GAMPEL PAVILION REGIONAL CHAMPION: Kemba Walker 3 Khalid El-Amin: This is a great matchup, but obviously Kemba's popularity stock is still quite high around UConn fans. Khalid knocks off the school's leading scorer here. 2 Chris Smith: The point guard for the national champions – a short and stocky and always energized player. Kemba is a big-time tournament player, so despite Hasheem having a major height advantage, I'd expect Kemba to run all over him in this matchup. 5 Hasheem Thabeet: Two former teammates battling it out here. 2 Chris Smith: Another close call, but I'm going with the leading scorer. 3 Khalid El-Amin: Two of my top five favorites going at it. Just think he's the more popular of the two choices. 13 Charlie Villanueva: In a battle of two great big men, Hasheem should pull it out. Brutal matchup, but try to keep this to just the playing days. On the other hand, look at how Kevin Ollie has captured the hearts of UConn Country. On one hand, Kemba almost singlehandedly won a national title. 8 Kevin Ollie: Talk about a brutal matchup. 15 Jake Rose: Simply put: Chris Smith was one of the first great Calhoun players, and he still holds the school's scoring record.
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Sorry everyone, but I would not have minded that. I also think the six overtime game would have never happened. 10 Joey Whelton: The way I see it, UConn is a four-time national champion if Dyson doesn't tear his ACL in 2009. 14 Jim Abromaitis: Khalid El-Amin is my all-time favorite UConn men's basketball player, and I also really hate Tim Abromaitis, so his dad never stood a chance in this vote. I also think that Taliek is unbelievably under-seeded here. 11 Taliek Brown: If it wasn't for that whole Ponzi Scheme thing, Tate George is an obvious pick. 13 Charlie Villanueva: Kimball is the better player historically, but Charlie was a beast during his two years, which included a championship. 12 Rod Sellers: Despite Dyson going down with a torn ACL late in the year, UConn still made the 2009 Final Four, and it helped to have a giant standing in the middle of the paint blocking anything that came near him. 9 Bob Staak: Yea, because the entirety of UConn Country hates the guy who got his team to take the stairs. 16 Johnnie Selvie: Big Johnnie fan, but let's be real. I think Hamilton should have been the top seed, and I think he gets to the Final Four regardless.įIELDHOUSE REGIONAL CHAMPION: Richard Hamilton 2 Richard Hamilton: Like I said earlier, I thought Marshall was slightly overrated.