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Chris Smith speaks to the team after the Georgetown game

Chris Smith knows a little something about guys coming off the bench.

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Occurs to me that our top 10 in most 'career' records will probably stay about the same from now on. Between portal transfers shortening careers solely 'at' UConn, and, professional opportunities for the best players before 4 years, its pretty unlikely to have 4 year players as productive as Smith and others. Stretching careers with another covid type extra year, maybe. I suppose if Sanogo were to use his senior year and covid year he would climb that mountain but it isn't going to happen. I wager most of our record holders are going to die of old age with their place in the UConn record books still firmly in place.
 
Kolumbo said:
Chris Smith knows a little something about guys coming off the bench.

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Thanks for posting this.
I like listening to interviews with players from the early BE days when they talk about opposing players, teams and arenas. I got a kick out of both Smitty and Gwynn saying how much they hated playing at the Fieldhouse because of birds flying around and just how old of a place it was…and it was. I also didn’t realize that Gwynn ref’d D1 ball for 20yrs.

This was very entertaining and enlightening and I recommend it to the older BYer’s who were following the team back then and familiar with all of the names that were dropped.
 
Great ball handler, great shooter, great finisher, and he knew how to get to the foul line. His offensive, game changed this university forever.

I remember one Pitt game, back and forth the usual rock fight. Then, in about a one minute stretch, Chris hit three straight threes and suddenly we were ahead nine points. The rock fight resumed and we basically won by those nine points. Not a game anyone really remembers but he made us winners. And he did it a lot.
 
Mister P said:
Thanks for posting this.
I like listening to interviews with players from the early BE days when they talk about opposing players, teams and arenas. I got a kick out of both Smitty and Gwynn saying how much they hated playing at the Fieldhouse because of birds flying around and just how old of a place it was…and it was. I also didn’t realize that Gwynn ref’d D1 ball for 20yrs.

This was very entertaining and enlightening and I recommend it to the older BYer’s who were following the team back then and familiar with all of the names that were dropped.
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This got me interested in the John Thompson - Morgan Wooten feud... found this on the web:
deadspin.com

Deadspin | The Power Struggle At Georgetown Goes Back To A Petty, 50-Year-Old D.C. High School Hoops Feud

Deadspin | The Power Struggle At Georgetown Goes Back To A Petty, 50-Year-Old D.C. High School Hoops Feud
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Mister P said:
Thanks for posting this.
I like listening to interviews with players from the early BE days when they talk about opposing players, teams and arenas. I got a kick out of both Smitty and Gwynn saying how much they hated playing at the Fieldhouse because of birds flying around and just how old of a place it was…and it was. I also didn’t realize that Gwynn ref’d D1 ball for 20yrs.

This was very entertaining and enlightening and I recommend it to the older BYer’s who were following the team back then and familiar with all of the names that were dropped.
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Stumbled upon it but yes it is excellent. Practicing at 2am after getting blown out at SJU. On a side note, what happened to Terry Coffee? Going through the archives he played 2 years under Perno. I think he was injured but I don't remember. The next year under Jim Calhoun our guards were Tate George, Phil Gamble, Steve Pikiell and Greg Economou

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1985-86 UConn Huskies Men's Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

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Kolumbo said:
On a side note, what happened to Terry Coffee?
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He came in that cycle where Perno mainly recruited guys named Terry. They both left aroung the same time.
 
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Team starts winning and awakens the fans and the past players. It's awesome to see old faces come through the program to show this is more a family and I think that's what makes UConn so unique. When the guys that played multiple years come through, tough to build that with just one and done guys.
 
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Chris Smith is my all-time favorite player. Probably the most important recruit in the history of the program. Always had a great vibe about him. I met him for the first time at Ted’s. He was just hanging out in the back doing his thing. Had a bit of a cool strut both on and off the court. I value the concept of community-based. The Whalers are the example I always use, but Chris fits the mold as well: a local guy who the state and university both embraced. Glad to see he’s still involved with the program.
 
Waquoit said:
He came in that cycle where Perno mainly recruited guys named Terry. They both left aroung the same time.
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Terence Warren, is he still MIA? was he ever found? He seemed like a decent enough talent as a sophomore.
 
Punkbo said:
Chris Smith is my all-time favorite player. Probably the most important recruit in the history of the program. Always had a great vibe about him. I met him for the first time at Ted’s. He was just hanging out in the back doing his thing. Had a bit of a cool strut both on and off the court. I value the concept of community-based. The Whalers are the example I always use, but Chris fits the mold as well: a local guy who the state and university both embraced. Glad to see he’s still involved with the program.
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It's interesting you say that. With all the great players that have played at UConn, even Donny Marshall said Smith was his favorite Husky of all time. And Calhoun stated Smith was the most important recruit in the history of the program because it showed good recruits from Connecticut that it was acceptable to go to UConn and you didn't have to go to other Big East schools.

Hopefully we get that type of recruit for football as second time after Dan Orlovsky.
 
metsfan2323 said:
Terence Warren, is he still MIA? was he ever found? He seemed like a decent enough talent as a sophomore.
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Warren wet his shorts dribbling up court v. Georgetown.

Terry Coffee was allergic to classes.
 
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