He may not have been part of what was essentially a seven-man rotation Wednesday night against Notre Dame, but UConn forward Curtis Kelly didn’t get too down on himself after the Huskies’ 84-78 win.
Kelly didn’t play at all Wednesday, the first time he’s been left out of a game entirely since the last time the Huskies faced Notre Dame (Jan. 5)
But there was Kelly long after the final buzzer, back on the court working on his game. The 6-foot-9 forward was shooting on the Gampel floor until nearly 11 p.m. Wednesday.
Although some of it is feel and how the game is going (Gavin Edwards certainly earned his minutes Wednesday), Jim Calhoun likes to use his players against teams he feels they match up well with. So don’t assume Kelly is out of the mix for the near future.
Perhaps Kelly will be back in business Saturday helping to defend South Florida and center Kentrell Gransberry.
Wednesday against the Irish, however, the bench was rather thin. Jonathan Mandeldove played one minute, and the other seven players took the rest of the minutes.
Stanley Robinson played only 17 minutes (his third-lowest amount of the season) while Doug Wiggins played 27 key minutes.
A.J. Price played 39 minutes, his fifth straight game with at least 36.
