Jim Calhoun will bring his Connecticut Huskies back to Madison Square Garden tomorrow night to face Duke for the first time since the 2004 Final four. The Huskies are 4-0 and coming off their best game of the year. They were underwhelming in their wins over William and Mary, Hofstra and Colgate,but they were overwhelming against formerly undefeated LSU as they crushed them 81-55.
The Huskies are essentially playing 6 players, with highly regarded freshman Ater Majok out for the first semester. Here are the starters and key reserves.
6-4 Sr. Jerome Dyson 20.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.9 assists
6-9 Sr. Stanley Robinson 16.0 points, 6.0 rebounds
6-1 Soph Kemba Walker 16.0 points, 2.5 rebounds
6-9 Sr. Gavin Edwards 11.3, 4.8 rebounds
6-9 Fr. Alex Oriakhi 6.5 points, 10.3 rebounds
6-7 Fr. Jamal Combs-McDaniel 3.8
6-4 Jr. Donnell Beverly 2.0 points
The Huskies average 77.2 points, while giving up 62.8. They are shooting 49.8% and holding their opponents to 39.1%. They are shooting 37.7% on five made per game and give up 36.8% on 8 made a game. They are out rebounding their opponents by 2.7 per game and are committing 11.9 turnovers and forcing 14.5.
Notes: Coach K and Coach Calhoun combine for 1647 wins and this game will present the most wins combined ever for two college coaches. They also combine for 13 grandchildren, quite a record in itself. The LSU game was the first one that Connecticut has been able to cross 80 points. The game is scheduled for 5pm and will be televised on ESPN. Duke will going for their record 4 Preseason title. They have a second place and third to go with their 3 titles.
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