Karaban!!M

[Billy Jack]

Alex Karaban
He’s the man

Every one of those shots in the 2nd half was money

Every shot
Was in a big spot

 

[NotADime89]

Alex Karaban
He’s the man

Every one of those shots in the 2nd half was money

Every shot
Was in a big spot

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Alex Karaban is ranked 46th nationally in KenPom's Offensive Efficiency Rating.

Let that sink in.

Amongst Big East compadres, Alex Karaban is top-25 in:

• Offensive rating (3rd)
• Turnover rate (7th)
• 37.3 3p% (16th)
• Offensive rebounding rate (20th)
• 52.9 2p% (25th)

 

[Improviser]

Let him bring it on Tuesday!

And silence any doubters.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Alex Karaban is ranked 46th nationally in KenPom's Offensive Efficiency Rating.

Let that sink in.

Amongst Big East compadres, Alex Karaban is top-25 in:

• Offensive rating (3rd)
• Turnover rate (7th)
• 37.3 3p% (16th)
• Offensive rebounding rate (20th)
• 52.9 2p% (25th)

And only ONE freshman in the ENTIRE NATION has a higher offensive rating than Karaban's!

 

[BigFanCT]

With the ups and downs of the season I think we haven’t made as big of a deal as having a legitimate “ready out the box” freshman in Karaban. Clingan yes to an extent as well- but this kid is a player and is the real deal.

 

[Umami Zen]

If he gets time to organize the puppies.. Ball is goin' in

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Alex Karaban is ranked 46th nationally in KenPom's Offensive Efficiency Rating.

Let that sink in.

Amongst Big East compadres, Alex Karaban is top-25 in:

• Offensive rating (3rd)
• Turnover rate (7th)
• 37.3 3p% (16th)
• Offensive rebounding rate (20th)
• 52.9 2p% (25th)

He's our John Havlicek (look him up if you don't recognize the name).

 

[HooperScooper]

And only ONE freshman in the ENTIRE NATION has a higher offensive rating than Karaban's!

Brandon Miller?

 

[JonnyRI]

Alex seems like he is going to have a Colin Gillespie like career.

For opposing teams it’s going to seem like he plays 9 years at UConn.

Really hard to believe that he is only half way through his freshmen year.

By the time he is done, he will no doubt go down as one of the all time UConn fan favorites, if not jersey on the wall. Hard to see him translating to the NBA (hope I am wrong) but doesn’t mean he can’t be an AA caliber player here.

Thank you Alex!!!!!

 

[Kitaman]

I see All American potential, if he stays 4 years. He'll break many UConn scoring records for sure.

 

[3rdbass]

Alex seems like he is going to have a Colin Gillespie like career.

For opposing teams it’s going to seem like he plays 9 years at UConn.

Really hard to believe that he is only half way through his freshmen year.

By the time he is done, he will no doubt go down as one of the all time UConn fan favorites, if not jersey on the wall. Hard to see him translating to the NBA (hope I am wrong) but doesn’t mean he can’t be an AA caliber player here.

Thank you Alex!!!!!

Shooters are coveted in the NBA. Duncan Robinson is the first one that rings a bell. Never know how he can improve his game from now until his Jr year. He could carve out a position in the NBA game with his shooting prowess.

 

[jake14mw]

Love him. Plays like a senior. He hit BIG shots today!

 

[Dove]

Karaban!!!!!!!

 

[Hi-Low]

Alex Karaban is ranked 46th nationally in KenPom's Offensive Efficiency Rating.

Let that sink in.

Amongst Big East compadres, Alex Karaban is top-25 in:

• Offensive rating (3rd)
• Turnover rate (7th)
• 37.3 3p% (16th)
• Offensive rebounding rate (20th)
• 52.9 2p% (25th)

Keep it a secret please

 

[gsmooth]

With the ups and downs of the season I think we haven’t made as big of a deal as having a legitimate “ready out the box” freshman in Karaban. Clingan yes to an extent as well- but this kid is a player and is the real deal.

Very true. You can definitely see the potential growth with Karaban. He has exceeded my expectation.

 

[HooperScooper]

“We’re lucky to have him in a UConn uniform,” head coach Dan Hurley said after Saturday’s win. “The kid is so surprising. There’s not many freshmen in the country that have been as consistent, solid. He’s made our team so much better this year with his understanding of the game – big block and obviously the big threes.”

“He’s just not a complicated guy,” Hurley said. “I don’t deal with his inner circle, he’s like a grown up. He works hard, he cares about the team – he doesn’t care if he’s taking four shots. He’s not delusional, he cares. He’s like Andre (Jackson) in a sense. ... When you get people like Alex and Andre, they don’t think about themselves so he doesn’t feel a lot of pressure, Alex, because he’s not thinking about Alex 24 hours a day.”

Calm, cool and consistent: All UConn freshman Alex Karaban thinks about is basketball

There were 24 seconds left in the Seton Hall game when UConn redshirt freshman Alex Karaban caught the ball open in the corner. The Huskies led by one point in the midst of a second-half collapse. …

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Calm, cool and consistent: All UConn freshman Alex Karaban thinks about is the sport​

 

[MrSec224]

Karaban and his time around the team last year was huge for him. It very rarely feels like its watching a freshman

 

[Luna]

Four years!!!!!…love to hear that!!!

 

[Spaceman213J]

Was also impressed with his interior passing the last game. Would love to see him develop a pull up jumper. I think he'll finish around the rim as he gets stronger.

 

[Rocktheworld]

@tcf15 you still the best

 

[Vancat]

Gotta tell. I received my KARABAN hoodie in the mail at halftime. Second half starts and BOOM off he goes! You’re welcome!

 

[jibsey]

Freshman. How good will he be in 3 years?

 

[Tenspro2002]

Alex Karaban is ranked 46th nationally in KenPom's Offensive Efficiency Rating.

Let that sink in.

Amongst Big East compadres, Alex Karaban is top-25 in:

• Offensive rating (3rd)
• Turnover rate (7th)
• 37.3 3p% (16th)
• Offensive rebounding rate (20th)
• 52.9 2p% (25th)

He doesn't do everything and he can go into shooting slumps (and I wish when he pick-and-popped he'd get 3 inches behind the 3-point line instead of 3 feet), but he doesn't make many mistakes and does a lot of little things.

He's almost already on the level of a senior year Niels Giffey (worse D and slightly worse shooting, but better rebounding and playmaking).

 

[Edward Sargent]

Noticed that all of his 3 point attempts were from NBA range