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UC0NN said:
This list heavily weights championships, which is understandable. Otherwise you move Ray up a bit, Donyell up a bit, and Bazz down a bit.
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Agree. I would personally move Emeka to 1 that said. Who had a better junior year? Title, 1st team AA, DPOY (2 years running), 2nd pick in the NBA draft, academic AA, was a hoops cover boy that year. Was there a more decorated player?
 
CONN78SEJ said:
Good list but it bothers me that Tony Hansen or Wes didn’t even get an honorable mention. I know it’s years before Calhoun ever stepped on campus and made the program what it is today, but still.
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With any of these lists there is going to be a "recent bias". To truly appreciate Tony Hanson you needed to see him play in person, especially his senior year. That year he averaged 26.0 ppg and 10.6 rebounds, Despite playing only three years (freshman ineligible at the time) and fewer games per year he is till the third leading scorer in UCONN history for total points.
 
It’s a helluva list to have discussions about. The idea that Donyell was #10 is amazing. Him coming to UConn was McNeeley like in impact way back when. Kemba and Bazz. Hard to argue with that.
 
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Sonova said:
Not really in the same league as those guys tbh. 7 of the 10 were 1st team AP All Americans. And the other three are Ben Gordon, Clingan and KEA…
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You, and all your likes, do realize that Wes Bialosuknia would still be UConn’s all time leading scorer if all those shots he made were 3’s. He still holds the record for highest career scoring average, made 43 foul shots in a row, and his 1966-67 28ppg was 5th all time in the nation.
 
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Adama is left off many lists. Not top 10, but an argument could be made for top 20 or 30
 
CONN78SEJ said:
You, all your likes, do realize that Wes Bialosuknia would still be UConn’s all time leading scorer if all those shots he made were 3’s. He still holds the record for highest career scoring average, made 43 foul shots in a row, and his 1966-67 28ppg was 5th all time in the nation.
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CONN78SEJ said:
You, all your likes, do realize that Wes Bialosuknia would still be UConn’s all time leading scorer if all those shots he made were 3’s. He still holds the record for highest career scoring average, made 43 foul shots in a row, and his 1966-67 28ppg was 5th all time in the nation.
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Another great form a past era:

Quimby is the Huskies' all-time leader in rebounds for a single game (40), single season (611) and career (1,716). He also owns the single season and career rebounding averages (24.4 and 21.5 per game, respectively). Quimby's combined career point and rebound totals (3,114) are more than any other Connecticut player.

See following article UConn Legend - Simply put, "The Great Quimby" | FOX SPORTS 97-9
 
cullaville said:
With any of these lists there is going to be a "recent bias". To truly appreciate Tony Hanson you needed to see him play in person, especially his senior year. That year he averaged 26.0 ppg and 10.6 rebounds, Despite playing only three years (freshman ineligible at the time) and fewer games per year he is till the third leading scorer in UCONN history for total points.
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I was at Storrs during Hanson's time. Went to many games at the Fieldhouse and HCC in his final year. Very good player. Major caveat: Half his schedule was vs Yankee Conference. Most of the rest from NY/NJ/MA. UConn's SOS was in bottom third of nation all four years.

Quimby's teams played even weaker schedules - bottom 15% each year.

Toby's and Wes's teams played even weaker schedules than that - bottom 10% each year.

UConn was basically playing a schedule that a Southern, SWAC or MEAC team plays these days. Would you really compare a good player from any of those conferences to someone like Kevin Freeman who played more than 25% of his games vs ranked opponents?
 
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CONN78SEJ said:
You, and all your likes, do realize that Wes Bialosuknia would still be UConn’s all time leading scorer if all those shots he made were 3’s. He still holds the record for highest career scoring average, made 43 foul shots in a row, and his 1966-67 28ppg was 5th all time in the nation.
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No one is arguing that they weren’t great players at that time in UConn history. But the accomplishments don’t compare to guys who were 1st team All Americans playing nightly against other All American level talent. It’s just not a realistic comparison to look at players who dominated the Yankee Conf and didn’t win much in the NCAA tourney.
 
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Palatine said:
That is not all time. It is the Gampel Era.
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Who are you bumping and who are you replacing them with?
 
RuffRuff said:
Agree. I would personally move Emeka to 1 that said. Who had a better junior year? Title, 1st team AA, DPOY (2 years running), 2nd pick in the NBA draft, academic AA, was a hoops cover boy that year. Was there a more decorated player?
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UConn won the BET without Emeka. That team was loaded. Bazz carried a team to the title. Bazz was all class.
 
storrsroars said:
Their ranking:
1. Kemba
2. Bazz
3. Emeka
4. Rip
5. Ray
6. Ben
7. Newt
8. Donovan
9. KEA
10. Donyell

I'm good with those 10. I might have Newt & Clingan above Ben just because two NCs , but not going to argue those specific players.
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I'm rearranging this...

1. Kemba
2. Ray
3. Rip
4. Donovan
5. Bazz
6. Emeka
7. KEA
8. Newt
9. Ben
10. Donyell

This was hard to do. I literally have justifications for many different orders...but this is what I settled on, mainly focusing on the criminal underrating of Cling Kong.

Championships mean a lot.
Stewards of the program also mean a lot.
Tough to balance the scale.
 
MrJama100 said:
Chris Smith is also worthy of a mention. Changed UConn forever
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I thought this as well, but then I thought about the basis of the list being college achievements and I'm not sure that he tops anyone on the list. I 100% agree with you that Chris Smith staying home was an inflection point for Connecticut men's basketball. Not as big as the one that occurred when Jim Calhoun was hired, but it definitely was a sea change for us.
 
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MrJama100 said:
Donyell and Ray were pre-Gampel, so it's not that.

If you have to consider ONLY collegiate, I still say Caron Butler deserves a mention in the top 10, perhaps moving Khalid down a few.
Donyell really should be higher. 25+ pts per game and 8+ rebounds per game in the old Big east is unbelievable.
Chris Smith is also worthy of a mention. Changed UConn forever.
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They both played in Gampel
 
willie99 said:
Not possible to agree on the top 10, too many players over several generations. And for as much as I love and appreciate Bazz, no way he's "my" number 2. Players to consider, and that list will probably omit someone

Wes Bialosuknia
Toby Kimball
Tony Hanson
Corny Thompson
Chris Smith
Scott Burrell
Donyell Marshal
Ray Ray
Special K
RIP
Caron Butler
Meka
MSG
Rudy
Marcus Williams
AJ Price
Thabeet
Kemba
Bazz
Giffey
Newton
Karaban
Clingan
Chaz

One hit wonders
Castle
Cam

Some combination of success, stats, longevity, game changers.... just impossible to measure really
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So how does Adama Sanogo not even make THIS list ? He was the best player on the '23 championship team and the MOP of the Final Four.
 
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Has anyone even mentioned Cliff Robinson?

Bialosuknia played one season in the ABA where he finished second in the league in three point shooting. In one stretch he made 9 consecutive three pointers. At UConn in 66-67 he average 28 points a game -- with no three point line.
 
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Good Top 20 List?

1. Kemba Walker
2. Tristen Newton
3. Shabazz Napier
4. Adama Sanogo
5. Richard Hamilton
6. Emeka Okafor
7. Donyell Marshall
8. Caron Butler
9. Ray Allen
10. Khalid El-Amin
11. Rudy Gay
12. Ben Gordon
13. Cam Spencer
14. Jordan Hawkins
15. Stanley Robinson
16. Donovan Clingan
17. Stephon Castle
18. Clifford Robinson
19. Christian Vital
20. James Bouknight
 
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storrsroars said:
I was at Storrs during Hanson's time. Went to many games at the Fieldhouse and HCC in his final year. Very good player. Major caveat: Half his schedule was vs Yankee Conference. Most of the rest from NY/NJ/MA. UConn's SOS was in bottom third of nation all four years.

Quimby's teams played even weaker schedules - bottom 15% each year.

Toby's and Wes's teams played even weaker schedules than that - bottom 10% each year.

UConn was basically playing a schedule that a Southern, SWAC or MEAC team plays these days. Would you really compare a good player from any of those conferences to someone like Kevin Freeman who played more than 25% of his games vs ranked opponents?
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My intent on posting about Tony Hanson, Tony Kimball and Art Quimby was to give some recognition to players from earlier eras. I did not try to fit them into a all-time top ten list. I think if i ever put together a top ten list the next time I looked at it I would probably want to change my mind.
 
storrsroars said:
I was at Storrs during Hanson's time. Went to many games at the Fieldhouse and HCC in his final year. Very good player. Major caveat: Half his schedule was vs Yankee Conference. Most of the rest from NY/NJ/MA. UConn's SOS was in bottom third of nation all four years.

Quimby's teams played even weaker schedules - bottom 15% each year.

Toby's and Wes's teams played even weaker schedules than that - bottom 10% each year.

UConn was basically playing a schedule that a Southern, SWAC or MEAC team plays these days. Would you really compare a good player from any of those conferences to someone like Kevin Freeman who played more than 25% of his games vs ranked opponents?
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My intent in mentioning Hanson. Quimby and Kimball was to give some recognition to players from earlier eras. I did not try to put them into a top ten list.
 
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cullaville said:
My intent on posting about Tony Hanson, Tony Kimball and Art Quimby was to give some recognition to players from earlier eras. I did not try to fit them into a all-time top ten list. I think if i ever put together a top ten list the next time I looked at it I would probably want to change my mind.
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It's a thread about the top 10 UConn players of all time. If you mention anyone not on that this, the understood intent of those reading the thread is that you believe they should be on that list. There were no "honorable mentions" in the SI article.
 
DRBackup said:
So how does Adama Sanogo not even make THIS list ? He was the best player on the '23 championship team and the MOP of the Final Four.
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We think alike, he was unbelievable. The list needs to have more than 10.
 
willie99 said:
Not possible to agree on the top 10, too many players over several generations. And for as much as I love and appreciate Bazz, no way he's "my" number 2. Players to consider, and that list will probably omit someone

Wes Bialosuknia
Toby Kimball
Tony Hanson
Corny Thompson
Chris Smith
Scott Burrell
Donyell Marshal
Ray Ray
Special K
RIP
Caron Butler
Meka
MSG
Rudy
Marcus Williams
AJ Price
Thabeet
Kemba
Bazz
Giffey
Newton
Karaban
Clingan
Chaz

One hit wonders
Castle
Cam

Some combination of success, stats, longevity, game changers.... just impossible to measure really
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Where’s Sanogo?
 
Caron Butler was a stud. Flat out stud. My favorite player besides Cliff Robinson.But yeah there are too many guys at this point. We have guys like el amin, Rashad, Hawkins, Moore, boatright etc that were so critical in championships. So many studs that didn’t win a championship too. You could almost argue 50 guys for top 10.
 
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