Celtics Heavily Tied To Legendary Massachusetts-Born UConn Prospect
The Celtics have been working out a hometown hero.
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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. 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.