UConn men’s basketball position preview: Guards

Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog This year, the No.24 UConn men’s basketball team (No. 21 KenPom) is trotting out arguably its most talented frontcourt since Hasheem Thabeet and Jeff Adrien patrolled the paint in 2009. But in order for Adama Sanogo and company to carve out their post presence, UConn’s backcourt has to keep opposing defenses honest.

A little over 10 years ago, Tyler Olander had the first baskets against both Kentucky and Butler in the 2011 Final Four. Yes, that’s right — on a roster with three future NBA rotation guards, facing John Calipari and Brad Stevens, Jim Calhoun opted for drawn-up post plays to ..a future minor league baseball player. For as bizarre that decision seemed at…