Toraino Walker put back dunk....

[alexd]

I know there was a lot of talk over the years about this dunk....but no one could come up with a video of it....if someone did, I must have missed it.....but here it is.

 

[8893]

That is just as fierce as I remembered it. Thanks for tracking it down!

 

[Dogbreath2U]

Torraino was a tough, talented player with certain limitations in the soft-touch category. oh, how HuskyNation would have loved to have him the last 2-3 years.

 

[ktuck911]

Coolest basketball player in Storrs CT during my time on campus that's for sure.

 

[jibsey]

My memory is shot but did Toraino have another notable 1 handed putback from underneath the rim?

 

[SixRings]

Thanks for the memory. Was at the game and by chance, 2nd row so floor level. I've always thought that was one of the best dunks by a UConn player and we went nuts. The other cool part of that game was early in the first half when Tate walked in with his Nets NBA jacket on to a cheering crowd. We'd not had many NBA players at that point and it was spine tingling.

 

[joober jones]

What was the story with him leaving? This was going on right when I first moved to CT and I never really knew what was going on with that situation.

 

[CAHUSKY]

I was sitting in the student section that night! At the beginning of the second half Rollie Massamino had security remove a couple of kids that had been heckling him like crazy. After that, the entire student section was mercilous in their verbal assault on him.

 

[Dove]

I was sitting in the student section that night! At the beginning of the second half Rollie Massamino had security remove a couple of kids that had been heckling him like crazy. After that, the entire student section was mercilous in their verbal assault on him.

Who cares...you picked North Carolina in the ESPN pool.

 

[CAHUSKY]

Who cares...you picked North Carolina in the ESPN pool.

to least I didn't pick Duke. Hang me next year! (After I win).

 

[GlastonTim]

I know there was a lot of talk over the years about this dunk....but no one could come up with a video of it....if someone did, I must have missed it.....but here it is.

I remember another more powerful dunk than that, maybe against Cuse

 

[jibsey]

I remember another more powerful dunk than that, maybe against Cuse

That's the one I'm thinking of, more of a tomahawk.

 

[alexd]

I remember another more powerful dunk than that, maybe against Cuse

Tim - It's YOUR turn to go find that dunk and post it.

 

[8893]

What was the story with him leaving? This was going on right when I first moved to CT and I never really knew what was going on with that situation.

From what I recall, he just quit one day. He was reported to be spending a lot of time at Ted's during the day and at night, both shortly before and after he left. Sad.

 

[alexd]

COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Walker Leaves Team; UConn Pummels Yale

 

[Mazhude]

In Walker's statement he said, "For some time now, I've been losing interest. All the things demanded of me weren't as important as they once were. If I thought I was going to be a pro lottery pick, I would stick it out. But it's not like that. Now I'm going to work on getting my degree."

In the last three games the Huskies have used three new players, Eric Hayward, Rudy Johnson and Travis Knight, all freshmen, in place of Walker and each made significant contributions.

 

[Mazhude]

Walker Says He Turned Corner But Past Caught Up

A sad story. I hope he's managed to straighten his life out...

 

[Dove]

Has he ever been to an alumni function/game?

 

[GlastonTim]

That's the one I'm thinking of, more of a tomahawk.

Yes

 

[GlastonTim]

Tim - It's YOUR turn to go find that dunk and post it.

I've looked.

 

[mauconnfan]

Damn shame. Kid was everything you'd want a PF to be. Like everyone else most importantly hope he is doing ok and headed in the right direction.