| #3 Khalid El-Amin – (1997-2000) by Meghan Bard In Rd 1, El-Amin defeated #13 Jim Abromaitis, 143-2 Khalid El-Amin’s larger-than-life personality, and his ability to put a spark in his teammates’ play, made him a beloved UConn player. While he never looked like an elite ball player, the fire-cracker point guard from Minneapolis won three straight state championships in high school before coming to Storrs. El-Amin was the starting point guard on the team that “shocked the world” and won UConn’s first National Championship. El-Amin also orchestrated one of the most amazing come-from-behind victories against Pittsburgh when he hit this shot and then told all those Pitt fans exactly what was what. The Chicago Bulls drafted El-Amin in the second round of the 2000 NBA draft, but El-Amin’s pro career has literally taken him all over the world, including Europe, Russia and Israel. He currently plays in Turkey. Career Points: 1650
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 Career Rebounds: 319 Career Assists: 479 Career Steals: 186 Career Blocks: 10 _____ 1st Team Big East 1999-2000 |
#11 Taliek Brown – (2000-2004) by Meghan Bard In Rd 1, Brown defeated #6 Tate George, 227-97 Taliek Brown is the all-time leader in assists at UConn, and a member of the 1,000-point club. He was the point guard on the 2004 NCAA Championship team. Brown’s teams won two Big East regular season championships and two Big East tournament championships, including the 2002 championship, when he hit this shot from somewhere in Time Square in the second overtime against Pittsburgh. Career Points: 1039 Career Rebounds: 430 Career Assists: 722 Career Steals: 163 Career Blocks: 17 _____ UConn leader in assists |
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I voted for Khalid.
Given that you have Khalid pictured with the 5 greatest plays ever up top, I gathered.
That might’ve been more a function of him standing next to Rip — but whatever.
I’m surprised it’s as close as it is. How could anyone pick Taliek over Khalid?