It seems as if UConn's Kemba Walker can score with his eyes closed.
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The last question for Arizona Wildcats coach Sean Miller at Thursday’s postgame press conference was about UA’s regional final opponent, UConn.

“I don’t know a lot about UConn,” he said. “But I do know Kemba Walker.”

That would be the junior point guard who is an All-American … who scored 36 points in the Sweet 16 against San Diego State … who had 33 points in an NCAA Tournament win over Cincinnati … who had 12 assists and nearly a triple-double in an tourney win over Bucknell … who led the Huskies to five wins in five days to win the Big East Tournament … who is averaging 27.1 points in the team’s eight-game winning streak.

Yeah, that Kemba Walker.

“Our goal was to try to contain him,” said San Diego State forward Billy White. “You know, he’s almost impossible to stop.”

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Give Derrick Williams an 'A' grade through 16 games.
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Continuing our theme of writing about Arizona Wildcats sophomore forward Derrick Williams …

We see that Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com has picked his college basketball Dream Team — 13 players who fit together perfectly.

Williams makes Goodman’s starting lineup. He writes:

He’s such a versatile player on the offensive end – especially now that he’s expanded his range and is comfortable making shots from beyond the arc. Williams can score inside and out, can put it on the floor and is a match-up nightmare.

The rest of Goodman’s starting lineup:

PG — Kemba Walker, UConn
SG — E’Twaun Moore, Purdue
F -– Chris Singleton, Florida State
C — Jared Sullinger, Ohio State

For his bench picks — yes, Arizona-killer Jimmer Fredette of BYU is on the list — check out Goodman’s article.

More from TucsonCitizen.com on Williams:

Wildcats could use more me-first play from Derrick Williams

Reliance on Williams significant but not most in Arizona history

Arizona-Cal game blog

Williams on mid-season list for Wooden Award, still has room to improve