UConn players with 100+ points in first five games of a season (since 1993)

[tcf15]

Adama Sanogo (2022-23) - 107
Jeremy Lamb (2011-12) - 114
Kemba Walker (2010-11) - 150
Ben Gordon (2003-04) - 102
Ben Gordon (2002-03) - 103
Richard Hamilton (1998-99) - 113
Ray Allen (1995-96) - 116
Donyell Marshall (1993-94) - 117

First Team All American Adama Sanogo has a nice ring to it.

 

[SouleMan]

Fn hell Kemba

 

[JonnyRI]

Not the worst list to be on.

 

[husky99]

Fn hell Kemba

Kemba was a monster

 

[Huskybass]

Kemba was a monster

So is Adama.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

From Rich on all were national champs too… ijs

 

[AZHuskiePop]

Adama Sanogo (2022-23) - 107
Jeremy Lamb (2011-12) - 114
Kemba Walker (2010-11) - 150
Ben Gordon (2003-04) - 102
Ben Gordon (2002-03) - 103
Richard Hamilton (1998-99) - 113
Ray Allen (1995-96) - 116
Donyell Marshall (1993-94) - 117

First Team All American Adama Sanogo has a nice ring to it.

I think Kemba’s first 5 were Stonybrook
Vermont
Wichita State
MSU
Kentucky

 

[Marat]

I think Kemba’s first 5 were Stonybrook
Vermont
Wichita State
MSU
Kentucky

Yeah his performance at Mauii made us realize we have something special.

 

[SouleMan]

Yeah his performance at Mauii made us realize we have something special.

That Kentucky game was magic.

As was that whole tourney...and every tourney that year.

 

[alexd]

And Kemba "only" had 18 in that first game vs. Stonybrook.

Kemba Walker 2010-11 Game Log | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

2010-11 Game Log for Kemba Walker

www.sports-reference.com

 

[AZHuskiePop]

That Kentucky game was magic.

As was that whole tourney...and every tourney that year.

He got 90 at Maui averaged 30 a game
18 vs Stonybrook
42 vs Vermont

 

[SportsFan88]

Kemba tore Maui up that year

 

[SCNCHuskie]

Yeah his performance at Mauii made us realize we have something special.

The beginning of the 14-0 record in one and done games that year!

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Yeah his performance at Mauii made us realize we have something special.

Let’s revisit shall we?

 

[Rocktheworld]

Fn hell Kemba

People incomprehensibly forget how amazing a competitor he was that year. People remember a few moments in the BET and NCAA on that 11-game run, but his not being NPOY in favor of Jimmer Frickin Ferdette is one of the great snubs in sports history.

3 of those 5 teams were 8th ranked UK who we then of course beat in the final four; 2nd ranked Michigan State; and eventual NIT champion Wichita State.

All over the course of that Maui invitational, averaging 30 a game, before anyone knew what that team full of freshmen really was.

I’ve always said that Bazz was the guy who would rip your heart out from 27 feet; but it just felt like Kemba was doing magic at times

 

[Huskybass]

I got to watch Kemba in n person quite a bit, both in a UConn uniform and at the Greater Hartford Pro Am. What set Kemba apart was his quickness and body control. Defenders would be reacting to one move, and he was already on to the next. He carried UConn like Danny Manning carried Kansas in 88.

 

[HailUConn]

Here are some of the records Kemba set in college:

• 1st in the 2011 NCAA tournament in scoring average: 23.5 points per game
• Record in points total (130) in Big East Tournaments (previously 84 by Syracuse player)
• 1st in UConn history in 30-point games in a season: 11 games
• 1st in UConn history in field goals made in a season: 316 field goals
• 1st in UConn history in free throws made in a season: 258 free throws
• 1st in UConn history in points in a season: 965 points
• T-1st all-time in games played in a season: 41 games
• T-1st all-time in free throw percentage in an NCAA tournament game (min. 12 FTM): 100%
• 2nd in UConn history in free throws made: 501 free throws
• 3rd in UConn history in most consecutive games with at least 20 points: 11 games
• 4th in UConn history in single-season scoring average: 23.5 points per game
• T-4th in UConn history in points in a half: 29 points
• 5th nationally in scoring average in 2011: 23.5 points per game
• 5th in UConn history in career steals average: 1.67 steals per game
• 5th in UConn history in a steals in a season: 77 steals
• T-8th in free throws made in a single NCAA tournament: 44 free throws
• T-8th in UConn history in points in a game: 42 points
• 9th all-time in UConn history in scoring: 1,783 points

 

[AZHuskiePop]

When you consider he might be the best at that position all time
Then you understand
We also had
Doron
Khalid
Ricky
Marcus
AJ
Bazz
Tate
Chris
KO
Talek
Jalen
RB
that’s quite a compliment

 

[HooperScooper]

People incomprehensibly forget how amazing a competitor he was that year. People remember a few moments in the BET and NCAA on that 11-game run, but his not being NPOY in favor of Jimmer Frickin Ferdette is one of the great snubs in sports history.

Remember, he wasn't even Big East Player of the Year. That award went to Ben Frickin Hansbrough of Notre Dame just because they had a better Big East record. I bet you could ask 100 Big East fans who won the 2011 BE POY and more would say Kemba than Hansbrough.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

Remember, he wasn't even Big East Player of the Year. That award went to Ben Frickin Hansbrough of Notre Dame just because they had a better Big East record. I bet you could ask 100 Big East fans who won the 2011 BE POY and more would say Kemba than Hansbrough.

yup and Jimmer the NPOY