Donovan Clingan anxious to bring his game, plenty of confidence to UConn men’s basketball team

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Clingan isn’t wasting time in preparing for his college career. He wakes up at 5:45 a.m. to lift weights. After school, he heads to the basketball court and shoots for an hour or two. If he has time after completing his homework he gets in a second gym session.

He knows he has to put the extra work in to earn minutes.

“I know Adama Sanogo is the star big right now,” he said. “For me, I’m going in there trying to fight for my spot on the team. I know nothing is going to be handed to me and nothing is going to be easy. I am going to have to work for everything.”

The UConn coaching staff has challenged Clingan to get into better shape. At the end of his high school season in March he weighed 285 pounds. Now he weighs 268 with the goal to get down to 265.

 

[aburks41]

Sanogo getting to practice against Clingan every day will pay dividends for when he has to match up against Kalkbrenner twice this year. And Clingan getting to practice against a top 5 center in college will help him immensely as well. They’re going to make each other expand their games on offense and defense.

 

[alphasigko]

It's kind of hard to fathom that kids from CT high schools would chant "UConn sucks". What is that all about?

 

[Umami Zen]

AS/SJ/RS/AK will all be better players.. As will DC.. By going to battle every day against each other.. Everyone wins

 

[Waquoit]

I'll go there. Is he using the glass? Mike Gminski used the glass.

 

[Umami Zen]

Using the glass is a lost art..

 

[alphasigko]

Using the glass is a lost art..

Except for Luca, he makes his living there

 

[Waquoit]

Using the glass is a lost art..

Yes, but the time is ripe to bring it back. Especially a player with a particular set of skills.

 

[aburks41]

It's kind of hard to fathom that kids from CT high schools would chant "UConn sucks". What is that all about?

Probably kids who got rejected by UConn but got into that safety school 1 hour east of Storrs

 

[Huskyforlife]

It's kind of hard to fathom that kids from CT high schools would chant "UConn sucks". What is that all about?

Kids in Connecticut love hating on Connecticut. It’s strange.

 

[Son of Robert]

I think as a stronger and better conditioned Donovan gets used to the speed and physicality of the college game, the coaches here at UConn will have quite a good player on their hands. I really think that he will do well here, and soon.

 

[polycom]

It's kind of hard to fathom that kids from CT high schools would chant "UConn sucks". What is that all about?

UConn does an awful job with alumni relations. Part of it is a function of appealing to people of CT is next to impossible a piece of it is the school.

 

[alphasigko]

UConn does an awful job with alumni relations. Part of it is a function of appealing to people of CT is next to impossible a piece of it is the school.

Not arguing by this question, but what piece do you think belongs to the school?

 

[polycom]

Not arguing by this question, but what piece do you think belongs to the school?

I don't think the school does a good job of serving the "koolaid" when we are students like other schools. My sister went to a southern school and she was effectively brainwashed into loving the school. It was a sight to behold. It feels to me that other schools do a much better job whipping up their alumni bases especially around sports.

 

[BleedHuskyBlu]

It's kind of hard to fathom that kids from CT high schools would chant "UConn sucks". What is that all about?

I could see Northwest Catholic kids chanting that. Growing up in West Hartford, all the preppy Catholic kids from that school attending Providence.

 

[CL82]

LOL, only on the Boneyard could some kids chanting ish at a basketball game be translated into some kind of alumni relations issue. That’s super genius work right there.

 

[Huskyforlife]

I could see Northwest Catholic kids chanting that. Growing up in West Hartford, all the preppy Catholic kids from that school attending Providence.

This

 

[Sky ball]

Kids in Connecticut love hating on Connecticut. It’s strange.

Not hating UConn...busting on the school Clingan is going to. If it was Syracuse they would be right!