Tennessee guard Trae Golden (11) goes to the basket against Memphis defenders Chris Crawford, right, and Ferrakohn Hall (0) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, in Memphis, Tenn.KNOXVILLE — From seven minutes on the court to watching the NCAA tournament on television, Tennessee point guard Trae Golden got a pretty close look at Connecticut last season.
Just don’t ask the Volunteers’ sophomore to compare that national-title winning team to the Huskies who will visit Thompson-Boling Arena this afternoon without expecting a quick answer and a laugh.
“Kemba Walker,” Golden said Friday of the star ex-UConn guard who now starts for the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats. “I watched all those games.”
He wasn’t alone.
“I thought it was the Kemba show,” said UT forward Jeronne Maymon. “They had a good supporting cast, but he really made those guys go.”