Shabazz Napier had a lot of people in Boston rooting for his team. He concluded a long journey of growth on and off the court into the player and person he was always capable of being.
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2014 East Regional Final notebook
Some final notes from the classic between Connecticut and Michigan State on Sunday, with the Huskies advancing to the Final Four.
A Garden Party for the Huskies as UConn advances to the Final Four
Connecticut has had some big celebrations at Madison Square Garden over the years, and Sunday was the time for another one after they beat Michigan State to advance to the Final Four.
Napier makes like his former teammate in New York to carry UConn
On the same court where Kemba Walker led the beginning of a magical run in 2011, Shabazz Napier came up big for Connecticut on Friday night. He’s showing the kind of leadership that should lead the Huskies back into the NCAA Tournament now that they are eligible again.
In a tough loss, Connecticut shows tremendous heart
Connecticut lost Wednesday night’s game against Georgetown in double overtime. But along the way, the Huskies showed a lot of heart with how they competed to even get the game to one overtime, let alone two.
Connecticut will go as far as Napier, backcourt will take them
Connecticut will ride their guards as much as possible this season. Given their personnel, that’s about their only choice, and it’s also where their most natural leaders are. That includes the one who didn’t score for much of Friday’s win over Harvard largely because he was busy helping others do that.
Will more players follow Vonleh and re-classify back into their original class?
Noah Vonleh recently became the latest of several players to re-classify back into his original high school graduating class, but it’s entirely possible he won’t be the last by a long shot – and it may be the case that this trend signals something else.
Plenty of teams prepare to jockey for seeding, selection tonight
In the immortal words of the Black Eyed peas, tonight’s gonna be a good night. There are 40 teams in action tonight, and more than half of them are likely to appear in the NCAA Tournament or seriously challenge for their conference’s automatic bid. We’ve got elite powers like Kentucky, […]
