Huskies still class of conference
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....And that's on the heels of Louisville playing its lone season in the newly formed conference as the reigning national champ. UConn will now carry that banner through this season, and with the Cardinals now in the ACC, the Huskies should be the AAC's top dog.
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1. Connecticut Huskies
This time, it's
Ryan Boatright's turn. UConn's past two point guards won national titles as seniors, and Boatright is poised to follow the path charted by Kemba Walker and Shabazz Napier. Boatright might also have more options around him than either of those stars enjoyed on their championship teams, particularly if sophomore center
Amida Brimah emerges as an offensive threat to complement his elite shot-blocking skills (15.1 block percentage).
Rodney Purvis was a former top recruit at NC State who should be a scoring force in the backcourt, and freshman swingman
Daniel Hamilton can light it up as well. If UConn can get anything out of the 4-spot (which likely will go to sophomore
Kentan Facey), a deep backcourt should have the Huskies back in the national championship hunt, especially with Boatright leading the way.