viera and Gary Liberatore could light it up over 3000 points w/o the three point shot.
there are so many more.
New Haven,Hartford, and Bridgeport we BB mills until crime slowed them down.



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mauconnfan said:
Geez sorry to change it up on you and have a little fun :eek:
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It's a good thread because it shows how much bball talent there is in the state. Granted, it's not one of the best producing states out there, but NYC is close by, and now UConn has reversed the trend of Conn. players heading to Mass. schools by taking Mass. kids and bringing them to Storrs.

Garris, Adams, Murphy, Bagley, Camby turned into Kevin Freeman, Scott Hazleton, Jeff Adrien, Alex Oriakhi, Jamal Coombs-McDaniel, Shabazz Napier (I'm sure I'm missing others), and even Rhody kids like Tony Robertson traveled the country roads to Storrs.

This is why this thread is interesting.

UConn went from landing top 5 national kids like Corny Thompson to losing kids in its own backyard. Then the tide turned again.
 
upstater said:
John Pinone, John Garris, Michael Adams, John Bagley, Charles Smith, Rod Foster, Tharon Mayes, Jordan Williams, Will Solomon, Jay Murphy, Vinny Baker, Chuck Aleksinas (went to Kentucky first), Vinny Del Negro, Mike Gminski, Rick Mahorn, Wes Matthews, Calvin Murphy, Harold Pressley, Tyson Wheeler, Sly Williams
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John Williamson and Son
 
TheChamps990411 said:
3 national titles 7 big east titles 13 all americans and a bunch of lottery picks. i choose to spend my time thinking about the kids we did get then the ones we didnt.
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Well some of the players listed could have given you more titles, All Americans, and lottery picks to think about, which some of us are having fun doing with this thread.
 
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aceboon said:
just missed the cut for the U16 FIBA team. where exactly in CT is he from, I've heard West Haven, Meriden, and Waterbury all thrown around.
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I think Meriden.........should have gone to Maloney
 
Wilky Gilmore to Colorado from New Canaan.
Billy Rado to Georgia from Naugatuck.
Stan Poole to Fairfield from Hartford school(?)
Michael Branch to Fairfield from Hartford(?)
 
SirHypeAlot said:
So..Im depressed because i think Paschal Chukwu is going to Providence...which has me thinking what other homegrown talent have we let go on to play at schools other than Uconn


Kris Dunn

Dave McClure

Ricardo Ledo (pg)

Ryan Gomes

Kuran Iverson

Marcus Camby

No matter how you look at it keeping homegrown talent in state is important. We've let some great players cross the borders and i'm pissed we're letting another get away.

Who else has jumped ship on CT in the modern Husky era?
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Wait, is there news on the Fairfield Prep kid or is this just intuition?
 
arch said:
Wilky Gilmore to Colorado from New Canaan.
Billy Rado to Georgia from Naugatuck.
Stan Poole to Fairfield from Hartford school(?)
Michael Branch to Fairfield from Hartford(?)
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Anthony "snake" Harris - Danbury
Martin and Malcolm Huckaby - Bristol Central
 
Many of the players mentioned were not recruited because of academics. Some turned us down. Johnny Egan was a great player but could not get through admissions even with Hugh Greer speaking up for him.
 
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Throw Anthony Harris from Danbury (Syracuse/Hawaii) in there. He scored 3,000 points and was 2nd Team Parade All-America. I was at a game when Rick Pitino (then coach at Kentucky) came to see him play.
 
Palatine said:
You didn't seriously put Ryan Gomes on that list!!!!!
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Do you want him to say he duck*ed up. He duck*ked up!;) Write it!

Back to the topic:

I can only think of Charles Smith and Calvin Murphy

Also, this one is not necessarily the best but had a good NBA career, Chris Dudley (Yale) born in Stamford, but went to HS in California.
 
We never even considered recruiting him, but Vin Baker is from Old Saybrook. He played against my bro in high school and was a 6-7 170 pound center with no offensive game. Utterly shocked that same twig became an nba all-star.
 
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Nobody has mentioned Geary Claxton, who was a heck of a player at Penn State...an All-Big Ten player, if I recall. Likely would've been an NBA draft pick had it not been for a serious injury his SR year. Wasn't highly recruited out of high school - most major D1 programs wanted him to go to prep school.
 
Connecticut13 said:
Nobody has mentioned Geary Claxton, who was a heck of a player at Penn State...an All-Big Ten player, if I recall. Likely would've been an NBA draft pick had it not been for a serious injury his SR year. Wasn't highly recruited out of high school - most major D1 programs wanted him to go to prep school.
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Went to middle school with him...never had any clue he was such a good basketball player until I was watching a Penn State game on ESPN and heard his name.
 
Shamon Antrum - Washington State via JUCO - Mid 1990s. From New Haven. I believe he was a very good scorer & PG for them.
 
Really wish Tyson Wheeler would have gone to Uconn. I remember watching him in high school... dam what a talent.
 
Living out here in Az I get to watch the west coast ESPN games.
Waterbury's Anthony Ireland is a terrific little guy.
LMM was bad this year but he lead them on a nice run in their tourney before losing to the Zags.
I'm glad someone mentioned Adams from BC
Bszz reminded me of him when hr was s freshman


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I'm adding Joe Trapani from Madison. He was rock solid for BC a few years ago, after transferring from Vermont.
Also, Mike Trimboli from Norwalk. He was a star PG at Vermont, which made the NCAAs in the mid 2000's.
 
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