Player having the best single season at UConn

[Kitaman]

I was discussing this with my brother trying to figure who had the best single season in UConn history. Of course stats but also Tourney runs, and other season accomplishments.

I want to say Emeka's 2003-2004 junior year. Defensive Player of the Year, Big East Player of the Year, and leading the nation in blocked shots during his junior year. Okafor was named the Academic All-American of the Year in 2004 for his work on and off the court!

Oh and 1st team All American that year. And he still graduated a year early with a Championship Ring. He was on a loaded team, but still shined above all the other NBAers on that team.

Can anyone think of a UConn player with a better season?

 

[HuskyFich]

2011 Kemba Walker. Nuff Said

 

[CAHUSKY]

Accept for a couple of missed free throws, Donyells' junior year was unbelievable.

 

[Inyatkin]

I love Emeka but it's Kemba '11 and then everyone else.

 

[HuskyBballFan]

It's Kemba.

 

[tcf15]

Calhoun era, it has to be between Okafor and Walker, but I'll say Kemba had the best individual season at UConn, especially given the fact that his team started unranked and he led UConn to it's third national championship:

1543 minutes (Most in a single season)
37.6 MPG (Most in a single season)
965 points (Most in a single season)
23.5 points per game (4th behind Wes B., Tony Hanson & Donyell)
316 FGs (Most in a single season)
258 FTs (Most in a single season)

NCAA champion
NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player
Consensus first team All-American
Bob Cousy Award
Big East Tournament MVP
NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team
Maui Invitational Tournament MVP​

How the hell did Ben Hansbrough win BE Player of the Year?

 

[HuskyCLT]

Calhoun era, it has to be between Okafor and Walker, but I'll say Kemba had the best individual season at UConn, especially given the fact that his team started unranked and he led UConn to it's third national championship:

1543 minutes (Most in a single season)
37.6 MPG (Most in a single season)
965 points (Most in a single season)
23.5 points per game (4th behind Wes B., Tony Hanson & Donyell)
316 FGs (Most in a single season)
258 FTs (Most in a single season)

NCAA champion
NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player
Consensus first team All-American
Bob Cousy Award
Big East Tournament MVP
NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team
Maui Invitational Tournament MVP​

How the hell did Ben Hansbrough win BE Player of the Year?

And how did Jimmer win the Naismith trophy? I guess they don't count any post season achievements when considering these awards. Anyone with a brain knows that Kemba had the best season out of anyone in the country after watching the runs in the BE Tourny and the NCAA Championship

 

[Kitaman]

Calhoun era, it has to be between Okafor and Walker, but I'll say Kemba had the best individual season at UConn, especially given the fact that his team started unranked and he led UConn to it's third national championship:

1543 minutes (Most in a single season)
37.6 MPG (Most in a single season)
965 points (Most in a single season)
23.5 points per game (4th behind Wes B., Tony Hanson & Donyell)
316 FGs (Most in a single season)
258 FTs (Most in a single season)

NCAA champion
NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player
Consensus first team All-American
Bob Cousy Award
Big East Tournament MVP
NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team
Maui Invitational Tournament MVP​

How the hell did Ben Hansbrough win BE Player of the Year?

Well now that you put it that way. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . must you always be so factual?

 

[8893]

Accept for a couple of missed free throws, Donyells' junior year was unbelievable.

First thing that came to my mind when I saw the thread title.

 

[mets1090]

Well now that you put it that way. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . must you always be so factual?

Never let facts get in the way of a good argument.

 

[Marat]

From beginning (Maui) to the very end (2011 Title) it has to be Kemba, Kemba, Kemba.

 

[businesslawyer]

The answer is Kemba. If it's just regular season, Donyell and Caron are up there. Okafor was great, but played hurt a bunch of the year.

 

[mauconnfan]

Kemba has to take it.

Not too far minus the "team" achievements in 'Yell at 25.1/8.9/3.2

 

[Scoe]

Its definitely Kemba as great as Emeka and Rip were they had a great number 2 in Ben and Khalid. Emeka and Rip could afford to come out of the game to get a rest or sit out a game and the team could still win some games i.e. Stanford without Rip, first 2 BE tourney games in 04 without Emeka. Kemba didnt have that luxury, could you imagine how the team would have looked if Kemba had to sit out a game, or even come out for a rest.

other great seasons in no particular order
Emeka 04
Rip 99
Shabazz 14 (I will give him some credit for the 13 season because it was a 2 year plan)
Caron 02
Ray 96
Donyell 94

 

[UChusky916]

How the hell did Ben Hansbrough win BE Player of the Year?

Politics.

This would be a great sports trivia question for CBB die-hards... who won BE POY in 2011. Everyone EXCEPT UConn or ND fans would get it wrong.

 

[Durks07]

Kemba Walker.

 

[UConNick]

Someone pointed out that during Emeka's great year, he was also the academic POY and graduated a year early. Iirc, Kemba also graduated a year early in 2011, in addition to anything mentioned above.

 

[huskyniner]

Kemba. Close thread.

 

[Palatine]

Kimball averaged over 21 rebounds a game in (I think) 1965. That's a career in a year.

 

[UCweCONN]

My viewing goes back to about 1980. Kemba and Donyell Marshall. Kemba for being Mr. Clutch, Donyell for doing it all, except the clutch part.

 

[JimHurley]

1. Kemba in 2011
..............
2. Donyell in 1994
3. Shabazz in 2014

 

[uconn34]

2011 Kemba Walker. Nuff Said Again!

 

[Jaker]

Kemba all the way, Shabazz was brilliant too

 

[CardiacAndre7]

BG's '04 season was no slouch

 

[noeynox]

Accept for a couple of missed free throws, Donyells' junior year was unbelievable.

My vote as well. What he did to st John's 2x,was unfair.