No conference wanted them. Several teammates and their coach left them. The NCAA kept them out for a year.UConn won it all anyway.Shabazz Napier turned in another all-court masterpiece Monday night to lift the Huskies to a 60-54 win over Kentucky’s freshmen and a national title hardly anyone saw coming.Napier had 22 points, six rebounds and three assists, and his partner in defensive lock-down, Ryan Boatright, finished with 14 points.Napier kneeled down and put his forehead to the court for a long while after the buzzer sounded.
HUSKIES PERSEVERE
Napier leads seasoned UConn over youthful Kentucky for NCAA title
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