Josh Boone Interview #UCONN #NEWJERSEYNETS #MELBOURNE #2004NCAACHAMPION #NBA
11@TriplePlayFantasy sits down with the great former UCONN HUSKY Josh Boone.
2004 NCAA Champion for the UCONN Huskies, Drafted #23 overall in the 2006 NBA Draft for the New Jersey Nets, Played 4 years for the Nets before having an incredible international basketball career. Playing Professional Basketball Internationally Overseas The past 11 years. Josh has played in China, the Philippines, Bahrain, Estonia, Russia, Turkey, Hong Kong, Australia, Dubai, Uruguay and is heading to Venezuela next.
Josh Boone talks about High School Basketball at South Carroll, Recruitment to UCONN, why he choose UCONN over Kansas, Winning the 2004 NCAA Championship (A Top 10 College Basketball team of All Time), losing to George Mason in the 2006 NCAA Elite 8, Being drafted by the New Jersey Nets with the 23rd pick of the 2006 NBA Draft, opens up about shaky GMs and having to go to FIBA court ultimately winning the settlement, how LaMelo Ball has the greatest potential of any player he has ever played with, JR Smith in China and so much more insight from this basketball lifer and true UCONN Husky Legend.
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0:00 Intro
02:00 South Carroll High School Maryland Days
05:30 Recruiting picking UCONN over Kansas, Okafor influence
09:45 UCONN 2004 NCAA Champion Top 10 Team All Time
13:28 Junior Year 2006 Elite 8 vs Cinderella George Mason
19:15 Why Stay at UCONN
22:15 2006 NBA Draft Supposed to go to NEW YORK?
24:40 Rick Carlisle Vendetta and Career High 26 vs Pacers
27:25 International Experience
31:50 Negative of Overseas Basketball
37:00 Winning FIBA court case
41:20 LaMelo Ball Potential GREAT
47:40 JR Smith in China
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