UConn Highlights: Shabazz Napier - Senior Season (2013-2014)

As a Senior in 2013-14: Appeared and started in all 40 games for the Huskies... Led UConn in points (18.0), assists (4.9) and steals (1.8) a game and was second in rebounds (5.9) a game... Named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year... Was named a First Team All-American by the Associated Press, National Association of Basketball Coaches and United States Basketball Writers Association...Won the Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award... Was a finalist for the John Wooden Award, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Naismith Trophy and the Senior CLASS Award.. Averaged 21.2 points a game in the 2014 NCAA Tournament, and was named the Final Four and East Regional Most Outstanding Player... His 17.0 points a game in the Final Four led UConn... Recorded his second career triple-double (14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists) against Yale (Nov. 11)... Scored a career-high 34 points against Memphis (Feb. 15)... Made a career-best seven three-pointers against Rutgers (March 5)... Was also first on the team in free throw percentage (87.0) and minutes played a game (35.1)... Averaged 19.3 points and 5.7 rebounds a game in conference play... Earned American Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors five times and was named to the Honor Roll eight times.

[@bigcel42]

One of my favorite videos on the entire internet

[@dcthakilla]

this dude honestly is the reason i started really getting into and watching College Basketball

[@davidmilner8778]

One of UCONN's 🐐's. An assassin, smooth like butter, slippery as silk. The hungriest of Huskies. UCONN💯....

[@Kevtheog]

People already forget how cold he was

[@seaveyhoops]

That left hand finger roll on the break against Memphis in the AAC tourney... Damn

[@RichZFishes]

The odds of ever getting four years out of a player of Bazz's caliber again in today's NCAA are nil.

[@staycoldd6017]

His shooting form is smoove..!

[@Zeldaturtles]

He's a smaller version of Deron Williams. And he's clutch. Miami heat got a great pickup!

[@_Maxten]

i followed this guy’s career watching highlights and im just now realizing how much his game was a product of that era. like i forgot how much deep 2s he took. nowadays its the three or a lay unless ur the star of the team. maybe its also what sent kemba overseas as time went by cuz they had similar game

[@bleeny72]

This is savage. Incredible. WOW

[@_Maxten]

5:48 damn thats a kobe bryant shot right there. also, notice how coach ollie is screaming "DON"T TAKE THAT" but he drains it anyway

[@_Maxten]

the fact that he didn’t care about what defense you give him, he’ll just fadeaway in your mouth was so wild to me. he doesn’t do it anymore though. Not sure if coaches told him hes fading too much or if its because hes going against nba talent with nba threes and his role isn’t as big anymore

[@clownslayer4670]

I still have hope. Big Huskies fan since that kemba run and I followed him through his entire nba carrear. I think he will sign with somewhere in the east again this season and will have a breakout season. He was pretty good this season actually at both wizards and wolves.

[@_Maxten]

@@clownslayer4670 7 years in to have a breakout season? Who else has done that?

[@clownslayer4670]

@@_Maxten well thats where loving and trusting a player comes in play. Just gotta trust him. Problem is the teams are using him as a back up point guard but he has been playing that role of all star point guards as a sixth man so hope he will find some place he can be a starter

[@seaveyhoops]

Thank you so much for this

[@Official5289Oliver]

Thank you so much

[@Captainensano99]

Lebron called him the best point guard in the 2014 draft... Cavs need a backup PG.....well Cavs???

[@_THETRIPODCAST]

Great upload sir.....This was nice

[@markcorey10]

Thomas you keep outdoing yourself. Thank you.

[@CBoogie91]

the only thing that concerns me is that right leg kicking out, nba defenders are smart enough to draw the offensive foul on those

[@efezetah24]

this boy was twice champion of the ncaa-mvp of march madness, because he was not top 10 of the 2014 draft? Does anyone explain to me?

[@KingOverSwarm]

If only he was given more minutes on Orlando Magic

[@arondelrey2060]

Vanceburg Official Hoops he wasnt nba ready

[@jazon345]

DAT SHOOTING FORM DOE

[@AJVersatility19]

Might not be starter caliber, but he's got a career in the NBA.

[@seaveyhoops]

any chance you could do jalen adams 34 points vs ok st & also the show he's putting on against chaminade right now?

[@jordankeomany]

chalmers won and ncaa championship and now napier

[@a.leeturner4097]

HEAT

[@a.r.t93]

The man that almost kept LeBron in Miami

[@crazyman8472]

Is that "Shabazz" or "Shazam!"? :)

[@HoopsHQ]

He's ready to contribute heavily to an NBA team. I'd appreciate if everyone could check out some of the videos on my channel!

[@cpb92387]

the more I watch him I honestly think he a lot better then kemba better defender and better shooter

[@Ho11is2Ho11ywood]

He's not a better defender. Definitely a better shooter. He's also not a better decision maker than Kemba and as good as he is penetrating to the hoop, Kemba is better.

[@arondelrey2060]

Kemba is by far a better ATHLETE and IM SORRY TO DISAGREE HE WASNT A BETTER SHOOTER THAN KEMBA

[@arondelrey2060]

Dude what uconn team were you watchin that year BAZZ was smarter point guard with a nice handle BUT KW is better by far with everything else

[@flexbori]

Nope.

[@brandon3440816]

I feel like he's the next stephen curry

[@shuntavaisjohnson86]

He's good, but not on Stephen Curry level. I like the way Shabazz Napier plays.

[@dolpoobniala8765]

there's no team in I

[@ctrunner7126]

Lol Shabazz NAPIER not MUHAMMED, typical Pac-12 analyst, only knowing about the west coast :(

[@m_w501]

Shitty Shabazz Muhammed

[@G1oc79]

Disappointing...what about his free throws?

[@tcf15]

Sorry dude. Wanted it to be more game action. Felt like the free throws would have dragged it out (even though it's already 42 minutes long)- there were a lot of them he made this year (207).

[@1014Poodah]

30:25

[@Steve_305]

He was good in college but NBA well that's a different story unfortunately he never lived up to his expectations as Heat he was a disappointment but then again Pat only drafted him cause Lebron was a fan of that kids game I'm glad i burned Napiers jersey huge disappointment

[@ifheavenwashuman]

Sure. Blame him for that mess of a situation.

[@screw_you27]

Hope he develops like Steph Curry. Draft steal right here.