UConn PG lineage

[ConnHuskBask]

The news of Boat signing with the Nets and hopefully getting a crack at the league got me to thinking about how great our point guards have been the past decade.

Consider if Boat makes the league that would be 5 straight UConn point guards to make the NBA - and not just 1 and done types but all juniors or seniors.

If you're a PG and want to make the league - come here.

Marcus
AJ
Kemba
Bass
Boat
Jalen?
Alterique?

 

[aceboon]

Tweet from Vecenie of CBSSports back when Gibbs committed:



Just need one NBA star to eventually emerge to make the appeal even sweeter, and based on Gibbs and Gilbert's comments when they committed the appeal is already pretty high. Not that we didn't know that already but its nice to hear it laid out by recruits.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Tweet from Vecenie of CBSSports back when Gibbs committed:



Just need one NBA star to eventually emerge to make the appeal even sweeter, and based on Gibbs and Gilbert's comments when they committed the appeal is already pretty high. Not that we didn't know that already but its nice to hear it laid out by recruits.

If only Kemba had a decent team around him

 

[Kitaman]

They didn't make the NBA but Taliek and of course Khalid were great college point guards, both continuations of Tate, Ollie, and so many other 'great' point guards we have had come through.

 

[Brochacho]

If only Kemba had a decent team around him

Can't complain about the team around him if he is going to have another year with his FG% in the 30s.

 

[aceboon]

If only Kemba had a decent team around him

Time for Kemba to step it up on his end, another year of the shooting numbers he's put up and Char might start looking for other options. Char has made a lot of additions with offense in mind, we gotta see how it comes together but Kemba at least has improve to the low 40s shooting % wise.

 

[BUConn10]

Time for Kemba to step it up on his end, another year of the shooting numbers he's put up and Char might start looking for other options. Char has made a lot of additions with offense in mind, we gotta see how it comes together but Kemba at least has improve to the low 40s shooting % wise.

Agree, Kemba needs to get his %s up this year or chances are the team will be moving on, and that's all the UConn fandom and bias aside. Also I believe their GM's name is Cho.

 

[aceboon]

Agree, Kemba needs to get his %s up this year or chances are the team will be moving on, and that's all the UConn fandom and bias aside. Also I believe their GM's name is Cho.

Char=Charlotte

 

[superjohn]

Agree, Kemba needs to get his %s up this year or chances are the team will be moving on, and that's all the UConn fandom and bias aside. Also I believe their GM's name is Cho.

Char=Charlotte GM=Rich Cho

 

[61cygni]

All about that Bass

 

[AstarIsBorn31]

Didnt feel like starting a new thread just for this but Jay A just posted this... Kid is so Uconn #bleedblue

 

[joober jones]

All about that Bass

It's Shabazz Boom Boom Washington

 

[partyATkemba]

Similar to Penn State and Linebacker U.... We are Point Guard University.

 

[UConn9604]

Similar to Penn State and Linebacker U.... We are Point Guard University.

Which is true and also funny because people used to think of us as a Small Forward University, then a Big Man University (or at least Shot Blocker U). I note a trend here: our guys are good.

 

[Kembacity]

Honestly if Charlotte doesn't want Kemba after this year it'll probably be a blessing in disguise. On a talented team he's a star, but when its him and one other legitimate offensive threat, you get a ton of attention. I'm not a Knick fan but I would love to see him end up on the Knicks playing in MSG, even if the team sucks you know it had to be a dream of his as a kid.

 

[UConn990411]

I understand why Knicks fans want Kemba, but seeing him go from a mediocre squad (where he's already struggling to take that next step forward) to a lousy team would be a disaster for his career.

Kemba's strength as a point guard is his ability to fill it up, and that would be completely wasted on a team that will struggle to crack 20 wins. He's also a ball dominant point guard that I just can't see playing well with Melo.

 

[mauconnfan]

They didn't make the NBA but Taliek and of course Khalid were great college point guards, both continuations of Tate, Ollie, and so many other 'great' point guards we have had come through.

I do realize the family started when JC took over but prior to this even the PG's have been worthy to note:

Freddy Malan
Bobby Boyd
Jimmy Foster
Joey Whelton
Earl Kelley
Hobbsy

 

[Catsailor]

I do realize the family started when JC took over but prior to this even the PG's have been worthy to note:

Freddy Malan
Bobby Boyd
Jimmy Foster
Joey Whelton
Earl Kelley
Hobbsy

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