Anthony Bennett

Denham Brown, UConn and a new generation of Canadian Basketball

Apr 12, 2015

NBA, UCONN Basketball

Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett, Canada, Denham Brown, Greater Toronto, jim calhoun, My North, Steve Nash, Toronto Raptors, UCONN

Four years ago Texas Longhorn teammates Cory Joseph and Tristan Thompson became the first duo of Canadians to be taken in the first round of the NBA Draft in almost 30 years. Two years later, the Cleveland Cavaliers made Anthony Bennett the first Canadian-born player to be drafted No. 1 overall. And last year, Andrew…
Where Are They Now: UCONN Edition

Jan 28, 2014

UCONN Abroad, UCONN Basketball

Anthony Bennett, Euroleage, Lokomotiv-Kuban, Marcus Williams, Roscoe Smith, Shabazz Napier, UNLV, VTB United League

Marcus Williams joined Russian club Lokomotiv-Kuban to replace point guard Nick Calathes whose performance last season earned him an invite to the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies. Lokomotiv participates in both the VTB United League and the EuroLeague. Through 12 VTB games for the 7-5 defending EuroCup champs, Williams is averaging 8.7 points and 4.2 assists running…