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Favorite Husky of All Time

joober jones said:
Another guy I really like is Donnell Beverly. He never lit up the scoreboard, rarely did anything that would make a highlight reel, and never played professionally after college. Still, I don't think the run in '11 would've been possible without him. He was a steadying influence on and off the court and was almost a player/coach kind of guy. He also graduated in 4 years, never did anything to draw negative attention to the program, and never demanded the spotlight/walked out when it wasn't given to him. We hear the "look yourself in the mirror" and "play for what's on the front of your jersey" an awful lot now, but DBev was a guy who didn't say it. He did it.
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Great kid. Loved what he brought to that team.
 
UConnNick said:
The late, great Wesley Bialosuknia, a/k/a "The Poughkeepsie Popper".
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And Wes was really from Hyde Park, NY - town just north of Poughkeepsie. Graduated from FDR High School.
 
Personal favorites were Rashad Anderson and Stanley Robinson. Rashad seemed to hit almost every three he took and Stanley could jump through the roof and dunk on just about anyone. The two players in my avatar weren't too shabby either.
 
Gun to my head I'd have to go with Shabazz. No gun it's more like Shabazz, Rip, Caron and always loved AJ too.
 
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RayRay34 said:
Caron... loved watching this kid play in person. I was courtside for this and it just made me appreciate everything he and UCONN brought to the table: hustle, athleticism, smarts, swagger.

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To me, the absolute best part about that play, is that he just got up and ran back to play defense. No big deal. Just get back in position on D. That is why he belongs on everyone's short list of all time Husky greats.
 
Old school said:
I go back to the early 60s
My favorites are Wes Bialosuknia the greatest huskie shooter of all time
Saw him score 50. Many of his hoops were long range before the 3 point line
Kemba 2nd favorite
Rashad Anderson next
Shabazz next
Also loved Emeka,Rip, Ray,John Gwynn, Bob Boyd, and Neil’s Griffey.
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Toby Kimball should be on your list.
 
I’ve got to include Donyell. He gave us a lot of highs and some lows during his UConn playing career.....but didn’t forget about the University—-providing generous financial support ($100K) when he turned pro.
 
El-Amin.

I moved to Connecticut from Florida in 1999 and the gym teacher at my elementary school in Florida (Coach Bobby from Brooklyn) had a poster of Khalid in his "Connecticut" jersey up in the gym.

Because of that, when I told my classmates where I was moving they thought it was cool.
 
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Donyell
Ray
Rip
El-Amin
Caron
Bazz
Scott Burrell-it's a area thing plus he's a cool dude
***Johnny Time & Rudy Johnson personal glue-guy favorites
 
Selvie

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I started to read this thread thinking it would make me feel better. It actually slightly depressed me because it reminded me of the ultra-elite players we used to have. I only hope we can get close to that level one day. Makes you really appreciate what JC did for this program.
 
Tony Hanson. He was nice enough to talk to a bunch of junior high dorks (some classmates and me) on campus back in the day. Fantastic player as well.
 
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Loved Burrell. Not the best of all time, but just went at 120%, was a great X factor on the glass, defense and scoring. He and Tate George connecting against Clemson in the NCAA buzzer beater set the foundation that UConn arrived and wouldn't be denied for long. That season was the birth of Husky basketball legacy.
 
BlueDogs said:
Loved Burrell. Not the best of all time, but just went at 120%, was a great X factor on the glass, defense and scoring. He and Tate George connecting against Clemson in the NCAA buzzer beater set the foundation that UConn arrived and wouldn't be denied for long. That season was the birth of Husky basketball legacy.
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Burrell had a fantastic Junior season in which he did so many things well. He sometimes gets forgotten in the conversation of all time Husky greats. He was the first player in NCAA hisyory to record 1500 points, 750 rebounds 300 steals and 275 assists. Glad you brought him up. A genuinely great guy as well by all accounts.
 
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Ray is my favorite, but John Gwynn & Lyman up there in terms of inordinate enjoyment of what they brought to the table. And if I could see one former player return for one season it'd be Henefeld, he was the most unicorn-ish of any player we've had.
 
I've got a few wide ranging ones... Obviously, I was a big fan of the stars.

But, I loved Marcus Williams and we are forever etched as the team to lose to a 16 without him carrying us against Albany. Best passer, by far, that we ever had.

Loved Rash Jones as he was the ultimate team guy. Budding star as a Soph (he was averaging high teens for a while and was shooting it great) until he was essentially replaced as the star by Rip and then Khalid. So Rash became a defensive player who would play the 2-4 and bust it. One of my fave UConn moments is that it was him who had the ball in his hands as 77-74 ends.

I was a big fan of both Doug Wrenn and Ajou. Wrenn, b/c something, um, interesting was going to happen when he was on the court. He would have been a star here and an NBA player if he could have kept his head. JC said he was the most athletic player to ever play here and he has two of the greatest dunks we've ever had. I first started watching Ajou his junior year at T-More and got to know him a little bit when he was being tutored at my high school and then again at UConn. Super, super nice guy (too nice, actually) who had a world of talent. Was always pissed it didn't work out here.

Rod Sellers was a bada&$ who dribbled Chrissy's head on the floor... 'Nuff said.

But my all-time fave was Kirk King. I'm not sure why, he was just my guy. I was a teenager when he had that great put back dunk against AI and GTown in the BE tourney final and when he went 20-20 over those few games and I loved watching him develop into something. On the contrary, I hated that his career ended so unceremoniously right when it seemed he was going to be a go-to guy. At the same time, the best thing to happen to us, in a lot of ways, was him and Ricky getting suspended. It forced Rip, Jake, and KFree to grow up and learn on the job and it necessitated us finding a competent floor leader in Khalid as the Rickety Moore year proved he could not be a primary point guard.
 
Old school said:
I go back to the early 60s
My favorites are Wes Bialosuknia the greatest huskie shooter of all time
Saw him score 50. Many of his hoops were long range before the 3 point line
Kemba 2nd favorite
Rashad Anderson next
Shabazz next
Also loved Emeka,Rip, Ray,John Gwynn, Bob Boyd, and Neil’s Griffey.
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Have seen them all back to 53-54.
Best pure shooter -- Wes, and there is no close second.
Best rebounders, inch for inch -- Art Quimby , Toby Kimball
Favorites to watch -- Lee Otis Wilson and KEA.
Did Most For The Program -- Nadav
Most quietly indispensable -- Neils
Most likely to take over a game -- Kemba, Shabazz
Most clearly men among boys -- Emeka, Caron
Best hired assassins -- Rip, Ray, Rashad
Did most with least -- Jake
Did least with most -- Donyell, Rudy
 
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