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Games (127) - 7 from 9th, 8 from 5th, 11 from 4th, 12 from tying Giffey for 3rd, 13 from tying Freeman for 2nd, 17 from passing Shabazz for 1st. He is on pace to get 1st in round 2 of the Big East Tournament.

Games Started (126) - Currently tied for 3rd with Freeman. 3 away from tying Brown, 10 away from passing Voskuhl for 1st. He is on pace to get 1st on Feb 14th vs Georgetown.

Minutes (4071) - Currently 5th. 199 from tying Christ Smith for 4th, 251 from tying Boatright for 3rd, 261 from tying Freeman for 2nd, and 544 from passing Shabazz for 1st. He is on pace to get 1st in round 2 of the Big East Tournament.

FGs (565) - Currently not ranked. 36 from tying Adrien for 10th, 58 from tying Robinson at 9th, 70 from tying McKay at 8th, 90 from tying Jalen Adams at 7th, 92 from tying Corny Thompson at 6th, 100 from tying Bialosuknia at 5th, 126 from tying Rip Hamilton at 4th, 140 from tying Ray Allen at 3rd, 163 from tying Chris Smith at 2nd, and 220 from taking 1st from Tony Hanson. He is on pace for 8th at 643 by the end of the regular season, 6th at 664 assuming a full BET, and 5th at 690 with a 3 BET and 6 NCAAT games.

3PFGs (248) - Currently 4th. 12 from tying Shabazz for 3rd, 17 from tying Vital for 2nd, and 29 from taking 1st from Rashad Anderson. He is on pace to get 1st on February 28th vs Seton Hall.

Points (1576) - Currently not ranked. 159 from tying Vital for 10th, 207 from tying Kemba at 9th, 210 from tying Boatright at 8th, 219 from tying Ben Gordon at 7th, 234 from tying Corny Thompson at 6th, 346 from tying Ray Allen at 5th, 383 from tying Shabazz at 4th, 414 from tying Tony Hanson at 3rd, 460 from tying Rip Hamilton at 2nd, and 570 from taking 1st from Chris Smith at 2145. He is on pace for 9th at 1785 by the end of the regular season, and 6th place if he only plays 1 BET and 1 NCAAT game. Assuming a full 3 and 6, he still is on pace for only 6th at 1910. Ray Allen is catchable, but he'd have to score a little more than his current pace. Realistically, his absolute ceiling here is 3rd place.

Blocks (129) - Currently not ranked. This is a real wildcard here. He is not on pace to get 10th, which is held by Oriakhi at 166. But if he can play a full BET and NCAA tournament at 1.7 BPG, which was his rate in 2025, he possibly can sneak into that 10th spot.

Defensive Win Shares (7.1) - Currently not ranked. 0.3 from tying Shabazz/Sticks at 9th, 0.7 from tying Dyson at 8th, 1.5 from tying Freeman for 7th, 1.8 from tying Moore at 6th, 2.0 from tying Boone at 5th, 3.1 from tying Adrien, and then you have Thabeet, Voshkul, and Okafur way ahead. He is on pace for 8th at 8.3 by the end of the regular season, tying Freeman for 7th at 8.6 assuming a full BET, and tying Boone for 5th assuming a full BET and NCAAT. Karaban has been great defensivley by advanced metrics this season.

Offensive Win Shares (11.3) - Currently in 3rd. 0.2 away from tying Kemba for 2nd and 1.6 away from taking 1st from Shabazz. He is on pace to get 2nd at 12.7 by the end of the regular season. He is on pace to take 1st in UConn's 2nd BET game (or 1st NCAAT game with a loss).

Win Shares (18.3) - Currently in 4th. 1.6 away from tying Thabeet in 3rd, 1.9 away from tying Shabazz in 2nd, and 4.1 from taking 1st from Okafor. He is on pace to be in 2nd at 20.9 at the end of the regular season. He would be on pace to take 1st if he can play at least 8 BET or NCAAT games.

Championships (2) - Currently tied for 1st with Newton, Clingan, Diarra, Samson, Roumoglou, Andrew Hurley, Andre Johnson Jr., Shabazz, Giffey, and Tyler Olander. Already has more championships than Syracuse. With a championship this year, would tie the all time record for championships by a player. Either way, he's a legendary Husky forever.
 
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Championships (2) - Currently tied for 1st with Newton, Clingan, Diarra, Samson, Roumoglou, Andrew Hurley, Andre Johnson Jr., Shabazz, Giffey, and Tyler Olander. Already has more championships than Syracuse. With a championship this year, would tie the all time record for championships by a player. Either way, he's a legendary Husky forever.
 
Teddie1056 said:
Games (127) - 7 from 9th, 8 from 5th, 11 from 4th, 12 from tying Giffey for 3rd, 13 from tying Freeman for 2nd, 17 from passing Shabazz for 1st. He is on pace to get 1st in round 2 of the Big East Tournament.

Games Started (126) - Currently tied for 3rd with Freeman. 3 away from tying Brown, 10 away from passing Voskuhl for 1st. He is on pace to get 1st on Feb 14th vs Georgetown.

Minutes (4071) - Currently 5th. 199 from tying Christ Smith for 4th, 251 from tying Boatright for 3rd, 261 from tying Freeman for 2nd, and 544 from passing Shabazz for 1st. He is on pace to get 1st in round 2 of the Big East Tournament.

FGs (565) - Currently not ranked. 36 from tying Adrien for 10th, 58 from tying Robinson at 9th, 70 from tying McKay at 8th, 90 from tying Jalen Adams at 7th, 92 from tying Corny Thompson at 6th, 100 from tying Bialosuknia at 5th, 126 from tying Rip Hamilton at 4th, 140 from tying Ray Allen at 3rd, 163 from tying Chris Smith at 2nd, and 220 from taking 1st from Tony Hanson. He is on pace for 8th at 643 by the end of the regular season, 6th at 664 assuming a full BET, and 5th at 690 with a 3 BET and 6 NCAAT games.

3PFGs (248) - Currently 4th. 12 from tying Shabazz for 3rd, 17 from tying Vital for 2nd, and 29 from taking 1st from Rashad Anderson. He is on pace to get 1st on February 28th vs Seton Hall.

Points (1576) - Currently not ranked. 159 from tying Vital for 10th, 207 from tying Kemba at 9th, 210 from tying Boatright at 8th, 219 from tying Ben Gordon at 7th, 234 from tying Corny Thompson at 6th, 346 from tying Ray Allen at 5th, 383 from tying Shabazz at 4th, 414 from tying Tony Hanson at 3rd, 460 from tying Rip Hamilton at 2nd, and 570 from taking 1st from Chris Smith at 2145. He is on pace for 9th at 1785 by the end of the regular season, and 6th place if he only plays 1 BET and 1 NCAAT game. Assuming a full 3 and 6, he still is on pace for only 6th at 1910. Ray Allen is catchable, but he'd have to score a little more than his current pace. Realistically, his absolute ceiling here is 3rd place.

Blocks (129) - Currently not ranked. This is a real wildcard here. He is not on pace to get 10th, which is held by Oriakhi at 166. But if he can play a full BET and NCAA tournament at 1.7 BPG, which was his rate in 2025, he possibly can sneak into that 10th spot.

Defensive Win Shares (7.1) - Currently not ranked. 0.3 from tying Shabazz/Sticks at 9th, 0.7 from tying Dyson at 8th, 1.5 from tying Freeman for 7th, 1.8 from tying Moore at 6th, 2.0 from tying Boone at 5th, 3.1 from tying Adrien, and then you have Thabeet, Voshkul, and Okafur way ahead. He is on pace for 8th at 8.3 by the end of the regular season, tying Freeman for 7th at 8.6 assuming a full BET, and tying Boone for 5th assuming a full BET and NCAAT. Karaban has been great defensivley by advanced metrics this season.

Offensive Win Shares (11.3) - Currently in 3rd. 0.2 away from tying Kemba for 2nd and 1.6 away from taking 1st from Shabazz. He is on pace to get 2nd at 12.7 by the end of the regular season. He is on pace to take 1st in UConn's 2nd BET game (or 1st NCAAT game with a loss).

Win Shares (18.3) - Currently in 4th. 1.6 away from tying Thabeet in 3rd, 1.9 away from tying Shabazz in 2nd, and 4.1 from taking 1st from Okafor. He is on pace to be in 2nd at 20.9 at the end of the regular season. He would be on pace to take 1st if he can play at least 8 BET or NCAAT games.

Championships (2) - Currently tied for 1st with Newton, Clingan, Diarra, Samson, Roumoglou, Andrew Hurley, Andre Johnson Jr., Shabazz, Giffey, and Tyler Olander. Already has more championships than Syracuse. With a championship this year, would tie the all time record for championships by a player. Either way, he's a legendary Husky forever.
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This is extremely well done. Thank you for putting it together
 
80shusky said:
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Championships (2) - Currently tied for 1st with Newton, Clingan, Diarra, Samson, Roumoglou, Andrew Hurley, Andre Johnson Jr., Shabazz, Giffey, and Tyler Olander. Already has more championships than Syracuse. With a championship this year, would tie the all time record for championships by a player. Either way, he's a legendary Husky forever.
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Only 9 teams have more NCs than those Huskies (including UConn). Karaban is on pace tie Villanova and Florida by April 6th.
 
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rashadray11 said:
When it’s all said and done, I’d say he is in the top 5 most important/influential Huskies of all time.
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Sorry boss...going to ignore tickets and go down the rabbit hole for a bit...

Chris Smith, 1989-1992
Ray Allen, 1994-1996
Emeka Okafor, 2002-2004
Kemba Walker, 2009-2011
Alex Karaban, 2023-2026
 
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GampelGladiator said:
Sorry boss...going to ignore tickets and go down the rabbit hole for a bit...

Chris Smith -1992
Ray Allen - 1996
Emeka Okafor - 2004
Kemba Walker - 2011
Alex Karaban - 2026
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This is awesome because after I made that comment I was thinking about the top 5 in my head, and I arrived at the exact same 5. I wanted to find a way to fit Shabazz in there because he was so important for the 2014 title, but I think he is number 6.
 
rashadray11 said:
This is awesome because after I made that comment I was thinking about the top 5 in my head, and I arrived at the exact same 5. I wanted to find a way to fit Shabazz in there because he was so important for the 2014 title, but I think he is number 6.
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nice...Bazz being #6 just like when doing the First Team...

PG - Kemba
SG - Ray
SF - Rip
PF - Donyell
C - Okafor
 
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rashadray11 said:
When it’s all said and done, I’d say he is in the top 5 most important/influential Huskies of all time.
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One thing that's very nice about being a UConn fan is that something like this is now an impossible exercise.

Corny Thompson helped put us in the Big East.
Cliff Robinson helped put us on the national stage (NIT win & NBA excellence).
Chris Smith helped put us at the top of the local heap.
Donyell Marshall helped make us a national player.
Ray Allen helped make us a glamor team.
Rip Hamilton put us into the winner's circle.
Emeka put us damn near to the top of the draft.
Kemba helped get us to legend status.
Shabazz helped keep us out of hell.
Ajax helped bring us back into the light.
Alex (and so many others from 2023 & 2024) got us to the very top.
Alex, more than anyone outside of the coaching staff, helped keep us there.

There's probably a half-dozen others – Tate, Nadav, Doron, Khalid, Ben, Rudy – who have arguments. I can't possibly narrow it all down to five.
 
"Win share. What in God's Name is a win share?"

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Matrim55 said:
One thing that's very nice about being a UConn fan is that something like this is now an impossible exercise.

Corny Thompson helped put us in the Big East.
Cliff Robinson helped put us on the national stage (NIT win & NBA excellence).
Chris Smith helped put us at the top of the local heap.
Donyell Marshall helped make us a national player.
Ray Allen helped make us a glamor team.
Rip Hamilton put us into the winner's circle.
Emeka put us damn near to the top of the draft.
Kemba helped get us to legend status.
Shabazz helped keep us out of hell.
Ajax helped bring us back into the light.
Alex (and so many others from 2023 & 2024) got us to the very top.
Alex, more than anyone outside of the coaching staff, helped keep us there.

There's probably a half-dozen others – Tate, Nadav, Doron, Khalid, Ben, Rudy – who have arguments. I can't possibly narrow it all down to five.
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Vital bridged the gap from the void to the golden era. He cannot be overlooked. Went from a bench player to 3 year starter and is on top of a load of records. Think he got snubbed for poy in the aac by the smu guard.
 
AdamaNation said:
Vital bridged the gap from the void to the golden era. He cannot be overlooked. Went from a bench player to 3 year starter and is on top of a load of records. Think he got snubbed for poy in the aac by the smu guard.
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Vital does not remotely belong in this conversation..

I mean come on…
 
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GampelGladiator said:
Sorry boss...going to ignore tickets and go down the rabbit hole for a bit...

Chris Smith, 1989-1992
Ray Allen, 1994-1996
Emeka Okafor, 2002-2004
Kemba Walker, 2009-2011
Alex Karaban, 2023-2026
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It's hard to not have Donyell on an important Huskies list. The big class he was part of was very good, but he made it great. It was a national get for Calhoun & staff and very high profile, and they nearly cashed the chip in for a NC. I still have nightmares about those free throws against Florida.

Also, for argument's sake, as far as importance, Christian Vital needs to be in the conversation for top 10 for UConn. He was the bridge from Ollie to Hurley on the court and getting him to return was Hurley's first big recruiting win. Still sucks that Covid wiped out his chance to get some national coverage in the tournament.
 
Captbluefin said:
Vital does not remotely belong in this conversation..

I mean come on…
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Gotta agree with this. Vital played super hard for us and was a bridge of sorts, but three of his four years he was on under .500 teams. That's not his fault, obviously. But he was able to put up big #s in part because we sucked as a whole.

Spaceman213J said:
It's hard to not have Donyell on an important Huskies list. The big class he was part of was very good, but he made it great. It was a national get for Calhoun & staff and very high profile, and they nearly cashed the chip in for a NC. I still have nightmares about those free throws against Florida.

Also, for argument's sake, as far as importance, Christian Vital needs to be in the conversation for top 10 for UConn. He was the bridge from Ollie to Hurley on the court and getting him to return was Hurley's first big recruiting win. Still sucks that Covid wiped out his chance to get some national coverage in the tournament.
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Donyell for sure needs to be referenced. He was our first major recruit. We beat out huge schools for him, and he had an immediate impact. It can definitely be argued that he had the best individual season of any UConn player in the JC and beyond era. If he made his damn free throws, he would be a no-brainer.
 
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AdamaNation said:
Vital bridged the gap from the void to the golden era. He cannot be overlooked. Went from a bench player to 3 year starter and is on top of a load of records. Think he got snubbed for poy in the aac by the smu guard.
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Only Huskies in the shot clock era with career totals of 1000+ points, 500+ rebounds, and 250+ assists...

Burrell
Karaban
Napier
Vital
 
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