Connecticut Notes, Quotes

FINAL RECORD: 24-9, 13-5 in Big East, fourth place.

WHAT WENT RIGHT: A.J. Price emerged as an All-Big East player after struggling in 2006-2007, and that turned the point-guard spot from a weakness to strength. Jeff Adrien was once again reliable in the paint, and Hasheem Thabeet became a nightly force on defense and kept opponents from scoring in the paint. A 10-game midseason winning streak vaulted the Huskies back into the top 25 and returned the team to prominence nationally.

WHAT WENT WRONG: Despite the success, it was a strange season in a lot of ways. The team lost Jerome Dyson for a month due to a university-imposed suspension, but he played better without him despite his talent and despite the fact that when he returned as a reserve, he played very well. Doug Wiggins also was suspended, though for less time. For three years in a row, the Huskies have been strangely ambivalent in big games, and coach Jim Calhoun seemed to be at a loss after the San Diego game as to why that was.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "The potential is, the sky is the limit. If Hasheem (Thabeet) comes back, ... we can be very dangerous. If we can go this far this year -- almost win the Big East regular season, make it back to the tournament -- what can we do next year with everybody coming back? We can do a lot of things. We're still a very young team." -- Connecticut forward Jeff Adrien told the Hartford Courant after the loss to San Diego in the NCAA Tournament about the team's prospects for 2008-2009.

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