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JT: How do you feel about your seed, and how do you think you matchup against defending champ Connecticut? RW: I think our seed is appropriate. It is tough to seed everyone so I feel for the selection committee. We could not have drawn a better team. We are almost polar opposites, so it will just come down to whoever plays the best that day.
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"You learn from him, from guys built like him — self-made, a hard-worker," Ollie said. "You always can learn from a guy like that, the different things that made him succeed. You see how hard he plays." Said Hoiberg: "In a league that has the perception of not having those types of personalities, (Ollie) brings a positive light to the NBA because of the type of kid he is."
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Earlier in the season, Calhoun made a running joke of putting his finger to his lips and saying "shhhhh" when he crossed Napier's path. This, Calhoun joked, was to "keep him from saying something stupid." Perhaps had Calhoun, who missed a month tending to his spinal condition, been there following UConn's loss to Marquette on Feb. 18, he would have stopped Napier from a postgame rant in which he questioned his teammates' heart that caused a stir. "I could have handled it better," Napier said. "I could have used better words."
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The defending national champion Huskies have overcome more off-the-court situations this season than some teams overcome in a decade while posting a 20-13 record.
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Looking ahead, No. 3 Miami, No. 4 Penn State and No. 5 LSU loom as potential Sweet 16 matchups. The second seed is Kentucky, which features UConn transfer Samarie Walker. "Ask me about her if we both get that far," Geno Auriemma said.