Former Huskies honored

Emeka Okafor and Ben Gordon won the NCAA National Champion in 2004 for the UConn Huskies. What was the next step for the former teammates? Well, they both got drafted in the first round of the playoffs, they both had outstanding seasons as rookies, and they both won awards at the end of the season. Okafor received the Rookie of the Year award and Ben Gordon recieved the Sixth Man award. Okafor led all rookies in scoring, rebounding and minutes played with 15.2 points per game, 10.9 rebounds per game, and 35.6 minutes per game. http://www.nba.com/milk_rookie/okafor_050504.html. Okafor ranked fourth in the entire league for rebounding. Ben Gordon, who recieved the 6th man award, was the first rookie ever to do so. He was second in scoring among rookies, with 15.1 points per game. More impresively, he shot 41% from the field. http://www.nba.com/news/gordon_050503.html. He did all this coming off the bench. Gordon also helped the recently struggling Bulls make the playoffs for the first time since 1998. The coach of UConn must be extremely proud of his former players. Apparently he is teaching his kids how to play basketball the right way.