Top Connecticut players never to play at UCONN

[knicksin7]

Rick Mahorn (Weaver)
Charles Smith (Harding)
Michael Adams (HPHS)
John Bagley (Harding)
Wes Matthews (Harding)
Marcus Camby (HPHS)
Vin Baker (Old Saybrook)
Tremont Waters (New Haven)
Chris Dudley (arguable)
Malcolm Huckaby (Bristol)
Keith Closs (HPHS)
Courtney Alexander (Masuk)
Will Solomon (East Hartford)
Aaron Jackson (Northwest Catholic)
Jordan Williams (Torrington)
Ryan Gomes (Wilby)
Tyson Wheeler (New London)
Kris Dunn (New London)
Donovan Mitchell (grew up in Greenwich)
Tremont Waters (New Haven)
Mustapha Heron (Sacred Heart, Waterbury)

Who Am I missing?

 

[husky99]

I alway forget vin

 

[Umami Zen]

Calvin Murphy-John Pinone-Mike Gminski-Ed Griffin-Tom Roy

 

[aburks41]

Does Hamidou Diallo count?

 

[NH Husky]

Anthony Harris (Danbury). Chose Syracuse

 

[UConnJim]

Rod Foster

 

[Lafayette]

Corny Thompson

 

[TheHorde]

Harold Jensen from Trumbull and Harold Pressley from Saint Bernard’s are honorable mentions.

 

[gtcam]

Sly Williams and Harold Pressley

 

[alexd]

Anthony Harris (Danbury). Chose Syracuse

One year at Cuse, two at Hawaii - All WAC player.

 

[huskymedic]

Corny Thompson

Read the thread title again.

 

[Lafayette]

Read the thread title again.

ruh roh - those Perno years leaves memory gaps.

 

[Wasn’t me]

Walt Luckett - averaged triple double his senior year at Kolbe - 39.5 points, 16 rebounds and 13 assists - named national HS player of the year

 

[cullaville]

Chris Dudley - 16 year nba career

Ernie Cobb - good college career at BC

 

[Waquoit]

Super John Williamson went to NMSU. Wes Matthews went to Wisconsin.

 

[Minicoop69]

Tremont waters have a twin?? He's on there twice?

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Only reason I remember him was bc I went to watch him play in the CT states when I was a youngster and he was the main attraction, but Marvin Saddler. Won three state tournaments at St Joes and went to PC.

Another one is Kendrick Moore who played with Camby at Hartford Public and then Mizzou I believe. He dropped 28 on me on h.s…..

 

[TheHorde]

John Garris from Bridgeport

 

[Ricker]

Soup Campbell

 

[mauconnfan]

Bill Eason
Mickey Heard
John Bagley
Jay Murphy

 

[uconnfan68]

Ted Hathaway, Middletown. Spectacular before injury.

 

[SoFla Steve]

In the early days of the Big East, nothing would aggravate me more than having to play against BC and all of that Connecticut talent.

 

[karstenkibbe]

Ernie Cobb was insane. Averaged 37.6 PPG his junior year at Stamford High under Herm Alswanger. Chose BC over UCLA, Kentucky and dozens of other schools who recruited him.

 

[B1GEast]

Anthony Harris (Danbury). Chose Syracuse

That was unfortunate. parade all American, but wasn't in the best shape when he got to Syracuse, ends up losing a few teeth in a fight and struggles academically.

Had he chose UConn, Calhoun probably might have gotten the best out of him.

 

[Fairfield_1st]

Vinnie Del Negro (Suffield Academy). He was from Springfield, per Wikipedia, but did play in CT.

 

[knicksin7]

Is Pressley actually from CT?

Harold Jensen from Trumbull and Harold Pressley from Saint Bernard’s are honorable mentions.In

 

[knicksin7]

This is Chat GPT's answer, weirdly they have a WNBA player in there:

#	HS Grad	Player (CT school)	College / Peak level	Brief résumé
1	1966	Calvin Murphy – Norwalk HS	Niagara	Hall‑of‑Famer, 17,949 NBA pts, Rockets #23 retired (Wikipedia)
2	1970	John Williamson	New Mexico State	see above
3	1976	Mike Gminski – Masuk HS	Duke	Consensus 1st‑team AA, 14‑yr NBA C
4	1976	Sly Williams	Rhode Island	see above
5	1976	Rick Mahorn – Weaver HS	Hampton	’89 NBA champ, “Bad Boy” Pistons
6	1977	John Garris – Bassick HS	Boston College	19.7 ppg in Big East, ’83 NBA pick
7	1977	Wes Matthews Sr. – Harding HS	Wisconsin	2 × NBA champ (Lakers ’87‑’88)
8	1979	John Bagley – Harding HS	Boston College	’81 Big East POY, 11‑yr NBA PG
9	1980	Jay Murphy – Maloney HS	Boston College	2,000‑pt scorer; 3 NBA seasons
10	1981	Michael Adams – Hartford Public	Boston College	1992 NBA All‑Star, era’s 3‑pt ace
11	1984	Charles Smith – Harding HS	Pittsburgh	#3 pick, ’88 Olympic bronze
12	1989	Vin Baker – Old Saybrook HS	Hartford	4‑time NBA All‑Star, 2000 gold
13	1990	Doremus Bennerman – St Joseph HS	Siena	54‑pt NIT game, Euro star
14	1990	Malcolm Huckaby – Bristol Central HS	Boston College	’94 Elite Eight PG, ESPN analyst
15	1993	Marcus Camby – Hartford Public	UMass	1996 NPOY, 2007 NBA DPOY
16	1994	Keith Closs – Hartford Public	CCSU	NCAA blocks king, Clippers C
17	1998	Will Solomon – East Hartford HS	Clemson	All‑ACC G, NBA & Euro‑League vet
18	2000	Ryan Gomes – Wilby HS	Providence	1st‑team AA, 4,900 NBA pts
19	2003	Jared Jordan – Kingswood‑Oxford	Marist	NCAA assists leader (’06, ’07)
20	2004	Aaron Jackson – Northwest Catholic HS	Duquesne	EuroLeague champ, CSKA Moscow
21	2006	Damian Saunders – Crosby HS	Duquesne	A‑10 DPOY & rebounding champ
22	2008	Shane Gibson – Killingly HS	Sacred Heart	2× NEC 1st‑team, CEBL MVP
23	2009	Jordan Williams – Torrington HS	Maryland	2011 2nd‑rd pick (Nets)
24	2009	Anthony Ireland – Crosby HS	Loyola Marymount	3× All‑WCC, Euro vet
25	2012	Kris Dunn – New London HS	Providence	2× Big East POY, NBA lottery pick
26	2012	Cane Broome – East Hartford HS	SHU / Cincinnati	2016 NEC POY
27	2012	Bria Holmes – Hillhouse HS	West Virginia	2016 WNBA 1st‑rounder
28	2013	Kahlil Dukes – Capital Prep	Niagara	2018 MAAC POY
29	2014	Donovan Mitchell – Canterbury	Louisville	3‑time NBA All‑Star
30	2016	Mustapha Heron – Sacred Heart HS	Auburn / St John’s	1st‑team All‑SEC ’17
31	2016	Tyrique Jones – Bloomfield HS	Xavier	2023 EuroCup champ
32	2017	Tremont Waters – ND‑West Haven	LSU	SEC Co‑DPOY, 2020 G‑League ROY

 

[superjohn]

Is Pressley actually from CT?

Yes

 

[superjohn]

This is Chat GPT's answer, weirdly they have a WNBA player in there:

#	HS Grad	Player (CT school)	College / Peak level	Brief résumé
1	1966	Calvin Murphy – Norwalk HS	Niagara	Hall‑of‑Famer, 17,949 NBA pts, Rockets #23 retired (Wikipedia)
2	1970	John Williamson	New Mexico State	see above
3	1976	Mike Gminski – Masuk HS	Duke	Consensus 1st‑team AA, 14‑yr NBA C
4	1976	Sly Williams	Rhode Island	see above
5	1976	Rick Mahorn – Weaver HS	Hampton	’89 NBA champ, “Bad Boy” Pistons
6	1977	John Garris – Bassick HS	Boston College	19.7 ppg in Big East, ’83 NBA pick
7	1977	Wes Matthews Sr. – Harding HS	Wisconsin	2 × NBA champ (Lakers ’87‑’88)
8	1979	John Bagley – Harding HS	Boston College	’81 Big East POY, 11‑yr NBA PG
9	1980	Jay Murphy – Maloney HS	Boston College	2,000‑pt scorer; 3 NBA seasons
10	1981	Michael Adams – Hartford Public	Boston College	1992 NBA All‑Star, era’s 3‑pt ace
11	1984	Charles Smith – Harding HS	Pittsburgh	#3 pick, ’88 Olympic bronze
12	1989	Vin Baker – Old Saybrook HS	Hartford	4‑time NBA All‑Star, 2000 gold
13	1990	Doremus Bennerman – St Joseph HS	Siena	54‑pt NIT game, Euro star
14	1990	Malcolm Huckaby – Bristol Central HS	Boston College	’94 Elite Eight PG, ESPN analyst
15	1993	Marcus Camby – Hartford Public	UMass	1996 NPOY, 2007 NBA DPOY
16	1994	Keith Closs – Hartford Public	CCSU	NCAA blocks king, Clippers C
17	1998	Will Solomon – East Hartford HS	Clemson	All‑ACC G, NBA & Euro‑League vet
18	2000	Ryan Gomes – Wilby HS	Providence	1st‑team AA, 4,900 NBA pts
19	2003	Jared Jordan – Kingswood‑Oxford	Marist	NCAA assists leader (’06, ’07)
20	2004	Aaron Jackson – Northwest Catholic HS	Duquesne	EuroLeague champ, CSKA Moscow
21	2006	Damian Saunders – Crosby HS	Duquesne	A‑10 DPOY & rebounding champ
22	2008	Shane Gibson – Killingly HS	Sacred Heart	2× NEC 1st‑team, CEBL MVP
23	2009	Jordan Williams – Torrington HS	Maryland	2011 2nd‑rd pick (Nets)
24	2009	Anthony Ireland – Crosby HS	Loyola Marymount	3× All‑WCC, Euro vet
25	2012	Kris Dunn – New London HS	Providence	2× Big East POY, NBA lottery pick
26	2012	Cane Broome – East Hartford HS	SHU / Cincinnati	2016 NEC POY
27	2012	Bria Holmes – Hillhouse HS	West Virginia	2016 WNBA 1st‑rounder
28	2013	Kahlil Dukes – Capital Prep	Niagara	2018 MAAC POY
29	2014	Donovan Mitchell – Canterbury	Louisville	3‑time NBA All‑Star
30	2016	Mustapha Heron – Sacred Heart HS	Auburn / St John’s	1st‑team All‑SEC ’17
31	2016	Tyrique Jones – Bloomfield HS	Xavier	2023 EuroCup champ
32	2017	Tremont Waters – ND‑West Haven	LSU	SEC Co‑DPOY, 2020 G‑League ROY

That list is hilarious.

 

[Horatio]

Tharon Mayes- Hillhouse (Florida State)
Malcolm Huckaby- Bristol Central ( BC )