Connecticut Huskies – March Madness Team Predictions, Odds and Preview 2016

South No. 9 UConn Huskies (Overall: 23-10, Conf: 11-7)

Team Strengths:

UConn’s biggest strength is undoubtedly its defense, particularly in the interior. Amida Brimah is one of the elite shot-blockers in the country, and will make sure that the Huskies don’t give up anything easy in the paint. They also have nice balance on offense with a quartet of players that can create offense from the perimeter, as well as the elite free-throw shooting which is crucial in grinding out wins in the tourney.

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Team Weaknesses:

As a team that relies heavily on perimeter players and lacks any sort of interior presence, the Huskies don’t have a Plan B on offense when the jump shots stop falling. And if UConn comes across a team that can knock down threes, its elite interior defense will immediately be nullified.

Team Stats:

Category	Stat	NCAA Rank
Points Per Game	73.5	169th
Rebounds Per Game	36.5	152nd
Blocks Per Game	5.0	28th
3-Point Percentage	36.3%	102nd
Free Throw Percentage	78.5%	1st

Starting Lineup:

Position	Name	PPG
F	Phillip Nolan	1.8
F	Shonn Miller	12.8
G	Daniel Hamilton	12.5
G	Sterling Gibbs	12.0
G	Rodney Purvis	12.5

Writer’s Prediction

UConn’s tourney run ends early in the round of 32.

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