UConn a Contender With Kemba Walker Leading the Way

Posted by CoHoops DeAnte Mitchell

Before the season started, Kemba Walker was not a familiar name for many. The Connecticut Huskies were selected to finish tenth in the Big East Conference by the coaches.

However, the UConn Huskies and Walker have surprised teams this season.

Walker led the Huskies with a season-high 42 points against Vermont and came away with a 89-73 victory.

Led by Walker's 29-point performance in the second half, the Huskies were able to pull away from the Wichita State Shockers 83-79.

One night later, Walker continued his dominance with a 30-point performance on the No. 2 Michigan State Spartans and came away with a upset 70-67.

Over the last three games, Walker scored 103-points, averaging 34.3 points per game. Not to mention, shooting 55 percent from the field.

The one-man wrecking show of Walker has the Huskies undefeated, and dangerous. UConn is still undefeated after playing the No. 2 team in the nation, and has the chance to knock off another top-10 opponent in the No. 9 Kentucky Wildcats.

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High Point Scores Brown, Jake White to Wichita State

Posted by CoHoops Paul Seaver

High Point has added an in-state forward for the class of 2011.

John Brown, a 6-foot-7 small forward has verbally committed to the Panthers, a member of the Big South conference. Brown, a native of Raleigh, North Carolina attends Body of Christ Academy and decided to head to High Point citing the coaching staff as his main reason.

Scott Cherry enters his second season as head coach of the Panthers, who posted a 15-15 record overall last season. Cherry was a member of Dean Smith's North Carolina squad in the early 90's and his connections to the state helped him land Brown.

Fellow mid-major program, Wichita State, a member of the Missouri Valley Conference locked up Minnesota forward Jake White.

White, a double-double machine at Chaska High School in Minnesota, averaged over 20 points and 10 rebounds per contest. He narrowed down his decision to attend Wichita State after interest from Colorado State, Navy, UTEP, and Northern Iowa.

White joins the likes of Tekele Cotton, who verbally committed to the Shockers earlier this week, and Evan Wessel becoming the third recruit for a team that recorded 25 wins overall a season ago.

Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall was a former coach in the Big South Conference himself, leading the Winthrop Eagles to seven conference tournament championships, before moving onto Wichita State.

*Photo: Jake White *Credit: minnesota.scout.com

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