THABEET TO NBA, UCONN PREPARES TO RELOAD

April 17, 2009


What was considered a foregone conclusion became official this week when Connecticut junior center Hasheem Thabeet announced he would be entering the NBA Draft this June. So with UConn's Thabeet Entering the NBA Draft (Hartford Courant), along with point guard AJ Price, power forward Jeff Adrien and shooting guard Craig Austrie graduating, 4/5's of UConn's starting five for their Final Four match-up with Michigan State this season will not be in Storrs next year.

Despite the Losses, the Huskies Have Plenty of Tools Next Year (Norwich Bulletin) to compete in the Big East and nationally with Kemba Walker expected to ascend into the position of an elite point guard, a healthy Jerome Dyson manning the off-guard position and wing Stanley Robinson and power forward Gavin Edwards ready for their time to step forward an lead. A talented recruiting class led by Tilton School teammates Alex Oriakhi and Jamal Coombs-McDaniel will help out as well and having Ater Majok and Charles Okwandu eligible could make the Huskies formidable in the paint once again.