The Unlikeliest Champion: The Incredible Story of the 2011 UConn Huskies and Their Run to the College Basketball National Championship

The Unlikeliest Champion: The Incredible Story of the 2011 UConn Huskies and Their Run to the College Basketball National Championship

by Aaron Torres
The Unlikeliest Champion: The Incredible Story of the 2011 UConn Huskies and Their Run to the College Basketball National Championship

The Unlikeliest Champion: The Incredible Story of the 2011 UConn Huskies and Their Run to the College Basketball National Championship

by Aaron Torres

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Overview

Entering the 2011 college basketball season, the only expectations on the UConn Huskies basketball team were no expectations at all. Just two years after reaching the Final Four, the club was young, mired in an NCAA investigation, and seemingly at the bottom of the college basketball barrel. Not only were they picked to finish tenth in their own conference, UConn didn't receive a single vote in either preseason poll. A once proud program had hit rock-bottom. Fortunately, no one told superstar Kemba Walker or his young teammates. From the beginning, this group of Huskies was different. They were hungry. They played for the name on the front of the jersey, instead of the back. They cared only about wins and losses, not ancillary stats in the box score. And it showed as the Huskies took their fans, and the college basketball world as a whole on a wild six-month ride. It started with an epic win at the prestigious Maui Invitational, through a historic five wins in five days at the Big East Tournament, and eventually culminating with a National Championship to end the year. Join author Aaron Torres as he takes you through the ups and downs of a college basketball season, and team that will resonate among fans forever. The 2011 UConn Huskies may not go down as the greatest team in the history of college basketball. But they just might be the best story ever.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781466363496
Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date: 12/13/2011
Pages: 264
Sales rank: 516,861
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.55(d)

About the Author

Aaron Torres is a journalist and blogger who's work can be found in the print media, on the internet and beyond. In his young career he's had work published by Sports Illustrated and Slam Online, as well as a handful of local Connecticut outlets including the Hartford Courant, Norwich Bulletin and New England Magazine. Currently he covers the world of sports as a whole at AaronTorres-Sports.com and college football as the co-managing editor of the popular website CrystalBallRun.com. In addition, his college basketball work has been featured across many platforms including Slam Magazine's online edition, and he has appeared as a college basketball expert on a handful of nationally and internationally syndicated radio shows. Aaron is a Connecticut native, and graduate of the University of Connecticut. This is his first book.
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