Happy Abu Day

[HooperScooper]

I think the other was Isaiah Fox.

You are correct, sir. The old brain doesn't work as well as it used to!

 

[SixRings]

You are correct, sir. The old brain doesn't work as well as it used to!

I thought it was Brandon Bass we were hot and heavy for and then "settled" for Emeka.

 

[HooperScooper]

I thought it was Brandon Bass we were hot and heavy for and then "settled" for Emeka.

Brandon Bass was in the 2003 recruiting class, 2 years after Emeka's class.

 

[Goat]

@TerryA88 - With respect for the effort and the matching of sayings to the context of basketball recruiting, please consider a separation between church and forum.

 

[Calhoun's Court]

No, no, no. I corrected you or someone else on this a few months ago. Emeka was class of 2001 and Diogu was class of 2002. Those 2 had nothing to do with each other. UConn lost out on Jamal Sampson and some other recruit, whose name escapes me now, and then "settled" for Emeka in the spring. The rest, as they say, is history.

i believe the other reruit was Isiah Fox (went to Arizona).

 

[BearJWS]

i believe the other reruit was Isiah Fox (went to Arizona).

And then UConn faced Arizona next year and beat Arizona on National TV, with Emeka having a dominant peformance with a near Triple Double. I remember him blocking shots and even some dunk attempts. Isiah Fox was barely noticed that game.

I found the box score & story from back then. That was a great game. Taliek & Gordon were big too.
http://www.arizonawildcats.com/ViewContent.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=30700&CONTENT_ID=747933

 

[AZHuskiePop]

And then UConn faced Arizona next year and beat Arizona on National TV, with Emeka having a dominant peformance with a near Triple Double. I remember him blocking shots and even some dunk attempts. Isiah Fox was barely noticed that game.

I found the box score & story from back then. That was a great game. Taliek & Gordon were big too.
http://www.arizonawildcats.com/ViewContent.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=30700&CONTENT_ID=747933

AZHuskie went down to Tucson alone for that game. Wearing UConn gear of course. I still lived in CT or I would have been there too.
I think he got tickets from a scalper.
Ben hit a three to put into OT when it looked like it was over.

 

[James]

It's hard to believe OK4 has been in the league nearly a decade. Great career; won ROY, medaled (poorly) in the Olympics. The latter is more larry browns fault.

 

[HooperScooper]

i believe the other reruit was Isiah Fox (went to Arizona).

Yes, selles already pointed that out above. You are both correct.

 

[prankster]

Thought WHO was on first?

 

[nomar]

He should just commit and call it aday.

I agree, he should commit with no further adu.

 

[tentoes4rings]

I agree, he should commit with no further adu.

I think Abu should just bid adieu to all other schools

 

[sledog]

100-98 in OT. Not quite like I rembered it after reading these posts.

 

[Huskyforlife]

so...... any word on his visit

 

[tentoes4rings]

I can't believe we haven't heard a single word about his visit today. No players, writers or fans on twitter or elsewhere have reported anything. I've never seen anything like this with such a high profile recruit. Hopefully he is still at KO's house and we'll hear great news soon.