May 2011 South Florida Bulls Wiretap
Kemba Walker led Connecticut to five victories in five consecutive nights to win the 2011 Big East Tournament.
Walker led all tournament participants in points, steals, minutes and FIC. Walker played in 190 of UConn's available 205 minutes.
Joining Walker on the Big East All-Tournament Team was teammate Jeremy Lamb, Peyton Siva and Preston Knowles (Louisville), Rick Jackson (Syracuse) and Scott Martin (Notre Dame).
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William Wesley watched South Florida’s comeback victory over Villanova with former Bulls star Ron Harper. During every timeout a string of visitors walked up to shake Wesley’s hand, writes Rick Bozich of the Courier-Journal.
Wesley was outfitted with a pair of plain white Nikes.
On the outside of both shoes these four letters were embossed in a gold color:
W WES
Villanova lost, 70-69, in the first round of the Big East tournament to the 15th-seeded South Florida Bulls Tuesday night.
The Wildcats blew a 16-point halftime lead, making just four field goals in the second half and scoring just 20 points down the stretch.
"I thought we got tentative with the lead," Wildcats coach Jay Wright said afterward. "We haven't won a game in so long, everybody got scared and short with shots."
Maalik Wayns led the Wildcats with 24 points. Corey Stokes and Corey Fisher contributed 16 and 15 points, respectively.
Ben Hansbrough of Notre Dame has been named Big East Player of the Year.
Rick Jackson of Syracuse won Defensive Player of the Year, DePaul's Cleveland Melvin won Rookie of the Year and Dwight Hardy of St. John's won Most Improved Player honors.
Hansbrough was joined on the All-Big East First Team by Marshon Brooks (Providence), Austin Freeman (Georgetown), Ashton Gibbs (Pitt), Dwight Hardy (St. John's) and Kemba Walker (Connecticut).
On the All-Big East Second Team are Corey Fisher (Villanova), Rick Jackson (Syracuse), Darius Johnson-Odom (Marquette), Preston Knowles (Louisville) and Brad Wanamaker (Pitt).
The All-Rookie Team is comprised of Jeremy Lamb (Connecticut), Gilvydas Biruta (Rutgers), Sean Kilpatrick (Cincinnati), Melvin, Shabazz Napier (Connecticut) and Brandon Young (DePaul).
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