UConn Men's Basketball

In Alex Karaban, a local phenom returns home

The sophomore forward was a legendary figure in the high school scene before coming to UConn. He's back home for the NCAA Tournament as the Huskies look to make history.
March 30, 2024
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It’s Christmas Eve, 2021. Brian Doherty, the head coach at Algonquin Regional High School at the time, receives a call from a former player, Alex Karaban.

“Can I get in the gym and shoot around?” Doherty remembers Karaban asking. He had just graduated from IMG Academy to enroll early at UConn. Doherty was super excited for him.

Karaban was in the gym every day that week getting shots up.

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