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Mac Cerullo
6. Kemba vs. Kawhi: The 2011 Sweet 16 vs. San Diego State
1 hour 5 minutes Posted Apr 7, 2020 at 9:00 am.
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Matt McDonough returns to help break down UConn's 2011 Sweet 16 win against Kawhi Leonard's San Diego State team, a game that has aged better than probably any other played in college basketball that season.

Featuring two of the top NBA players in that year's draft, Kemba Walker enjoyed arguably the finest performance of his career, scoring 36 points to help overcome Leonard and a raucous pro-San Diego State crowd to send the Huskies through to the Elite Eight.

Besides the game, Matt and I break down the big picture implications of this matchup and the Duke vs. Arizona Sweet 16 game that immediately followed. We also share the story of our mad dash across the country to make it in time for the game, as well as Matt's encounter with Kyrie Irving's dad later that night.

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Podcast artwork courtesy of Jon Kulakofsky/The Daily Campus 2014.

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