Player having the best single season at UConn

[mauconnfan]

I wish that Donyell made one of those 2 FT's because then many would understand just how damn good he was that year!

 

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I wish that Donyell made one of those 2 FT's because then many would understand just how damn good he was that year!

Donyell was so consistent that year. He didn't have a prolonged slump like Kemba and he wasn't injured like Okafor.

 

[BUConn10]

Any recommendations on Donyell's best game performances? Want to check some out of uconnhuskygames.

 

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Any recommendations on Donyell's best game performances? Want to check some out of uconnhuskygames.

He was unbelievable against SJU at MSG.

 

[Huskyforlife]

It's kemba, easily

 

[CallMeBruce]

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?

In a surprising twist, Hansbrough actually had a better conference season. This drove me crazy for years until I looked at isolated conference stats, and it was pretty surprising. Kemba definitely wore down mid-season, and his conference numbers weren't as good as his OOC numbers. Looking at their per-40 numbers, Hansbrough scored slighly more on way fewer shots, he had a FG% over .500 vs. Kemba's which was under .400. Higher PER, more Win Shares, higher ORtg, etc., not to mention that ND finished second in the league to UConn's ninth. Turns out Kemba was just saving himself for a ridiculous postseason run, but I guess we can't blame the voters for not knowing about that.

 

[8893]

I wish that Donyell made one of those 2 FT's because then many would understand just how damn good he was that year!

And we would sit at five instead of four.

 

[JonnyRI]

And we would sit at five instead of four.

Those many bitter experiences (UCLA too) did make the first oh so sweeter though.

 

[Tenspro2002]

In a surprising twist, Hansbrough actually had a better conference season. This drove me crazy for years until I looked at isolated conference stats, and it was pretty surprising. Kemba definitely wore down mid-season, and his conference numbers weren't as good as his OOC numbers. Looking at their per-40 numbers, Hansbrough scored slighly more on way fewer shots, he had a FG% over .500 vs. Kemba's which was under .400. Higher PER, more Win Shares, higher ORtg, etc., not to mention that ND finished second in the league to UConn's ninth. Turns out Kemba was just saving himself for a ridiculous postseason run, but I guess we can't blame the voters for not knowing about that.

Yeah, unfortunately, this was the case. It appears ridiculous in retrospect, and we were upset about it at the time, but Hansbrough had a better conference season than Kemba. We stumbled badly in February and Kemba had a number of 6/19, 5/15, 7/23 type of games.

I suspect a part of it was also that ND had a much better conference season than we did -- they were 14-4, 2nd in the conference and ranked in the Top 5 to end the regular season; we were 9-9, tied for 9th-11th in the conference, and were on the outskirts of the Top 25.

 

[CAHUSKY]

Ok, after reading all the posts in the thread Im going with Kemba #1 (pre and post season were epic and regular season was really good) and Donyell #2. His junior year was absolutely ridiculous even though they didn't go deep enough if the tourney. Lots of guys tied at #3.

 

[HooperScooper]

I suspect a part of it was also that ND had a much better conference season than we did -- they were 14-4, 2nd in the conference and ranked in the Top 5 to end the regular season; we were 9-9, tied for 9th-11th in the conference, and were on the outskirts of the Top 25.

I think that's probably almost all of it. This is why Nic Moore won AAC POY over Boat.

 

[CallMeBruce]

I think that's probably almost all of it. This is why Nic Moore won AAC POY over Boat.

The difference being that Hansbrough actually outplayed Kemba in conference play. Boatright was better in AAC play than Moore was last year.

 

[Gringo]

The difference being that Hansbrough actually outplayed Kemba in conference play. Boatright was better in AAC play than Moore was last year.

I just can't wait to see Moore try and guard Purvis again this season. Purvis destroyed the kid in both games to the point where I almost felt sorry for him. Key word is almost.

 

[David 76]

Do we adjust for conference? Are Bazz's stats from 2014 (AAC)) worth the same as Kemba's from 2011 (BE)? More importantly, do Wes', Tobey and Hanson's stats count the same if they are from the Yankee Conference?
Anyway, I say
Kemba's Jr year
Emeka's Jr year
Yell's Jr year
Bazz's Sr. year
Caron's Soph. year
Rip in 99
Ray in 96
And this isn't even include Chris Smith and the Yankee Conference guys.

And I don't even want to rank them except Kemba #1