Johnny selvie

[Bryan Lord]

How big were his hands?

 

[RoderickSpode]

How big were his hands?

Definitely smaller than Kawhi Leonard's.

 

[Fishy]

Selvie gets a bad rap.

Basically, he averaged 11 pts and six rebounds a game for two years - he shot over 50% per game. Had some tunnel vision when he got the ball, but was generally a very useful player. He was just a rougher personality than the debutantes here tend to favor.

My favorite Johnnie moment was during the Arizona game when Eugene Edgerson was doing his faux-retro tough guy routine and Johnnie threatened to punch him in the mouth.

 

[Ts5034]

I always liked Selvie. We could have used somebody like him this year.

 

[Huskyfan990411]

I will always remember the 2 clutch FTs Selvie hit in 02 against Miami at Gampel to put us up 1 and win the game.

 

[WisePig]

I think it is safe to say, if Selvie was on the current roster, he would be blamed for the collapse of The Big East.

He was a boneyard favorite for blame after any UCONN loss or misfortune.

 

[RichZ]

I don't remember all that many bonehead plays, but he was definitely a black hole. Not a Sam Funches class black hole, but a black hole nonetheless. I think he had two assists in his UConn career. And one of those might've been a pass he bobbled directly to another player who then scored.

He was a decent rebounder, and was also a little foul prone on D. Considering he penchant for putting the ball up every time he touched it, he rarely committed an offensive foul.

 

[Fairfield 1st]

Loved Johnnie Time. for all the wrong reasons

 

[superjohn]

Selvie is a UConn legend, a top 10 all-time Husky in my humble opinion.

 

[Huskies4ever]

Just watched the 02 big east tourn final and I was wondering selvies story. I know a lot of yarders make jokes about him but I was only 14 when he was here so i don't remember his deal. In the game I just watched he was pretty useless out there but that's a small sample.

So can anyone fill me in on how he got here, the expectations for him, and how his career ended up and will be remembered

A lot of info in this thread, he was pretty well summed up.

He was 6'8", 240. A power forward. Pretty athletic. Good dunker, good at running the floor.
I believe he averaged about 12 and 7 his senior year in '02. Would have been great on this year's team.

And it is no exaggeration, he stepped on the baseline making a move at least once a game.

 

[Huskies4ever]

[quote="Husky25, post: 537752, member: Because I held him to the Freeman standard, he never met my expectations.[/quote]

Not many will

 

[GlastonTim]

Any footage of him out there?

 

[RoderickSpode]

http://vault.ncaa.com/

You can find our 2002 regional games there.

 

[Bryan Lord]

12 and 7 is pretty darn good. For some reason I have no recollection of jonny but Caron was my fav player as a kid.

 

[BearJWS]

12 and 7 is pretty darn good. For some reason I have no recollection of jonny but Caron was my fav player as a kid.

He played along side Caron Butler, as the PF. Roughly 6'7", kinda wiry, but loved to play in the post despite being undersized. He was a decent role player for the 2 years he played. Surprised he made the list. Appeared to stick around UConn after his playing days to party, from what I heard. Think he got arrested on campus.
http://statsheet.com/mcb/players/player/connecticut/johnnie-selvie/game_stats

 

[rw005]

All I remember was the classic JC line:

"Johnnie is due for a big year!"

 

[YearoftheHusky]

If Selvie was on the team that played in the Virgin Islands, they would only be called The Islands once he left.

 

[Penfield]

Johnny Selvie is what Willis was talking about

 

[Chief00]

What time is it?

 

[RS9999X]

Every year I post "we need Johnny Selvie" when it gets into Spring recruiting. I am serious when I write that. If Nolan was Selvie........you can never have enough decent 4/5 players who step right in, give you solid minutes, and give you a decent 4/5. Rotation. Ask anyone where this team would be if they found a Selvie

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[August_West]

Not only was he good for a step over base line once a game but also 2-3 travels. He also had shoe horns instead oh hands. If they counted turnovers as shots he would have shot 20% instead if 50%.


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[Inyatkin]

Johnny Selvie was no Mike Hayes.

 

[Bryan Lord]

Wasn't Hayes from Hartford or something? He looked like a gang banger in my teenage eyes.

 

[Bryan Lord]

This article on Hayes makes Uconn and JC look awful. Hayes was arrested for selling over a pound of weed to and under cover just months before appearing with coach at an elementary school for some speaking assembly.

The courant didn't do us any favors there.

 

[gtcam]

Selvie was a street brawler who had a real decent shot fro 15 feet but everytime he got the ball all he wanted to do was slam it in someones face ala shaq. his second year he was a bit more inclined to use his overall offensive skills, due in part to jc using the bench as a coaching tool against johnnie. he was an active offensive rebounder but was always finding himself coming down with the ball out of bounds, this drove jc and dave laeto nuts. he was really good on the fast break and loved the running game. however, good for at least 1 shuffling the feet call a game. defensively you could count on him collecting a foul within 2 minutes of stepping on the court and always fouling someone in the act of shooting at least twice a game and we used to call him the rally killer-seeming to foul when we were on a run. but played effectively with 4 fouls and i dont remember him fouling out many times. a huge trash talker. but he played hard and when he put his mind to it proved to be a really good defensive player. always never seemed into it during warm-ups and half asleep.
overall, a gamer who was a streetballer and probably a streetbrawler. always felt like he had no family and considered the uconn community his family. i think jc has a special feeling towards johnnie s.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

This article on Hayes makes Uconn and JC look awful. Hayes was arrested for selling over a pound of weed to and under cover just months before appearing with coach at an elementary school for some speaking assembly.

The courant didn't do us any favors there.

Ah, those were the days. Every team needs someone that scares the **** out of people and makes you wonder just what exactly they're doing on a college campus.

 

[Horatio]

always felt like he had no family and considered the uconn community his family. i think jc has a special feeling towards johnnie s.

Excellent post. I almost shed a tear - for real.

 

[Bryan Lord]

All this leads me to the question, where is he now?

 

[whaler11]

He's in my avatar.

I thought he was pretty useful in the most entertaining loss in UConn history. That Maryland game in Syracuse was unbelievably good.

 

[TDog9]

I partied w/Johnnie when I lived in Celeron - but only b/c our door was open b/c it was hot as balls and he just walked in and said "who wants to party?"

Several hours later he's passed out on our couch. Wakes up, says "shit, ni****, i best roll out" stands up and walks out. that was 2003.