Scott Burrell Honored Before The Game

[UConnSwag11]

 

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His number was put up on The Wall

 

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[HawkHusky]

Such a classy man. Much respect.

 

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[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

Of course there's a highlight including Constantin Popa, he played for Miami for something like 11 years.

 

[Lynyrd]

I spent a good portion of the game telling my youngest son how great an athlete and competitor Scott Burrell was; looks like he can still suit up. The energy he brought into games his freshman year was key to that season. He even came back from knee surgery if I recall. Loved watching Scotty play and like what he's doing at Southern. Wish he and his family nothing but success. Well earned.

BTW, where was the Rodney Rogers highlight in the intro clip? Still one of the most athletic feats I've seen on the court.

 

[Palatine]

Scott may be best athlete the state has ever produced. I remember watching a video of him throwing a football about 75 yards. Best of all, he is all class, always has been.

 

[Matrim55]

My favorite non-national title UConn memory.

Also, that year's win at the Civic Center against Georgetown was and still remains our greatest ever regular-season win.

 

[Lynyrd]

My favorite non-national title UConn memory.

Also, that year's win at the Civic Center against Georgetown was and still remains our greatest ever regular-season win.

CONNECTICUT RISES TO TOP OF BIG EAST

The state was hopping

 

[Paesano]

CONNECTICUT RISES TO TOP OF BIG EAST

The state was hopping

It really was. Those were exciting times. That was my senior year. We were in the first row on the baseline for the Big East championship game. I am pretty sure I was the first one on the floor after the buzzer. It was a blast to celebrate with the players.

The summer before, I was doing an internship at UTRC and living just off campus. I used to go and shoot around on one of the outdoor courts that was up on a hill. I got to see the daily progress on Gampel from that vantage point. And we were there on opening day. That place was deafening for that game.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

About time, a classy player, and Husky and a guy with serious CT roots (even if he played HS football, basketball, and baseball for a rival).

 

[huskymedic]

About time, a classy player, and Husky and a guy with serious CT roots (even if he played HS football, basketball, and baseball for a rival).

Good genes... his parents are phenomenal people.

 

[tentoes4rings]

Good genes... his parents are phenomenal people.

Doesn’t surprise me, Scott is a tremendous person. I had the pleasure of knowing him at UConn and he was incredibly down to earth given his stature and baseball money.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Such a classy man. Much respect.

As with big sister Yale alumna and now teacher Lyn (Amity?) and big brother ex-UConn football co-captain and long-term Brown football assistant Abbott, the youngest apple never strayed too far from the solid base of the Sam and Gertude Burrell family trunk. Respectively, Korean War MASH veteran, ex-Yale football assistant and Hillhouse/Cross baseball coach Sam, and nurse/nursing instructor Gertrude. Winning!