UCONN: KEEPS GETTING BETTER

newgroom422 posted 4/29/2008 from community.foxsports.com [flag]

It's been a huge 24 hours in Storrs. First, UConn big man Hasheem Thabeet announced he's definitely returning next year - which makes the Huskies a legitimate Final Four contender. Then Jim Calhoun & Co. got word earlier today that 6-foot-10, 225-pound power forward Ater Majok committed to UConn. Majok is from the Sudan, but played in Australia - and chose the Huskies over Baylor, ... [link]

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