Celtics Heavily Tied To Legendary Massachusetts-Born UConn Prospect
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There are few things we Boston sports fans love more than a hometown hero story. The latest report coming out of the Boston Celtics camp indicates that general manager Brad Stevens and the Celtics front office have taken particular interest in one Massachusetts-born prospect.
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Alex Karaban is a legendary University of Connecticut player in his own right. The 6-foot-7 forward was a key piece of the Huskies back-to-back National Championship-winning squads. Nobody in the history of college basketball won more tournament games than Karaban.
In addition to national collegiate records, Karaban's name is all over the UConn record books. Karaban holds the university record for games played (151), starts (150), three-pointers made (292) and most minutes played (4,909).
The 23-year-old was born in Southerborough, Mass. He attended St. Peter-Marian High School, Algonquin Regional and North Hampton School in New Hampshire.
Karaban is currently on the fringe of being a first-round draft pick with a consensus prospect ranking in the low 30s.
He is a perimeter scorer in nature, taking more than five threes a game during his four-year college career. He is praised for his basketball IQ and passing ability, which is to be expected from the face of Dan Hurley's team.
Karaban is knocked for his defensive ability and pure athleticism. He is not a day-one starter for many, if any, teams in the league, but has a chance to carve out a role if he's able to hit shots over NBA defenders.
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