Which UConn Player Do You Wish You Had Seen Live

[husky99]

Any of them with chef

 

[Sky ball]

I would have liked to see Wes B play but at 6 years old I would have been more interested in my hotdog and coke than the game.

 

[cohenzone]

He was so much fun.

Too bad he couldn’t shoot worth a damn. I knew him a little because we dated girls from the same dorm our first year and ran into eachother a lot at curfew. He was not yet a household name even for those who could pronounce it.

 

[ThetaZoo]

I watched a head to head matchup of Corny vs. Sly Williams(Rhode Island) at the New Haven Coliseum. Corny won the battle by a hair.

Two very skilled players. Sly went on to play for the Knicks if I recall.

I was there. Big time atmosphere.

 

[Kitaman]

The Electric One:

 

[Improviser]

He was so much fun.

I remember he was a pretty good passer too.

 

[ColchVEGAS]

Wes Bialosuknia or Walt Dropo.

I had the pleasure of meeting Wes on multiple occasions and just chatting with him about basketball/life in general. Two things stuck out to me.

#1 he was more proud of being an academic all American than his basketball abilities.

#2 they were playing AIC in the field house and blowing them out. Even at the end of the game Wes noted there was one player that just looked possessed, diving for balls, throwing elbows, just playing like a mad man. That player was Jim Calhoun. Boy was it great to hear that story directly from his mouth.

 

[MuchoDogYears]

The Electric One:

Uhhh, are you,,,what? 6?

Edit: out of state???

 

[Kitaman]

Uhhh, are you,,,what? 6?

Edit: out of state???

Sadly Bouk played during COVID era, so no live fans.

 

[MuchoDogYears]

Sadly Bouk played during COVID era, so no live fans.

Jeesh you’re right! Lol

 

[temery]

Sadly Bouk played during COVID era, so no live fans.

They didn't all die.

 

[Improviser]

Hrubala played after the other 3 I believe. The Spider, one of my all time favorites, Nobody played harder. 6'2" power forward

I saw Spider playing when I attended UConn. He got his name from his long arms, used to defend and jar the ball loose from opponents.

He actually had a good outside shot, but as I remember, not a jump shot, but more of a conventional one hand set shot(not an unusual shot that even a pro like Dolph Schayes would take in that general time period).

 

[Zonepress]

I was there. Big time atmosphere.

You jogged my memory when u mentioned the old New Haven Coliseum and Sly and Corny
In the golden age of Connecticut high school basketball at the old
New Haven coliseum
Sly Williams versus Rick Mahorn for the 1976 class double L championship
Lee high school versus weaver
Lee won in ot
Harding with Wes Mathew’s won the classL
Middletown corny Thompson won the M
And if memory serves Chuck
Alexinas team lost the S final
5 players who played in the Nba
Ct hs bb was loaded with great players and teams
In the 60’s-80’s
Not as much after that

Was fortunate to see most of the best players and teams in that era
Great memories!!

 

[Waquoit]

Alexinas team lost the S final

So he was a loser back in HS? How the hell could a team with him lose Class S?

 

[F101Voodoo]

Happy Super Bowl Sunday! I was thinking about UConn players I wish I had seen live and decided to ask other Boneyarders the same question. For me, it’s Art Quimby. At 6’5”, three straight seasons averaging over 20 rebounds per game. In 1954-55, he averaged 23.2 points and 24.4 rebounds per game. Was anybody on the BY alive to see this incredible performance?

Alive but in kindergarten….

 

[Zonepress]

So he was a loser back in HS? How the hell could a team with him lose Class S

Wow of all the possible comments on my post
Yours was not on the list
Maybe ck your schedule and see if Tuesday
At 2 works

 

[Zonepress]

You jogged my memory when u mentioned the old New Haven Coliseum and Sly and Corny
In the golden age of Connecticut high school basketball at the old
New Haven coliseum
Sly Williams versus Rick Mahorn for the 1976 class double L championship
Lee high school versus weaver
Lee won in ot
Harding with Wes Mathew’s won the classL
Middletown corny Thompson won the M
And if memory serves Chuck
Alexinas team lost the S final
5 players who played in the Nba
Ct hs bb was loaded with great players and teams
In the 60’s-80’s
Not as much after that

Was fortunate to see most of the best players and teams in that era
Great memories!!

Fact ck I was incorrect on Chuck A
Must have been another game or year I was recalling as his Team was not in the finals that year
At the nh Coliseum
Apologize for bad info!’

 

[Waquoit]

Wow of all the possible comments on my post
Yours was not on the list
Maybe ck your schedule and see if Tuesday
At 2 works

I honestly don't know what happened back then and I assumed you did. That's why I asked you. I can't stand Chuck and wanted to know the facts.

 

[uconnric]

I watched a head to head matchup of Corny vs. Sly Williams(Rhode Island) at the New Haven Coliseum. Corny won the battle by a hair.

Two very skilled players. Sly went on to play for the Knicks if I recall.

Was at that game also. Real battle on the boards. Wasn’t the story that Sly was on the train to Providence but somehow got off early and went to visit URI and ended up going there instead?

 

[Punkbo]

Alive but in kindergarten….

Seems like there aren’t too many people on this board who actually saw Quimby play. My dad entered UConn in the fall of 1955 so he barely missed Quimby. He was friendly with Bill Schmidt, Al Cooper and Wayne Davis.

 

[Improviser]

So he was a loser back in HS? How the hell could a team with him lose Class S?

This 2014 story from the Waterbury Republican, mentions the loss where St. Thomas Aquinas double and triple-teamed him.

Chuck Aleksinas

WAMOGO

thezone.rep-am.com

Nice tidbits in the article about him. BTW, 427king.com is still a functioning website.