Why So Much Interest in Alex Oriakhi?

Posted Apr 10, 2012
The Hartford Courant's Dom Amore fielded a question in his Monday mailbag that has been asked recently by plenty of UConn fans. It goes something like this: No disrespect, but why, exactly, is Alex Oriakhi drawing so much interest from some big-time programs? (NBC Connecticut)

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